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that seems very impressive at stock boost - you must have been peddling very hard :D in all seriousness - that does seem high - spill the beans Regards, Alex

oh thanks - rub it in why dont you :p what did you get on the rollers? Regards, Alex

say hello to my engine you cant miss it - it's the one thats nowhere near my car. bummer :( regards, alex

hmmmm - last minute things to do pop down to SE and put the engine back in car i guess - *****x *****x *****x - it's official i aint going to make it. :( regards, alex

HI Martin, on a side note - where did you get your side skirts from? Regards, Alex

still off the road mate !!! sniff i'm starting to get an itchy right foot Regards, alex

hi mike did you find out what was wrong with her? Reagrds, alex

****quick disclaimer***** my post asking if craig could get 600hp and no lag WAS a joke - personally i'm looking forawrd to fitting his turbos and seeing what the baby's can do. less lag is the way to go. However if anyone can provide me with turbos that will get me 600hp at 14opsi and no lag i might be persuaded to change. Regards, Alex

hi smithy, its looking unlikely that my car is going to back togeather for the rolling road day - but once i get a dyno i'll give it to you. if turns out my engine is *****xed - i'll get a new one built and dyno that one. Regards, Alex

ho smithy - can craig get me 600 hp with no lag :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Regards, Alex

yep - me too - i've only directions to SE. it says the rolling road starts at 9:00. is the8:30 to meet at SE ??? Regards, ALex

nah - mortgage companies understand these things :rofl:

HI Stu, oh i dont know - she wasnt going in for any engine work, but they ran a compression test on her anyway which wasnt good - i dont understand it - she doesnt burn any oil doesnt loose any water, no running issues, you would have thought that with compression problems you would have had some sympton. I'm not really worried - they are putting on the alu flywheel, vernier pulleys and roller bearing turbos anyway and i'm going to run her at 16psi and see if she goes bang - hopefully i will be at the rolling road day and we shall see what she puts out. if i'm getting 400+ hp i dont have a problem if i'm getting 165hp i will buy a new engine. :dance: p.s. not sure if you saw my original post about SE but when i first went down SMW1 was in - you've done a great job, she looks great. Regards, Alex

i droped into SE yesterday it's very unnerving watching the mechanics laughing and pointing at bits of your engine while they are taking it apart. :confused: :confused: :confused: Regards, Alex

touch wood - my car is still in pieces at the moment - but just maybe - i'll get her back in time. Regards, Alex

Its just my personal opinion but i think the greddy TD05-16G is a good turbo - now if its lag you want how about the TD06-20G that is over twice the cfm of the stock TB22's - what a monster :dance:

i didnt realise it was possible to get into the back 'shelf' of a TT

p.s. sorry that probably wasnt much help :D

hi mike , isnt this the $40,000 question what turbo to buy. this is not an easy question to answer because it all depends on what you want from your zed. Lets face it - with standard cam and standard pistons there are only a limited amount of choices which make sense. As soon as you start changing the profile of your engine there is an almost limitless possibility of options. Now i've opted to to go for a smaller roller bearing T28 with a T25 compressor wheel - why? because of very quick spool up. I'm not chasing the magical bhp but i want a car that is quick of line and quick to drive every day. I've been advised by SE nissan that this is the wrong choice in their opinion - they would recommend a full roller bearing T28 - slower to spool up but provides more oomph when it does. I was hoping to put my zed against Maccas (SE T28's) in the rolling road day but if the compression figures are to be believed on my engine it wont be a fair contest. Very few people have had the fortune or money to be able to have run many different sorts of turbos so it is difficult to make an comparative choice. Now my advice is - sort out what you want from the zed - and make the best guess that you can. Failing that if you are changing the profile of your engine give your engine specs to a turbo manufacturer such as turbo dynamics with a description of what you want to achieve and ask their advice. There are so many variations out there that you can have an almost limitless choice Regards, alex

yeh - dont balme them really. oh i'm such a bad owner - i find it funny that when i accelerate they can lie down vertically up the back seat :D ~~~> sort of a k9 g-force test Regards, Alex

fits my two collies nicely - they still get confused about there only being two doors though - jerry seems to prefer the driver's seat. do you think this is dominance issue:rofl: Regards, Alex

just saw this aritcle - anyone know the specs? like any chance of it being 100 ron? the petrol wars are hotting up - but this time it's about performance, not price. BP has launched a range of diesel and unleaded fuels, called Ultimate. The company claims both will offer drivers significantly better engine performance and less pollution. Retail director Graham Simms told us: "If you use BP Ultimate it can be like driving a car with a bigger engine or a newer model. And if you drive a diesel, the reduction in noise can be like the difference between a van and a luxury saloon." Sharp-eyed motorists may have noticed the firm's filling stations recently had mysterious question marks on their forecourt totem poles. From this week, those have been replaced with the price of Ultimate. As Auto Express went to press that had yet to be announced, but is expected to be in line with Optimax, the performance fuel from Shell. Ultimate has gone on sale at 400 outlets, and will be available nationwide by January. Regards, Alex

hi baggins, i'm in chesham - if the zeds running i'll try and be there, she's got a few issues at the moment though - i might send her to a therapist, Regards, alex

royal oak sounds good if i'm running

HI Steve, yep - the stage 2-3 roller bearing jobbies from TD. It would have been interesting to see the difference because ian is having the SE T28's unfortunately with the state of my engine it wont be much contest my compression test results were as follows: cylinder 1 - 75% cylinder 2 - 55% cylinder 3 - 66% cylinder 4 - 55% cylinder 5 - 82% cylinder 6 - 80% If those results are correct she is sick - and i may need a tow truck on standby:cry: Regards, Alex