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I know plenty of people who have lusted after a 911 since they knew what one was, Ive known at least 5 achieve it as well. Its a personal thing, but if a Gallardo or 355 are aims of yours one day I cant see why a 993 Turbo wouldnt be just as acceptable for someone else. No doubt theres a few fellers out there who dont find Scarlet Johansson particularly attractive, but that doesnt mean that the other 99% that would give up their right hand for 15 sweet minutes are wrong

Sorry to smash all these pairs of Nissan tinted glasses but its not just badges. In the main Nissan are a manufacturer of low to mid spec family cars, if you remove the 200SX and 300ZX they havent actually had a UK sports model since the 280ZX in 1983. Porsche have always been at the top end of the sportscar market since 1963 and along the way have one of the best motorsport pedigrees of any motor company ever, its only in the last few years theyve actually started making 4 seaters. The 911 turbo has been one of the fastest production cars in the world for the last 30 years and I definitely remember having a picture of one (and a 959) on my wall as a kid, I dont remember having a Gloria or Cedric there Dont get me wrong, the Z33, Z34 and R35 are all pretty awesome cars but they arent built anywhere near as well as Porsches, the interiors arent as well designed and for me at least, the Zeds dont come close to a Cayman in terms of poise, balance and control - I might even admit I prefer a more "muscle car" type of drive but the engineering thats gone into making a Cayman do what it does pisses all over the **** up that is the Z33, strut braces and extra bracing and all. The Porsche is also out of most peoples reach which makes it something to aspire to, if your dream is to own a Nissan one day you aint aiming high enough IMO Bottom line is that Porsche has made some of the best, if not the best sportcars for over 50 years, is renowned for its quality and engineering, has a competition pedigree thats second to none and has always been at the top end of the market. Nissan have made some bloody good cars recently but its going to be a long time before they are lusted after like the Pork is. Look at how they hold their money, that should tell you something

When I say by accident I mean " by accident while drifting", you arent going to do that without being somewhat deliberate about it

Selling it and buying a 1M. For Sale thread to follow ...........

Sounds most excellent, you wont regret it

Jesus guys, its just changing gear, just do it when it feels right ........... Almost reminds me when wannabe drifters come onto forums and ask about "practicing shifting techniques" - say what?

10th year on the trot for me, going along with the usual suspects and a few n00bs making a team of 28 this year I think. This was last year: We are on Houx this year, look out for the massive smoke machine, fricking laser and full "all night we're not gay or owt" man disco. We also have a telly for watching live feed of the race, come say hello

Yeah, Ive heard this Matt Grundy feller taught Keichi everything he knows Ive done a 360 entry by accident before, didnt catch it with anything like that kind of style though. The famous one is this one: , you need some balls to do it on a track like that I reckon .........

Keep it till you move house. Having something enjoyable to drive to work and back in can never be overrated.

Liking your work, a lot of people clock the speedo and then claim 120mph entries ......... which is more like 70mph wheel speed, the jokers. Im pretty sure I got 3 figures at Mallory a few times but that was in the S13, Id want a lot of space to try it in the Zed as fat cars slide further

Not necessarily, you could fit and forget ........... until you crapped yourself at every set of lights anyway

No log book? Wha?

It's all about entry speeds for me not bothered about top ones Ive managed right up the top of 4th round Coppice at Donington, thats got to be 90+ mph on the way in ..........

I actually know the guy selling this and he say: Spacing the rack 5mm and a smaller steering coupler solves the problem. Thomas as Zurawski Motorsport has fitted a few and the quote for fitting was from him. Anyone wanting it fitted, speak to him. 07597 722472 Is his work mobile. Tempted myself .............

Not me boss.

Sweet Jesus, those first few laps were like back in the day, amazing to watch Marquez has upped the game IMO, same way that Doohan, Stoner, Rossi did, I cant see anyone getting near him.

Buy the cheapest that has a lifetime guarantee would be my advice, then you dont ever have to worry again

Ill just leave this here then

I hate to be "that guy", but Sam Mcgoo suggested a refreshed standard setup, GT4 suggested a few changes that would come in at less than £500, I said coilovers before ARB's, Briggsybriggs said the same and that was all on the first page. Instead of any of those options youve spent your money on ARB's, which are great but werent really what folks were suggesting TBF. You mention the change pushed the car to the extreme, again, I dont want to be a tosser but I said:

Funnily enough I cant speak for the bracing TBH, I think Wasso has had his done and rates it though

Thats my point though, compared to what? Do you think they make more or less difference to turn in than coilovers, or even changing tyre pressures? What about if you were running higher rebound on the dampers, or changed the damper body for different droop? Have you considered whether changing your rollcentres by putting new knuckles on would make a difference? I didnt want to come across as an expert, because Im not, but on my last car I ran 5 different types of coilies, 2 sets of springs and shocks, 5 different ARB combinations, 4 diffs, literally innumerate tyres running every variation or pressures, 4 or 5 different alignment settings and used it for commuting to work and back, trackdays and drifting in anything up to 4th gear. You want to know the performances differences between HKS Hipermax and Tein Flex coilovers? No problem. You want to know whether a 1.5 way or 2 way diff would suit your driving style? Easy. Tell you about the difference driving a 200SX on 12/10, 10/8, 8/6, 6/4 spring rates? Ive done it. Drifting on the same? Probably the same answer. Its easy to say something makes a big difference, its a lot more difficult to quantify that relative to other options if you havent been there and done it, for instance your drifty back end is unlikely to be anything to do with the ARB's, I can also tell you that a degree of toe out will probabkly resolve the problem, assuming its not mega shagged bushes that are causing it. Putting harder ARBs on 1500KG of car thats suspended on blancmange is not the way to go IMO.

There rarely is with suspension. Im not having a pop at anyone here before I get started, but .......... most people will go through their entire ownership staying with stock suspension, maybe they will try 2-3 different types of tyres but thats it, for obvious reasons they cant really give any input into this kind of thing. Even the adventurous types will rarely have tried more than a set of ARB's and perhaps a set of shocks and springs, maybe even a set of coilovers at a push, they might even have done a couple of trackdays. Perhaps the really experienced and adventurous will have had another car on coilovers before, are these the people you need to take advice from? No, they arent really. 3 suspension variants on 2 different cars does not an expert make, you need to have tried a whole load of variations before you can give accurate advice IMO. Traders often have a lot more experience but are also biased in what they are telling you, so may not be your best bet either. My advice is still that ARB's arent going to make a lot of difference as the Zed doesnt roll much to start with, its problem is that its too soft and too heavy so damping therefore has to be the first thing you look at. Experience also tells me that with the right coils and the right setup bumpy roads are just as easy to smash down at speed as on shocks and springs, and a lot easier than with the OE cheese string suspension as well.

Mine is back out of retirement at present as well but going for fixage next week. You'd know if you saw it

They sound particularly awesome smashing off the limiter mind you, just keep going till it starts shouting at you

Kinda that, really - standard 350Z suspension is a bit soft IMO and doesnt give great feedback, regardless of what you do with the ARB's you arent going to change that, most GT cars are the same, I did all this with 200SX's and ended up running no rear ARB at all as with the coilovers it wasnt needed. I know youve bitten the bullet now but Id always start with the damping and work back from there, believe it or not you will also notice the lower centre of gravity as well.