General Discussions - 300ZX Related

asked here other day about engine rebuild advice about putting old rods and pistons back in. just found out the pistons that come out are ross forged ones can i put them back in they are not worn much and does anyone know if and where i could get new rings for them thanks

I sent it out to someone on here, to help them out, cant remember who as i deleted my old pm's, and was probably on the Stella at the time. just when another member needed to borrow it, so im going to have to make another one, took me bloody ages to construct, wheres my coffee lid..................

Hi, Iam thinking of selling my impreza type r, to get a 300zx. Iam after a manual twin turbo model, I think the impreza is worth around the 5 to 6k mark will I pick a good 300zx up for that? have to see if it sells first lol. Thanks Mark:)

Damn i love my Z, there's nothing that comes close, love to watch the speed rapidly increase, ( when its safe to do so) although watching the fuel disapear is not so good, but who needs good mpg, when you have 2 turbo's and a smooth 3.0 V6 that just makes you smile everytime you press the load peddle, just thought i'd let you know how much fun i'am having in my car, and love this site, seem's the car come's with a whole site, rammed with cool people who all have something in common. will the showing up boy racers always be this much fun or will that wear off.

Popped over to see Uno just now, and help out re a steering issue, and had a quick go in the Shortie...............Very nice mate indeed. Rude not to take a few pics of some black zeds both from Sussex....... At least i got my new t shirt broken in (coverd in oil) Good to see you bud.:duffer:

Hi all, not having a front engine undertray on the Z would this effect engine/auto box cooling? Regards Andy

Hello all after looking at the decat system that came with my car i saw two sensors on the cats so searched for advice on here and also decided to call zed world. I have been told the decat with destroy the turbos if fitted:shock: so I'm putting it on hold at the moment. I'm going to see them soon so i can here the reason why. These guys know the crack so no doubt there right but i want to see if there is a way around this. What you guys recon?

Ok what we got here then, a zed with an odd sound from the engine area, some thought was big ends, some thought was little ends and some even thought VVT springs. Well non of the above, the car has just been treated to a pair of new turbo`s ( last month) but they are fine and fitted well and are not the problem, sadly cannot say the same about the workmanship on fitting the gearbox back to the engine Cut it short when the gearbox was refitted he did not refit the side brackets between the gearbox and engine so there was no lower fixings at all, the top 4 fixings were all loose and the gearbox had started to fall backwards!!! the flex plate was been twisted by …

Can someone please give me this please? As I would dial it including country code etc Thanks all

when I take my foot off the accelerator to stop, i.e at a junction or traffic lights the idle speed first stops at around 1500 rpm and then slowly falls to around 700 rpm. Anyone got any idea why it doesn´t fall directly to the set idle speed of 700 ? any input as always greatly appreciated :) Maz

Seen you coming from fountain's roundabout on carrigeway ! was in the office so could'nt see the plate :D Anyone??

Thanks again to ZEDWORLD car been in again for inspecton, all okay! Thanks Jeff for everything!:bow: NEW OWNERS OF ZED'S DO THE RIGHT THING, TAKE YOURS TO ZEDWORLD BRILL SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!:bow:

my zed is now no-more:cry: after all the messing about it is now DEAD!!!! had it checked out and it has killed valves and it also has a crcked block! and with the auto-box knackered it really not worth worrying with anymore. but not leaving the club just wont be owning a zed for a while

Ca.n someone please remind me who on here rebuilds tubs ,cheers

I have a few around the car and hate it! Can't afford a full respray and they problaly would come back.. so wondering if theres actually anything we can do?

This is where I got my Powertrix Street Coilover kit from on a group buy from 3zc. It looks as though they are doing another group buy if anyone is interested. This is the original thread that Legrath posted on here about them http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=121769&highlight=powertrix This is the link to the group buy. http://www.300zxclub.com/showthread.php?t=153909 Cheers, Ant

can any of you guys point me in the right direction of good bodyshops in the north west area.....soops bits are far easier to come by than z bits so far my entire bodykit has cost less than £120

i have upgraded my discs to 3G bigger 2 piece units but kept the standard calipers, what i would like to do is go bigger again on the front and upgrade the callipers , either tarrox or brembo ( heard nasty stories with K sport items and warping of discs ) my question is can i put the 3G items on the rear and upgrade the calipers ( with a kit that has the handbrake assembly ) im sure there is one that does have it built in to the caliper........will have to check out the web ..what is the ideal size balance to maintain the equilibrium in the brake bias ??? has anybody done this ??

Ok, got the missfires sorted out after a good service. Found out that the vacuum hose for the turbo gauge was not working so after changing that the turbo gauge finally workes. When driving, the car never goes past the Second positive marker (half way into the plus boost) Ok so now i need to figure out why it is in safety boost. Also noticed that the temp gauge keeps working then not working intermittantly (hoping this is cause of safety boost as conzult showed no errors) however i may have a boost leak as i notice no matter what speed i am doing, if i hold down the throttle for more than say 5-6 seconds i get a drop in power (like hitting a wall)…

...related to the Air Conditioning? I have removed all of the air-con - and I am checking that the electric fan is for the benefit of the engine cooling - not the passenger cooling :D

Hi, Does anybody know where you can get a dog guard to fit the z please. Got 2 little jack russell crosses so they still have plenty of space in the back. In my last car they got hair all over the interior and even decided to have a good knaw at my handbrake which wasnt very pleasant to use after that. Had a look at a few places but the height of the boot seems to be a bit of a problem.

Hi, Im Rich aka trick from west sussex, I have a 1991 300zx lwb twin turbo, Im partner in a garage, my 300 is going to be our promo car but we have a problem, 300's are new to us as we only ever work on skylines, Our problem is this, I thought mine had been converted to mph but now my friends bought a series 2 (1995 model) and his is still in kph but his clocks are the same as mine, what should the clocks read? can somebody please help me???? Also do the series 1 or 2 300zx's have an oil light? as the dials in both cars have been played about with, luckly for me I know mine are the original and the milage is correct as I have all the history of the car even from when it w…

coming out of Port Solent, Portsmouth, lunchtime today, lady driver and young girl passenger, headed off for Portchester - nice looking zed, alloys and '99' rear spoiler - another one to add to the Pompey zed list:D

Hi all, i want to remove the spraypaint off my alloys as the lip is shiny underneth anything i can use without damaging what is underneth, thanks

Good technical advice is a good thing, it can help you save time, money and effort, but if you get bad advice it can go a long way to ruining the 300zx owning experience. I have mentioned before my dismay at some less than accurate tech information I see on the Internet in general and sadly some of it here hence this post which I hope will be taken positively and in no way a dig at anyone. The Internet, and Internet forum clubs are a great source of knowledge both from professional, amateur and enthusiasts who through their own separate experiences bring together a larger slice of knowledge than any single owner could have accumulated themselves BUT.... all of that i…