maddog1982 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Have had my 296 Z for a while, I don't do many miles but always felt the it to be a little flat and in the entire time i've owned it (14 months) have seen the traction control come on once. When my brakes started making an horrendous noisy I discovered the nearside caliper was stuck on. this caused the pad to have worn down to the metal on the inside. The was a more meat on the pads on the offside. Having fixed this, the car feels completely different to drive, it now feels electric. The acceleration is frankly amazing i feel like its gained 30 or so HP using my butt dyno. Oh and roundabouts, the traction control now says hello if i give it a little stick upon exiting. The back ed of the car feels alive where as before it felt wooden. Really chuffed as to me it feels as fast at my old Revo stage one ST. Absolutely love the car. As I have said I now know what everyone is on about when they claim the 350 is a real drivers car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Winning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Glad to read you're enjoying the Zed finally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martybhoy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Nothing better when your car just makes you smile! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby D Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Ledge! My Z always makes me smile! :-) x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Good to hear your enjoying zed ownership Mine always makes me smile, approaching, driving and walking away I always turn for a quick last look 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Doesn't help when the brakes are stuck on !!! Its a wonder you couldn't smell them binding......anyway, congrats on your new found performance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamdc2 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Nice one pal. Took a little detour on way to work this morning to skip the traffic and had a nice run on some country roads. Forget how fun the Zed is when you ahve the chance on a quiet road! Back end wiggles are the best!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty-350 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Glad you got it sorted mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigm Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Did you have to refurb the calliper to fix the issue or replace the disc and pads? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog1982 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Well the car seems to not be quite as urgent after driving it yesterday, the only thing that has changed is I put 40 quids worth of vpower in from another station. Or it could be that i am just used to the new power ? It just doesnt feel as alive, even the sound isn't as aggressive if that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm so glad you managed to get your problem sorted out but I'm with 350zedd, I'm surprised you couldn't smell he burning brake pad or at least smell burning as you walked around the car. Regardless I'm so glad you've managed to sort out the problem and that you're butt dyno is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog1982 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Did you have to refurb the calliper to fix the issue or replace the disc and pads? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Just worked off the stuck caliper with pliers then new pads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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