General Discussions - 300ZX Related

So...as you all know I recently had a full engine rebuild and manual conversion (courtesy of Jimmer and Jeff@Zedworld). My first problem is that I now seem to have an intermittent problem where regardless of whether I am accelerating or holding constant speed, I lose power. Revs and speed start to decrease slowly as if I had taken my foot off the pedal. If I keep my foot on, the power comes back and then disappears repeatedly. I've learned that to get past the problem, as soon as the power drops, I release the pedal for a second or too and this seems to solve the problem until the next time it occurs... Jeff has had the car on Conzult and been over it and can't …

i recently purchased a set of white dials that glow when side lights are turned on, and the colour selectable from blue/green, These were from Speedhut in the USA and were for my MR2, I've looked on Speedhuts website and they do not appear to do them for 300ZX turbo's (180MPH). Is there an equivilent manufacturer for zed's? Thanks Ric

Hi.. my auto tt has been running with lack of power for some time now. when i'm driving i feel like i'm having to press too far down the accelerator to get it to shift..or have to make it kick down all the time... My cat warning light comes on and off and glows dim then bright which i realise is unburnt fuel gettin to them... When i press on the accelerator to pull off or to rev.. the revs drop by about 300 rpm an it sounds like it's gonna stall...but never does! I don't think it's ideling right... and gear changes feel a bit harsh..when it was runnin fine just the slightest flick of the key and it fired up..now i notice it's always a couple of turns before…

who knows? seems as though this may be a risk, i dont think there is anyway to tell :( I want to buy these ultralite nurburgring wheels 9.5 et20 all round, the spoke design looks as though they may touch my brakes...... anyone have these fitted with the 9.5 front and can tell me how much they cleared the stock brakes? btw if anyone mentions anything about them rubbing my arch with that offset i will shoot you. :nono::p thanks

Hi Guys, I'm looking to fit a UK spec rear ARB in place of the original Jap spec one. Can it be done without removing the exhaust? I know the droplinks will need replacing at the same time. I'm just wondering how hard/easy this will be. Cheers:duffer:

hi everyone ive nearly finished my 300 rebuild, rewire and bodywork, replaced the temp sensor and gauge sensor today, ran the car for about 15 mins not driving it just letting it idle because its in my garden, seems to be running a bit high on the revs so i tryed to adjust, but when i put the air con on the revs raised again, eventually i gave up with this and decided to relocate the dett sensor as this was the only fault that i was getting code {34). relocated it now engine sounds as if its running on 4/5 cylinders, totally pissed off now as this was the last thing that i had to do.engine is hot from previous engine run , getting code {55} but running like a bag of…

Picked up my car today from the docks :hyper::dance::dance::dance: On my way home - almost home actually - and pull up next to another white Zed on a 'W' plate !! Beautiful car with graphite R34 GTR alloys. Only inconsistency was the early spoiler (Series 2 or 3 maybe). Is this the latest plated Zed ? Wish I'd snapped a pic or two !

Right got round to fitting the new exhaust today, what a PAIN IN THE BUTT!! I don't think the fact it's gotten bent in transit helps, so the passenger side back box, touches the diff and HICAS unit :( managed to "bodge" it for now until I can get it fettled and sitting right. This car is really beginning to try my patience, so far the only thing that's gone right is changing the steering wheel. Ho Hum. The old exhaust is knackered, so sorry to those of you that wanted to buy it, it's gone where the pipe work joins the back box, and the flanges that join the 2 sections together have had it to. Any where here's a pic of the new exhaust and a quick video…

Spotted it last night around 9pm "M" reg. Heavilly modified electric blue and some of the bodykit was black it was seriously different :rofl: Not sure how else to describe it Has anyone else seen it around East London :confused:

Upholsterer? I need to get the leather seat/cushion part of my drivers seat either repaired or replaced. I can't find a decent one near me so I thought i'd ask on here :)

As above really. Started the car today and the engine was running very rough and causing vibrations. The cone filter (K+N) is not fully covered as the car's not got a bumper on at the moment and it's been peeing it down this morning :D car was running fine the other day. cheers dave

right im well confused as to what to try and save for my current list of suspension components are: powertrix front upper link arms powertrix front tension rods. now as my z is a non turbo im confused which bushes i can/need to replace or what kit i need? im also looking for a solution for my upper shock mount rubbers is there an alternative for these either polyurethane or pillow ball mount options for standard shock spring setup (albeit being aftermarket shocks and springs)

need a bit of help with this guys please:rolleyes:, progress so far, wheel off :nelson:, caliper ,bearing nut off,now the problem is how the bloody ell do i take the last part off to remove the stud? help mucho appreciated.

Went to wembely yesterday to watch drifting, jdm allstars and they had a wide body 300zx there on display .Im sure ive seen it before years ago i think it was an old se nissan car apprantenly it has 600 bhp any one now it reg c4sh f .Think it was advertising some kream body kits never heard of them.

I'm thinking about re-doing some upholstery in leather on the interior, my first thought would be where to get the leather from, does anybody have any experience with this and could give me some names of people/companies who can supply me. Regards Ric

Would love to know what spec and who owns it. Sort of performance figues etc. Thanks Also are most of the Zeds here Bpu.

...These any good chaps? Andy :o

It's now looking very likely the turbo seals have gone on the passenger side turbo, and as it's an engine out jobby, which I don't wanna do too often, I might as well upgrade the turbos, while I'm there. Which turbos are the best to fit, (considering power gains/cost)? Would I need to upgrade the standard intercooler, or fuel pump? Any and all suggestions would be appreciated... Cheers

another year and another pass :dance: had advisory on nearside front steering rubber boot split so will be sorting this week.well done Z.:bow::hyper: dan.:cool:

My ABS Light is always on and Does not Work...Any ideas on what to do?

Hey Guys, before I go out and buy a new battery, can you help me make sure that this is the issue? I managed to flatten the battery the other day (forgot to turn the map light off :(). I got a couple of lads to push start the car, and off I went, car alarm blaring. Drove around for about 20 minutes to get some charge back into the battery, stopped and sorted out the alarm. Restarted and everything was fine. Went off up the M11 for 70 miles. Parked up at the festival and got *****xed :duffer::duffer: Tried the start the car this afternoon to come home, and battery is flat again. Got a jump start and came back to London. For some reason the Hicas light came on (du…

work on my z has slowed down to a snails pace just cant seem to get the incentive to get out in the shed and work on her anymore, so i thought i'd put up some pics see what you guys think so far. car has been stripped back to just about a bare shell, everyhing waxoiled, subframes powder coated and polybushes fitted everywhere needed.

Fitted black back ground sticker tp rear spoiler this afternoon what a trauma ! any one else on here fitted one of these ?:o

Anybody ordered some parts from z1 before? has your parts been stopped in customs? How long did it take to get them? I know for under a $100 i think it doesnt goto customs but im putting in a pritty big order, so reckon its goini get stuck there. cheers

Seen this pic on the Nico Z forum, spot the obvious thing wrong with the pic: :slap: to which someone replied: "the Z symbol looks kinda awkward to me on the hood, isn't it supposed to be on the center panel?" then the owner put: "the 1990 300zx had them on the hood. After that they put them on the center panel." :rofl: :rofl: