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saw my first new ford gto on the road yesterday!!!!!!!!!! in blue, i was comming into a roundabout at the end of a dualcarigway and he was coming out of the roundabout on the opposite side what a noise proper v8 howl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hyper::hyper::hyper::hyper::hyper::hyper:

Another thread has just made me wonder........ As I'm having the Tubs upgraded, and I'm having divorced downpipes fitted, I'm considering fitting de-cats as well. Now I currently have the Mongoose zorst with the twin 3" round exits either side. My question is... Would the zorst be louder with this set-up, and if so would it be a more basser sound to it? Has anyone done the same? ie; gone from cats to de-cats with the Mongoose already fitted? TIA Dave

As above, Silver "H" plate (i think) You were coming off the halton roundabout heading towards oswestry at about 11.45am thursday 23rd july. :D I was the red fisher electrical van heading opposite direction flashin my lights at you...dont think you noticed me though. lol

I have an alpine 4 way in at moment but just got this(Audio System twister Series f4 380) and need to know how to connect this(if I need too): +Cap and the voltage setting for phono inputs from my head unit(is this the same as GAIN on a normal amp?) :D thanks for any help

My new steering wheel turned up today, ever since fitting the recaros, it's been a bit hard to get in and out of the zed with the 350mm wheel, so when a plain black 280mm wheel came up for sale I snapped it up :D Then this afternoon this came: This should give it away: MMMMMMMMMMMMMM SHINEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D Just need to get some new exhaust rubbers and then it'll be going straight on!

white zed in billericay in hillyway about 3am friday morning... smooth arse with a very nice front bumper. what is it because would love that for mine. also a lovely set of wheels to. a very stunning looking zed mate.

**MODERATION EDIT** Surly worth more than that.

Sheared a nut and the stud while taking off the alloys, need replacements? also need longer nuts ,any ideas guys?nuts came with alloys but these buggers have way too much play and the originals are not long enough, just done a search and couldnt find any info as to where to purchase these goodies from.its that time i guess when bits n bobs:mac1: starts screwing up

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?