dajw Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Is that your car Shezza? Smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Right then. Speaking with Adrian and Taras, and owning my second Zed has led to the inevitable. Zeditis. Upgradeitis. Man logic. The shopping list includes: A full re-tune by H-Dev. Waiting to hear back on my request to have it booked in. Jez is well-recommended, and I work only a few minutes away from his shop. ARK GRiP True Dual Exhaust System Burnt Tip Berk Technology Metallic Substrate High Flow Cat Quaife QDF10L ATB LSD A bunch of stuff necessary to have the diff installed, kindly offered for sale by Adrian: 2- Nissan OEM Differential Side Carrier Bearings; 2- Nissan OEM Differential Side Oil Seals; 1- Nissan OEM Inner ""Back"" Pinion Gear Bearing; 1- Nissan OEM Outer ""Front"" Pinion Gear Bearing; 1- Nissan OEM Pinion Oil Seal; 1- Nissan OEM Crush Spacer; 1- Permatex Liquid Gasket Some diff oil Might as well change the plugs and K&Ns whilst I'm at it. Some elbow grease Result I'm hoping for: noise, MOT pass, driveabilityawesomeness that will hold the power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Do you struggle putting the power down now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEZZA Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Is that your car Shezza? Smart! It is mate, can't wait to get it back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Nic if the road is not ideal then pretty much guarantee I'll spin up one wheel. Can break traction in gear 1-4. You can work around it in driving style but this = slower. The diff means quicker sprints and a huge difference in cornering, when you can get back on the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Shezza it's a beauty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Dom, how about going wider tyres like I did, 305 rear, 265 front MPSS. Also consider getting the RaceLogic Traction Controller? Together with the diff should improve traction a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 More photos in the cold light of day: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Dom, how about going wider tyres like I did, 305 rear, 265 front MPSS. Also consider getting the RaceLogic Traction Controller? Together with the diff should improve traction a lot. That's cool — my tyre project is in another post. Here — I want to know more about going to 18" with a little more tyre: section & rolling circumference. But also want to know about whether they will fit, whether they will stress the power steering, whether a bigger difference in rolling circumference between the fronts and rears will play havoc with the traction control etc.. Many many questions! Presumably your wheels are also wider? Going from 275 to 305 surely would require a wider rim. Edited February 27, 2015 by dajw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Right then. Speaking with Adrian and Taras, and owning my second Zed has led to the inevitable. Zeditis. Upgradeitis. Man logic. The shopping list includes: A full re-tune by H-Dev. Waiting to hear back on my request to have it booked in. Jez is well-recommended, and I work only a few minutes away from his shop. ARK GRiP True Dual Exhaust System Burnt Tip Berk Technology Metallic Substrate High Flow Cat Quaife QDF10L ATB LSD A bunch of stuff necessary to have the diff installed, kindly offered for sale by Adrian: 2- Nissan OEM Differential Side Carrier Bearings; 2- Nissan OEM Differential Side Oil Seals; 1- Nissan OEM Inner ""Back"" Pinion Gear Bearing; 1- Nissan OEM Outer ""Front"" Pinion Gear Bearing; 1- Nissan OEM Pinion Oil Seal; 1- Nissan OEM Crush Spacer; 1- Permatex Liquid Gasket Some diff oil Might as well change the plugs and K&Ns whilst I'm at it. Some elbow grease Result I'm hoping for: noise, MOT pass, driveabilityawesomeness that will hold the power. That's a good ( and expensive ) list you've got going on. Car looks great , a real sleeper ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 More photos in the cold light of day: I bet that feels good looks so sweet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Damn. Might have also added ARB and end links to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 That's the thing about talking to Torqen. Shopping happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Be interested to hear a bit more about the paint job. And did they manage a good colour match on the wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Couple of pics of the engine bay would be nice And the arb made a huge difference to my 50 , a great upgrade ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yeah anti roll bars are an awesome cheep mod I can't wait to go down this route I just had my ass handed to me by a motorbike might not be such a walk over next time lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Think we will always struggle with bikes !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Oh yeah for sure lol be nice to be somewhere near He gave me the thumbs up for trying lol Edited February 28, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Oh yeah for sure lol be nice to be somewhere near He gave me the thumbs up for trying lol Probably thought you were special. ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I didn't have the wheels painted, rather they colour matched them for the bits I had coloured in In other words, the lip, the diffuser, the grey stripes and the wheels are all quite a close match in colour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Oh yeah for sure lol be nice to be somewhere near He gave me the thumbs up for trying lol Probably thought you were special. ha ha Or stupid lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Oh yeah for sure lol be nice to be somewhere near He gave me the thumbs up for trying lol Probably thought you were special. ha ha Or stupid lol my pal on his cbr 600 struggles to leave my mate in his tme evo until it's dead straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Couple of pics of the engine bay would be nice And the arb made a huge difference to my 50 , a great upgrade ! Here's one from when Norris was working on the car: I'll go take another in a moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Nipped outside with the phone — here's the engine bay as it presently stands. Seems rather dusty on return from the body shop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Just a minor thread revival as I've received a note from Accident Exchange about the claim. Now then, who would hazard a guess as to how much having a Porsche Boxster 2.7 PDK for 55 days cost the third party? My guess was a bit lower than the real answer. Quite a bit lower, in fact. They're billing the TP for £15,000 for the hire period. That's around £273 a day. SHISHKEBAB THAT'S A LOT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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