Wow!! I must have been on the hunt for Z32 MAFs for my S13 and Z32 ECUs to modify back in the the day. That's got to be some kind of record: 8 years, 2 months of no-post lurking :wack:

 

Been a looooong time Nissan Fanboy, managed to wring out 383bhp & 326lbft @ hubs from my internally-stock CA18DET S13 many moons ago. Always wanted a Zed, but just never got round to it. Finally got myself a '92 JDM Twin Turbo Auto. Went up to Newcastle to buy a Soarer 2.5TT, and met with a Zed owner from Dundee ("sheppy" on here, also an MR2 Turbo owner - our cars were both on IMOC) and did a straight swap for my Subaru Forester T/tb. In the dark. In the rain. Guess we were both really keen to get rid :lol:

 

My mate got the Soarer and I got to drive the Zed back 180 miles back down to Leicester, and absolutely loved it. Feels like a much smaller car than it is. Somehow managed 32mpg on 95RON, which was the only petrol we could find in Newcastle before we ran dry. Cruise control set to 75mph. I have no idea how it managed it. Happy with it so far, and along with my Soarer & MR2, I have all bases covered. I've already given it a little tune up with twin HKS filters, boost increase to 16psi & one of my chips. Tightened up the throttle & CC cables, adjusted the TPS, set the base idle properly, cleaned the MAF (it was FILTHY!) and swapped a dead PTU for one off my Skyline and relocated it. The next task performance-wise is to fit a NIStune board and get mapping in real time, burning chips is so 2003 :biggrin:

 

Here are my weapons of mass consumption, full of V Power on the way home from Newcastle to Leicester:

 

Shamelessly nicking pics from various places:

 

For those that may be interested....

 

My Toy car (and recently departed Forester in the background):

 

My one ton beast from long ago at a rolling road shootout (Surrey RR):

 

I've got a Wanted thread here if anyone can help with a few odds & sods.

Edited December 20, 201113 yr by Noz

looks good bud, is it me or is your back bumper kinda dented?

 

PS.. the 300zx was designed to run on 95 ron so you would be ok on that one :) but it doesnt like 91 ron, 97 - 99 gets better miles though lol

looks good bud, is it me or is your back bumper kinda dented?

 

PS.. the 300zx was designed to run on 95 ron so you would be ok on that one :) but it doesnt like 91 ron, 97 - 99 gets better miles though lol

 

Yeah, it's very dented. Going to try some heat on it. Failing that, new rear bumper.

 

It's Jap spec, 41P13 ECU, so a fair bit more advanced in the mid range than Euro ECUs, but I didn't boot it once (until after the Shell garage!). I was grateful that it makes such a good cruising machine.

 

Been hunting around for reviews from the 90s, and it's such a highly-regarded car, I feel quite special :lol:

welcome along, certainly seems like you know your stuff with nissans! good luck with it!

Welcome to the club noz and rear bumper should push out with some heat:thumbup1:

Hello and welcome, nice to see you bought the best zed colour :) , looks tidy.

Think jspecs prefer to run on the higher octane due to ever so slighty diff fuel map.

Hi, you have 3 very lovely cars there, love your friend's Soarer too :wub:

looks good bud, is it me or is your back bumper kinda dented?

 

PS.. the 300zx was designed to run on 95 ron so you would be ok on that one :) but it doesnt like 91 ron, 97 - 99 gets better miles though lol

 

Hey Vods, how did you know Noz's name was Ron.....:tt2:

Hi, you have 3 very lovely cars there, love your friend's Soarer too :wub:

 

Thanks :biggrin: The Soarer is all mine, it replaced the Forester as my daily. The previous owner before last had it for 13yrs, it's done about 80k and apart from a couple of marks, it's like a brand new car. The MR2 is waiting patiently for me to fit my GT35R to it :hammer:

Just a quick observation on your zed the front wheels are on the wrong sides so would need changed over but if your tyres are directional they would need turned around to if you see what I mean.

Think jspecs prefer to run on the higher octane due to ever so slighty diff fuel map.

 

It's mainly that the timing is more advanced in the midrange to the top end, at certain points up to 6 degrees. The fueling is slightly richer from 3200-4800rpm on load, but it's mainly identical, although there are small variations across the range and the different markets.

 

The scary thing are the Jap aftermarket ECUs. They ramp the timing up across the entire map, based on the JDM tune. I have a C20 map from years ago that came in a TT ECU with a 11k RPM rev limit :blink:

 

The worst example of this is with GTRs though, incredibly advanced and very lean... The reason for a lot of dead engines :ohmy:

Just a quick observation on your zed the front wheels are on the wrong sides so would need changed over but if your tyres are directional they would need turned around to if you see what I mean.

 

Ha! Cheers, I'll get that sorted. Well spotted :shuriken:

It's mainly that the timing is more advanced in the midrange to the top end, at certain points up to 6 degrees. The fueling is slightly richer from 3200-4800rpm on load, but it's mainly identical, although there are small variations across the range and the different markets.

 

The scary thing are the Jap aftermarket ECUs. They ramp the timing up across the entire map, based on the JDM tune. I have a C20 map from years ago that came in a TT ECU with a 11k RPM rev limit :blink:

 

The worst example of this is with GTRs though, incredibly advanced and very lean... The reason for a lot of dead engines :ohmy:

 

This is the reason I like Mines, they do it the other way, they up the boost a moderate amount but up the fuel enough to more than compensate for any spikes, it's why my R32 GTR spat 4 foot flames and it's why the Z pops and bangs on the overrun (I had a Mines ECU in the GTR and have one in the Z :D).

 

Nice looking motor there Noz and welcome to subscribed membership, since it seems that's the only thing you haven't been in the last 8 years? lol :D

It's mainly that the timing is more advanced in the midrange to the top end, at certain points up to 6 degrees. The fueling is slightly richer from 3200-4800rpm on load, but it's mainly identical, although there are small variations across the range and the different markets.

 

The scary thing are the Jap aftermarket ECUs. They ramp the timing up across the entire map, based on the JDM tune. I have a C20 map from years ago that came in a TT ECU with a 11k RPM rev limit :blink:

 

The worst example of this is with GTRs though, incredibly advanced and very lean... The reason for a lot of dead engines :ohmy:

 

oh is that what its all abouttt.. cheers for clearing thta up. i always use 97 or highr in my jspec runs fine on 95 but just doesnt boost aswel and id rtaher pay a few extra pence to be sure.

Welcome (back!) mate.....

 

.....and good luck with your new purchase!!!

 

Richard:cool3:

A few weeks on and the Zed just gets better & better.

 

What an amazing car, can't believe I put off owning one for so long, really looking forward to live mapping this beast :hyper:

A few weeks on and the Zed just gets better & better.

 

What an amazing car, can't believe I put off owning one for so long, really looking forward to live mapping this beast :hyper:

 

Good arn,t they :bow::bow::nana2::nana2::nana2:

Glad your enjoying it bud !

Welcome and nice zed :)