pete shrimp

Did lots of miles at the weekend, sadly not in the zed as its being fixed but I did spot 2 zeds: Gunmetal grey one in Weedon, Northants on Friday 25th 2:00ish, parked in a garage. White Zed driving out of Altrincham towards Manchester 2:00 on Sunday. Anyone here? :cool: Pete

Nice one, let us know how the work goes mate :) Cheers Pete

For those that cant be arsed to go to the site ;) THE CONCEPT of injecting water into the internal combustion engine has been around for over 50 years. But the desire to extract more power from the standard production engine has increased at a neck-breaking speed. ERL has just revived this old principle, applying the latest techniques in both electronic and mechanical engineering to take water injection into the next millennium. WATER? Water exists mainly in a liquid state because that is its most stable inter-molecular structure. When we apply heat energy to it, its molecules begin to expand: a great deal of heat is absorbed during this process owing to water's specific heat capacity - approximately 4.2kJ/(kg.K). When the water changes from the liquid to gas state, large amount of heat energy is consumed in sustaining the process. The latent heat of evaporation is 2256kJ/kg, approximately six times more than gasoline! SO WHAT? Because of its huge specific- and latent- heat capacity, water is the perfect liquid for regulating excess heat under certain engine-operating conditions, for example induction charge air cooling; but its biggest contribution is inside the combustion chamber where, under excessive loading, pre-ignition and detonation can otherwise occur. Such abnormal combustion is particularly common in force induction engines, where exhaust temperature can exceed 1100°C! WHAT CHANCE has a piston got under these conditions, given that aluminium melts at 660°C? 99% of production cars keep exhaust temperature below 850°C by fuel-dumping, and hold crown temperature below 550°C by conduction to the underside and skirt of the piston, which is constantly being quenched by engine oil. Most of the heat is transferred to the cylinder wall. Simple and wonderful solutions, but ... TURBO-CARS are easily upgraded just by adjusting the boost pressure and adding a commercially-available pre-programmed chip; but the hidden drawback of this solution is that even more fuel is being dumped -- as a coolant! -- to compensate for standard engine-cooling arrangements (inside the engine bay your fast-road car has more-or-less the same radiators and cooling fans as the family car next door). But as you upgrade your power-upgrade, you will get to the point where the fuel becomes so rich, and the flame is burning so slowly, that power is being lost rather than gained. WORSE STILL your piston is no longer being lubricated properly: bore-wash is taking its toll of the pistons. You might decide to combat this with a very special synthetic oil, developed from years of research, which helped some car to win a few championships last season. Your favourite racing-driver recommends it on TV, so of course you want to believe him. But have you ever wondered why he has to get his engine rebuilt after every race? HELP! Help is indeed at hand! The ERL Aquamist system, using sophisticated electronics to process engine-data, injects a precisely-metered quantity of coolant: not gasoline, but water, six times more effective, and freely available! We eliminate fuel-dumping, leaving your air/fuel ratio unaffected, enabling maximum power to be extracted from the engine. To ensure that each cylinder receives exactly the same dosage, we deliver the coolant in a fine mist: not only does Aquamist eliminate piston-ring damage ... it steam-cleans your engine with every stroke! THERE'S MORE ... The Aquamist system offers a full range of diagnostic features, enabling you to detect blocked nozzles, cut water-pipes, and all sorts of other smashing things. If track record and expertise is what you want, don't wait for your favourite racing driver to tell you about Aquamist on TV: it might be too late ...

I saw in Japanese Performance mag a couple of months ago a guy with an Mr2 Turbo had installed an "Aquamist" cooling system which uses water injection to help cooling and boost performance. Did anyone read about this, or has anyone looked into it for the 300zx? Ooh - found their website : http://www.aquamist.co.uk Looks like very nifty bits of kit they supply... Any thoughts? Pete

Yeah agree on the Mongoose, I've got one and it looks the part without being over the top ;). I've only set one car alarm off :D Pete

And that'd be a problem why? :D :D :D Sorry :rolleyes: Pete

Ok come on, list those item numbers which apply to you :D... 1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers. 2. You can't drive your car in the rain. 3. Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car. 4. You are afraid to drive your car. 5. You spend more on tires than on food. 6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments. 7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash. 8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper. 9. You have to go to the track to buy gas. 10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you. 11. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher wave you by. 12. You can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. 13. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office. 14. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back to red as you're receding. 15. You arrive somewhere before you left. 16. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood." 17. You remove the £2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight. 18. You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge. 19. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run. 20. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car. 22. You need parachute braking. 23. Your 'significant other' won't even ride in the car. 24. There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am. 25. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...) 26. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with life-sized posters of your car. 27. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums! 28. You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???) 29. The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield. (what else is there to clean???) 30. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph. 31. Young children cling to their mommies in fear when you round the corner. 32. Birds fall out of their nests from the rumble of your 5" dual exhaust. 33. All the major Tire makers are sending you free slicks in hopes of endorsment deal. 34. The UPS guy took to taking Steroids so he could keep up with your shipments. 35. The Fed Ex guy had a nervous breakdown. 36. All the wildlife within a 800ft radius around your house got the HELL OUT. 37. The nearest Geological Seismic Surveying Station Operator knows your address by heart. 38. A booming voice greets potential passengers with, "That's right ....you paid for the whole seat but you'll only need the EDGE. 39. The earth slows in rotation when you hook up on your new slicks and head east. 40. You have to screw your slicks to the wheels. 41. Your exhaust pipes are larger in diameter than your driveline. 42. Your fuel pump flows enough to water a golf course. 43. Your compression's high enough you could run diesel fuel. 44. The sparks from your wheelie bars start grass fires on the side of the road. 45. Your engine idles at 2800 rpm. 46. You measure the fuel you use in "gallons per mile. :D:D Pete

. serial or concurrent sexual activity (including) intercourse between several males and one female - occ. willing but not necessarily UK really? :D

Nabbed from Scoobynet... http://www.than.org/ Dear oh dear me :rolleyes: .

ie. Volvos :rolleyes:

Ooooh yes - rear fogs on in a queue of traffic , that really p!sses me off :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: Ignorant gits :mad:

Hopefully they can, fingers crossed for ya :) Obviously you haven't spent quite enough on it yet :rolleyes: Pete

Andy - similar to that, I am often "guilty" of using a clear right hand lane when the left hand lane is busy, then looping round the roundabout to turn left he he :D . Anyone else do this sometimes? Doesn't cause any grief or sudden dangerous manouvres, apart from the gawping lads in the novas/xr2s staring at the Zed instead of the car infront LOL! Pete

Class! :D Feel v sorry for him, sniff sniff...

F*ck :( . Whats the verdict on it?

Nice cross thread reference there Matz ;)

Yeah - second that Mike - people sitting in the outside lane of a motorway/dual carriageway whilst not overtaking :mad: And when you're driving ahem quicker than the others on the motorway and someone pulls out to overtake the car you're about to overtake - but much slower :mad: OK, ok I'm going over the legal limit - doesn't mean you cant see me coming doofus! I foresee a long thread here lol ;) Pete

Yeah I hate that, admittedly - driving to work in the Zed is an overtaking exercise :D but on occasion they clearly dont like being overtaken. E.g in my last car a couple of times my overtakee ;) sped up to try and stop me overtaking - once this caused me to get a *lot* closer to the oncoming bend then I felt safe doing :mad: . This hasn't been a problem in the Zed though lol :cool: General lane discipline e.g coming up to roundabouts is terrible - that annoys me something cronic :mad: . Esp old people drifting towards you unaware you are next to them in the next lane. I had this only last week and had to beep the horn or I'd have been squashed against the roundabout. OPEN YOUR EYES AND USE YOUR MIRRORS MUPPET!! Pete

Well we all know who to blame :D You should've warned him Stu :rolleyes: :D :D Pete

LOL yeah they're everywhere! :D Not as friendly and intimate as here ;) Pete

Thanks people, good price there :) Will let you know how I get on. Cheers Pete

...and while I'm here, here's the video of the F1 explosion a while back. :eek: :eek:

Funny as feck! KungFooFootball.avi Pete

Try here mate: Ford Mondeo Enthusiasts Group Cheers Pete

Mine are wired up as sidelights, but it was done way before I got it sorry. I think it's a great touch though :)