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I agree, buying new dampers and springs is a much better use of the money long-term, but he'll go quicker on 888s than by changing suspension.

Usain Bolt can hit a top speed of 27mph. That means if he ran into a child, there would be a 20% chance they'd die. THINK! Speed kills.

Actually the 370Z can cope with 95 without serious problem, barring a slight loss in power. Get the code read and clear it, and possibly chuck a bottle of octane booster in the tank as well if you're still worried (about a fiver from a good motor factor). It'll be fine, probably just coincidence.

Some dealers are great. Some dealers are rubbish. Some will get my money. Some won't. /thread

You don't even have to disclose Cat C or D unless asked. Rich is right, it's all about selling the car and letting the potential buyer ask the questions they think is necessary. Perhaps not ethically correct, but otherwise no-one will ever buy anything. Sad truth of life.

Rev5 were the very final FI mk2s, think the BEAMS engined ones were the very last ones. Rev3 the one to have though as you can decat them with no MOT worries.

Follow the same advice and see what works for you

Don't buy a helmet without trying it on. Comfortable fit is absolutely paramount, and they're different shapes as well as sizes. I wanted to buy a decent Bell or Arai, but they're not a good fit on me so I saved myself £300 and ended up with a Sparco Formua. Trust me, you want a fireproof one. You may be a fine driver taking it easy, but the madman behind you with dodgy brakes might have other ideas.

They are, but they won't make as much difference around the Ring as tyres or even new suspension will. Probably should've asked this earlier, but what's the budget OP?

He'll want those for the rear though, at 245

You already have coil overs on the front, rears remain separate damper and spring even if you change them (unless you go very specialised).

Heh, that was my reasoning when I did the check for my Eunos too!

Stock suspension is fine, you'll go much quicker with the tyres. Been there, done that. Chris at CG is amazing, he got my 911 working beautifully, but probably overkill for a relatively stock Zed. Still, if you have £300 spare it really is a bargain, even at that price. He'll be quite booked up this time of year, but if you're flexible he might be able to squeeze you in. Didn't realise he did Jap stuff too.

Ohugaboogaloo or whatever her name is in the 400m.

Another vote for HPI here. Don't forget that these checks won't catch a logbook loan, but then nothing will so no point worrying about it I guess.

Not buying a car because the salesman was an idiot isn't particularly smart either. Take your business elsewhere, but dot deprive yourself because WestWay are a bunch of idiots.

Not forgetting Ainslie's earlier gold

You'll have to get the R888s in 40 profile as they don't do them in 45, but as you'll have TCS off anyway there'll be no noticeable difference. Well, other than a f*ckton of grip and your speedo will overread slightly. Or is it underread? One or the other, anyway.

That's the only time I've ever cheered him on, but by golly gosh was he amazing. Blew Federer away. Top stuff, really top drawer. One more game to win then I can go back to referring to him as a miserable Scottish ***** again

Oh dear god yes. They'd be worth the equivalent of another 30-50bhp, and you'll easily get there, track and back on a set and then some. Amazing things.

Nope, I think they're great looking cars

I'll get the obvious out of the way first: Pushing on the Ring like that is the quickest way to bin it, and don't forget you're not insured on it either. To answer your question, best thing you could do is to slap a set of R888s on the car. The Ring isn't hard on brakes so the standard Brembo setup will be fine, and as you say chasing power is pointless. The tyres will make a massive amount of difference, best bang for your buck by far.

^^^Truth. Don't sweat it, I could go pick up a car for £1500 and it would walk all over a Zed in a straight line.* It's not one that I'd want to own instead though! * mk2 MR2 tubby, then whack the boost up. Strip the weight and they don't half shift.

They're the low entry ones, so if they're good for an Elise they should be fine on the Zed.

School holidays.