Hardy350 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Can't wait for a proper look around the car at the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Right, time for an overdue update! I attended Japfest at Silverstone, which honestly has been my favourite show to date. Finally managed to put some names to faces, was awesome to meet you all! Big shout goes out to Stuggerz and Steve, was great to finally meet you guys. I also ended up getting some major sun burn Next up I attended Motors by the moat in Maidstone, leads castle. What a great little retro show it turned out to be and was great to meet up with Steve and Martin again. Steve lowered the tone by squirting his sausage over a yummy mummy but that's a story for another day New album dropping 2019. Now, onto modifications. The car is booked in next Wednesday to have it's bonnet and front bumper painted, pretty normal for those who know me. BUT MY NEW EXHAUST TURNED UP!! Introducing the Injen SES true duel exhaust. Some will know that I had ordered an ARK grip system, but they turned out to be completely useless and even lied about it being shipped which resulted in 6 weeks waiting for no reason. This was around £150 quid cheaper so not alot in it, and was purchased on Adrians recommendation. It's absolutely beautiful, weld porn! Here's hoping for no issues! With the wild rain we've had my garage decided to flood which sucked, but what can you do. First time my Zs gotten wet in a year haha. I will be at JDM combe this weekend although it looks doubtful the Z will be. Hopefully see some of you there! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuggerz Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Oi oi, good to meet u as well lad. our paths should cross this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 You've not washed your car in a year? Wow that exhaust is beautiful, not seen that before too. Car still receiving the love which is grand to see!! Rotten luck about the garage, hopefully a staright forward repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 31/05/2018 at 08:38, davey_83 said: You've not washed your car in a year? Wow that exhaust is beautiful, not seen that before too. Car still receiving the love which is grand to see!! Rotten luck about the garage, hopefully a staright forward repair. Does that sound like something I'd do haha. It's been washed regularly, but it's not seen rain in a while! So updating this, I got David the mechanic at work to fit the Injen exhaust for me on Friday. Went all ok, does require some tweaking as it touches in one place but that's down more to my sports cats being an odd design. Holy smoking batman does it sound good. Very very deep with no rasp, no drone but loud when you put your foot down. Under normal driving I'd say it's only marginally louder then stock. I love the look of the titanium tips as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Zorst looks like it's a perfect fit in that last pic. Can only imagine how gorgeous it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Really like how this zed has come together. Just browsed through the whole thread, shame the first pics don’t load so couldn’t see the befores Usually I’m not a fan of grey and silver cars but with these mods it’s just pieced together perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) On 03/06/2018 at 12:45, LRF4N said: Really like how this zed has come together. Just browsed through the whole thread, shame the first pics don’t load so couldn’t see the befores Usually I’m not a fan of grey and silver cars but with these mods it’s just pieced together perfectly Cheers bud! This was the day after I bought it, looking back I might have gone over the top So more updates, as I said previously the car went into the bodyshop on Wednesday to have the HR bonnet and front bumper painted. Very happy, really shows how battered my bumper was, no more tailgating for me! I've ordered a set of Adrians new high flow cats, as that will mean every part of the exhaust is new. The Injen exhaust sounds absolutely perfect, so quiet on normal running but once opened up it sounds heavenly. More to come soon Edited June 11, 2018 by Olly350z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Looks spot on Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Delighted to hear you like my recommendation Olly. Unfortunately the Injen is not that well known in UK, but their parts are really good quality stuff. HFCs should be here this week hopefully, they ship turn up already at Felistowe on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Very nice motor mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Time for a long overdue update, not all of it good. I've been quiet for a few months now as I was having no end of issues with the Z. The new exhaust didn't cure the engine light as hoped, and at MOT time it became painfully obvious that my current sports cats had failed, with emissions being through the roof. Bugger So as mentioned above I had purchased a set of Torqen high flow cats Attempted to fit them and yet another issue reared its head, they wernt compatible with the Injen. The injen was miles out meaning the car was yet again off road. Talking to Steve, he recommended Owens Garage in Haywards Heath, and Olly to take a look at it. So a trip booked up there and it soon became glaring obvious that there was no hope in hellit was going to fit without welding. Brilliant, brand new exhaust not even a month old and the warrant is voided I left Olly to do his work while me and Steve met up with Martin for lunch. I'll let the pictures talk And three hours later the end result was this. Can't recommend Owens Garage enough, great honest guys with no BS. I'll be back for sure So with that it was back for the MOT, and to see whether it had cured the engine light. I can report that 1200 miles later I am engine light free. Now that it fits I'm happy with the exhaust and cats however the near 2 grand price tag stings, especially as it was far from easy or perfect. You shouldn't have to weld something that costs that amount of money! So as of late I've done nothing but enjoy the car, something I've not been able to do in nearly a year. Treated her to a complete wash down last weekend Next on the mods list will be an oil cooler and a catch can. The Nismos will be refurbished hopefully next month as I am getting a tad bored with them. Also, just in case anyone has ever wondered, the hat that Steve (zippypoos) wears is actually removable! Luff u Steve x Till next time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Lovely back end!! Zed Love right there. Shocking that two pieces of quality exhaust parts weren't compatible for a home install. Oddly no fitment issues with the cheaper HFC....... Personally as they are now, imo these factory wheels hold this car back from being great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 11/09/2018 at 13:56, davey_83 said: Lovely back end!! Zed Love right there. Shocking that two pieces of quality exhaust parts weren't compatible for a home install. Oddly no fitment issues with the cheaper HFC....... Personally as they are now, imo these factory wheels hold this car back from being great. As you can imagine I wasn't and still am not best pleased. As you say there was no fitment issues with the cheaper HFCs. I do think you're right about the wheels. I really think it's time for something more aftermarket, and shiny. Issue I have Is I need some fun around wheels so I can sell these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeceybeaney Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Definitely been busy with the mods, so susprised with the exhaust situation! Something can't be quite right there Difficult decision with wheels when the LMGT4s look so good on the Z! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Hard to imagine Injen wouldn't be a plug and play affair. IF the new cats were at fault (very possible) you've now made the cat back system ALOT harder to move on, if you ever wished to sell. For the wheels, maybe a colour change ie bronze, candy or gloss black to jazz em up? Edited September 12, 2018 by davey_83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350Butcher Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Regarding your exhaust.....if it fitted everywhere perfect and just the 2 bolt flange angle was slightly off I'd say it could be faulty weld there, however given it doesn't fit anywhere and is pressed against the underside of the car in a few places I'd say it's not been correctly installed.....maybe some pipes are upside down / wrong way round?? Seems very odd........cutting it up and welding it wouldn't have been my first move! Surely its vibrating and banging under the car as you drive down the road too? Also..........can everyone start being a bit nicer about my old 19" LMGT4's!!! In all honesty though, your car has swollen up around them a bit and I agree there are styles that would better suit what you're doing with your car.........they'd still fetch the £££ if you parted with them which is always a result! Good luck with it all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack94 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Gutting to hear about the exhaust situation mate, can only imagine how frustrating that's gotta be after you've paid the premium for quality parts. Like the others have said, I can't believe they didn't marry up easily. I had the same HFCs and an invidia gemini system fitted last month at H-Dev and they didn't have any fitment problems at all so don't know what's going on there Don't get rid of the LMGT4s they're such a great looking wheel! I agree with Davey, maybe just get a bit of colour into them to liven them up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, davey_83 said: Hard to imagine Injen wouldn't be a plug and play affair. IF the new cats were at fault (very possible) you've now made the cat back system ALOT harder to move on, if you ever wished to sell. For the wheels, maybe a colour change ie bronze, candy or gloss black to jazz em up? It's my personal view that it's a compatibility issue between the injen and the new cats. Sadly I'm well aware of that, that and voiding the warranty has made me very unhappy about the whole situation. 3 hours ago, 350Butcher said: Regarding your exhaust.....if it fitted everywhere perfect and just the 2 bolt flange angle was slightly off I'd say it could be faulty weld there, however given it doesn't fit anywhere and is pressed against the underside of the car in a few places I'd say it's not been correctly installed.....maybe some pipes are upside down / wrong way round?? Seems very odd........cutting it up and welding it wouldn't have been my first move! Surely its vibrating and banging under the car as you drive down the road too? Also..........can everyone start being a bit nicer about my old 19" LMGT4's!!! In all honesty though, your car has swollen up around them a bit and I agree there are styles that would better suit what you're doing with your car.........they'd still fetch the £££ if you parted with them which is always a result! Good luck with it all! The issues with fitment happened AFTER the new sports cats were fitted. Prior to them, I had japspeed HFCs fitted and there were no issues at all. It was tight, but didn't touch anywhere. The reason for changing the sports cats was that they had failed The exhaust was fitted by the head master technician at my work (I work for Honda) who has some 40+ years in the trade and I checked it over with him, he had followed the instructions to the letter. Being a duel system it can only be fitted one way with over and under pipes for the anti roll bar. Those photos were taken by Olly at Owens Garage after I had fitted the new cats. I had taken the car to them to get them to rehang it all for me to see if anything could be done. He rang to say that basically it was impossible due to the amount of places it was touching, and that the issue was being caused by the angle of the flanges on the HFCs and the injen. In effect, rather then being >| |< it was more of a >\ /< which was lifting the entire exhaust once bolted together. You can see that angle in one of the weld pictures. And yes, the drive up there minus one back box because the system was too tight, was hell. Imagine being In a washing machine filled with stones? 2 hours ago, Jack94 said: Gutting to hear about the exhaust situation mate, can only imagine how frustrating that's gotta be after you've paid the premium for quality parts. Like the others have said, I can't believe they didn't marry up easily. I had the same HFCs and an invidia gemini system fitted last month at H-Dev and they didn't have any fitment problems at all so don't know what's going on there Don't get rid of the LMGT4s they're such a great looking wheel! I agree with Davey, maybe just get a bit of colour into them to liven them up a bit I know bud, was gutting to say the least. Thing is, having spoken to other people you're not the only person to say that, which makes me think it was a compatibility issue between the injen and new cats. And I'm inclined to say that I got unlucky which I'm happy to accept. But with the cost of parts involved that's what really stung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350Butcher Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 If all the issues where AFTER fitting some nasty no name decat pipes then all the more reason to not start cutting up a perfectly good and expensive exhaust! Sounds like a change of decats would fix it.........and another spot of welding of course. Best thing would be to fit an oem set of cats and then you’ll know exactly what’s in and out for correct fitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 They were Torqen HFC's....... Thing is now the car is running sweet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Pleased it's sorted. I am assuming you got approval from my wife to use a photo of my back garden on a public forum. That photo is worth a fortune. Its the only one that exists with Steve without his hat. Edited September 13, 2018 by Payco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippypooz Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 That’s airbrushed! There’s no way I’d EVER sit in your cheap garden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansburger Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Nice Z! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, zippypooz said: That’s airbrushed! There’s no way I’d EVER sit in your cheap garden. Don't you mean hairbrushed. ?. Maybe not as you wouldn't know what one of those is Edited September 14, 2018 by Payco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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