General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi all i have just got a 300zx and dont know if its twin turbo or single its a 1992 2+2 the logbook just says 300zx turbo, ???

anyone know how to do this, i cant find my fob, but have a spare, got a new battery but its not working rang an alarm guy he said it needs to be re programmed but he doesnt do toads

Won it on ebay a couple of weeks ago for £140.00.

My Zed is having a full car blow over with the work being done, which includes correct bumper and bootlid. My question is, has anybody got any good ideas on what colour i should paint it? The car is mettalic black now, and i dont really want to have the door shuts etc done and would like to stick to black. So the question really is, does anybody have any sort of blacks they like on other cars, or should i do other things like flakes or and 2 tone ideas etc, anything really. So far its going to be the original colour or high gloss black. A friend of mine thinks gloss black with a red flake would be good, but for me it would have to be a very small flake, and spre…

Swapped the TT diff for an N/A, new one piece prop (£240). Find myself looking for another gear quite often, in gear acceleration seems better, it will light the tyres dry road second gear straight line without clutching it (275 x19") now. Top speed is less, but who needs that anyway? Cant say I notice the lack of Hicas. Uses fuel like there is a hole in the tank, lol. But it was never good at MPG. Running 555 injectors on standard tubs, decat, firdanza alloy flywheel etc. But 19 inch wheels which are poor for 1/4 mile times. Ran a 13.4 first ever run at Avonpark into a strong headwind. Worth while? Probably not. Would not do it again. Comments?

Does it really matter which way an oil cooler is orientated? Inlet/outlets at the bottom/top/sides? One is for the Auto Tansmission Oil - the other for Engine Oil I am thinking NOT! But just wanted to check with a GURO. ;)

Having replaced the radiator with a nice (shiney) fat after market unit I still have the forward placed aircon radiator blocking/sharing it's direct air path. Having put in a massive (shiney) intercooler and two seperate Autobox and engine oil (shiney) rads I am not happy with the crappy aircon rad (not shiney)!!:( I am a pussy and I don't want to lose the aircon (did I just say that :x:) - so the question is... Is there an alternative to the aircon rad - maybe from another car or is there something special about it? I am open to blue-sky thinking here chaps :D PS: Did I mention it has to be shiney :xxx:

Has any one ever had their prop shaft bolts come loose?I was out in the Z today and I lost one of the bolts that attaches the prop shaft to the diff the metal washer that holds two bolts had opened up and cut a nice hole in the floor of the Z lol.Strange that its taken over four years for this to happen as thats when the auto-manual conversion was done.Anyone else ever had loose bolts on their prop?

Hi every one, i've got a 300zx tt and it seems to have white smoke comming out the exhaust when on idle or when coming to a stop at traffic lights, other then the smoke, the car runs great no weird noise's, the v6 is very very smooth, no smoke on hard acceleration, just when at a stop, i've been told fcv valve's, any idea's people, thanks for reading.

water pump 1990tt man geuine part or ebay stuff any diff and bearing in mind ive never had a problem with overheating or cooling should i leave alone or repalce with whats in there?

where is it and how much is it and is it worth doing or not please?

when taking engine out,it was a rightso and so to do on my own because id split the box too. Now im thinking when putting back in is it going to be a nightmere or should i drop the the box mate them up and place bake in one peice will this be easyer or am i just opening onather can of worms?

Removing plenum?

Just before i get dirty, i am 90% sure on this but thought i would ask any way i am just about to fit my new upper arms.....and they are handed. Just to be sure when the part is labeled lh or rh does this mean lh= n/s or passenger side and rh= o/side or drivers side Pretty certain lh= n/s but thought i would check Dave

i think my car has started detting, it seems to start at around 3000rpm never did it before, only started about a week ago, doesnt do it when cold, i have an unknown chip in my car which im taking out and putting my standard ecu back in, what else could cause this, i am running standard boost (that i know of) would a datascan show me what is wrong????

what a difference, drives a lot smoother, but now ive noticed the revs hunting and stalling, would this be because i altered the base idle with completley chocked valves and pipes and now its breathing better???

Hi, i have been told that the turbo gauge on a Zed turbo should always be to the left and would only move when you use the turbo. as mine is in the 2/3 of the way. the turbos work fine and it pulls like a train. can you please help.

I bought my 300zx with the air con belt missing, Paul (previous owner) said he never realised, is there a reason why someone may have removed this belt? Or is it likely to have just come of and someones not bothered putting one back on?

http://zdriver.com/forums/album.php?albumid=52 matt black and yes she is gorgeous, what do you think?

just been down to glastonbury to see a couple of jobs and on way back the road approaching new severn bridge was busy so i went over the old bridge ,was heading towards newport doing 100mph+ following a volvo estate ,(you know whats coming ) for at least 4 miles just before the M4 the back of the volvo lit up with blue lights ,if he could see my face i backed off and they carried on ,somebody likes me !!!

Hi guys, My 300 failed its MOT today. Im in need of advice for a few issues 1. Foglight not working (j-spec). Which light is normally used for the foglight? it may help with finding the wiring. The switch is installed on the centre console just to the left of the clock if that helps. 2. 4 new tyres (standard wheels). Ive been roughly quoted £358 for some cheap tyres fitted (kumho i believe)- is this about right? i'm only after cheapish ones atm. Other than that, it also failed on a split steering gaitor (not too bad) and the headlights arent working properly. Its the connection not the bulbs as you can move the wires about and they flicker on and off! …

This might sound a bit mental but is there any legal requirement to have the boot in place whilst driving? :) The reason i ask is the tailgate is coming off my breaker tonight and i might need to drive it tomorrow for a few miles. Can i just say it's a pick up? lol Cheers

Please :D want to have brackets made up for my calipers, car is my daily drive so a spare hub i can borrow would be perfect to take to the engineering shop........

Hi, i have a zed twinturbo import and just wondered how do you know if the turbo's are good and boosting well. the car has 62k on the clock. can anyone help thanks

hi im looking to buy my first z saw one yesterday it was a 91 jap auto tt, is the auto box ok, quick changes, can it handle high bhp, any common problems? any info whould be usefull. thanks