Woo Hoo!!! Finally on the road Taxed and tested today, straight through MOT and have done about 2 hours driving running in. No leaks and nothing caught fire or fell off so a success as far as I'm concerned!
First impressions:Front suspension geometry is miles off, makes for interesting cornering.Engine is bloody responsive, mapping very crude just now but even so, the throttle response is almost telepathic and it pulls VERY well as far as I have tried it.Car feels much more alive with all the solid mounts etc. There is no slack anywhere.The V8 sound is awesome!
Quick (poor) vid here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AUJj77_lc0
500zx finally hits the road!
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John Dixon
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Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (John Dixon)
Great news John
I must say it does sound quite good even with the 'crude' tune. The sound on back off is mean as! and the change at 29 sec sounds like an exotic when the throttle comes back on :P Can't wait to see it fully tuned. Hope it meets your hopes for the project.
I must say it does sound quite good even with the 'crude' tune. The sound on back off is mean as! and the change at 29 sec sounds like an exotic when the throttle comes back on :P Can't wait to see it fully tuned. Hope it meets your hopes for the project.
Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (John Dixon)
Very nice JohnYou must have a grin from ear to ear mate
Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (Bart)
Hardcore john, congrats!!
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John Dixon
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Re: (John Dixon)
Haha I can imagine, I watched the vid a few times, can't imagine the smile on your face from driving it.John Dixon wrote:Cheers All!Been out putting some miles on it again today and must admit, it's hard not to keep pointlessley blipping and downshifting all the time!
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hannibal
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Re: (Orphan)
Schweet! Congrats on getting her on the road!
BTW, you should fire your cameraman...
BTW, you should fire your cameraman...
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John Dixon
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Re: (hannibal)
It was my girlfriend so I'm just keeping quiethannibal wrote:BTW, you should fire your cameraman...
Re: (John Dixon)
I bet it's a blast to drive
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hannibal
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Re: (John Dixon)
Oops! I meant to say great camera work! LOLJohn Dixon wrote:It was my girlfriend so I'm just keeping quiet
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Re: (John Dixon)
Tranqulize her next time.John Dixon wrote:It was my girlfriend so I'm just keeping quiet
Looks great.
Just checked out your new compilation video, much better. That thing is downright wicked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3hLQtXRAqU&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3hLQtXRAqU&NR=1
Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (John Dixon)
That V8 sound is awesome what exhaust is that?
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John Dixon
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Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (EMK)
Cheers all.It's a custom exhaust made by my mate who owns Alunox exhausts in the UK. I think the sound is mainly the headers to be honest. Must admit, I LOVE it!!
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ztunelover
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Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (John Dixon)
what material is the header and exhaust using? are you using cats at all? and is your header a 4-2-1 or a 4-1?
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John Dixon
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Re: 500zx finally hits the road! (ztunelover)
Its all 304s/s and 4-1