Kaza Steve

spec for reliable 450 bhp will need to be bottom end rebuild , rods, although they are forged OEM, upgraded race forged rods is the way to go for peace of mind, race bearings follow that, then forged pistons. , de bur the water ways ( remove cast flashings ) metal head gaskets, head work is not essential as cams and valves ars ok , but stage 2 cams and springs from Junauto would be nice, next would be the exhaust manifold , the standard cast manifold is quite restrictive, a Mike Smith manifold set up will sort that out, next on to the manifolds is the tubs and down pipes, ,again with performance you need good breathing, both in and out so divorced waste gates pipes would help, a 3 inch system might be over the top, but a de cat exhaust will certainly help matters, bigger tubs ( many to choose from ) on the fueling side the restriction is the fuel rail...anything over 555cc on the standard fuel rail in the older cars is not possible so if you want to size up the injectors beyond that a border 360 fuel rail is required, this effectively reduces the fuel limitation issues and allows for higher boost levels, air inlet will need bigger uprated side mount intercoolers, or as big as possible single front mount intercooler running hard pipes to negate any pipe collapse, the rest is free flow air filters, dual AFM or dual intake. and larger radiator, this leads to replaceing the hoses and lines with new silicone or braided steel lines, the clutch will be well past its grip limit at this point and will be slipping like a dog on tiles, so new race clutch is a must , while you are in there a lightened balanced fly wheel will help, mate this lot to a one piece prop shaft and finish it up with some leader gear ratio's in the diff, brakes and brake lines / fluid should not be forgotten , the standard z32 brakes are good if they are overhauled but many chose to go the bigger disc caliper set up...

the delivery people try so hard with Yodel but the way they do the logistics is shocking, 40 to 60 parcels are dumped every moning at the delivery persons home, not sorted, no route maps, and the ones that cant be delivered ..( no one in or no safe place to leave them etc ) have to come back to the home of the delivery person , and have priority teh next day, the delivery staff work 6 days a week from 7 till 7 or 9 till 9 and get paid 50p a parcel ....it cost more in fuel than you get in salary .......my wife did it for 3 days it was the worst job she ever had in her life good luck with your parcel mate

hey mate .i missed this..Happy belated birthday Fella ..hope yesterdays Champers and take away went down well my turn today ( birthday ) but its vodka and more vodka for me :)

Chris that would be great mate and i wil deffo take you up on the offer if youre mate can sort it or at least try to ..it will be appreciated i can supply copious tea / coffee and bacon butties :) car is sorned so cant be moved anywhere..soz... i havnt topped up the oil no mate and i did have a look from the top down over but as you know you cant see much anyway from above in these engine bays have you seen Matt Jeffs new GTR yet ? in white, what a machine !! fairly sure i have your number Chris but my i phone is on charge at home...no good there when i am out here but hey ho !! when you get old like me you get forgetfull cheers fella

Chris that would be great mate and i wil deffo take you up on the offer if youre mate can sort it or at least try to ..it will be appreciated i can supply copious tea / coffee and bacon butties :) car is sorned so cant be moved anywhere..soz... i havnt topped up the oil no mate and i did have a look from the top down over but as you know you cant see much anyway from above in these engine bays have you seen Matt Jeffs new GTR yet ? in white, what a machine !! fairly sure i have your number Chris but my i phone is on charge at home...no good there when i am out here but hey ho !! when you get old like me you get forgetfull cheers fella

might just have saved a life there Jeff ..well done mate

im sure it will be something and nothing mate.....ill have a look see when i get home ..might be just the turbo oil feed pipe or something... oh and to add insult to injury some as*wipe has scrawled a key or nail or screw all over the drivers side rear quater panel and hatch lid ...tried polishing it out but i just know they are there...it can only have been done on my drive as the car is sorned until i get back...Jealouse little toe rags ..fuming !!

i will do Gary when i get back to the UK...i was so dissheartened only wanted to clean her up and now i have another issue to deal with ...bloody zeds

Moved the zed out of the garage , washed it dried it off put it back in the perfectly dry garage and where the car was there is now a plate size puddle of oil.....how !!! The car has only done 150 miles since getting it back and again problems....getting so fed up ....keep an eye in the for sale section

My god ..just had a passenger seat blast in a 2013 gtr owned by my mate Matty ....ffs. it is insane !!! 0_60 2.8 seconds no wheelspin jst gigantic grip and a king kong kck in the back my 900 zxr would not keep up with this ..nothing I know wouldkeep up with this ...its vicious ,..... I need one badly

funnily enough i had 3 inch downpipes de cat made up in morecambe at a power flo distributor when i first got the car....pre andy duff and pre jeffs custom build jobby

lol cheers Paul ...yep your right fella's....i will treat the old girl gently ...if i want any traffic light antics i will roll the zed out .. just love my big Merc though .... Paul C for those who dont know him is a top fella and has helped me out so much over the last few weeks with the odd niggle on the AMG ....in fact i have sent you some rep steve

i am well versed in launching the manual TT when the need arrises ..but my big 4x4 is an Auto V8 5.5 amg and no matter how hard i try from the lights i can not get it to launch with any revs built on.....i stand on the brake and and build the revs but it just goes forward Against the brake the brakes are spot on so i knwo its not them.....i would have thought the tourque convertor would allow some slip to enable a build up of revs ......its not that i need to launch it as even in D for do it without using the manual option it will crack 60 in about 6 seconds .....but if i need to ......what am i doing wrong ???:huh:

JDM were a standard fittment and i think an option on the Uk spec ones ? the wiring is the same i have a spare red one driver side in my garage steve

Happy Birthday Gary and Jeff ...enjoy the rest of the birthday saturday

i am going up to Middlesbrough to see my parents before Christmas and will gladly meet up with you if you want, as a long standing member of this forum over 8 years and a zed owner ( same zed) albeit slightly different now to when i bought it ....i can give some un biased feedback to the Mods on here as to what are the true intentions , having read the posts i can see where the Mods are coming from and also see the stance you are taking .....rules are rules and we all abide by them on here , many who didnt like it left and went to another forum which fell apart because it was too "slack" in my opinion and not Moderated or run correctly...things are different on the other forum now and from time to time i go on there but there are still people on there who i feel are far too opinionated abuse privellages and cause too much friction for my likeing the Mods on here do a very sound job i am sure that they have acted correctly and with due dilligence,

Hi Jeff crossed my mind you may no longer have my email matey just drop me a noteh the paint code and details of diff Engineering company via PM Cheers Steve

looking forward to seeing a few pics or Vid Chris sounds like a mod i would do

its remarkable to see how my Son and his Wife have bounced back and found the energy and drive to help others who may be in the same position as they were last year i supose to be able to take the hurt away from others to some small degree by ensuring there is enough equipment to go round has helped them cope in some way ... again thanks to all on here who gave me moral support and emotional support when i needed it too, this forum is a very special place very much an extended family. Steve

god they are expensive Chris ..are they that good ??

As most of you know 2011 didnt go too well for me and my family especially October when we lost our Granddaughter after only 4 days but every cloud has a silver lining so they say and it has given my Son and his lovely wife the impetous to raise monies for the Neonatal ward at our local Hospital .... many of you donated very kindly and the flowers were a lovely heartfelt touch by the commitee and i thought i would feed back the remarkable progress here on this link http://www.justgiving.com/Maisie-Hope-Nellis/new/2 again many many thanks to all that have supported with kind words and deeds, it has gone to a very very worthy cause :yes::yes::yes:

it has nothing to do with backhand bribes although agreed they do evedently and openly go on ......those kind of gangsters are bulletproof if they are challenged or even stopped for longer than strictly necessary by any official then horrible things happen to those who stopped them, their families, their families friends and even their pets ......for a policemans wage in Russia would anyone take that risk .....sad times but the wealthy now have total control in Russia ..communisim about turn 180 degrees ...

i would re body the car completely in carbon on a custom space frame , ship it over to Junauto and let them send it back when it has around 1200 bhp to play with or send the car to Chip foose and ask him to squeeze the underpinnings , engine drive train etc of a new GTR into the body shell but let him do his thing with the bodywork and paint.....the man is a genious

put a sheet over it and put it in axle stands and store it over winter.....sell it in the spring or keep it for next year for when you get that Itch again Chris steve

alan drop me a pm with your address on mate i have some artic shirts, like a tight fleece thin material but warm as ( theyre norwegian ) and some crag hopper pants fleece lined and toasty un used , get em every year for work in kaz whre it gets to minus 40 c andi have never had a problem with being cold, the neck of the shirt can be worn zipped up to make aloose cowl neck , rolled overto make a polo neck or un zipped to make a normal collar ....think my missus has the crag hoppers on flea bay at the moment ..do a seach for crag hoppers