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ZED NOT ZEE, THIS AIN’T THE BLOODY STATES

I've finally just about killed off the rear MPS4 tyres that I fitted to my MX5 back in April 2018, so it would be reasonable enough of me to give an update to this thread. In short, my opinion of them has gone up if anything, however I will comment on a couple of things: - Wear rate. In just under two years I've done 21000 miles on these tyres, and they're only just hitting the wear markers on the rears, whilst the fronts have about half their life left. That's utterly ridiculous tbh, I've never had a performance tyre come anywhere close to those levels of wear whilst staying consistent throughout. In terms of VFM, I struggle think of any other tyre that comes close to this, and whilst my usage of the car has gone from 50/50 commute/fun to about 70/30 I still think that's outstanding. When I say I have fun I mean I have fun, so rest assured they don't get grannied at all. Very, very impressive stuff. - Tyre pressures. They seem quite sensitive to pressure, more so than the MPSS, in the sense that if your pressures are not correct they can feel a bit lacking in grip in the wet. Dry isn't an issue that I ever noticed, and maybe this is only as they come to the end of their life, but in the moist if your pressures are a couple of psi or more off from what you would normally run then they can feel a bit skittish. Pop the pressures back up though and the grip (and feel) come straight back. Not a negative so much as worth remembering. - Temps slightly above freezing. I've mentioned this in another thread before, but there has been a couple of occasions where the car has felt a bit floaty in temps from 3-5c. I've only had it a couple of times, and in fairness it was on the same road (my daily commute) so perhaps it could be that, but it was a bit odd from a tyre that's otherwise been flawless. I still had grip and plenty of it, but the feel disappeared. Seemed to be fine when it colder and fine when it was warmer, and it certainly didn't happen every time, but it's a fair thing to mention in balance. Still my recommended tyre of choice if you can't get MPS4S? You bet. I've ordered another couple of rears today, and looking at the fronts I reckon it won't be until 2022 that I'll need to change them again. I do have a trackday coming up this year to try them out on so I'll give a further update then, but suffice to say I wouldn't look anywhere else for a quality set of tyres right now.

But then I would argue how on Earth so many people have accidents on what are essentially the straightest roads in the country. No matter how smart the road, there will always be a better idiot.

Some of them are crap though. The OG one still reigns supreme for me, but I’ll give the N64 one an honourable mention too.

Absolutely nowhere you can park it on the road?

Wing mirrors in, and park well over to one side not help? Or get a ragtop and leave the roof down...

Waaaaayyyyyy too busy these days for me sadly. I’d rather they halved the number of tickets available and doubled the price, it would make for a much more enjoyable day. Unless it rains, then Goodwood Bog is no fun at all

GT hasn’t been the king for many years imho, not since GT4. PC2 is awesome once you take the time to set each car up, but that’s not something to drop in and out of really. Once done though, I’d say it’s unbeatable.

Measuring the car itself would be better than measuring a random garage I had a tight garage (fnar) so I used to park closer to one side and lined the other wall with carpet where the door opened into it.

I heard the Z35 will have turbo four and a V6 and hybrid and have 200 bhp and 500bhp and be fwd and 4wd and have four seats and seven doors and be coloured like mr blobby.

Nope.

So the VXR gets punished for not having the throttle control of the SC cars, but the Turbo is the car that wins? Bizarre reasoning there. Great write up Col, you must be delighted with that and rightly so

Interesting project, I can imagine the electronics being an absolute nightmare with that! A lot of effort there going into that, fair play to him for giving it a go.

Second hand OEM cats would be my shout, or you could try the TS ones but remember that they may need to be red hot still to pass. Or a friendlier tester, of course.

Pretty sure I’ve been here longer without a Zed than with one

Col does get it, his explanation is spot on. Throttle controllers are actually very simple devices, which is a good thing.

By making the throttle sharper you reduce sensitivity and control of the throttle, so arguably it’s going to make you a slower/more erratic driver. I had one, found it fun for about a week, then realised just what it was doing to my driving so sold it. Worth it if you’re planning on running in Eco mode though, as Col says. Maybe.

Best throttle controller? Thinner soled shoes.

That might be the ugliest version of any car I’ve seen in twenty years. That’s utterly disgusting.

Who? Never heard of the guy. Another bloody random... I jest of course, well done Andy! A fine choice gents.

They certainly paid the hired thugs that turfed me out!

When did that stop then? I enjoyed my £100 bonus at Christmas.

A top, top guy, always fair and always ready to help. Thank you for everything you’ve done for the club over the years, my friend

So proud of you for tapping that one into the back of the net.

I think that’s women mate. Pretty sure, any way.