General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi I'd love some advice being very green when it comes to any working knowledge of the large lump under the bonnet. For sometime(couple of years) I've had a problem with bolts loosening up on the manifolds but I'm told by my previous garage these were too inaccessible to tighten right up but equally due to the inaccessibility they would not work completely out. Well now the exhaust is realy blowing and really affecting acceleration at quite low speeds (60-80). My new garage say bolts appear to be loose on the turbos too now and because these and the manfolds bolts are impossible to get ut they need to drop the engine to have a good look. Does that sound r…

Can anyone tell me what the paint code will be for my 93 UK black Zed (without me having to go out in the wet and look!), and also where I would be able to get a touch up kit?

N reg White Zed in the Council Car park.... Anyone working in the council.... I am and mine is parked in a different car park

the solenoid thingy, can i get shot of it now that ive bypassed the hicas and got rid of the pump from the back

should i or should i not remove

Hello Just back from dropping the z of at the garage for a service, hoping all goes well:D! Plus going back up later with a new front bumper to see about getting it cut and reshaped to fit my headlights then resprayed:D! Can't wait to get the z sorted out:D!

Firstly, huge thanks to Mark Topless for arranging the meet at Virginia Water And 2nd, Cheers to all the members who showed up at the meet. Good to see some of the newer folks too and nice to put a face to names. Out of a possible 22 names from the 'i will be there' i think we got 19, Even though the weather wasnt that good, we all made an effort. South Central and South east, we know how to have a good meet and get a bonus of watching a Merc burn. Felt really sorry for the owner while all of us watched, and Bullit and i just kept taking pics................. Plus my my daughter (Holly) got a souvenir........U know what i mean. Cheers Stu

ive been reading old threads and it seems there is a problem fitting 52mm gauges in the slot, but... What is the problem?

looking for a new set of 6x9s since one of mine has packed in now anyone recomend a good set looking for something between 100 and 150 pound but open to sugestions

Hey all My car had the plenum removed and painted by the garage. When they put it on the Dyno it blew out a gasket. When I asked them if they had put new gaskets in when they put the plenum back on they said that the gaskets looked ok to them and so they just put some silicone on them and put it back together. My Question is if they try and charge me to pull the plenum again and put ion new gaskets should I pay? Or should I tell them it was their own fault for cutting corners? Bloody Monkeys! :slap:

Has anyone got a new set as im after some asap and cant wait for them to come from the usa

Come on, so who wants to see the new zed all done??? All it needs now is the lights in the front bumper when Paul@SWZ comes back to me otherwise its done. Must say a hige thank you to Danny at DTA for sorting the ECU out, he has put quite a bit of time in to it for me :bow:

New Gauges(Temp/Boost/Oil Pres)water temp adapter,new braided fuel lines and replaced some vac lines-(DTA,cheers Dan)New Din angled 3 gauge mount.Steering wheel and JD Chipped ECU(cheers John).Strut Brace. Tony:cool:

hello. was just wondering if there is any meets in scotland?

hi i have done a diagnostic check on my autobox and it says throttle sensor is knackered but after speaking to zcentre they have assured me that this wont be the problem,it is struggling to change gear while driving slowly and the power & hold lights both come on when in hold mode,is there a way to test my gearbox?is there anywhere that i can take it to be tested in the north west?it is apparently a race ready box.sorry for long post. any advice please?:cry:

Iv had a go at getting to the back injector connectors off and I cant get near them to undo the little metal clips holding them on. Plus whst do I use to clean them, iv heard its good to use alloy wheely cleaner and a paint brush??

My nearly 20 year old 300zx which has spent most of its time laid up on my drive for the past 3 years has just had its mot and passed with flying colours with not a single advise!!:hyper: This zed has passed first time on every MOT since I bought it nearly 5 years ago:cool: It has avoided the dreaded tin rot with not a single piece of welding yet:smash: Mot inspector congratulated me on how superb the underbody condition was. My car was imported in 1996 and I was surprised it had not a single advise. I at least thought the handbrake and brakes may have advised or failed as they have been stood since march? I only drove it 13 miles and they seemed quite …

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350115669184&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 has anyone tried these already? what sort of gains do you get from a decent manifold setup?

Just to say I went to my first meet at Virginia Water Sunday. And it was great, I met so many people who's names I only knew by there ady here on the site. Thanks to those that organised it, and count me in for the next one. Brilliant day.

Was in me Z yesterday quite wet down here in the south. I manged to loose grip and the back end of the car kicked out but nothing to serious and held the car and stopped her from skidding and drove on. Now ever since then and may be coincidence the idle when the car started is 1500 to 2000rpm in park and when taken on a 40 min journey and then again placed in park the rpm shots up to 2000rpm. I stopped at a petrol station also and filled up this morning and a orange light flicker very quickly on the right side of the dash dont remember seeing this before when starting again maybe getting paranoid. The car otherwise in drive and reverse is at the normal 10…

comes from here http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=12586&highlight=installing+boost+controller stock ecu good for 16psi ? according to this http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=main&msg_id=23596 very interesting maybe dangerous but anyone else read this?

Hi Guys, I am looking to renew every single bush on my car in the near future along with new shocks and springs. There is nothing obviously wrong with my car at the minute, but I'm on a mission to make it as close to perfect as possible. I'm assuming the suspension will be mostly 15 years old now so its time to tighten it all up! Can someone list all the kits I'll need to renew the entire lot, confused about the front upper control arm bushings (don't seem to be available) and also if I get new standards shocks do they come with new bushes? My car is an import. Many thanks in advance Guys.........:hyper:

Guys, Just in the process of making the final choice on my new wheels. Ive sorted the sizing on the front, but im struggling the figure out whats the most extreme offset i can go on the rear. The problem with the type of wheel im going for i only have 2 options for the 10 inch wide rear wheel. They are: +18 +38. This is the look im after: Now do i go for the +18 and run the risk that the offset is too aggressive, (or end up with an insanely stanced car) or do i play it safe and go for the +38 and just wack some spacers on to fill the gaps Your suggestions please

ok guys scoobydude has made a nice gesture of giving the last few bits he has away for free:) his subscription has run out so those wanting to see what bits he has either email him or tag on to this thread and go from there...remember guys this is not a "for sale" thread mearly a way of finding what he has and making contact http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1155299&postcount=1

hi guys i want to bypass the water pipes to te throttlebodies i can see the pipes in question behind the plenum chamber can this be done without removing the plenum chamber thanks guys:bow: