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I'll be there, possibly in the pits with laptop in hand (although hopefully I'll just be able to spectate with the missus)

I don't think anyone meant to suggest losing the .co.uk or to alter the domain name in any way, just to have more of a focus as a 'physical' car club. I don't want anything I type to come across as criticism for criticism's sake. I am genuinely passionate about the Z32, the work I do as part of this club and the fellow Zed Heads I've met. I really wish there were more meets & there was more of a proactive community effort away from the boards. Anyone that's met me knows I live & breathe all things Nissan, I really want to push awareness of the car & this club, both from a trader's point of view and as a genuine enthusiast. My local section, the Midlands, is woefully quiet. There hasn't been one official event organised in a long time, which is a real shame. On the other side of the coin, when a karting meet was put to the Midland Massive, there wasn't a great response. But it was more like a few of us trying to do some karting, rather than a 300zx.co.uk Karting Competition, for example. For me, personally, I want to wear this Club's colours loudly & proudly at every show, meet, track day, drag day, barbeque etc etc, but it's a bit difficult as it is very internet-based at the moment. It's a great forum populated by a diverse userbase judging from the people I've met, it would just be nice and a real positive step forward to see it all in person on a much more regular basis, rather than a few die-hards at Santa Pod on occasion. Maybe a more 'club'-oriented focus would result in this. I think any person's posts that come across a bit frustrated, ungrateful or pushy is borne out of a genuine enthusiasm to have the marque more widely recognised & respected as it should be. :)

Haha, you God Damn wannabes!

Just checked for any clashes and there aren't any. I'll be there.

Is being "official" a possibility though? What would be the pros & cons?

I used to use stock Z32 fuel filters on my S13 & S14 as they are bigger than stock and the same price. On my Zed & Pulsar I use huge Sytec ones becuase they are really good value. With regards to advantages, it would take a massive fuel requirement where the stock fuel filter became a bottleneck in terms of performance.

It's so they don't lose the metrics associated with out of stock items, which would adversely affect visibility due to eBay's search algorithms :)

I think it's just to have the emphasis on "300zx Owners Club", as opposed to 300zx.co.uk. On those large banners for example.

Does sound like valve stem seals.

+1

The JWT ECU is exactly the same as a stock ECU with regards to what can be done to it. The chips in these are either UV-erasable or OTP (One-Time Programmable). Either way they are just disposable components. The chip would come out & my hardware would go in, it's the ECU that gets mapped, the chip is simply a container for the data. You would have a fresh chip programmed with a proper map for your car.

To anyone thinking of running in this year's TOTB, I will offer pre-event shakedowns on the dyno at a very competitive rate. P.O.A as it depends upon the individual's requirements. Special dispensation to those running TURBONOZ decals :laugh: At the event I will be on hand for full datalogging of stock ECUs including AFRs. Bear in mind that I will likely be very busy with my MR2 P.O.S. :laugh: I should also be able to supply RACE FUEL at a very reasonable rate.

Different dyno. 10% from one to the other is going to result in discrepancies of 40ish bhp on a Zed pushing reasonable power. There is no industry standard and you will get variations from one to the next. Different cars, different engines, different turbos, different set ups. A slipping clutch robs a huge amount of power & torque. JWT chips contain generic maps designed a decade ago before it was possible to alter many more parameters. Also, until you download & view the maps yourself, you can't know for certain what is the actual map that is in your ECU. ALL of the cars running generic +70bhp ECU upgrades (JWT chips) aren't even mapped for boost levels higher than the stock factory mapping (88 load for fuelling, 96 load for timing). 75% of the +70bhp JWT map is simply the high gear fuelling map. When I get chance I will post a thread going into details. I was going to do this a long time ago, but thought I'd leave it a while and let my own work do the talking first. Dyno numbers aren't that important :)

Thank you for the kind words. Didn't actually get in until 2.30am as we needed a Midnight Maccy D's and ended up discussing lots of exciting things :D Just one thing though: The maximum power & torque output was actually achieved at just over 18 psi which would have resulted in the 435 bhp & 447 lb·ft. I said to the dyno operator that the car was making too much power for the spec from the very first run. Very similar to cars with Stage 1 turbos. I also asked if there was any way the dyno could be reading out. He just looks at me when I ask him questions like that :laugh: The main thing is the before & after results.

Hello & welcome. Very nice Zed :)

It was good meeting you & James at Cadwell finally. You're way friendlier in real life :laugh: Let me know if you'd still like me to sort the mapping at some point :) Bear in mind it's not just the fueling that's important. AFRs can range from 10 - 12.2:1 and be perfectly safe. Timing that is a couple more degrees advanced than it should be at a certain point can spell instant death for ringlands.

He's alright. :laugh:

That's funny (I'm assuming you are in fact joking and bringing some levity to the thread). "Those kind of people...." Classic :D

Club shop? I searched a while back looking for fleeces but couldn't find anything.

Seriously? They've been modified from day one in every domestic market they've been released in :huh: It's one of the most modified cars on the planet, be that right or wrong. I understand someone wishing to keep theirs standard, I had a 99% stock low mileage Zed and it was lovely. Zeds are indeed afflicted with bad bodykit syndrome, but properly modifying & tuning a car is far from "bullshit". I take it you've heard of Nismo, Nissan's own in-house tuning company....

Merchandise! I'd love a 300zx.co.uk (or 300zx Owners Club lol) fleece, personalised with my forum name & trader details. Polo shirts, caps, umbrellas etc.

I'm looking to map an NA Zed if you fancy it before the TT conversion :laugh: Oh ye of little faith! Do you worry it's going to blow up every time you drive it hard? That's no way to enjoy a car. Got to blast the cobwebs out once in a while :D

Disclaimer: I can only comment with experience on the modifying/tuning side of things, as that is what I know about. The logistics of parts replication & supply, forum politics & other topics raised in this thread, I know nothing about. So if my posts sound very focused on one particular aspect of Zed ownership, that is because they are :laugh:

The Zed looks petite next to the GTR :laugh:

Hello & welcome.