New beast
- Thread starter Jaw
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It has more torque at tickover, than an ///MR at full tilt. 
Wow, absolute beast! Awesome car. Hope you enjoy it!
Great choice, I'm on my second and still not bored.
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=107015
Be aware, the tuning bug will get you and I shed a tear when I look at the bills. Mines just gone to Litchfield for their brand new 4.6 engine and EFR 7163's. Just running in and it's already made 1100bhp at 1.5 bar :lol: :lol:
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=107015
Be aware, the tuning bug will get you and I shed a tear when I look at the bills. Mines just gone to Litchfield for their brand new 4.6 engine and EFR 7163's. Just running in and it's already made 1100bhp at 1.5 bar :lol: :lol:
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Babw said:
Haha insanely tunable. I was building a supra but it now seems pointless. 700 will be plenty for me for now, my next few mods will be cosmetic (I LOVE thr suede dash). I’m already far enough in at this point or so, the cars and getting any parts over here and finding someone reputable to tune it are so expensive
But I’m planning on running the low power output map to start with anyway so it will feel like a new car by the time I dial it back up
I’ve told the mrs to expect to not see me for two or theee days when it arrives
Babw said:
Yep, Western Australia.. Although I get back to the UK regularly so I'm sure I'll stop by Litchfield's one trip
Once the parts arrived and were setup, it was remote tuned by themso it would be good to have a chat and see what options there might be with the existnig setup
GODZILLA ARRIVED!
I don't really know where to start. She arrived with a battle scar, a scuff from transport. I was too excited about delivery to let it ruin the day but luckily I did a thorough enough inspection to notice it despite the dust. The transport co are supposedly good with that sort of thing so should make good.
Finally got her home though
First things first - to summarise. INSANE.
The Remus exhaust sounds gorgeous. Surprisingly not too vocal at idle which the neighbours will love, but it goes ballistic from 5k rpm and up.
I've driven it the grand total of 15 kms so far, on low boost it pulls 100kph in 2.7, I haven't felt the need t o up the boost just yet but that will come I'm sure.
road I know and as skeptical as I was (I'd driven an early GTR on track a wasn't blown away as it was followed by an aventador) it's just so far ahead of anything else I own. Suspension in race mode and it hunkers down, the feedback and general feel is sensational. Boost dialed up by a couple of notches, the turbos stay on song and you get a much more urgent surge right from low revs.
Instant love for the Datsun, I can't wait to explore some more technical terrain at the weekend.
I could go on for ages - and I probably will do once I've had a bit more seat time and a change of underwear.
I don't really know where to start. She arrived with a battle scar, a scuff from transport. I was too excited about delivery to let it ruin the day but luckily I did a thorough enough inspection to notice it despite the dust. The transport co are supposedly good with that sort of thing so should make good.
Finally got her home though
First things first - to summarise. INSANE.
The Remus exhaust sounds gorgeous. Surprisingly not too vocal at idle which the neighbours will love, but it goes ballistic from 5k rpm and up.
I've driven it the grand total of 15 kms so far, on low boost it pulls 100kph in 2.7, I haven't felt the need t o up the boost just yet but that will come I'm sure.
road I know and as skeptical as I was (I'd driven an early GTR on track a wasn't blown away as it was followed by an aventador) it's just so far ahead of anything else I own. Suspension in race mode and it hunkers down, the feedback and general feel is sensational. Boost dialed up by a couple of notches, the turbos stay on song and you get a much more urgent surge right from low revs.
Instant love for the Datsun, I can't wait to explore some more technical terrain at the weekend.
I could go on for ages - and I probably will do once I've had a bit more seat time and a change of underwear.
Jembo said:
So I've finally had some seat time to be able to comment on how she is.
I was worried I'd be disappointed on the road. I collected it empty of fuel so was very restrained but after the first 100 kms slowly started to dial up the fun (and boost). Took it to my favorite test loop where I take any car that I get in which is a combo of sweeping straights and twistier corners. Took both the Boxster and M3 here and had a ball so figured it would be a good comparison.
In the straights it is a flat out beast
As much as I was initially looking for something that I thought would be more 'raw' and traditionally supercar, the GTR makes a symphony of mechanical click clacks, topped off by that gorgeous sound of turbos whistliing in the cold autumn air. Seconds late the exhaust (I keep mistakenly saying Remus - it's a Miltek) starts to growl and then roar but is only really audable at high revs - I may have said already that it is significantly quieter than my Standerd e92 M3 exhaust on idle in the mornings (partly owing the the fact that the M3 raises revs to heat the cat). All the Settings in 'R' mode and it is ridiculously flat and communicative despite the weight but I still can't get my head around just how fast it seems to do.. everything..The amount of grip and confidence you get is just ridiculous and the practically Semi Slicks let you literally point it in the direction you want and engage warp speed
I really love the centre display too, things that I'd never think twice about before I'm now constantly keeping an eye on, various temperatures, pressures and g-forces being one. It all adds to the sense of racecar and the way you feel connected with it. And with the boost dialled up it just keeps pulling, and pulling.. You never feel like you really need more power as you rarely get near flat out acceleration.
Brakes squeak when cold but when warm they de-laminate your face
I thought I was getting 6.8l/100km (or 41 mpg while driving off boost.) Didn't seem right. Turned out it reads in km/litre. 16 being about 18mpg. Which is better than I thought but not expected to last
It lacks the all out and out no-comprimise discomfort of a fully-fledged supercar perhaps, but all in all so far it feels like the embodiment of all of those years as a kid playing gran turismo - and genuinely makes me smile just as much
A few initial mods are coming to mind aesthetically - I'd like the carbon fiber spoiler and bootlid for one.
Sound insane, most pleased for u.
Interesting comment about the gauges ... & why I like the M, as there’s just the mandatory 4
- oil temp
- speed
- revs
- fuel
Just be careful in very heavy rain, at +40 mph they can turn into a hovercraft on less than 5mm tread.
Interesting comment about the gauges ... & why I like the M, as there’s just the mandatory 4
- oil temp
- speed
- revs
- fuel
Just be careful in very heavy rain, at +40 mph they can turn into a hovercraft on less than 5mm tread.
Jembo said:
Ha I can only imagine, it will be interesting to see how the 4wd system copes with the wet, but I tend to stick to something more mundane on the wet days anyway.
I usually like the basics (you can customize the screens so I go to the basic speed/temp readouts by default) but - and I guess I'm used to porsches having two which both have oil pressure readouts - I find it a comfort to know what is going on in terms of coolant, gearbox and oil temps/pressures.
So the OCD attack began,
First step to de-carbon the exhausts. Due to the tune etc, the soot on the inside of the exhausts was plentiful, so I attacked it with a foam cone / drill and some metal polish, before cutting the rear end. Happy with how she came out after a single pass, soon I'll fill in the stone chips and go full retard on it and then ceramic coat / ppf - but I'm waiting for the Carrier to accept that they damaged it and repair the front bumper.
First step to de-carbon the exhausts. Due to the tune etc, the soot on the inside of the exhausts was plentiful, so I attacked it with a foam cone / drill and some metal polish, before cutting the rear end. Happy with how she came out after a single pass, soon I'll fill in the stone chips and go full retard on it and then ceramic coat / ppf - but I'm waiting for the Carrier to accept that they damaged it and repair the front bumper.