General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey everyone! Im new here, obviously, and im thinking of getting my self a 300zx:) I have always love the looks of them, yet i always seem to end up buying something else when i change cars! I started my japanese sports car ownership with a honda crx, then moved to a supra, and now im the proud owner of a gto. all of them are great cars but i think its time to get the 300 i always wanted:) So i was wondering if you could advise me on garages? i live in the cambridge area and one thing i have found annoying about the gto in particular is the closest trustworthy garage that knows anything about them is in potters bar london! Are there any 300 owners around my…

Fitted the steering wheel! (thanks SMW1:bow:) Had a problem, of my own making. Took the old one off in about 2 mins, came off easily. Put the new one on and did it all up tight, went to fit the horn and realised I hadn't put the wire on:mac1: Undid the nut and the wheel wouln't come off and all my pullers wouldn't fit. in the end I had to take the wheel off the hub and all the plastic surrounds and was able to conect the wire:hyper: Love the wheel though and there's no light on so all is good:nana2:

I just started wondering after reading so many posts on how to fix this n that, whats this noise, wheres me performance gone, me pistons are coming out me exhaust,nasty smoke filling the street etc etc, how many of us have a zed that is running mint, surely some of them run well and go like f@@@k, i realise that it would be a boring forum if it were just full of posts like, "zeds fine again today"ha ha.. so is your zed running right or are they all problems like mine????????

Does anybody know if the Exedy clutch for the twin turbo Z is any good or not? Its for my car which has a mines ecu, 15psi and decat pipes... Cheers guys, Dan

Right, I'll try and make this make sense... I seem to have drastically improved my dodgy idle (fast/slow fast/slow) by fitting some new IC/intake pipes. (I'll come back to that fast slow crap in a minute)... It sits nicely at 750rpm, although does slightly randomly fluctuate +/- 50rpm, is that normal? But, if I press the accelerator as gently as I can, it jumps from 750 to 1500, it is impossible to get anything in between. Now, referring back to the fast slow idle, if I adjust the TPS, at the moment it is fully counter-clockwise, as even the very very slightest movement clockwise, sends the idle to 1500rpm, exactly as it was doing with the dicky idle. I c…

How do I know if I've got heated seats or not? Is there a switch for em?

Right as my build is almost ready to go in i have the dilema of which clutch to buy and where from. I currently have a RPS 6 puck which is good but i dont think it would last too long with the 18G's. I have also heard OS Giken have a very heavy pedal which i dont want:nono: Any one got any alternatives and where to buy? Steve

Hey all. was having a poke around under the bonnet of my new z when i noticed there was a pip that wasn't connected to anything. It looks like a boost/wastegate solenoid. it is on the battery side just in front of the battery and bolted to the inner wing. there is 2 pipes coming out of the top of it but the bottom of the 2 pipes isn't connected to anything. i will try and get a picture up later on. any ideas?

Hi everyone. the zed has developed a problem:confused:a few days ago the exhaust temp light kept coming on then went away- now its back with a vengence the light comes on for a couple of minutes and the car is now running rough with a realy rough idle and a bad smell of burning when car is parked.Its a 90 j spec twin turbo auto,it says something about the exh temp on the sunvisor i just wish i understood japanesse:rant:

removed plenum. took all pipes the vacum,water,pcv,and the ones that come out the rockers just puting it back together but because i left it couple of days waiting for gaskets i forgot where they all go does anyone know if theirs a diagram of how they go please. also on the drivers side under the bonnet theres 2 electric things with loads of vacum pipes think controls the boost and boost gauge i took the pipes off and not sure how they go i know im an idiot for not marking them ha ha

Does any one know what this is, what it's for and if i can remove it with out any prob's?? It's broken and the bracket is knackered and if i can just remove it it will be easier lol Cheerz Neil

Trying to find a new gear knob for the car, the only one i've found so far is this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gear-Knob-Black-Leather-fits-Honda-Toyota-Nissan-Suzuki_W0QQitemZ180311664196QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item180311664196&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318 How close is this to the stock one? any links to one with red stitching?

Last year i had a small accident in the Z, i have replaced the bumper, o/s wing and headlights, but it looks like it has done a bit more damage and probably needs the bit that the headlights are mounted on replacing, or just straightening maybe. trouble is, dont really have the money to get it looked at and cant really afford to keep the car if its not being used. if i sell it as it is, i wont get anything for it and if i get it fixed and then sell it i still may not get a lot for it either. thought about breaking it up and selling parts, but i dont have anywhere to keep the car if i did that. any thoughts from the guys and gals on here would be greatl…

My jdm tt auto has just turned 100,000 kms (62,000 miles). Have owned the zed for 14 months and bought it with 98,000 kms so just covered 2k (1250miles) in my ownership and happy to report I have no major issues engine running smooth and gearbox a delight some miner niggles like drivers side door lock failed with broken plastic clip and glove box catch broken but all fixed so feeling very happy with zed and hope I havent jinxed it by wrighting this update. Also just coming up to the end of my subscription on this site and found it excellent in advice and general chat so will be re-subscribing in feb. for another year and hope my zed keeps on rolling and maybe get to Z009…

The first time i seen a 300zx tt i fell in love, it was when my brothers friend who bought a tt import and gave me a passenger ride in it when i was 16, ever since then i vowed that one day i will own one and now i do i love it!:D

Hi guys , just looking for some advice as im looking to resurrect my 300zx for this summer and looking at getting some engine work done, just not too sure what my options are yet: My nissan has been off the road for the past couple of years, she was smoking quite bad everytime i pulled up at traffic lights etc and it was left idling and whilst it was off the road i was going to get it fixed however i got the chance of a wide arch kit and a few other body parts for half price last winter so i decided to fit that and have it looking mint, then start on the engine once the body was done. That time has almost come and i was wondering who/where is best for me to take…

Done a search on this, but cant seem to find much on the actual removal of the old wheel. Is there a couple of screws on the back which you remove and then pull the centre off. Then get a large socket on the nut and job done??? after dont touch anything behind it, could I mark it with tip-ex to have a reference point? Thanks:)

Ok so looking around on youtube for videos in the morning, and i come across this, any idea whos car it is??? [YOUTUBE]y9XHrpk9e4Q[/YOUTUBE] A few videos later.... [YOUTUBE]tcFrRMJ0aLQ[/YOUTUBE] Then final..... [YOUTUBE]A2RuuRVnaXE[/YOUTUBE] How could you do it to a zed is beyond me.......... http://uk.youtube.com/user/teasready

Its been out the bodyshop for 18 months now with its full gloss white respray with ultra violet flake. However, the cold weather has caused it to come out with some small micro blisters here and there, so its going in tommorow to have a machine polish... & while its in there I am having the B door pillars and roof painted high gloss black :hyper:

Going to have to take it to someone who knows there stuff with these as as i thought its down on power, i have so far checked for boost leak, checked ecu and have code 55, cleaned terminals tbs, had a mechanic put it on his diag, nothing wrong at all, it has 11 psi showing on the guage and sounds fit as a fiddle, no missfire, and runs lovely, dead smooth etc, however i got outdragged by a boy racer in a civic tonight, what a disaster

So thought i would continue the white leather theme through the car.... Done the drivers side, gotta do the passenger side and was thinking of doing the roof liner as well... got loads of white leather enough for that a retirm of some pannels that have been damaged were crap, and the boot install...... So wha'd ya think..... Cheerz Neil

Met up with Radron last night, Ive now got some leather to re do my drivers seat, and he has some bits from me. Nice to meet you in person, makes a difference when reading peoples posts. Shame you didnt bring the zed out to play, It was very slippy in the fog on the way home. The zed was a bit tail happy. Next time im up around your neck of the woods, i will let you know. When we do the next Viginnia water meet, i expect to see you there. Good man Cheers Stu

My Z has the Hella HID kit on which was from a group buy on here years ago. And first the right headlight went out (not main beam), so i thought it was the bulb, tried it in the left side and the bulb worked. So i thought it must have been the ignitor (the kit has seperate ignitors and ballast), tried plugging the right one into the left and it sparked, still no light from the bulb, and now non of them work. So my question is, does anybody, maybe from the group buy, still have the wiring diagram, or had this problem themselves and solved it. Or know a good auto electrician in the northwest that can sort this problem out. This is the link for the original group buy. …

THIS WEEKEND 17th & 18th Jumble Sale everything must go so come and grab a bargain. just let people know im getting rid of all my zed stuff complete cars , wheels , brakes , engines all of it. My address is Riverside Gills lane Rooksbridge Somerset BS26 2TY just off jct 22 of the M5 tel 07787156626 Many thanks Paul

As I'm getting a list together of what I need to get for my rebuild. I have been looking at uprated clutch and flywheel. Thing is not sure what one to go for. I've been searching on what other people have and have wrote about this subject and I am thinking of the RPS clutch and flywheel. With the different types I'm not sure which one to go for. My setup will be GT28r turbos with forged pistons and conrods. Would the sport street clutch be good enough or will I need the MAX street clutch? There seems just the one RPS flywheel from Z1. Has anyone had experience with the Z1 clutch and flywheel combo with the 6 puck ceramic option? Thanks, …