General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys anyone got a conzult handy in Newcastle upon tyne area, im at a loss as to whats making the car so slow and thirsty, i get a code 33 but told this wont put me in safety boost, so jeff tt kindly suggested asking if someone had one nearby to plug in and see whats going on, il gladly give some beer tokens if anyone can help and dont mind coming to you, cheers guys and all the best and merry Xmas

I saw a 300 in shrewsbury parked up in a driveway . It was very nice. who is it??

Hi all, I want to get the best out of my new engine and have been told im going to need twin fuel pumps? Has anyone done this or can point me in the right direction in what is involved? Cheers Dan

Car has low power and i did ecu test, came back code 33? would this put it into safety boost? not sure what to do now? ive tried searching this code on here but cant find any other posts?? help

Just to let people know ive just tried against my car a 200sx s13 side skirt it fits perfect exacaly the same lenght as a swb zed .It need about a 1" trimed of where it cuts into the door thats it . wont fit a 2x2 il post pics later when its not dark.

Passed you just before the bridge in Bramford Saturday morning, not one I have seen before in this area :cool:

Not been around for a while cos I've been mega busy so hi and a Merry Christmas to you all :) Now - does anyone know anywhere where I can get tyres fitted for a reasonable price around the Bedford area? I had a word at my local garage the other day and he was talking about £17 each... I thought that was a bit high and after reading another post that said to expect about a tenner each, I suppose I was right. Cheers!

Hope this isnt a repost.. This seems cheap: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/825363.htm Though I would be worried about a) lack of service history/MOTs and b) lack of pictures Thoughts?

I have done all the usual removals AIV, EGR, Black canister, Cruise, (ECU is still in the car though, any idea where it is I'll get rid of it), flywheel, suspension, wheels. AC is still in as is interior and standard seats. Is there anything else I can look at getting rid of? Targas? Bonnet? go carbon? plastic wings? rear hatch - can you get a plastic or carbon for a 2+2 spare wheel and tools? Cheers

Well seems that I am only hitting about 6psi on full throttle now. So looks like a visit to Zedworld in the new year. I think I may have a leak somewhere :( is there any really obvious places to check ?

There used to be five of us living within a 1 mile radius and then there was only me. Now there is a stock silver JDM TT parked in a side street just off Toms Town Lane in Studley, Warwickshire (around the corner from me). I haven't seen an owner but it has been there every day for the past two months now. Come on, fess up ... who is it? Dan

Due to the the heater matrix in my car needs replacing which i only brought the car on tursday last week i am going to have to sell the car as i dont have the time nor the expertise to do the job and worst part is the wife nagging me and blaming me. i would just like to say i thank you for all the advice you people have given me over the last few days but it is a too big of job for me to do and i need a car that has heating as i have a sick baby. Maybe you will see me again when i can pick up a mint 300zx TT.

What a great thing to happen 2 days before christmas eh. It was parked out on the road in newcastle. It had a pretty dam tough disk lock on it so i think its physically been lifted and put in a van or something :mad: Going to try the shop down the bottom of the street as he has cameras out side of it. There is also a dude half way down that has one looking out of his window at his car. might be able to track down a reg number for Vans big enough if any of them were on and work. Past that i don't really know what to do like:cry::cry::cry:

Hello guys, I currently have an old Power Flow Exhaust (2x4 outlet) and whilst it looks ok it is really boomy on long journeys and it is begining to get on my nerves, I want to replace the system and de cat as well ((1990) with newish tubs), but I wanted advice on what people would recomend I want a 2x4 pipe outlet, and whilst I don't mind it grumbling a little i really don't want a loud chavtastic Southend Nova system, on my old Integra Type R DC 5 I had a lovely buddy club one that was really nice an quiet, any ideas? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Story so Far My car has killed Three auto boxes, set…

Well I've got another question :D Had a auto to manual conversion done a few years back. When pulling the rad I come across these pipes attached to the rad, the other ends were just loose. Am I able to bin these and just block the holes on the rad some how or are they still needed? Hoping to get the rad from ash sorted soon so won't be needing this one but wanted to check anyway, just incase I have to put it back for any reason. Thanks, Ant

wha could be the cause of poor boost? my boost gauge goes to 7 max its a jap import auto 1989 with a gauge with 7- and 7+ only and only seems to go over to right to about the 6ish mark.. any ideas should i get an aftermarket boost gauge?

Dunno if anyone from here as not seen it around my area before,on the bypass in Mexborough this morn around 8.30am

am going to change my front pads. running ferrodo 2500 at the mo, but the f**king squealing is doing my head in!! :x::x: thinking of either ebc red stuff or yellow stuff. have read the write ups for both pads, red seems ok, but i know the braking on a zed suffers from huge amounts of heat, so, the yellow option seems a winner, but does yellow squeal like the ferrodo 2500??? if it does then its a big no,no!!! is anyone running theses pads? all feedback welcomed. cheers people, al.

While removing bits ready to do the engine pull in the new year I decided to remove the Hicas. I have the elimination bar and will be doing this at a later date. I have the N/A PAS pot and N/A pump. I've managed to remove the TT pump and was looking at swapping the N/A pot. I guess with the N/A pot, as it only has the 2 pipes coming out unlike the TT pot that has 3, that you do a swap like for like with the pipes and remove the one that would of gone to the Hicas from the the TT pot? Where I've circled marked A, would this be the pipes going under the car to the Hicas? Can these be cut where I have circled and be removed when I fit the bar at a later date? …

Help I need some imput !!! :cry: I am currently trying to do a plenum bypass as some of the pipes are corrodid I have taken out all pipes bolts etc and I still cannot lift up the Plenum. It rocks back and fourth and side to side but will not lift up for love nor money :rant: Is there a hidden pipe or something :shock: PLEASE anyone have an Idea :headvswal I have used the link from Car.Mad (thanx matey for that) http://tech.aus300zx.com/Rear_Water_Hoses/NytWolf_waterhose_replacement.html But HELP ME please :confused::confused:

Was it you i flashed at on sunday afternoon i was in the purple bmw 5 series coming over the bridge by north camp station?

Havnt used my zed for a couple of weeks, and yesterday decided to take it for a little drive. After about 6 miles of steady driving I stopped the car and was talking to a mate. After about 7 or 8 minutes I noticed the offside exhaust started to very lightly blow blue smoke out. I switched the engine off after that. Drove it home and let it idle at home to see if it did it again, however,it didnt. Whats caused it to do it in the first place? Are my turbos on their way out? Cheers guys, Dan

Was a bit board this afternoon and found this website. Never Knew Zeds had been in so many fims, albeit for a few seconds. http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=nissan+&model=300zx&page=1

Just driving home and loads of traffic on a local dual carriageway near me, Blue lights all round, a highways lorry and a tow truck. Come along side a red 07 350Z, looks like driver lost it bigtime coming off roundabout and wrapped it passenger door into a large cement lampost. No pic, but i hope the driver is ok. Well and truly a write off, as it smashed the post down 45 degrees.

Afternoon, Now i've got the bits to do the suspension and brakes i think it's time to get a bit more out of the engine. I've already got the ECU upgrade, EBC and an Apexi filter so it seem that the only things to get me up to 14psi would be on the exhaust side. I was planning on getting some divorced downpipes and a Mongoose exhaust but i can't decide what to do about the cats. I've found some Hi-Flow cats on Z1 but was wondering if they're worth the money. I don't want to de-cat as the car's a 96 and it would mean sticking them back on once a year for the MOT and there's also the issue with the turbo seals. Does anyone know if Hi-Flow cats much better than the …