Newbie 2.0 aka The Artist Formerly Known as Prince

[The.Analyst]

Welcome

The modification plan you have for your 35is looks substantial but mostly well trodden

Good luck on the journey

Do you have any dyno charts?

I gather from other posts you have been on this forum before?

 

[Ed.Straker]

Welcome back Mr Bond, its been dreadfully dull around here.

Hoping for more high energy maneuvers from your keyboard.

 

[B21]

Hello The Analyst

Here is the dyno run after walnut blast, new air filter, one stage colder plugs, one new coil (broke down on the way to the dyno), 5 index 9 injectors and 1 index 12!

Then MHD stage 1+ flash

I'm not looking at being ground breaking on this journey, did enough of that on the last one!

My previous work was under the pbondar nom de plume.

 

[mr.tourette]

Healthy looking numbers there Peter

 

[B21]

I was pleasantly surprised at the stock number given its 50k miles and some old coils and mixed batch of injectors which you are not supposed to have.

The tuning guys kept pointing out that the if I had bought a 35i I would have seen the same absolute number for the re-map, bit late in the day.

The MHD flash seems to tweak some other parameters as the drive back felt more preppy than you would expect for the changes, especially on the better end.

Although absolute numbers suggest it should be quicker my old re-mapped 20i felt a lot better on the 50 mph ish then overtake manoeuvres.

Maybe that turbo is spooling up faster than these turbos plus the 20i still has the sports cat so less back pressure affecting spool up time?

 

[Ole gits rule]

Welcome back Peter, cars look great - does this mean you weren't mad after all

 

[B21]

I assume you are referring to Z4Mad?

My English Language O level was grade 3…so whilst I could follow his verbose dribblings I couldn’t possible be bothered with constructing such complex sentences.

Strange and initially interesting posts..I see the pack turned on him..belatedly

The sunlight was nice here this afternoon..here are a few more shots..

 

[Ole gits rule]

I assume you are referring to Z4Mad?

My English Language O level was grade 3…so whilst I could follow his verbose dribblings I couldn’t possible be bothered with constructing such complex sentences.

Strange and initially interesting posts..I see the pack turned on him..belatedly

The sunlight was nice here this afternoon..here are a few more shots..

Yes I was referring to the thesaurus maniac

They do look very good indeed, getting me think now

 

[AlienZed]

Welcome back,Mr Two Banana's.
You gonna start modding it now

Moz, why did that insanity remind me of this

Ha ha, see where your comming from .
The owner of that was about 9st wet thro,
Shoehorn Peter into that

 

[Vornwend]

Welcome Judging by the roof positions it seems it doesn't always rain in southern caledonia :wink:

 

[B21]

Welcome Judging by the roof positions it seems it doesn't always rain in southern caledonia :wink:

Very good..glad you picked up on the analogy..

Two days of absolutely pissing down but today glorious sunshine and blue skies..getting prepped for this weekend's bash

Useful having a hot standby

 

[biZ4rreMids]

Welcome back, looking forward to following your progress with the new Z and it would be intriguing to understand the real world differences in performance between your highly modified 20i and the modding of your straight 6 Z.

 

[earthdweller]

Bookmarked

Always nice to see new members around these parts especially one who seems as knowledgeable as you

I’m sure you’ll be welcomed by all and sundry

Welcome to the forum Mr Bananaman

 

[Ole gits rule]

I had figured out you had the car as it was used on the NC500 run and confirmed by a mutual acquaintance - glad the issue is sorted on the 20i.

While I also dislike the chrome, I also believe that the car should stay standard but its each to their own and won't criticise anyway from modding to their taste

 

[Pondy]

Oh Peter, the sh*t you caused. I, for one, missed you (strangely) :sweetheart:

I have a very real feeling you are Z4MAD. Several things. Tell me I'm wrong

 

[Zedebee]

Oh Peter, the sh*t you caused. I, for one, missed you (strangely) :sweetheart:

I have a very real feeling you are Z4MAD. Several things. Tell me I'm wrong

Not a chance. I’ll stake my whippy on it.

 

[B21]

Welcome back, looking forward to following your progress with the new Z and it would be intriguing to understand the real world differences in performance between your highly modified 20i and the modding of your straight 6 Z.

Thank you..

I’ll write up the detailed assessment on the much modified N20 vs stock 35is, suffice to say it doesn’t make great reading for those that believe a stock 35is is the zenith of E89 ownership.

I’ve been criticised for being critical of the 6 cylinder versions…it’s a very personal view..

The 20i with 305 bhp and 450 nm would outrun a stock 35i and significantly out turn / out manoeuvre it with its uprated steering / ARBs and Bilsteins.

For 2 weeks I teetered on returning the 35is, it was a massive disappointing experience.

However the clues came early…changing the run flat wheels for Goodyear Assy 5 had an immediate and noticeable improvement.

Changing the ‘cheap’ , yes I know it’s supposed to wonderful 14 speaker Top-Fi speakers for some decent Eton replacements yielded a great change in sound quality.

So yes there is that great N54 engine..at certain points making great noises (other times droning away)..but the chassis feels so far far behind.

So it’s a journey..I have track record in biting of big chunks



An illustration..mid range speakers

676 Hi-Fi 11 speaker version, 677 Top-Fi DSP 14 speaker system and Eton OE upgrade..wonder which sounds better ?

 

[B21]

Bookmarked

Always nice to see new members around these parts especially one who seems as knowledgeable as you

I’m sure you’ll be welcomed by all and sundry

Welcome to the forum Mr Bananaman

Many thanks..

To quote Austin Powers

As long as people are still having promiscuous sex with many anonymous partners without protection while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequence-free environment, I'll be sound as a pound!

 

[B21]

Oh Peter, the sh*t you caused. I, for one, missed you (strangely) :sweetheart:

I have a very real feeling you are Z4MAD. Several things. Tell me I'm wrong

Dear Comrade Pondrew

If it’s any consolation I haven’t missed you

When I left you were buying a car..when I came back you are STILL buying a car ..Jesus H Christ FFS

I do think that Z4Mad could have been an alter ego in a parallel universe…

Surprised he was removed for publishing large amounts of vacuous dribble… when others haven’t?

Anyway I promise to play nicely

 

[Pondy]

vacuous dribble

Drivel, not dribble. Uh-oh here we go again

When I left you were buying a car..when I came back you are STILL buying a car ..Jesus H Christ FFS

When you left YOU were selling a car, when you came back you hadn't sold said car just bought it's clone.......Jesus H Christ FFS