General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Had to go from cornwall to newport to manchester to london and back to cornwall in 2 days doing site visits. had to drive like a loon to get round everyone in time. had a nite at my bother in laws last nite. Its the 1st time he's seen the new Z, naturally i took him for an educational crusie round the A roads and let him have a razz round the twisty bits around the cliffs. 0.5k from home felt the ass end waving around and pulling to the side, got a flat tyre. They are run flats so managed to limp home. tried to pump it up on the off chance that it was a pixie magic self repariing one. I could hear the air escaping from around the back of the tyre so felt around to se…

the cars in the bodyshop at the min having all the work done and the respray/rust removal - and iv noticed how horrible and minging the rear lights are, so iv removed them thinking of doing something to em, there cracked and dull and just rubbish in general was gonna change the orange light difuser to white but everyone does that and it would still be cracked and minging so iv been sat on ms paint (lol) and iv decided on this ill mask out just the red and top reverse lights and tint the rest - the cracks wont be seen as there inside the plastic

Both of my o2 sensors on my UK TT are knackerd, but i have a spare pair on my jap that im breaking. So i think change them over as the jap ones were perfect. Get my new Snapon 3/8 offset tool, a few bars, and some universal sockets. Sprayed Rust off on them last night to soak em up. 1st attempt, after 10 mins dosent want to move, start swearing at them and threatening to kill them and comments to the manufs. walk away to cool off. 2nd Now have coffee and fag on the go, they must move now as im feeling calmer.........another 10 mins, and the language is getting worse. Spray loads of rust off on them and leave for a while. Go and make and sarnie, watch some…

I'm having a real job trying to get my o/s cat off the manifold. I've removed the 3 bolts from the studs but the bugger won't come off. Tried all the usual methods i.e soaking in wd40, whacking it with a mallet and pry bars but it won't budge :headvswal The engine was out late last year so I don't think it's rust causing it. I'm wondering if the previous owner has used some sort of sealant on it that's sticking it. The n/s one came off easily. I'm reluctant to heat it, unless I have to, as I'll probably just end up setting myself on fire :mac1: Anybody have any ideas how I can get it off? cheers Dave

Parked in 'Dreams' bed store carpark, cool spoiler, standard wheels, uk rear bumper :cool:

For the first time my Zed went on the motorway today. Up until today z has been only on A roads. After staying too long on the garage, I gave the zed a good thrash... :smash: Oh boy, I didn't thought my zed could drink that fast... and I thought my bike was expensive. What a drive, my instinct tells me you are on the speed limit and when I'm about to hold the speed the Z screams "there are still unused gears" :duffer: what can I say... Just a question though, mine is only a N/A how are those TT owners coping :rolleyes:

A spare brake fluid resovoir cap they can send me Please?.

the guy from the performance centre says i may have a leak and thats why im not getting the whoooosh am i right in thinking that its an air leak and replacing my hoses will sort this i was thinking of puting silicone air hoses in there are also the thin hoses conecting the dump valves maybe its them thanks stephen

Hi Guys I appear to be dripping a liquid from the front near side just infront of the wheel arch. It appears to be clear and doesn't smell. :cry: I haven't used the aircon and the radiator water level stays contant. I've had the front brakes done - new discs n pads, but the liquid is not around the wheel and brakes are fine. Any ideas??? I can post photos is someone tells me how to. Spencer

I've been reading up and messing around with a few ideas before i take the big plunge and buy the cam/rocker/lifter set up for the car this weekend. It's not cheap so i need to make sure i'm doing the right thing so this is what i've finally decided on is a solid roller lifter and cam to cope with the larger high lift crower springs. The cam i've pretty much decided on is the Crane PowerMax SR-232 giving me 232/240 @ 0.050" and 112 degrees separation. It's the second mildest solid roller I can opt for and if i need more later on i can always opt for a bigger cam when i need it. The important bit is that as the engine is a 383 stroker it's got a 0.900" base circle …

adding Wynns Engine Flush to their oil? Was thinking about adding some.

A week old here lol... Just wanted to say thanks to Jeff who had a look over the car last week and set the running of it up right and done my boost controller etc. Jeff seemed to think it was put together well but im sure he'll coment on that himself. Was really glad I went down to see the new place. Looks great.

white zed M62/M60 junction bout 10ish this morning headed off towards bury

been thinking about this for a while now, just wondering if anyone has fitted the kit bellow or a similar kit and wondered what they thought of it http://airbagit.com/product_info.php?products_id=3700

Taken a break from the turbo install and fitted the lowering sprins and shocks on the back and the rear bumper. Alot lower than I thought!

ok i need to find out the colour code of my paint job but the guys that painted it back in Nov 05 have shut down and moved on. they described it as 'mazda atlantic blue', but that colour appears not to exist :headvswal ive put up a few pics of the Z on a Mazda forum, and the first reply I've had is that it could be 'winning blue'. ive done a search of winning blue motors - do you reckon this is my colour?

Well another day of fabrication :D this is to go where the ash tray used to be, as i dont smoke (not that any one would be smoking i the zed anyway) i have 3 USB ports, i RJ45 (network adaptor) for when i'm t home and file transfers (MP3's movies and so on) and the heated seat switches... i installed some red LED's so that i or the passengers know if the seats are on and on what setting (hi or low) Need to do the pannel for inside the arm rest cubby, 1 for the I pod and 1 for the i phone. :D Neil

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Can anybody help me, got new 2 Blow off valves, but have not got a clue how to fit them anybody help? Are these easy to fit or do i get someone to fit them?

Ok, i have been doing some research for my Final Year Uni Project and as i was sidetracked cam across the new Evo 10! Evo 10 JDM Versions Weight 1600kgs Power 276hp Zed JDM Versions Weight 1610kgs (LWB) Power 280hp So besides all the Electrical help a Evo 10 wil have as advantage over us we really still have top end cars today and ours came out 18years ago! From looking at the results of the NW RR (which i was on) all of us with uprated ecu, zorst and boost controllers had about stock 270-280hp (wheels) so i think that shows that we have great cars and still some of the fastest road cars around that are used day to day!! Just thought id …

right I need help please I am still having problems with my zed I have been told 1 I need new turbo's 2 that my piston rings and oil scraper rings have gone 3 I have a boost leak 4 I have a vac leak 5 my valve stem seals have gone 6 my oil was old and knackerd since I have had the car I have replaced the knock sensor both pcv valves and all the pipes the engine oil and oil filter air filter that's all I have replaced to date the problems I have are under hard acceleration I have black smoke and also blue smoke on tick over I have white smoke my head gasket is fine as I don't have any oil in my wat…

hi all not got my first z yet ( hopefully not be long) so was just wondering how the twin turbos work , do they come in together or does 1 help spool the other one ? sorry if iv posted in wrong plase or if someone as already answerd this question in another thred as im new tho this brill site .... thanks in advance. fray [/color][/color]

Was shocked today at prices they charge for fitting tyres. I don't need valves so it's straight fitting of my wheels and tyres and then balancing, cheapest I got was £46. One local place wanted £80 for cash so as I was on the phone, told him I'd be there in ten minutes :tongue: lol. I remember when it used to be a fiver a wheel lol Also, what's the score with filling with nitrogen? Is it to do with there's no difference between cold/warm temps? What happens if a tyre needs pumping up, I take it you can't get your compressor out and stick some air in there? Vijay

ok as some as you know i have been working on a fiat punto 1.4 turbo for a few weeks so yeasterday the owner came over and replaced all of his vac pipes as he had white smoke aswell and now he has hardly any do i need todo the same with mine ??

hi has anybody got one of them bungs that you put in where the afm goes that they would be willing to post to me so i can find my leaks then i will send it back with some money for a drink and the postage that you paid your end ???? i just carnt see the point buying one and maybe only using it once matt