General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi guys, im getting trouble getting the input shaft lined up with the clutch, it seems the gearbox is hitting the top of the transmition tunnel; an it still needs to go up 10mm to enter :headvswal is there a knack for doing this? any suggestions? cheers

Hi all Sorry for asking a real dopey arse newbie question but I am looking to get my first Zed. My car should be sold tomorrow so will have cash ready to go but have some questions. I know I definately want a manual turbo but am not sure of other models id's? Such as Z32 etc. Apart from the obvious style change over from late 80's what happened then? Any help much appreciated Mike

hi all, check out the "items for sale" section for this offer!!!! sorry for forum hijack. alan.

I have a custom stainless steel decat exhaust system on my twin turbo Z. I have now decided that i want the car to be even louder... the car has two small silencers just before the tips. Is it ok to remove these? Will it cause damage to the turbos? A lack in back pressure? Any more information too would be great, thanks, Dan

Jesus,i have taken the rad of draned the water drained the oil then started on the top wiring.jesus theres mo0re vacum pipes than dysons hoover factory and as for wiring it took me an hour to chase bake and lable 12 wires,still in for a penny in for a pound.

Takr of the or undo the sterring for the engine out or can i advoid?

Hi, well its official I need to upgrade my ecu. I have rebuilt turbos, and 555 injectors trying to run on my standard ECU apparently. Subsequently the turbos are restricted a bit at the moment. I have been advised to get and AEM stand -a- lone ecu. My power reading today was 280.02 ???? Me.....NOT a mechanic or car genius. Any ideas, and not too expensive, Or has anyone got a spare they could sell me. Thank you all.

Right, mine has gone pop so I need to get this swapped. It's a S1 N/A has anyone done this themselves and can offer some guidance or even a "how to"?:confused:

Hi Mate, We spoke on the phone quite a few times in March, when I was going through a sticky patch with the missus! Got a lost your number and forgot your username blah blah blah until today when I found your username on another thread! Drop me your email bud!

Planning on changing engine oil & filter Plugs Gearbox Oil & filter if it has one couple things first off will any of these have any unexpected problems i.e hard to get at wierd shaped bolts etc... any tips? the plugs look a nightmare and how tos anywhere?

Replacing my worn out Bridgestone RE05s soon. They've lasted 3 years. Were about 1/2 worn then, so haven't done too badly. Around 7,000 miles. They are a little bit too hard for me, not too bad on a warm day, they work very well when warm, as do all tyres, but are pretty shite when cold and not good in the wet at all....even though I've only driven in the wet with it about 4 or 5 times. I am going to go up a size. Currently, the rears are 265 35 18 and I want to go to a 40 profile to match the fronts. There's enough room for a marginal increase. I find the rears look a little too stretched and too low-profile, 285 might be pushing it a little with the offset I h…

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Had a new z1 gt500 fail on my fathers car shortly after fitting it.Z1 replaced it under warranty and gave $500 for the inconvenience of having to pull the engine again:eek:..Im astounded.Big thanks to Shawn and Russell at Z1.

Hi all, I'm looking to remove the rear spoiler and wiper from my Zed and am wondering if anyone has done this, have any advice to minimise cost re: filling and paint etc. Not looking to spend a fortune but interested to know if anyone has done this? Many thanks.

Just back from the MOT and told that the car does not have rear fog lights. 1994/M. I was convinced it already had working front as well as rear fogs and they have been working (inadvertently) when one of the front side lights was out. If you've modified your Zed and in Berkshire and wouldn't mind helping me out then please let me know, need to get this done asap. Many thanks.

Can we get a Name and shame section for good and bad experiences of garages? I see this rule applies for pepole who sell items like here http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=64841 but not garages

got given new standard air filters tonight replaced the old ones[ realy thick crud on them ] impressed with the difrence that made ,so when i put the induction kit on how much difrence will that be

Is there a cure? the originals are still in place but blanked off, and i cannot find any leaks around the new once or the connections ive made

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Whats the chances of finding out the paint code for the 350Z gold calipers as mine are abit tatty i just want to touch them up abit. Any ideas anyone? Cheers

Hi Guys, Got to remove an autobox off an N/A and been told I have to remove the 4 bolts that hold the torque converter on before I remove the gearbox as I want to keep the autobox and torque converter in 1 piece. How do I get to the 4 bolts though? Cheers Vijay

Hi All, Ive been talking to a mate of mine who thinks that with all my lightened gear im going to have alot of trouble starting off in my car like at traffic lights etc. And also mensioned that i will loose alot of torque? I have: 1 piece lightned prop 12lb flywheel full set of pulleys With a six puck clutch which i have driven another Zed with the same clutch and there aint much difference to the stock. Does anyone have the same sort of spec or know any better?? Cheers Dan

Hello, i purchased a speedo cluster which is different to what I've got. I've got a boost guage so wanted to put a speedo from a NA into a TT This is the back of mine, can someone please recognise it (year - my car is 1992 jap tt, version etc): Am I able to put a NA cluster into a TT? Seems, i have a spare NA cluster now...

kind of hard to describe the problem but here goes around the doors it seems fine, 1st gear pull as it should but as soon as it goes up the gears it looses acceleration, boost gauge reads full etc... also on the motorway once upto speed and the car is hitting 3500rpm if i back off the throttle the car returns near enough to idle. Then when i accelerate again it builds the revs back up to 3500 rpm before the car will accelerate again. i've had auto cars before and none have done this but they were yanks or jags is it fubar lol

done all the usual checks etc... dont get any overheating problems or loose any water but it just refuses to blow hot air lol any ideas?