General Discussions - 300ZX Related

An OEM illuminated rear panel...... http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e68546216 Yes that is correct, current auction price IS 138,800 JPY with a Buy-It-Now of 148,800JPY, which converts to £924.73 and £991.73 and there are no bids on it! :shock: :rofl: :xxx:

how much petrol as a rough guide should my car need tank wise to get from coventry to liverpool and back, motorway driving at 70 ??? thnx

Ok, maybe not a technical thing more than a query, when the engine is turned off, after a good long drive, theres a sort of a 'pshhh' noise coming from the engine bay as she cools down, along with the usual ticking, very quiet, can barely hear it, lasts only for about half a second, and occurs every 2 seconds roughly, I'm just wondering is it a normal thing? Is it a leak in a hose? What could it be? I'm not concerned at the moment, but I'm trying to pinpoint it and cant really cause it was dark when I got back and no external light.

Hello again, just want to say thanks for the advice I got last time on my indicator bulb, works dandy now! I've just come back from a 1500 mile excursion to Scotland, mostly cruising speeds of 45-80mph, parked up my car no probs, clutch is silent. Start her up today, every time I drop the clutch a loud, low whining grinding sort of noise is coming from under the car. Is this the throw out bearing that is just about to die or can I get away with not sorting it? What are the health implications for me zed if untreated? :nono: It's a N/A 1996, thanks for any help!

Bought myself some new pads for the ride. Performance friction, its what the porsche cup race cars are using. Not cheap i can tell you that much :shock:

I have cleaned the throttle bodies, changed the temp sensor and have had a new wiring loom, its having a boost leak test done Monday, as my mechanic thinks their is a big leak down by the passenger turbo. I checked the MAF today, took the nose panel off and my air filter is damp and water is holding on top of the air filter, checked the maf connection and seems clean, their is a splash guard underneath, I was wondering if rain water is getting through between the nose panel and the bumper, is their suppose to be a seal their? Could this be a cause of hesitation? The car is fine when warm, any ideas?

It doesnt matter if i'm slow, fast, or double clutching, sometimes it crunches from 2-3rd + from 4th-3rd, really sounds like the box is gonna hit the road. Not all the time, cos other times it wont do it at all.I'm confused now. No problems in any other gears :)

Here's an interesting debate! Before I continue, this is written purely for interest, and is an entirely honest view and not meant to provoke anyone. It is also important to point out that I have been a mega Z and Nissan fan since I was 15 (1989) so any negative comments are certainly not derisory but simply opinions and made with good intentions. As per various previous posts from me, I bought my Z almost 2 weeks ago, after what seems a lifetime of being in love with the car, but for one reason or another, not getting round to owning one. As a result, my expectations were extremely high although I did of course take in to account the fact that the car I've…

advice on reasonable cost H I D adaption on dipped headlights ,where to buy? also need to replace my vacume pipes with silicon , we had a dealer on our club any one know who ?

While doing my engine rebuild i noticed that the knock sensor and loom looked as though they had seen better days. I asked in the wanted section if anyone had one, but 300 zedx thinks that if you have a chipped ecu this would cancel out the knock sensor safety mode meaning that i wouldn't need one? Does anyone know before i look to get one please. Thanks, Ant

Hello all, Quick gauge of people in the know, if I could - Clutch pedal was wrongly adjusted by garage, and through driving normally (ie cruising round town, not too fast) and not quite being able to tell what was wrong with the car exactly, I was driving with it for 2 weeks - broken! burning out the clutch. How much would this of damaged my clutch??? as they think I might now need a new one! and could the garage be liable? Thanks

hehe, looks pretty trick

Anyone got one?

My car has had all flipping tyers slashed and nearly every panel scratched, the car was an absolute minter. Having tyers put on later, the cheapest tyer available £304 just to get it moving again, god knows what its going to cost to get the body work right, I wont feel sorry the person after I get hold of them, they going to be in a much worse state than my car. Police have been called, my breakdown wont cover the cost of recovery and I would loose my no claims if i go through my insurance, looks like im going to have to pay out my own pocket.

Where's the best place to get some, I need them 15mm longer so I can space the wheels out to clear the new brake caliper.

When i do a scan the duty cycle show as 0 at idle and on rev. as i am not too up to date with the data scan as yet can anyone shed some light on this. and also can this cause my dett problem (yes still got the bloody dett problem) Thanks

The fookin car has locked me out with the keys on the passenger seat:headvswal Any ideas how i can get in with out breaking a window:rofl:

I'm using my old oil cooler as the new auto gearbox cooler and wondered what to use to clean it out so it does not contaminate the gearbox oil :confused:

Hi guys, I need a new pair of rear springs and shocks on my NA. Where is the best place to get these replaced, assuming I buy the parts. By 'best' I mean cheap but competent. I live in Basingstoke... Pervez

Hello, I did recieve some very useful help on this last week, but it appears my garage has changed mechanics from the one who used to do all my work and the new one is nowhere near as good! Basically the clutch pedal went and they mended it, but didnt adjust the pedal properly so once i worked out what was wrong (via the site & its helpful fellows) i took it back and they mended it again using notes off this site as guidelines, (for free). I have now got it back and the problem still seems to be there but in the higher gears only. Now this could be due to the more powerful accerlaration in the lower gears making it harder to tell, but the higher gears seem to be …

hello everyone has anyone got an idiots guide to fitting a pair of baileys dump valves in my 1995 twin turbo. It would appear i have a pair of what looks like japanese dump valves connected to the 2 big hoses at front of engine i presume they will have to be removed and original hoses put back in place thanks in advance stephen

got to change my clutch so also looking at super light flywheels.weighing in at 3.5 to 4.5KG. are they a good ? is there eney point ? are they a good mod for the cash.? this is going on a fast road car with 350+bhp

hi there jst wondering if anybody on here knows where to buy a cable and the software from? or even better is someone selling one? any help would be really nice daimen

Hi guys! I'm a proud owner of a '98 Nissan Primera P11 (or '99 Infiniti G20) which is going to go SR20VE. I did a front brake conversion which results into having 280 x 30mm rotors along with the Z32/S14 4 pot caliper (Sumitomo). For daily street driving im using ProjectMU B-Force pads which is ok. Now im looking for a set of pads for trackuse (Nordschleife, Zandvoort, Zolder). Which do you guys recommend. I find it hard to find something usefull because i dont know what temperatures are reached. I find the ProjectMU pads glaze too fast (pedal remains hard). The car has a weight off appr. 2600 pounds / 1200 kg. Im already using ATE Blue Racin…

which fuse controls the door shutting light, ie all doors are closed but the light on the dash is faintly on ? the boots shut and bonnet, everything shut properly ?? as i think this is causing the alarm to keep going off when i set it... thnx