Another guy from the United Kingdom and his progress...
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From: East Anglia, UK
Hiya all, been too long without updates and there are a couple, even the aforementioned "bits from the USA" have arrived and been fitted, hehe
Enjoy
PIONEER F900BT
Boot Screen:
Original Interface:
With new facia.
There was a gap at the bottom, but I cunningly used the facia surround that came with the Pioneer in the box and cut the top part off and put it in place to cover the gap somewhat. Not perfect, but good enough for me
New Firmware 3.0 and modded theme installed
Enjoy
PIONEER F900BT
Boot Screen:
Original Interface:
With new facia.
There was a gap at the bottom, but I cunningly used the facia surround that came with the Pioneer in the box and cut the top part off and put it in place to cover the gap somewhat. Not perfect, but good enough for me
New Firmware 3.0 and modded theme installed
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Decided to get rid of my noisy exhaust and get a more "civil" one, I replaced the Japspeed K1 with a Japspeed K2.
But sadly, my K2 didn't sit right after fitting it to my Zed.
So off I went to my local garage to have it adjusted
Here you see that the flanges between the mid pipe and backbox are out, causing one pipe to poke out further than the other
So it was decided to cut a V out near the flange on the backbox
Then apply heat and then bend it into position
After we were happy that it was straight enough, out comes the MIG welder
Not the best of welds, but I was told that the steel wasn't really that thick and that even budget Bosal exhausts have thicker material
But I'm happy with the finished result, this is the best we could do, and I think it's pretty much spot on now
But sadly, my K2 didn't sit right after fitting it to my Zed.
So off I went to my local garage to have it adjusted
Here you see that the flanges between the mid pipe and backbox are out, causing one pipe to poke out further than the other
So it was decided to cut a V out near the flange on the backbox
Then apply heat and then bend it into position
After we were happy that it was straight enough, out comes the MIG welder
Not the best of welds, but I was told that the steel wasn't really that thick and that even budget Bosal exhausts have thicker material
But I'm happy with the finished result, this is the best we could do, and I think it's pretty much spot on now
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From: East Anglia, UK
Paid a visit to known tuners Abbey Motorsport
Went there to have some UpRev tuning done, which is basically an ECU reflash, but the difference being that the uploaded map is tailored to your car specifically and also accounts for any mods added (induction kit, aftermarket exhaust, de-cats, etc. etc.)
Getting prepped for dyno work
Once all hooked up, the serious work starts...
This looks far too technical to me...(and blurry, lol)
Then some runs
With the ECU flashed, we moved on to the other job I was booked in for.
On the ramp she goes
Hang on....something is missing here...
Oh, there it is!
This is whats going to replace the OEM springs
While taking the photo of the spring, another Zed is driven into the workshop
Gotta love that INGS+1 carbon wing.....one day maybe.....one day
Anyways, while I'm drooling away at that, Simon, the suspension guru at Abbey gives me this to take a picture of
It was rather busy in the workshop, so I actually missed taking a pic of the front shock re-install, so this will have to do, lol
When I say busy, then I mean they were working on 350Z Dragster called Project Zed.
Anyways, back to my car.
Old rear spring
New rear spring
Afterwards all that was left was to align the tracking
Finally, here is the car before the mild drop
How she sits now
The car is fantastic to drive in the lower gears, and the response has improved too.
For someone that has never had a car reflashed and didn't know what possible difference it could make, I was very very impressed.
Went there to have some UpRev tuning done, which is basically an ECU reflash, but the difference being that the uploaded map is tailored to your car specifically and also accounts for any mods added (induction kit, aftermarket exhaust, de-cats, etc. etc.)
Getting prepped for dyno work
Once all hooked up, the serious work starts...
This looks far too technical to me...(and blurry, lol)
Then some runs
With the ECU flashed, we moved on to the other job I was booked in for.
On the ramp she goes
Hang on....something is missing here...
Oh, there it is!
This is whats going to replace the OEM springs
While taking the photo of the spring, another Zed is driven into the workshop
Gotta love that INGS+1 carbon wing.....one day maybe.....one day
Anyways, while I'm drooling away at that, Simon, the suspension guru at Abbey gives me this to take a picture of
It was rather busy in the workshop, so I actually missed taking a pic of the front shock re-install, so this will have to do, lol
When I say busy, then I mean they were working on 350Z Dragster called Project Zed.
Anyways, back to my car.
Old rear spring
New rear spring
Afterwards all that was left was to align the tracking
Finally, here is the car before the mild drop
How she sits now
The car is fantastic to drive in the lower gears, and the response has improved too.
For someone that has never had a car reflashed and didn't know what possible difference it could make, I was very very impressed.
