General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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

After an overheating problem my heater is now not getting hot, it appears to be an air lock. Ive tried very hard to bleed it but without success. Thinking the heater was blocked, ive removed the inlet and outlet pipes and blown a hpsepipe both ways into the heater and it passes clear water. Has anyone got any suggestions to where else there is a blockage? The temp guage reads normal, but the engine is getting very hot.

Hi, On the nose panel, how does the front rubber/moulding fit onto the nose panel? Item 62370 to 62301Q in this pic http://www.300zx.lv/catalog/?gr=J&sec=650 Vijay

Ref 270354364512 - Mileage maxx Vortex generator on ebay at £4-99. Anyone bought one? does it increase performance & improve mpg? seeme too good to be true so probably is!

Hey, I'm looking to put bigger brakes on my zed as mine are shot and while replacing i may as well go the full monty on them. :p I currently have Rays Racing Volk TE37 apparently,( i don't have scooby about wheel brands etc i'm afraid), all i know is that there light as hell and that's what i like. Thing is there only 17 inch and no hope of getting bigger brakes behind them so i need to change them. What i want are some very light 19 inch wheels with the right dimensions ,offset and size etc to accomodate either some larger diameter disc and bigger calipers. So suggestions on wheel brands and specific wheels if you could, And what brake set up is…

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Hi, Does anyone have any pictures or links to pictures of the doors with the panels removed? The :wack: second bodyshop removed all the runners/fixings on the doors for some reason and I want to put all the right screw/bolts back on (I have a big box of them now lol). Cheers Vijay

just got back from having my cars geometry set up at http://www.centergravity.co.uk/index.cfm and cant believe the differance its made.when i arrived there at 9.30 he started work and didnt finish til 5pm.first he asked me how i drive and wanted it to handle.as it used to step out at the sniff of a corner we decided to go for ballance rather than drift happy.then once up on the ramps and several cups of coffee later he spent a good couple of hours checking and greasing all the components.he was very informative showing me if anything had any signs of wear, we found out that she had ohlins coilovers which i never knew!.anyway he then decided to weigh me so that she could b…

as the title states really, only started doing it about 2 weeks ago, i havent really driven it all winter so cant really put my finger on what has gone wrong/changed. basically if you let go of the steering wheel it rights itself to centre but seems to want to go slightly too far and the car pulls to the right, there also seem to be much more resistance in the wheel when steering to the left, any ideas?? cheers

Hey all, I'm going to see a guy tomorrow who is breaking a TT manual, and I'm removing the clutch pedal assembly and booster, just wondering, has anyone got any pictures of it on the car, or any tips for removing it? Reason being, by the time I get there, although he said his garden is well lit, it's still gonna be pretty dark, so any help would be appreciated :-) I'm hoping i don't have to remove the dash, I've got pretty small hands, and I don't mind laying on my back for a while (who doesn't, haha), so that might help... Cheers...