Arran

Which Z are you in banstead, the silver 04 on the high street or the sunset convertible with nismo alloys

Ah man thats a real shame! do you know why it spun a bearing? Or just happened randomly

Sam I got it from tarmac same time I ordered the xyz pipe seemed rude not to lol. Big update coming this Saturday cant wait. Wiper arms look great to Cheers lads

Cheers dude

I enjoy it yes, knowing that I will see/feel the difference

Thanks man

Its worse for me imo but still think the guy should be cut some slack

Got any in gold chaps?

Woah guys, I know the car might not be to everyone's taste but try not to go for the jugular to much eh Personally not my thing but it would be boring if everyone's was the same/similar. Fair play for doing it and its clearly taken quite a bit of money and effort. Your Z and money you crack on fella. And welcome btw if your new to the forum

That Z is hideous :sick: Shoe me the one thats worse on here today

Evening all Been looking around for a front tow hook, can only find the moonface tow hooks for the facelift Z which is 22mm, anybody know where to get ones for pre facelift. Looking for one in gold to Cheers Arran

Thanks gareth

Happy birthday chaps have a good one!

Any pictures fella?

Cheers dude, tbh I left mine to long so glad they're done

Thanks chaps My upper plenum and throttle body were ok as they were cleaned a few months back but the lower plenum had some oil sitting in the galleries so that was duly cleaned with carb cleaner and tissue all good now. If there is an oil catch tank that isnt silly money id like one but so far they are all like 60quid plus which is silly imo

Cheers dude, they were really annoying me lol needed to sort them. And got the rockers done thankfully

So another update for the diary, decided to finally do something about those god damn wiper arms. The drivers was shocking especially, so gave them to works bodyshop guy and got them sprayed gloss black. Need to complement them with some new Michelin stealth blades so they will be ordered asap Now for the real update went round to my good mate Adam's this afternoon to replace the rocker covers and associated parts. Wasn't difficult just the main thing is removing parts to gain access to the rockers, total time spent was 2.5 hours just making sure everything is right and doing a compression test whilst the plugs are out purely for being inquisitive and general peace of mind. All 6 cylinders were pretty much bang on 190psi give or take a few psi (188psi is the oem spec) so really happy with that. Good strong engine Started with the left cover, strutbar, airbox and intake hose out, top and lower plenums removed with coils and all wiring harnesses out the way. Where the gaskets are seated was degreased and cleaned with carb cleaner and rtv silicone used at the front by the timing case Left cover done, not much oil in that one tbh more like residue, right cover off Right cover pretty oily, good few drips of oil once removed. The centre plug seals are the culprit. Adam and I were quite surprised at just how aggressive the cam lobes are for stock cams! Good to see everything in great health, no scoring or wear on all four cams. Lovely jubbly would love to see what a set of Tomei etc drop in cams look and perform like, I would go for cams but it's just not at this moment in time. Maybe once a house is in possession and it becomes a garage queen/weekend car. Spark plugs changed for Denso iridium ones (seems a touch smoother on pick up now to) Both covers and gaskets replaced and done, good to see new breather valve came with left cover (should do for nearly 200 quid each cover!) Motordyne lower plenum aramid gasket fitted, should reduce air intake temps from lower to upper plenum, seeing as the gasket should be replaced anyway for 15 quid it's a no brainer to install an uprated item, also fitted the Z1 motorsports breather hose kit. Again whilst it's all off and old hoses past their best for 20 quid it's rude not to fit uprated hoses. I'm one for doing things properly and making sure all avenues are covered and replaced whilst things are apart. All done put back together, ecu reset performed and happy days. Perfect. Took it for a long drive to get everything nice and hot burn off all the old oil and fuel and to finally give the clutch and flywheel combo and proper test and review. The clutch is nice and snappy but feels just like stock, really clamps nicely when going through the gears and the flywheel is just a peach, so much more responsive and the revs just climb with so much more freedom. There is chatter low down in higher gears under load but it's not an issue really. Not that loud and it just sounds cool the car really rips through the gears, it's a real joy Next weekend will have another big update, will keep you all waiting so keep tuned folks Thanks for reading, cheers all Arran

E36 M3 EVO 3.2 actually pretty heavy, same if not more as the Z 3.2 figures are 321bhp although nearly none ever made that figure more like 3305-31bhp and the 3.0 was 286bhp Completely different delivery to the Z all up top. A nice and chassis

Yep everything was installed with the help of a couple mates, when stock it was 245rwhp so around the stock figure 276bhp at the fly. Once uprev'd with motordyne plenum spacer, 06 airbox with hks filter, silenced decats and cobra y pipe and cobra resonated mid pipe and rear box, was 270rwhp after mark (abbey) calculated losses etc worked out at just over 300bhp at the fly.

Speak for yourself Definitely speak for yourself this here is a fine piece of arse

The biggest restriction is the cats I agree but the stock manifolds are a restriction which I wanted to get rid of to make the maximum gains I possibly could. I had it uprev'd and dyno'd after cat back, other brand decats, intake etc but haven't had it tuned since headers and art/xyz pipes yet. Doing that soon

Brake to how much is needed, change down and blip throttle to what's needed. Simples I will get a 380rs pedal though is alot better apparently

HSD dual tech are what I have. Perfect for everyday and track days. Were 575 from driftworks at the time. You will need adjustable rear camber arms and toe bolt kit though, eibach are about 160 iirc

Last year I covered 1800 miles across europe to the stelvio pass and nurburgring and not once did I smell of toxins etc had a passenger with me to and he was fine. I know my exhaust is sealed very well. My setup is dual until the exit of the xyz pipe then goes into a single 3 inch pipe with resonator then the back box. I have a very small touch of rasp which I find actually adds to the overall tone of the exhausts very well. The oem manifolds are an awful design! If you go into my journal you can see the oem and dc sports one side by side and can clearly see what there is an average of around 9-11bhp to be had there. To me theres no point in having decats and fancy y pipes etc if the restriction is still at the start of the system, if you go for a quality brand there will be no issue with fitment or longevity imo, I also chose ceramic as the stock heat shields are removed so it was a thought out process to keep as little heat in the bay as possible by the header area. Now the system has bedded in im due to do some videos. So its a good chance to use the new go pro might be able to do it this Sunday so hold tight dude It does sound absolutely glorious I must say