General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, I have just found 2 holes in the right hand exhaust pipe,sounds nice lol.but i need to replace just the pipe,the other side is ok and so are both Mongoose silencers,its for a 1990 jap spec tt lwb and has been de-catted. Does anyone have just the pipes for sale? A bit desperate as its my daily driver Cheerz Chris

can anyone tell me what reading the cylinders shud be at on a uk twin turbo think my rings are on the way out :mad: , its smokin like churchill not sure iff its the ring or tubs so goin to do a compression test, also anyone know where i can get my hands on a service manual? cheers

Hi all, My friend needs help with his new zed. Firstly it has been modified and this includes dump valves and the egr removed. The car needed the head gaskets changed thus all the vacum pipes need connecting but the manual we have resembles a plate of spagetti!! Can anyone pls advise? Also what changes as a result of the egr removal? Thanks

The HID lights are driving me crazy; At my fu**ing wits end with this........ Have cut the wire on the main loom to put the female spade on it. This all connected up and the light didnt come on the first light setting then on second beam it made the noise...du dudu du and flickered......but it will not stay on. So i gave up on the HIDs and went to see if my original bulb would work.....which it wouldnt. So ive snipped away part of the loom and tried to get it to work, now nothings happening and nothings working. Very very very very pi$$ed off with this now im raging. Anybody dum this right down for me as i done want DTA said as i originally thoug…

ANybody know what this is? Just i seen this cylinder then the bent pipe, not sure what it is? Ok......So my horn is kind of quite, could this be the problem, its in a very bad state. Also........Do you think the car looks better smoothed nose panel or not? Also...........can somebody please check out the HID post of mines its driving me mental!!!!!!!

1) fix the damn rattling from behind the air vents somewhere - turns out that the plastic 'crossmember!' that goes behind the vents had snapped in the middle, and the two pieces were bouncing off eachother as i drove. bit of tape fixed that one :D 2) my demist button had fallen off last week for no reason whatsoever, and could i find where it had gone? i was driving through the countryside at the time so i couldnt follow it with my eyes for fear of losing concentration on my driving! thought it had gone through a small gap in the bottom DIN, so i had a good rummage behind there while the centre console was out, but i couldnt find the damn thing. after a bit more sear…

According to autobulbs data, both the dipped beam bulb and the main beam bulb are H1, my local auto shop also say this, however i have read on this site that they are H3 or H3c, with a mod to the former to make it similar to the latter (I think) Can someone please put me right as i need to improve the main beam output as its like driving with a candle. (i already have HID on the dipp) ric

Hi, ive not long had my zx and ive already sorted a few problems when i had it ie, coil pack and prop vibration, but what im stuck at is the electrics, side lights, dipped beam, heaters, wipers, horn, crusie control, clock, dash lights and speedo, none of these work?? ive changed all the relays and the whole fuse box located under the drivers footwell but still the same?!? (annoyingly) the stuff i dont care about like electric seats and interior light works??!? Please if anybody has had a similar problem or know what on earth this is let me know, thanks for any help

saw a LWB NA parked up at Port Lympne Zoo (Kent) in the staff car park(?) next to the Rhinos....:D on sunday just gone...got lambo 4 pot rear lights...series 2 inside (L-reg)...will post pics later

My other half's Z is due the dreaded MOT and I'm a little concerned about the noise levels from the exhaust. She's fitted the straight through, single exit system from my old TT as she loved the aggressive exhaust note (somehow I managed to turn her into a petrol head a couple of years back...Christ knows how I managed it! lol ;)). However, now it's on an NA it's truly loud...I mean Armageddon-esque L-O-U-D loud. TBH it sounds fantastic (if occasionally annoying when cruising at speed on the motorway...) but I'm not sure whether it will pass an MOT as it is. I believe our cars are exempt from the emissions test (well the early ones anyway...I think?) so does this also app…

Silver H reg, doing the "IBM'ers" U turn at MacDonalds :nono: :slap: :D yesterday evening rush-hour. Only caught a glimpse and not one I've seen before, but looked like a tidy standard Zed.

Hi Is there anyone who is an alarm fitter/troubleshooter as i am having a few issues with my Clifford Alarm. Thanks Ric

Here's a link to my spec => http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=425 before I stick in the for sale section, though I'd put the age old "part out" or "sell as a whole" question to those of you who have been trawling this site over the past year. Figure as a whole need to put another £500 into it to get to the magic 500 rwhp ( or thereabouts ) What kind of money have cars been getting over the past year, ones of this spec? As I've only put 600 miles on it in 3 years considering making space in the garage...

saw a white 2+2 uk in western super mere on monday was smoking a bit ?

I have been working on these since MAY!!! Finally finished them - here are a couple of pics of the side covers in primer: The large firewall cover that joins the two is still not done - close - but not quite. These will be painted the same colour as the car eventually - either RED again - or Black - can't decide. :cool: Or if Chrissy P could actually get back to me

Hi I've been reading an interesting piece on 300ZX.ORG.UK about making rear lights act as fog lights. The author is Mark W. Can anyone recommend a specific relay ? A Maplins part number maybe or RS Components part number ? Here's hoping..... Thanks Mark

i would like to get an aftermarket rear bumper for my zed. one that is lower than the stock one. the kind that zcentre sell are ok but i want something smarter and more refined. pics and prices please :D

hi guys when i drive my 300zx when ever i get too 2500rpm 2 3000rpm my car goes of the limiter? any answers ?

Hi all. i just got a non-leaky rack, and [lan to fit it tomorrow. Anyone know the bleeding procedure+ what fluid is best? cheers!

im getting a very strong smell of petrol mostly when i boot it any ideas ? cheers

just been checking the tps and noticed that when the throttle is moved to about 1/4 and up to 3/4 there is a buzzing noise from the back of the engine. this is obviously done with the engine off but ignition on. is this normal? egr perhapse

i have put a diferent clutch pedal in my car. prior to this the car worked fine, and the car the pedal came from worked fine. apart from the fact that you have to unbolt the clutch master cylinder to change the pedal i have not altered or adjusted anything else in the clutch system so now i have a problem. I have to push the pedal right to the floor in order to change gear. the biting point is right down at a fraction off the floor and some times even lower (ie sometimes the car still drives with the pedal hard on the floor and i strugle to get it out of gear) so having read a couple of guides, i deduce that in order move the biting point upwards, i need to…

guys im trying to get to my maf sensor to clean it but having trouble finding it, where in the engine bay is it???? dan

Looking on the diftworks site and they seem to do some good package deals, but not specifically for the Z would this fit?? http://www.driftworks.com/catalog/products/driftworks-r32-gtr-suspension-arm-kit.html Or is there a better one one the list? http://www.driftworks.com/catalog/categories/suspension-adjustable-arms&osCsid=2a59ba82d40ebc691424a7f57278f224.html

The battery on my car seems to go flat if I don't use the car for a couple of days, or as was proved Sunday leave the ignition on for 20mins with nothing running. Had the battery checked, told it's fine, had the alternator checked, told that's fine to. Had a look at the connections on the starter motor and all the earth connections and they seem good so I'm now left scratching my head and thinking it's a power drain from something. Anyone else had this?