General Discussions - 300ZX Related

well im having i problem the car seems to boost up when throttle is eased on but not properly ive been told if i floor it it is not what i expected and im sure the turbo,s are not kicking in .. been advised to change plugs is this a good idea ...and is this the first place to start ?

hi i wonder if you can help me i want to know if there are any turbo timers out there that do the normal thing but then when they shut down the engine they then alow another timer of say 2 mins to alow my water booster pump to run? its not for my Z, i have a saxo which i have turbocharged and it seams to be fine running its only at the dyno stage hasnt been tested on the road yet but when you switch it off even if its only been idling for a few mins you can hear the coolant boiling in the turbo so i am going to fit a booster pump which will run all the time normal then stay running for a few mins after switch off im sure the turbo will cool down to a suitable l…

Well, it was the battery, and it's down again - so can anyone please recommend a gooooood battery ? If I have to replace it, might as well get a good 'un :)

front strut brace vs brake bulkhead brace You can only fit one, what do you go for - better brakes? or better handling? Or is there a way to have both?

c'mon... spill the beans. What guages have you added? what do they monitor? what do they look like? where did you fit them?

Change the o2 sensors?? :smash:

Just for those who may of missed the thread. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1172963#post1172963

hey guys just wanted to pick your brains , i got the engine in zed plumbed it in and it runs as sweet as a nut......however i took it for a spin the other day and when i booted it up a hill it hit bout 5500rpm then backfired with some impressive pops but then appeared to cut out and lose power. it came back to life at about 3000 and off again till it hit 5500 then same thing. a friend suggested a fuel issue maybe filter does that sound about right?

as ill be heading off to nurburgring in april like to no if the car is going to be good or not ????????

just picked up my zed (twin turbo auto) and its soooo quick. drove it on the roads today and was very greasy so learnt very quickly i had to be very gentle on the throttle lol.

my zed has a wheel size of 275/35/18 (rear)and i need two new tyres (rear). what tyres should i get and where from?

When I start my car in the mornings, the idle bounces around for a bit and settles at 1100rpm and the car then runs fine, I leave the car till I finish work, start it up and it goes to die out when I press the accelerator a bit and I get a very delayed rev reaction, I then drive it for a mile or so and the car runs fine, why does this happen, could it be a boost leak? or part of another idling issue? The car will also pop whilst going down hill in gear when not pressing the gas, is this normal, I have a JWT eprom upgrade to handle single air intake, 555 injectors? Other than the issues above, when the car is at normal temp it runs like a dream and when I put my…

Hi Team, Well, my engine is out and I'm stripping to rebuild. While its out though what could I do to improve the cooling of both coolant and oil? Can you get a bigger rad, or high flow water pump? Some cheap ideas would be good as I'm not made of money,:wack: but I want to make sure I don't have to take the Bast**d out again!:headvswal look forward to your suggestions Jase

has kinda semi stopped working, you have to spin the key like 5 times to get it to lock the driver-side then the passenger-side stopped locking with it? now there both playing up? is there some sort of cleaning or bending/fixing i can do? i got a letter thru from the police saying car thieves were operating in my area, iv got an alarm surely there's away of making it work the central locking? dont like using the key anyway

Saw a black zx with 3 pot led rear lights turn of marylebone road onto baker street (i think) this morning, headed towards oxford street

does anyone have the colour code for the dark red/maroon metalic paint? think its also called wine red, thinking of doing some body work to the zed soon and want to keep the original colour, thanks guys!

Hi! Now I am trying to put the adjustable upper link, but I have a problem... MY new upper are a little bigger that old´s. It is normal?, or I need to make bigger the hole? Thanks Regards

How do you adjust the windows, looking to see if i can pull mines up higher?

Take a look at ebay item number 250313490772..... Then read the small print...... Exchange engine removed or a 25% surcharge Yet they claim all sourced from JApan....... NOT methinks ! What do you think

Clicky Cool Zed which is abit different! Enjoy the Video!!

The next mods i want to do to my car is upgrade the fornt brakes, as they are dire :slap: I was looking at the 345mm upgrade that someone on here was doing, and was thinking bout doing it myself. Does anyone know what discs to use ? And does anyone have an engineers drawing, or measurements of the brackets, so i can make them up :) cheers

Are lwb and swb wings the same or are they different?

After mondays reconstruction day the the Collision Investigation Unit at TRL, one of the tests that were conducted was the braking abilities of the 300zx. The standard was set by a fully laiden 58 reg Mercedes Vito van, with a gross weight of 3 tonnes. 3 300zx's were used in the test. I cannot personally vouch for the condition of the other 2 zeds brakes, but i can confirm that following a check 6 weeks ago, my brakes are in full working condition with no seized pistons etc etc etc. The conditions were slightly damp, and the same bit of tarmac was used for the runs, so therefore i have given the average figures. The test was conducted at 30mph, using a fixed braking …

Happy Birthday Steve, I hope you have a good one. :duffer:

Hi I have been looking for a service and repair manual for some time now (hard copy) and have found a 1996 edition version with an al black front with white lettering on the net. Will this be ok for a 1990Z I have seen another version dated 1994 for a similar price too and just wondered what woul dbe the best one to go for? any idea? If anyone knows of a manual for sale let me know too I have already posted in the wanted section but no luck so far. Next month there will probabaly be 2 for sale lol.