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A big thanks to Leon @ EPRacing for his generous donations 1X EPR 350mm Deep dish steering wheel 1X Nismo Gear Knob White 1X Nismo Gear Knob Black 1X Pivot Push Start Button

I'll try, but it makes me weak at the knees when the exhaust valves open up,

May 2010 that was the mini heat wave if I remember rightly? A repeat of that would be fantastic Ian I think it`s now limited to 50 as it`s somthing to do with the clubs insurance, but I may be making it up, I`m sure someone will be alone soon to confirm

It is, been sweating one out this evening cleaning her Also made a new thread as it`s a little off Zed topic viewtopic.php?f=21&t=61062

In the very little spare time I have after working full time & 1/2, & modding the zed I do a bit of detailing on cars of friends & family. I don`t normally post about it, but this one is a little special. So the car arrived today after I had the zed SC install neigh on complete. Zed has been demoted to the drive & the Red beauty into the Garage for stage 1, the interior. Had to go in at an angle as I built my spray room as big as I could to allow the Zed to still fit in the garage, The Aston is 300mm odd longer The car is relatively low milage but the leather hasn`t been to well looked after by the previous owner, it`s a little dirty & has some minor scuffs &creases So done the initial clean & condition tonight & ended up with this The dull door handles were bothering me so I had to polish them & the speaker surrounds Hopefully I`ll get a chance for the second clean tomorrow & re-colouring on the weekend.

Well Done, it`s a Vanquish S That game didn`t last very long did, Well I have it for a week or so to do some work on, so best get back to the garage

Quick Update: A big thanks to Mark after our conversation earlier Turned out my FP was a little high as I hadn`t drilled a big enough hole in the swirl jet, problem solved & now have a steady 45psi @ atmospheric & the car runs good AFR when driven. Shall be dropping the car off on Friday afternoon So as expected the new machinery arrived this afternoon & I`ve had a big grin on my face ever since even thought the zed has been taken out the garage Can you tell what it is yet?

In the end I ended up pushing a low pressure gas hose through (lubed up) then taping it to the fuel hose & pulling through, Yes running about 50-55 FP @ atmospheric pressure, as anything lower than that & it leans out under any load. I`m running a base map, from your earlier setup with some more timing retardation & 4.5k rev limit. Feel free to post up pics of your filter when you fit it

I`ll give you a clue....................It`s big, red, vibrates, ribbed on top, but has a smooth underside & is probably NSFW

A belated update from last week. The FRS, MAF & Plugs turned up on Thursday, which I fitted on THursday evening, Fuel line held in place with screwdrivers in order to locate the best place to fit the regulator Fitted & plumbed in with return hose under the chassis running parallel with the other fuel/evap hoses. The front end back together with plugs, Maf & ECU fitted Then the Fuel pump assembly came out Stock regulator removed & return internal hose fitted, Slight mod to allow the return line to seal properly Trusty Dremel, worth it`s weight in gold for this build Hose fitted & sealed Then things took a turn for the worse & I got a little uptight Getting the return fuel line from under the car to the top of the tank was a complete nightmare as the new braided hose is about 3 times the thickness of the stock ones & has a big nut on the end. This was in-tale was very difficult to route up & over the top of the tank as there is very little clearance. Just as I was about to give up after losing most of the skin on my hands & drop the rear subframe to loosen the fuel tank we somehow got the bugger through. So got the fuel pump assembly back into the tank with a replacement O-Ring & return line tightened Prime the fuel lines & we have a leak up front I had managed to pinch the o-ring on the stock fuel line assembly after a little more swearing & a big hunt for an o-ring to suit I found one So tried again, .................... We had fuel pressure, turn key & broom first click & the beast was roaring. So then calibrated the fuel pressure & went for a little drive to ensure every think was ok. It was, had a short drive around the block then back in to check for any problems, all was good so then bed. Saturday I pretty much had nothing to do so gave her a quick clean & cleared the garaged out to make room for some new machinery thats due tomorrow Watch this space as there could be an exciting update tomorrow evening

All those mods but no engine internals, I had one of these about 7years ago, done a few power mods & a revo re-map, 282hp & within 1k busted a con-rod & ended up having to re-build, with custom pistons & bored out block. Do the math, 1.8 - 350bhp

Very nice Dave, I`ll look forward to seeing it

I thought that was a GM one by the school? But there are 4 that I know of in the Gravesend area Where are you Bry? Nope not me, and I'm in Springhead Park and my old girl is now garaged...

Good job I didn't mount a camera, tonight hasn't quite gone to plan & there has been more than one occasion where I threw my toys out the pram. but the car is running I shall update tomorrow

I wouldn't mind betting that Guns has done similar mileage to Rosie with the last few outings

That woul make you a terrible host if you didn't

I hope to be up & running again tonight, ecu is having a base map put on today & frs, plugs & maf being collected this morning Might have to get one of those cameras in my garage

Are you two doing another trial run?

Bit I have a new noise, I need tunnels

So the beast will be back up & running for the weekend I hope My FRS arrived today, ecu is having a base map put on tomorrow, get it all in the car tomorrow/Friday & I`ll be dropping her off on Saturday

Are you replacing the block, getting it bored out or re-sleeved? Years ago I had an Audi block rebored & custom pistons etc after a busted conrod

I hope there are some tunnels

Once you have taken it apart to see how it works it's easy I was thinking this & I do infact have a larger filter on order, good for 600bhp aparantly. Although the ratings only really aply to NA cars as they have to work for their air a little more & never reach any positive intake pressure so any restriction in intake airflow will have a negative affect