General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey guys, i'm a member of midlandshonda.co.uk and own a 1998 2.0 prelude. I love hondas but love all jap cars! I've recently changed jobs and decided to buy a 'toy' for the weekend towards the end of the year, i will keep the prelude as my work car. After making a short list of an r34 skyline gtt, a twin turbo supra, or a twin turbo 300 zx, i've decided to go for a zx :xxx: i've had a look on the buying guides on here and there mega helpful, but are there any points to look out for? Also, are there different wheelbase's depending on models? Any help appreciated guys!

Hi all, Standard tyre pressures are 35R 33F for 225/50X16. I've got R275/40X17 and F235/45X17. Any idea what pressure I should be ranning. Cheere medeers

Right, I'm a slight bit closer to going for a full window transplant (JDM bronze to UK green). Now, the T-tops have a stippled effect finish on the underside of the glass. It appears to have a similar grade of tint to the windows. Is UK t-top glass different to JDM t-top glass in terms of tint? If it is, can the t-tops be swapped over to a UK car? I understand they are of slightly different design, but can't remember if just using the UK t-top glass on a JDM car would cause fitment problems? Ta

what size is the piping in the engine bay where the hard pipes replace as i have to put mine back together but havent got the origionals, and where can i get it from today, so not ebay obv. does halfords or places like that sell it you reckon?? Thanks in advance

After 10 long, sometimes great, sometimes frustrating years of Z ownership, it's time to say goodbye :cry: A coolant leak has prompted me to take my car to PhilZ for repair, plus an MOT. I usually get the MOT done a day or two before it's due, however, seeing as the car was going to the garage I may as well have it done a bit early. It turns out that the coolant leak is just a split hose, but the problem is it has failed the MOT quite badly. Apparently, the sills are rusted rught through; I was completely unaware of any of this, as the body kit is hiding the corrosion from view. I now have 3 weeks to get rid of the car - I'm frantically looking for good s…

At last its done, Jimmer managed to squeeze me in and do my clutch yesterday. I have had the boost turned right down to try and stop it slipping and been driving like a one legged, one eyed vicar. Boring, boring. Now......its 'turn up the volume' well actually its the boost I turned up and typically I left Jimmer in bright sunshine and with in 5 minutes it started raining, @#+*&$%. drove home like a one legged one eyed vicar. The weather forecast for the weekend is looking OK so a quick burst with 21 psi being applied will be the order of the day which will hopefully blow away my dog collar. Thanks Jimmer, sorry about the soldering.:hyper:

i have been trying to get my tt auto to idle a bit better and it has been getting better and better. so far i have cleaned out throttle bodies fixed lots of vacume leeks and replaced all vacume hoses with silicone cleaned maf cleaned all injector connectors and replaced plugs as they had broken up except back two. cleaned coilpack connections and replaced connectors sorted out failed electrode between coilpack and plug (small carbon bit on a spring) removed carbon canister cleaned up temp sensor and fitted new connector checked tps voltage i think that is it however there is still a bit of a vibration at idle. i know i have a knackered gear…

Was droppin a pal off today and we got chatting about me zed, it was sat at side of road gleaming as we drove off past it, he said that it was a lovely example of one and asked if it was running good still etc , blah blah etc, any way we got a few miles farther on and a new audi a5 coupe thing with huge wheels pulled out and i said that it looked nice, he agreed but went on to say that he preferred my cars looks, and that that audi would not age as well as the zed, and i totally totally agree.......we then got on to the fact that the first time we ever saw a zed we were blown away by the looks, and could both vividly remember the time and place where we first saw one, sur…

PLEASE HELP!! Driving home from work tonight stopped at lights when a 206 GIT rolls up and invites me to play on the dual carriageway, i happily obliged. What then happened will stay with me forever! the car came on boost in first then just died in second, no power whatsoever. 206 disappears over the horizon....... Anyway pride aside, the boost gauge now wont hit maximum and its probably moving around the same pace as my work lorry! any ideas? any help would be MUCH appreciated.........

Hi everyone, Am new to to 300zxs, and new to turbo engines, having always had NA cars before. Am in the market to buy one however. Went to view a car tonight, and the boost was sat on 0 at idle, not on -14 (well the gauge read -7 to +7) as the buyers guide says it should. It also seemed to be missing slightly, and running a bit rich (smell of petrol from exhaust fumes). I take I should walk away from this and look elsewhere?

been thinking for ages the the front of my car sits far to high compared to the rest then realised the bumper just doesnt go with the skirts what bumper do you think would suit it best suggestions please

Have tried a search but cant find it, has anyone got the picture of the correct way to fit the adjustable upper link arms? Thanks.

hi all, bit of advise needed, jacked up the rear of the car a few weeks ago to change wheels ,since then 1 side at rear seems to sit at least 2 inches higher than the other ? any ideas guys? :headvswal,advice much appreciated:)

Mine has been letting water in and I think its the cause of my hesitating when cold issues, as my car is modified and needs all the air it can get, would putting a standard nose panel on be ok and would it cure the problem? Ps. Sorry for all the posts in this section but all these niggles with the car are starting to do my head in.

Would it be benifical to remap a standard zed, only upgrades are exhaust and air filter, and if i was to purchase an electronic boost controller do i get it mapped before or after IE : which comes first ?

It bleeped a while ago and I forgot about it but every now and again I hear a single bleep, what is this, it sounds like its comming from the inside somewhere, my fuel is a little low, could it be a warning bleep of some sort, it doesnt happen at a certain speed, just does it every now and again, any ideas?

Is it road legal to have neon lights inside the car turned on at night, lit up like this : remember im only talking about the inside. i know about the undercars being illeagal even tho i heard that some colours are legal

Have just been in touch with this company and he will post for $64 and mark the value down and put as a gift to get rid of the import duty, sounds a great deal, Has anyone else bought from these guys http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-96-NISSAN-300ZX-N-A-LITEWEIGHT-RACING-FLYWHEEL-SFI_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a100QQ_trksidZp3286Q2em63Q2el1177QQhashZitem562ea9ab1aQQitemZ370150058778QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Cheers Graham

i after a decent zed mechanic garage, for doing repair servicing and mods to my zed, have recently become a member and now want to find a good place that knows what they are doing am willing to travel for the right price, have only had my zed on the road 2 weeks now and had been off the road since 2006 thanks

Seen you twice now by Lloyds TSB in Stafford! LWB Red Zed on a H plate Didnt know if you worked at the bank but i saw your zed again today around 3pm!

hi all i got a big problem my battery is dead on my zed and the doors are not unlocking but the car has been de locked and de handled and there is no keys for the car as it doesnt need them beacuse of the remote start and cut off so any ideas on how to get in the car would be great cheers

Stolen from reallymeansounds.com, who stole it from sxoc...which in turn was stole from some evo forum: How To Tune Your Greddy Profec B spec II Before you begin, you should have an idea of what you're aiming for. For EVOs, 19psi (131 kPa) seems to be a safe setting based on what people on the forums have found since it is close to what the stock boost pressure is, yet there is an increase in power due to the Greddy unit keeping the boost close to 19psi while the stock boost tapers off as the RPMs increase. I will henceforth refer to what you're aiming for as "desired boost pressure". Definitions and things you need to know before you start: SET …

As title, we had a thread in the Newbies section from a guy who alledagdley bought a Zed within half an hour of watching Top Gear on Sunday night, then it was for sale on eBay on Monday afternoon with the same details! Where's the thread gone, what happened? :confused:

Well folks, after much thought recently the car will be going for an engine rebuild with Andy Duff. Andy sourced parts for me from z1 and sent me the information on everything required with forged pistons etc. So i am just waiting to hear back from him on the final gasket sizes etc to get. He will be rebuilding an engine he alreayd has so that i can just take my car down to him and just have the engines swopped over, and he is able to do it basically ASAP for me and have it done and back to me before the 19th august which is when i go on holiday..........as you can guess im extremely excited. Hes been a great guy and very very very helpful and comes highly recommende…

I've cut the hole in the dash above the audio/heater surround, however I can't get the fibreglass gauge mount to sit flat. I've had a good look at it and the hole doesn't seem to be stopping it from sitting correctly, I'm wondering if the gauge mount is warped. I've tried calling Luke at Zcentre but he's away until the 27th. Can fibreglass warp? Is there anything I can do or do I just have to wait for Luke to get back? Any advice would be appreciated. cheers dave