General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I think the battey on the yellow Z is dead, I've just tried the silver one and thats dead too. So I'm on the look out for a battery, what do you recommend. Looking for the best price for a normal high powered one and a dry sell, either would have to run a large sound system at some point

what did you guys/gals use to block the boost pipes as im having trouble blocking them so they are 100% air tight. new bov with hardpipes fitted, but car idles like its about to stall and i think its because they are not blocked 100% . can i buy anything to block them and if so where from ? Thanks

heading west on A27, only got a glimpse as I was heading off the eastbound slip road

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On two occasions when the Z tried to accelerate on the ice track one wheel was spinning. I thought all Z`s had slippers. If the diff was knackered then that would explain why a manual twin turbo was available for £1500. Or am I completely wrong here?

i think i need seals for the clutch slave cylinder and a braided hose line to the the clutch, which trader can i ask, thanks in advance

Can anyone tell me what the normal oil pressure should be? I have fitted an aftermarket guage and it reads 30psi on tickover when warm but goes to 100psi when reved to about 4k and above which is as high as it will read. The reason for asking is that I have an oil leak from what appears to be the rear crank oil seal which I replaced when carrying out a manual conversion not many miles ago. If the car is left ticking over, it doesnt leak however when I drive it or rev it high, the rear crank seal leaks. The oil then goes all over the gearbox, exhaust etc. Is 100psi normal as I dont want to go through replacing the rear oil seal again if it wont cure the problem? Any help a…

Hi guys Fitting the passenger door card, noticed there must be some kind of threaded fitting which holds the top of the interior handle to the door. The trouble is the bodyshop must have removed the fitting when they sprayed them. Only found it was missing after fitting all the rest of the door parts. Would any one have a quality picture on the inside of a door so i can see what the fitting looks like? Regards Kev

Right people all 10 nominations are now in and its time to get voting and decide upon a winner. This competition is usually reserved for subscribed members only, however this month we have decided to open up the voting stage of it to everybody. So get your votes in people. Below you will see a teaser pic of each of the nominees and also a link to the nominees ride section. Please take the time to either click the worded link or click on the picture itself and it will take you to the full details of the car, where you can then make an informed decision as to which you think is best. Voting will end at the end of the month and a winner will be announced. Good…

Does anyone have a used OEM gear knob that they no longer want? More than happy to buy it from you if its in decent nick.

gents i tried my new boost controller at 15psi today running stock injectors, turbo technics stage 1 turbos and john dixon chip ( same as jwt i believe ) everything was fine till i came to start the car again and a missfire in the no6 cyl was traced to a dead injector :mad: checked the spark was ok cleaned the injector connections still the same did the listening trick with the screw driver no clicking on no6 :smash: is there a way to test them in situ? what are the volts to the connector can i test that in some way? am i able to remove the injector without pulling the plennum?? did the 15psi cause this?? any help greatly …

Seen my only Z down at cornwall on holiday on the way back. it was gold and heading south near jamaica inn area at about 9:15am on the 18th.

what does the wires from the loom, to the solenoids actually do? is it just a posotive and negative to tell them to "work" ive done a NA to TT conversion, wondered rarther than fitting an EBC, could just wire 2 wires to the solenoids from the battery. or am sure someone will explain the certain signals they receive otherwise :D

Ok I'm picking up my zed in about ten days, and she's been well looked after, but has sat in a garage for the last 18 months. Do these cars have any issues, after sitting for so long? The engine's not much of a concern, as it's only 3 years old, but obviously it's gonna get a look over, are there any areas I need to pay particular attention to? Cheers :duffer:

Just interested if anyone with a wad of service history in their Z, has the original sales invoice as a new car from all those years ago - just interested to see one and that mega price tag :)

:dance::dance: well had the car for three years now and never been confident driving it long distances. decided to take it away for a few days drove from mine down to richmond near the yorkshire dales the first day. then drove through the yorkshire dales the next morning visiting the forbidden corner really cool place. after lunch drove across to whitley bay passing durham an sunderland on the way then up to berwick upon tweed for dinner. after dinner headed up the coast and back home about 520 miles in total and no problems:dance::dance:

I'll hopefully be there on the weekend of Aug 7/8/9 whilst visiting the Old Timers Grand Prix ( an ironic yet actual title for the event). Taking the Zed and of course it'll be so much quicker with newly painted bumpers, polished alloys and that new rear spoiler...................... If anyone's out there give us a shout. Last yeat not another Zed in Germany it seemed.

Does anyone know of any services that will replace journal bearing turbos with ball bearing turbos. No other work required just the bearings... Cheers in advance! :p

When it shows the O" sensors one of them says O2 Sensor RH. Is this the Right Hand side when looking at the front of the car or is it the drivers side?

I have a greddy e-01 ebc, my settings are Set 20 Gain 45 and Start 0.15, I have an option afer market boost gauge that goes to 10 on full boost, im either at 1 bar or 10 psi not sure. Can anyone help?

Finally sorted my hesitsting and nearly stalling issues out. Found out that the rubber seal was missing between the nose panel and front bumper, water was dripping onto my air filter, took my air filter and AFM off, sprayed some engine cleaner into the AFM, cleaned my air filter using the KaN cleaning kit and replaced, I then got some perspex and cut to shape to fit under the nose panel so that any water that did manage to get under their would drip beyond my airfilter, car is now running smooth even when its been raining, well chuffed.

hi all i'm in the process of rebuilding/ replacing my turbos and was thinking of using a kit off ebay thats been recommended on here: Item number: 320364810675 my question is this, i believe my turbos are smoking because my car is decatted, if i use a kit like this, whats to stop the same thing happening again and my turbos smoking again? is there any uprated seals i can use or anything i can do to make sure it stops, apart from putting a standard exhaust back on??? :confused::confused::confused: rich

Hello. I know that when it comes to engine mods etc its always better to go for the proven equipment and trusted stuff etc. Waqs just wondering tho if anybody has tried these; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOV-Blow-Off-Valve-Turbo-Dump-Valve-NISSAN-300zx_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a3Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3a50c05663QQitemZ250462885475QQptZUKQ5fCarsPartsQ5fVehiclesQ5fCarPartsQ5fSMQQsalenotsupported

Dilemma....but think i have made my decission. Ok folks, as use all kn ow i bought stellaz car knowing i had to do something with the engine. My first plan was just to go for a replacemet engine from jeff at zedworld as the engines go through a strict amount of tests before being decalared safe to be put in the car. Then people started going on about rebuilds and i started to swing that way..... But i think i have my answer.....at the moment the zed should be running around 346bhp at fly and 286 at the wheels, which im more than happy with as speed and thats on a standard engine....So i think i am going to go for the replacement engine from jeff and lo…

Hi everyone, Anyone got any info on these??? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bilstein-Shocks-B-HD-Series-Nissan-300ZX-1990-1996_W0QQitemZ300329732820QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item45ed0c0ad4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1121%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 Regards, Zee..:)