Frankie0148

I had some serious hesitation before the map after putting the exhaust and decats on, but it dosnt sound like the issues your having, again mine did have some hesitation or bouncing if i tried to accelerate slowly in a higher gear, say 6th at 50 it would like shake the car and hesitate, sometimes it would do it full throttle like it was struggling, sometimes it would hesitate on giving power in lower gears like third if i wasn't already sorta driving it in the good revs it would take a few seconds to give me power and shake the car a little....some of the issues can be seen clearly on my graph though there is a significant surge when it decides its alright. after the map i haven't experienced any issues like before, the power is so much more responsive and the torque is now available in the higher gears at lower revs for me to pootle along rather than having to down shift to accelerate to stop the hesitation. before the map i also had a struggling idle but again it wasn't a severe bounce it would just search slightly at times, but from chatting to RS Tuning he did have to up the fuel considerably on idle for mine it now sits static just below 1k id be interested to find out whats causing the bouncing though especially if the map from RS Tuning hasnt resolved the issue

Not bad results buddy, not long had mine back from RS Tuning with very similar end results on my HR. What Do you mean by the RPM Stutter your experiencing?

Hi Guys, I have recently taken my 2008 HR with 55K into RS Tuning In Leeds ( Monday 17th August) Firstly the Modifications I have done to the car: Cobra Decats Buddy Club Pro spec 3 Cat back Pipercross Panel Filters, The car had a full service around a thousand miles before the map, including all diff and gearbox oils, with all of the oils and parts recomended by Opie oils I always run the car on 99RON from either tescos or shell And the week before I had the map done I run some Red Ex through the tank just for a good flush The first run showed a healthy 313HP After the map all of the fueling and cam had been adjusted and it come to 322HP Torque looks as though its around the 290 ft/lb From the graph all in all i am happy with the results, the car is much smoother through the power and does not hesitate as it has been doing previously it all the power now seems more instant!

Have you seen my build thread? ...all that happened in one year! Mmmmm supercharger! Looks like an awesome build! Although a supercharger is not something I'm even considering at the moment haha iv seen on here that the HR gets decent gains with just bolt ons and a good map....so I'll go down that route first....then the wheels maybe.....then springs/coilovers....then body bits just need a sponsor really....or a rich girlfriend I have got that ocd detailing bug you mentioned though....£££££spent on wax and different products....until I let my dad borrow the car for a week and take it to the £5 car wash with more induced swirls and scratches than what I started with.....lets just say he's banned from washing my car again!

I'm so glad the y pipe didn't come with flexis too! haha, I love my black Z....when she's clean....and I can't see the swirls and scratches that the cats have left, some serious effort has to be made keeping a black car look clean! Glad everyone likes the post may have caught this zedittis bug that's going around though....been looking at the BGW thread....it's unheathy how easy you guys make all this haha

Not tried it with the baffles in yet, I have them in the car just incase I get told off! Haha I'll post another review on them with the baffles fitted and possibly a video to show the difference. Just need to get an intake and get it mapped now so I can stop it hesitating at times when the throttle is applied and smooth it all out

I managed to do 60 odd miles in it this weekend....just turn the music up when I get bored of the drone . It was my brother in the car following he was flat out bless him trying to keep up and I had no part in how he took the video haha must have been easier for him to hold it while he was driving

Alright guys, Just thought i would make a thread for my exhaust build on my HR 350z I messaged Cougar store a week ago asking if the Buddy Club system was back in production or if it was still discontinued, to my absolute delight, he responded and explained that it is back in production.....winning I placed the order for the pro spec along with a set of HR Cobra de-cats (want more pops and bangs so i can giggle like a little child) with CS and within a few days, my first parcel had been delivered....including a picture from the delivery driver showing me where he had left my parcel! (very impressed) Unfortunately the front Y piece was missing in the first delivery, but after speaking to CS this was all sorted within the day and the Y piece was delivered the day after, along with the de-cats all delivered within a week ready to be fitted on the Friday! So, after driving around the local garages begging and pleading for them to fit me the exhaust that day, i managed to find a guy that reluctantly agreed to fit it for me a few hours later, she was fitted and ready to go, all the exhaust, de-cats and fitting cost me less than a grand! which i was chuffed to bits with! here are the photos from the delivery of the exhaust and fitting etc Y piece De-cats Photo of my delivery from the delivery driver Now down to how it sounds...... the noise it creates is like i have turned my right foot into the god of thunder! imagine how a child feels, when you tell them they are going to disney world.......i feel like that.......every time i take the car past 3000rpm...... now, thats all well and good when your having fun....the amount of noise on full throttle you can deal with.....on a day to day basis, down motorways etc popping around town.....there is quite a bit of drone, and i am slightly concerned that my deaf neighbours may now be able to hear my car coming from several miles away.....guys I'm not going to lie....its loud. so, all in all, the noise it makes is heavenly, but it does drone, and i have to be conscious in built up areas as to not **** everyone off within a several mile radius as they may think that a typhoon is performing arial acrobatics outside of their house.......genuinely had a kid come up to me today and said he thought it was a jet that was making the noise.......not going to lie I had a massive grin when he said that! I am over the moon with the exhaust, i can cope with the drone in the cabin for the sheer fun factor of the hail of noise that appears on the throttle......that is probably to do with me being 23......when i start to loose my hearing......ill be more concerned about the noise in the cabin! I am going to try and attach a video for you that was taken from the inside of a VRS Fabia with its windows down as he followed me Here is the you tube link for everyone to watch at their viewing pleasure! Massive thanks to Cougar Store! he has been an absolute star all the way through the process!

I seem to have only noticed it with the Z, i had a classic mini for my first car that was my pride and joy, but never seemed to have anyone ding it or even park next too it if im honest, plus if i had the opportunity to park it in the covered trolly bays i would....then there was no chance of anyone dinging my car haha

I always try and park mine the furthest away from anyone else too! but still end up with idiots parking as close as possible to me. I found a nasty one on my drivers door a few days after I bought my car, it even took a chunk of paint off too been told i need a full door re-spray rather than smart repair as well i can say good by to £120 thanks to some muppet!......so yeah i try and steer well clear of anyone when im parking up!

I haven't had many reactions since iv had mine ( about 3 months) been to a few local meets and no one seems interested, they seem more interested in VAG's and VXR corsa's than anything else. Had a few people turn their heads when the throttles open but other than that I haven't had much interest other than guys that know their cars and know me.....maybe because I'm 22 they think I'm a d**k haha