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Day out at Z Cars
jacko - 18/10/08 at 05:43 PM

Hi all a few of us went to Z cars today and what a fantastic place it is its car porn city. any one thinking of going get your self's there + they have just had a rolling road fitted
A big thank you to Chris Allison of z cars And thanks to
Tul214 off here for organising the day
Jacko

tul214 - 18/10/08 at 06:06 PM

Mine was 160.7bhp...exactly what RAW say it should be

I'll let the others tell you what they got but I sh1t myself when Chris took me out in that type R mini

[Edited on 18/10/08 by tul214]

clairetoo - 18/10/08 at 06:34 PM

Yep - as said , a grand day out
I'm well impressed by Z-cars place , and some of the projects allmost had me reaching for my chequebook
And as for that type-R mini
The rolling road set-up is well impressive , all shiny and new - and despite my on-going mapping `issue's` , mine made a healthy 154.7 P/S @7500 (not bad considering stock is 137) cant wait to swap it for the bigger one and get back up there !


[Edited on 18/10/08 by clairetoo]

jacko - 18/10/08 at 07:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chris mason
a rolling road day post is no good without results

come on Graham spill the beans

Chris

Ok Chris, here it goes. . . .
I got 150.8 at 6312 rpm and max torque (NM) 186 at 4973 rpm
And as above the mini's are fantastic + they have a roof just what i need
Graham

[Edited on 18/10/08 by jacko]

jacko - 18/10/08 at 08:39 PM

Just had a look at the lotto no good so i will not be getting a z car mini this week

Andy W - 19/10/08 at 08:52 AM

Z Cars have a superb set-up and make top quality cars. The vtec was impressive and could be used as an everyday car. But the busa was something else, only problem my ears have not yet recovered.

Andy

Si - 20/10/08 at 08:09 AM

Fantastic day out at their awesome facilities.

Much bigger than expected and saw some of their many fantastic creations.

The ride in the Busa mini with Chris was memorable for its fantastic composure under acceleration and breaking. Great sound also but what do you expect from a BEC!!

Power, my 2003 R1 registered 172Bhp at 10,750rpm which I was very pleased with and the guys at Z cars said it was very good for this engine so was over the moon.

clairetoo - 20/10/08 at 06:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko

And as above the mini's are fantastic + they have a roof just what i need
Graham

[Edited on 18/10/08 by jacko]

Yep - they do go like stink , and handle incredibly well - but are a bit short on boot space to make a daily driver

roadrunner - 24/10/08 at 06:49 PM

Thats a good result Si, that means you where taking it easy on the run back from Brid, or was mine a near match for yours.

jacko - 25/10/08 at 02:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Thats a good result Si, that means you where taking it easy on the run back from Brid, or was mine a near match for yours.


If you had got out of bed and come with us you would have known what yours had
Brad hows work are you still on 3days ?
Graham

roadrunner - 25/10/08 at 07:14 PM

Hi Jacko, things are'nt great at work, i am currentley off work for two weeks unpaid but i do have a tempary job. Hopefully this will be the end of it ,fingers crossed.

Si - 28/10/08 at 09:10 AM

Brad,

Never really had to push it too hard so don't know how much difference there is between the two. What ever it is I don't think its going to be very great. Just pleased to know that its running well and the PowerCommander maps doing a good job.
Have you been to Z cars yourself Brad?

roadrunner - 28/10/08 at 08:07 PM

No not been yet, do you know if they can set up as well as dyno testing Si.

Si - 29/10/08 at 12:33 PM

Brad, I think they can, they are used to using PowerCommanders on the Busa's etc.
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