vt2 -500 upgrade kit porn!! big update!!!

[mikem7709]

Stuff like that will always happen as it goes through a few heat cycles. I had to do something similar yesterday on an install done by a main Lotus dealer. In an ideal world we'd have them do a few hundred miles in the finished car but most of us are too keen to get hem back. LOL

It'll give you chance to have a good clean while the bumpers off !

[Beedub]

yeah mike thursday will be the day i sort this, at the same time im going to do a serious under bumper area clean, im going to purchase new o-rings for the oil cooler as well, i may just fit these new items to ensure i dont have any future problems.

what happened with your car @ the dealer??? what was leaking and what work was done??

[Beedub]

mike simpson offered to come and collect my poorly car witht heir truck, which was an awsome offer, i declined and said ill do this myself on thursday but if theirs a problem they can collect the car.
They also offered to send my some tws for oil lost

as long as this is a simple issue, ill have it sorted thursday and ill have a serious clean in the under bumper area to my bufty standards!! nit of a ball ache though

[mikem7709]

Simillar to you really, a clamp had worked loose after a few heat cycles (I had a power upgrade/bigger intercooler/new exhaust fitted). Easy fix but a pain to get to as I had take the undertrays/diffuser off and the car`s too low for my ramps.

Par for the course really with modded cars, `tho the wifes never happy when a simple job means spending hours in the garage at weekends.

Did you make Vmax yesterday ?

[Beedub]

Yes but unfortunatly not with my z4, these little niggles caused me to loose out on vmax and the photo shoot afterwards gutted.

Thursday after the retorque ( while im ther ill disconnect the lines and replace orings )and clean up ill be taking lots of pics!! And finally a very detailed review.
The power is just insane, the car feels great, it really does. Next mod is turning to the interior and a carbon varis bonnet painted silver with the vents left silver.

[alanhasanicez4m]

So Beedub, how fast is it? considering you also own a GTR? Can you put all that power to the road?

Actually you convinced me a while ago not to get a GTR. I kinda wanted one when i thought i wouldn't be able to insure a SC Zed M. It's looking like I will now thought so plan on getting the stage one for my coupe sometime this year .

[BMWZ4MC]

So Beedub, how fast is it? considering you also own a GTR? Can you put all that power to the road?

Actually you convinced me a while ago not to get a GTR. I kinda wanted one when i thought i wouldn't be able to insure a SC Zed M. It's looking like I will now thought so plan on getting the stage one for my coupe sometime this year .

alanhasanicez4m, how can you insure a SC ///M (presumably) without a fleet policy?

Beedub, looking forward to hearing more when the niggles are sorted

[alanhasanicez4m]

Hey BMWZ4MC, well its not going to be cheap, but it looks like its possible. Im already paying around 1k for my standard Z4MC, I got a quote of 2k from CCI. However after talking to some other people it turns out you can get 10% off if you do some advanced driving lessons, apparently there are other ways to get cash off too. Im moving house soon and currently looking for somewhere with a driveway or even a garage. I hope I can get it for around 1.5k at some stage this year. Yes, still very expensive, but i reallllly want a supercharger

Thing is, ill probably need to get a BBK first, I also need wheels, more expense.

[alanhasanicez4m]

Heres the link to the driving lessons http://www.carlimits.com/script/viewEve ... ldtraining

Anyone fancy going soon? I must warn you, I've never done a track day yet! so am going to be s**t!

Oh yea, CCI also throw in a number of track day coverage too. As they are a racing insurance company, i dont think they actualy insure you if you dont do track days

[Andy C]

I get a discount from REIS for being a member of this forum and also for the Walshy Day driving course. All they needed as evidence was a sceendump showing my login name for here and an electronic copy of the certificate from the Walshy Day. REIS have always been cheap for me, I need cover business use and 25k miles/year but mine is a standard Z4MC so I don't know what there like for mods.

[Andy C]

Heres the link to the driving lessons http://www.carlimits.com/script/viewEve ... ldtraining

Anyone fancy going soon? I must warn you, I've never done a track day yet! so am going to be s**t!

Oh yea, CCI also throw in a number of track day coverage too. As they are a racing insurance company, i dont think they actualy insure you if you dont do track days

This is a great day. I did one before my first trackday. Andy Walsh gives some great instruction and you have loads of room to really push the limits of the car. It's great fun trying to control a spin when you know your miles from anything solid. It can be a bit heavy on tyres though. I did it in my old 350Z and the cornering really hurt the tyres although it was a blistering hot day too which didn't help.

[Beedub]

So Beedub, how fast is it? considering you also own a GTR? Can you put all that power to the road?

Actually you convinced me a while ago not to get a GTR. I kinda wanted one when i thought i wouldn't be able to insure a SC Zed M. It's looking like I will now thought so plan on getting the stage one for my coupe sometime this year .

The power gets to the ground great, the way the centrifugal builds boost dictates that, it is abit lively when coming from a hairpin in second gear, easily overwhelming my big 265 rear tyres. 1st gear is now pretty much a blurr, before i can change the car bumps the limiter, the gattling gun fire from the exhausts is just so anti social. The car is awesome. plain and simple awesome, i feel like im building my perfect car, one thats only got history with me is very rare as well. sadly these little niggles have been rather annoying, but im hoping a simple nip of the the AN lines with stop my leaky oil cooler lines.

thanks for being patient, seems as tho shes sick at the mo and i cant get you a proper vid i made you alittle video clip of the smaller pulley chuntering away........ the difference in the exhaust note after fitting a s/c was shocking, the volumn rose significantly...... i love it!!!! Best mod ive ever done, i have a partuclar passion for keeping it like new also

uploading at present.....

[Beedub]

So Beedub, how fast is it? considering you also own a GTR? Can you put all that power to the road?

Actually you convinced me a while ago not to get a GTR. I kinda wanted one when i thought i wouldn't be able to insure a SC Zed M. It's looking like I will now thought so plan on getting the stage one for my coupe sometime this year .

alanhasanicez4m, how can you insure a SC ///M (presumably) without a fleet policy?

Beedub, looking forward to hearing more when the niggles are sorted

cheers matey, sorting the last of my little niggles on thursday i hope

Anyone getting an s/c please please feel free to ask any questions, ive spent so much time, taking apart these kit i pretty much know them inside out now, ive made months and months of alterations to get that stock looking engine bay, i can pretty much open the bonnet and some people say wheres the modded bits?? lol its only the sinister whiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on idle that gives the game away

VT1 is definatly the way to go to get used to the power, but the cooling gear of the vt2 is awesome, consistance performance all the time, the way the speedo moves is insane!!!!

in the video of just made im showing the COLD idle, this car drives BETTER than my stock z4m ever did, sooo smooth the tuning is perfect. all in all its definatly a mod id do again, unfortunatly the cost of these kit was alot cheaper when i jumped on the american group buy.

[Beedub]

ian........ bmwz4mc.....

a little clip just for you just to make you want even more.

byron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UqwEp1U77s

[ga41]

Such a tease. Not even a little blip of the throttle. Shame on you.