General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi All My right exhaust bank has begun to churn out the blue smoke. Can you please advise me: What spares I will need once I have the engine out. Where I can get them from the UK. Should I be re-conditioning the turbos entirely ? How do aftermarket replacement turbos compare price wise to re-conning the original items. If I were to have a garage undertake the work, how much do you think it would cost? Many thanks Rob

Has anyone run Conzult with Vista or is there a fix need to get it to work? The old laptop its on is dead and was running Windows 98, or does work with XP?

hi does anybody know where i can get a speed sensor for a 91 manual TT, or does anybody have one for sale? thanks

Batteries I'm talking about ;) Well the battery finally packed up on Eliza last week, so I couldn't start her (obviously) and the search was on for a decent priced one that was the correct size. Easy you say!!..... NO I say!! Eliza is a JSPEC, so she requires a 096 type (terminals to the rear, + on the left & - on the right) Last time I bought one I had to have two pieces of 2x3 wood under it to jack it up so that I could use the battery strap (it was a fairly adequate arrangement for five years!) This time I wanted the correct height, so first place PARKERS..... too short and £90 inc! Second place LINCO Also too short and gain £90 inc! Just popped into PA…

saw a nice red zed on hillsview avenue on friday morning.......then againon kenton lane yesturday!!

I'm curious about your spec after hearing you are running the same turbos as i will be. I have heard allot about those turbos. All good things, was wondering how you find your power curve? I can't really see my car taking much longer than 3 more weeks. This is my spec i will be running. 1 x Z1 Ultimate VG30DETT rebuild kit NO BEARINGS - Bore Size: 88mm (.040" OS) - Cometic Thickness: .060" (15 thou thicker) - Head Gasket: Cometic 89mm - Fuel Rail to Pleanum seals: 90-94 - Piston Ring Compressor: Yes - Upgraded Rods: Eagle Connecting Rods - Det sensor harness: Yes - Compression Ratio: 8.5:1 (Standard TT) - ARP Head…

Hi all, only really noticed today but if i hold the revs at any position lets say 3000rpm the revs will drop about 200rpm and back up then down etc it will do this at any position? Doesnt seem to be a misfire but could this be a fuel pressure problem? if there is a leak under the plenum which im going to remove soon could this cause that problem?? Regards Andy

Black with Aftermarket alloys and smoothed tailgate. Spotted by a friend of mine who you parked next to, and he said some people came over to admire it while you were gone and were confused about your engine still running (turbo timer) :rofl:

Can anyone tell me how to remove the rear quarter glass rubbers? do they just pull off? I also want to re-use them so dont want to damage them in the process.

Well the car moved out of the garage under her own steam for the 1st time in 9 months today so started cleaning her up. The bumper still needs the paint finished so isn't fitted on properly (may change it in the future when funds allow) Booking in for the exhaust, then get it set up and a MOT on them let her lose!!!!:dance: Sounds like a drag car at the moment with just a turbo down pipe but was nice to actually drive her, well sort of -15 feet up the driveway, then back again, then up again, then back again, then up again....... :D Still lots of little jobs to do but can drive her for the rest of the summer hopefully.

need to speak to nelly. no replies to pm's.

what do you think of that price, bearing in mind the bottom end is knocking bodywork wise its in great condition with the kit and so on what you's think?????

Hi guys, As you guys know I have bought Radrons car... it has many gizmos and a great spec and I'm very happy with it, however I checked the peak reading in the boost controller a while ago and it stated it was 222 :shock::shock: So I have checked the rest of the setting and and they are: Lo: Set 53% Gain 10% Set Gain 105 warning 110 L 10% Hi: Set 72% Gain 10% Set Gain 152 warning 180 L 10% I'm not sure what the setting mean or should be? I did find see posting by Mr. Dixon that explains it all but can't seem to find it at the moment... The original warning level was set to for 188 for Lo and 224 for Hi. I would like some advice on what to…

Yea its so funny damaging someones pride and joy, i found out who did it and they are paying for it, well that and a f load more, or i go to the police! w4nkers Oh and put 2 nice dents in my resprayed side.

had loads of gearbox problems as of late first started off with clutch going! fair enough i thought general wear and tear, then a week later the holder for the release bearing collapsed! gear box off again, then about 3 weeks later the clip what holds the fork on the bearing snapped, gearbox off again! now today been for a good drive round derbyshire and the fork had snapped in half! i know these cars are getting on now but i just dont know if i could take anymore! i feel like i know the ins and outs of a nissan box now lol

i noticed my aircon relay or big fuse what ever it is, is missing, would there be a reason for that. or shall i just buy one & put it in.

Well i ran in safety boost for a long time as my EBC was only half plumbed in and when it was finally fitted properly it was like January and i nearly killed me and the fitter as the roads were that bad :rofl: Anyway with lack of money and the bad weather i've not been using my zed all that much and even tho its been good weather recently i had a couple of running probs that took longer to fix than normal as i'm so busy as of late. Well yesterday i went up to the Tan Hill meet and i can happily say the zed ran perfect and did'nt miss a beat and has given me new found faith and passion in it - just wanna keep driving it, to the point i took it out in Southport bank ho…

hi all i was gonna buy 2 apexi induction kits for my Z32TT, but i'v seen a few pics with a t peice & 1 induction kit, would one induction kit really be better then 2 new panel filters, or should i stick to buying a pair.

nice black 300 parked in drive of a house llandaff road also got a celica ??

hiya all had the car down at zedworld for an ecu upgrade and tubs turned up wow what a difference ,big thanks to jamie jeff and linda very pleased with there service yet again :D, but now i got a problem i need good brakes.. breaking from 100 mph with standard zed brakes aint fun, i need to upgrade without spending a fortune any ideas...? i have seen these on ebay but i am a bit dubious help please.......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-315mm-Big-Brake-Kit-S13-S14-200sx-300zx-200-sx_W0QQitemZ200335004568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2ea4e59398&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A4|294%3A50

Saw a black j-spec zed on Lulworth Rd today, not sure what time but must of been about 3pm-ish. Was it you?

Parked up at orange call centre 24/5/09

Hey, what type of oil do i need, mind has gone blank.

Hi, any advice please, I have looked at my air filter and found it to be called an Apexi. It is conical in shape. I want to replace it with a fresh one, however I believe I can actually clean it. Any advice on this please. Like if I can clean it how? Thanks everyone.

Took my Z out for a spin up the motorway on the hottest recorded day of the year!.. Got to where I wanted to be.. parked up & just popped the bonnet to help it cool down, but as I did that I noticed there was a kind of white smoke/steam coming from the back of the engine.. or the top?.. I have attached a pic of an engine to show you where I mean & replicated the smoke. :D Any ideas what this could be?