General Discussions - 300ZX Related

The way you do business is second to none, really first class mate, ordered a set of UK Targa blinds from Jeff, as ive been aftera decent set for ages. he put them aside for me while i sorted my paypal. delivery superb, response superb. value for money superb. As Arnie says "i will be back" :bow: Cheers Stu

I enjoy driving, cleaning and fixing my zed, i feel proud that ive got one, my pride and joy its nice to see folks looking at it rumbling away. I never have bother with anything worth while (maybe occasionally) such as Skylines, Supras, 350's or decent motors, and it always ends with a decent nod to each. Sure i will have a play with certain vehicles if i deem they are worthy, but when im not in the mood, why do people in crap cars such as Saxo's, Corsa's and Old M plate Cavalier's always want to have a go, i just let them get ahead far enough that they think theyve done me, then i change gear and hit the fun pedal, then for some reason all i can see is them in my rear …

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say the car is a standard TT ????

When i first start my car it stinks of petrol. it lasts for a couple of minutes then dissapears. i don't think i've got a petrol leak as i haven't seen any little petrol puddles anywhere (not that i would as it evaporates fairly quickly) and it only seems to do it when i start the car up from cold. anyone got any ideas or had a similar problem to this?

Tech tip 2 The humble engine thermostat is often overlooked when performance issues arise and can have dramatic effect in particular the twin turbo and a lesser but just as important level on the non turbo zeds The thermostat is very commonly misunderstood in how it functions and this can in turn lead to ignoring the running issues that it can directly cause. The unit works from cold by restricting the flow of water around the engine block with the exception of a small by pass hole which prevents the water pump been overloaded. A simple but effective temperature sensitive action moves the valve either open or closed according to water temperature. The re…

Ok im still getting the same problem, my o/s headlight just switches on from time to time until i remove the relay.So convinced it was the relay at fault i waited for it to happen again and swopped for another relay and it comes back on again grrrr! Im now thinking could this possibly be a bad earth of some sort? any help much appreciated By the way i have hid's fitted if that makes any difference?

Hi, After over 2 years of my car sitting around the battery has given up. Can anyone suggest a good battery to get and are there any better ones for a car that won't be driven much? What does deep cycle mean on a battery? Cheers Vijay

Anyone know anything about his one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200306843436

Have tried to cure leak with Captain tolley's creeping Crack Cure but have found that the leak (drip) comes from where the targa rubber meets the rubber ar top of a-pillar i.e. top of the driver & passenger windows. anyone know the cure for this other than replacing the rubbers.

Hi all If I raise the ride height on my coilovers will I need to get the whole cars geometry re-done?

reading this thread http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=122140 reminded me that i was chatting to a local skyline owner this week he told me that the owners of GTART are taking delivery of 400 turbos!!!....all sorts and types from an overseas supplier who went pop in the crunch....might be worth calling them if your after something used, new or upgrade etc etc cheers chris

Hello, was wondering if anyone had put an overboost button on their car, allowing for a few moments of extra boost. I'm not talking of NOS here, just a bit more pressure like the twin turbo John Cooper Works MINI (please.. don't take the piss... was just reading an article on pistonheads)

NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!! But will probably be a good use to somebody :D Just letting people know :D http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270339482072 Munny May even be worth just to rebuild them :D

After my autobox recently giving up i was wondering if anyone knows how i would go about a manual conversion and rough costs if possible. cheers.

Well the other week the two heads arrived from the states along with a stupid bill for £250 import duty and the shipping was miscalculated so i ended up picking up the £120 excess on that too but all in all got the heads and roller rockers for £950 all in which is still a saving. Now the annoying part, the springs have been uprated to high lift crower ones, the head's been machined and they've been fitted already, only problem is the roller rockers he's sent aren't for the studs on the head. They're 3/8" instead of 7/16" (smaller diameter holes) Now if i were a skinflint i'd just change the bolts but as there's a good chance at high revs that these could bend a…

I have put my Zed up for sale on ebay, but only getting offers around £2300 is this the average now for our cars? :( http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=180327070020

This might sound completely amateur but to change the clutch, is it just a case of unbolting the prop and dropping out the gearbox?

Anyone know anything about these alarms? Got a problem with mine at the mo but I won't bore you with the details unless someone might be able to help. Have tried their tech support, but they're useless so far... To give you a brief idea - no chirp, LED always on, battery was very flat until recently...

Red 300zx, just spotted it out of the corner of my eye, aftermarket spoiler im sure. Going northbound just after J32 (m55 turn off) ANyone?? :)

I am having a engine rebuild and have taken loads of pics. I thought I would start a thread and share my pics and progress through this. All the work is getting done at Custom exotics, but though It would start stripping what I could off the engine at home in the garage. I have never done this before so It felt a bit daunting, but after a while I was enjoying It and was pleased I started stripping it myself ( felt I was learning more about my engine by doing this) I have managed to remove the drive belts, radiator, AC radiator, PS pump, AC compressor, alternator. All the intercooler pipes removed along with the inlet pipes to the turbos, some were a rig…

Suddenly my car has started to make 6 pings (like I had left the lights on) whenever I turn on the ignition. I assume it is trying to tel me something but cannot find out what. Any ideas ? I have checked and there are no lights on and the only thing I did on the car this weekend was to replace the interia light bulb.

A lot of owners have issue with the speedo, power steering, auto box change etc. All of these are related in as far as they are part of the speed sensor circuit, having seen many owners pondering on if the speed sensor is at fault then take a look at the picture below. The speed sensor is rare in as far as it can be seen to be faulty by just looking at it provided of course you know what to look for. The photo actually shows autobox sensors but the manual box sensor has the same issues. The unit is a small pulse generator, as the cog is turned by the gearbox the stator is turned within the field windings which produces a small ac voltage of around 1 to 5…

In the process of scrapping my zed and I was wondering if anyone knows what chip this is in my ECU? I was told by the previous owner that it had a JWT chip installed. All I can say is that the car's boost gauge (stock 14 psi) went off the scale when giving it the beans :wack: and the chip is definitely in a socket :) Also, what does the variable resistor (second photo) do? Cheers Dave

about 3:30pm, I flashed but I was in White citroen. Possibly Trevz but I wasn't sure.