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Hey mate, ur carbon fibre piece that goes around the bonnet locking mechanism, does that cover the top bit of ur bumper? Where the bumper meets the bonnet lock?

The re040's are actually a fantastic tyre for track use in the dry. They're hard wearing and grip very well once warmed up correctly. Taking a 90degree corner at 60 Quick way to learn you can't drive I wasnt a big fan of them, just seemed to wheelspin alot. Dry was okay, rain was shocking. And corner wasnt my fault lol, but still stuck although i doubt my vreds are gna be much use in scotland when it snows

Bridgestone potenza 040 : absolute pants, good if u wanna drift or burn out. Vrederstein ultrac sessentas : not tested to the full yet, but took a 90degree corner at 60 and gripped.

Definitely gonna give it a bash on my alloys, i want black but i cant afford refurb and spray. and wrapping them is nails. so plastidip is my way forward

Stuck on deciding what brake discs to get, since i dont know if theres a big difference between standard discs, grooved etc. and if the discs ive been looking at are for brembo zed or base model. Anybody know a few links that sell the right type of discs, and good brand (without the overcharged price) Cheers

Whats wrong with putting it on rollers?

ive always presumed higher the gear, the better fuel economy. at 40 in 6th, i wouldnt say the car struggled, it just didnt have power anytime soon when u deployed the right foot into action. ill give the 5th til 60 a go, see if i recognise a difference. even if it drops a mpg, more comfortable than 6th with no power

so if ur doing 50mph, are you still in 5th?

hmm, once i get exhaust fixed, ill drive it a week, see if theres any difference then post if it was exhaust

i might try that app regarding the gear changes, some were saying changing gear too early, when i changed normally (when it felt right), i didnt get much mpg, where as changing earlier i did. not sure if thats because i relied on trip computer to tell me mpg and maybe it got confused?

i just mpg on my trip computer, id have no idea if it was a sensor or not. ive not topped it up fully for a while, but 50 gets me near half way up fuel gauge

On down hills, leave it in gear, keep your foot off the clutch - let the momentum of the car turn the engine with a closed throttle. It uses less fuel (virtually none) compared to the engine having to fuel itself to stay at idle. That is assuming your lambda probes work! It is the beauty of modern engine management systems that run closed loop fuelling when cruising. The best I have ever achieved in the Z is 37mpg driving from Luton to Centre Parcs in Nottingham (with passenger and luggage) - I was cruising at 60mph with very gentle throttle input and lifting off well in advance if slowing down (rather than using brakes). It does take some effort planning lane changes etc though. The average soon dropped as soon as I drove slowly through Centre Parcs.. and the drive home was a bit more spirited, but still averaged 31 so was happy. Ive always found the car slows too much when you keep it in gear, i.e. sliproad coming off dual/motorway, if its a long one i stick it in neutral and gain speed going down the hill where as 6th gear brings it down some mph. If i can get 37 the whole way id be impressed. My initial goal was 40 but simply due to hitting the m74/m8 all being uphill more than down, i doubt ill get that. Gear changes, take off in 2nd upto 18mph, 4th til 38ish then ive been putting it in 6th by about 38mph. Aslong as its just below 2k revs, going from 2nd to 4th it should hit just above 1k revs, few hundred above the idle revs

Haha, that looks awesome, im pretty sure theyve hit a few cars learning how to do that though lol

One green machine will get the trip done and the one that cant, can enjoy a faster and funner trip there

Just had a thoughtafter you mentioned revving more... Due to exhaust having a crack, that means id be losing a bit of power? So i presumably would be revving more to drive it normally? Not sure. I couldnt see a change of petrol supplier changing it more, and presumably the trip computer would realise i had more weight in the car if i has bags in there?

Each time ive went home it cost full tank there (bout 90 as i never let light go on)+20/30 more. So hopefully, i get there without topping up AND the light doesnt come on Exhaust getting done this weekend hopefully. And aslong as theres no traffic or grannies doing 20mph, i should be getting 30minimum. Hopefully i can get that friday off work so i can head in the morning instead of rush hour london

i know at 45 i get 38-41mpg but thats a lonnggg drive and probably illegal, so im thinking of just hooking on behind a truck at 56/60mph. ive already tried cruise method, it uses less than ur own foot if ur not thinking about mpg and just thinking about staying at 70. but if u drive with foot on pedal and going neutral on a hill or when u see braking up ahead, you get a few hundred metres of free fuel. ipod and beat headphones it is

I got ebay one, not perfect for pinpointing but gives an idea of where it is. I.e. my broken backpipe, the reader suggests cat converters, but atleast it points to exhaust

Is it actually true that electronics effect mpg? I see how it makes sense, since it drains battery and engine works more to recharge, just didnt think itd effect it that much

Ive driven this route about 6times in the zed, and always had to fuel up mid way even though the trip computer tells me i will be able to get there on one tank, it lies!After having an argument at work, that my zed shouldnt be able to do it because their car cant, i thought id give it a go.Ruislip (W.London) to Livingston (W. of Edinburgh), 428miles.Main issues are going to be traffic on the m40/m25, getting past that, it should be clear through the m6 unless theres an accident or floods. The next issue will be approaching the m8 through glasgow. Scotlands motorway is no doubt a dual carraigeway with a speedlimit of 70 which is never reached by either lane, with constant traffic.Anyone done this before? I will be recording it in hope of it being successfulEdit 1: [if average of 30mpg, i would use just over 14gallons14gallons converting to 63litres, with a fuel tank of 80litres, should have plenty to spare63litres at 1.40 for fuel, £88.20]Edit 2 [the way i will be testing is topping the car up to the max, recording the price i paid for fuel and litres, then driving to scoland and refilling the tank at the garage next to my house, again recording the price and litres. The garage topup in scotland will show how much litres i have used. I will then post what avg mpg i got on trip computer, and what mpg i got via refuelling the car]

My trip computer is still reading normal 31mpg on motorway, just fuel is lasting 140miles when it should work out as 260

Thanks, anyone mechanically minded able to explain how? I am braindead when it comes to how engines work

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