General Discussions - 300ZX Related

What are people running? I know that coil-overs are the ones to go for it you have the money, but what about a set of lowering shocks and springs? So who's running what??

Got my apexi air filter through today and fitted it (Thanks Speedfreak). The difference is amazing! I was running a cheap one I had lying around in the garage, it was meant to be a temporary fix but that was 8 months ago:slap: Anyway the way the car is now it so different there is more boost, I think the dump valves are louder, the car dont back fire any more and best of all the petrol smell I got when I floored it has gone. Think it has to be one of the best £25 i've spent:) Proof that cheap air filters are crap:D

Thinking of getting the N/A subframe and diff from paul, how big it it?? Would it be possible to get in the Z somehow? Also what do I need to check it comes with for a complete swap??

Just a quick thank you to Bee Gee Vinz for sending me out some screw's for my TPS so quickly... Your a ledgend dude! :bow:

Im getting a "bong" noise when i reach and exceed 70mph, is there a way to get rid of it as its getting very irritating :xxx:

What sort of colour match do you think ill will get .Im going to get a pair of door mirrors painted i belive this is a tri coat pearl .Anybody had experence matching eh7 thanks taff.

Since my engine and performance figures are pretty much stock (although new with little use), I've been using good quality 10/40 semi as per manufacturers recommendations. I'm doing a mild boost upgrade over the following months and am considering upgrading the fluid to Oilman's recommendation of the Silkolene pro. Just wondering who is using this fluid and what engine modifications you have? If stock, interested to know of any changes in running, ie, smoother etc?

Does the manual transmission have an oil cooler?

HELP..i have in my zed a turbo time/remote engine start!!! it is not didital just a 3 position switch with 2 buttons & says "BeTime195" on the front does anybody have one or know about them... as the other day me & dannzx were working on the car & after turning it off removing the keys...it started up by its self:o (hence its new name CHRISTINE)... but it done this about 4 times so we disconnected the battery re conected it & its been ok!..the trouble is i dont know how it done it....i cant get it to do it again???? even for a safty reason it would be nice to know how or what triggers it off any help would be great westley

Have a look here - http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1194495#post1194495 :) Vijay

Hi, Not long had my auto box reconditioned and dont use the car very often. when i first picked the vehicle up i took it for a spin on the motorway. i found that the vehicle would red line and not change up. if i came off the accelerator and back on then it would change up a gear this carried on through every gear? is this the box relearning the limits? Also now when ive used the vehicle for a while maybe half an hour the vehicle stops in 3rd gear and redlines and wont change up until i turn it off and let it go cold?? Many Thanks Andy P.S. Ive already had the auto cooler add some time ago. Vehicle - UK TT Auto 1993

i found this pipe that is not connected to anything there is also another pipe on the other side that is not connected what are they for and should they be connected and is it a good or bad thing thats there not connected

Having a major tidy up at the mo, as girlfriend is moving in this weekend, and party the next. Sorting my dvd's and cd's out, and i found this cd. This was a meet we did on Sunday 20th Aug 2006, from Boxhill to Brighton between SE/SC regions. It was my first ever zed meet, loads of zeds snaking down the road and following me in my plumbing van, (as i killed my 1st zed in France a few weeks before messing about with an Aston) the fun i had had trying to keep up with the rest of you, nearly losing it bigtime on a curve on the A24 and all the zed drivers thinking he's going to lose it. all going differnt ways around roundabouts, agro from the police, and doing my best to…

think i may have rain water getting somewhere it shouldn't, car runs fine whenever its been dry for a few days(not often), day after a good downpour it doesn't want to shift up when it should (its a 91 jdm TT auto), it will run to 4-5k revs before shifting up and if you ease off the throttle revs drop, back on the throttle and its as if its in neutral. really is becoming a PITA, leaving it in 'hold' mode sorts it, but kinda spoils the point of having a zed, anyone got any ideas what it could be??? thanks in advance murf

Just toying with the idea, not sure if it would work. Would it be possible to use the boot lifters the struts to lift and hold the bonnet? Ant

Hi all, Yet another wheel question. Will a 9.5j et20 fit on the rear of the Zed as i have the chance on a deal if they do. Not a problem if i have to roll the arches;) Cheers Dan

wonder if theres any place in Northern Ireland that really knows how to work around a 300? My mate services all my cars and he is good but he doesn't have a garage so when it comes to big jobs he cant do it so would be nice to know if theres a man i can trust my car with around here :)

Got the car running alot smoother! The problem was the ecu, it was only running on 5 cylinders and datascan / consult couldnt pick it up. Put the other ecu in (which paul gave me very kindly) and its running perfect now! Also the timing is now fixed :D Thanks alot bud

Can anyone show me what this looks like (UK bumper headlamp washers fitted) ? I've been looking for it online to see what it looks like but cant find anything bout it. Also would like to know if anyone here as serviced the car in nissan before and arround how much it is to service it in nissan? Is it really worth it?

First off :bow::bow::bow: To Lee (Mrbusy) This guy has some skills...... Any way postman bought me a little present today....... And here they are fitted very quickly...... need to tidy it all up and secure them properly.... just need to install some LED's but wanted to wait untill they were here to have a work out where was best to mount them..... And as a little quirky gift... (i think he was showing off myself ;) ) Cheerz Neil

Hi Stu, are we still getting our cars custom mapped at the same time by John Dixon?

Has anybody heard a sharp buzzing sound when the lights are on. Turn the lights off and the sound goes. Very strange. I tried to pinpoint where exactly it was coming from, but failed. I believe its coming from the front left hand side of the engine (as you would look at it from the front) near the PTU location. Thats a guess though. Any ideas?

cheers jeff for sorting door part-top man. ill buy you a pint if your at Z009.;)

as some of you might know i'm in the proccess of fitting an N/A rear to the old girl. the problem i had was my prop shaft. its a one piece ally TT shaft so i didnt want to get ride of it for an N/A shaft, reason being money's tight and didnt fancy shelling out for another prop so, this is how i over came the problem...... one ally spacer, machined from a solid lump costing £20, 5 hack saw blades and 2 days in the work shop on a lathe and pillar drill. the thin ring spacer is original which came with the prop. the two are then bolted together..... it is then bolted to the diff flange to bring the distance out to the same spec…

As the title nice red un coming down the hill at Chepstow by Tesco at 2.45pm today