General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have had the engine out of the car. installed the usually rods and so on. (z1 engine kit) and gt600r turbos. I have removed the egr, aiv, carbon canister and prvr and plenum/water bypass. The car is reaally rough on idle when we started it for the first time. And I mean realy rough. And there is alot of blue/black smoke comming out of the exhaust. The apexi boost controller showed the injector at 90-92 % at idle?? When I tapped the accelerator it dropped to around 60-70%?? Seemed a bit strange to me?? Tried unpluging some of the electric connectors on some of the coils but there is to much noise from axhaust and engine to hear any diffrence. For some reas…

reverse lights not working, there are 2 bulbs, but one has been changed to a red bulb, and theres a manual switch for it, used as a fog light. however the other bulb doesnt light up? (i have checked the bulb) do you need reverse lights for MOT? as the car had 11 months MOT when i got it, so unsure if was working then?

:slap: Making my neighbours panic! I nearly came out and swore too :D Next time, make more noise and I'll come out :dance: Good to HEAR you out and about in your zed again Mr Gumball3000! :nana2::nana2:

I have just fitted new zorst and induction kit and now idling at 950 :mad: was at 800 before !! Induction made the differance ! Base idle screw wont go in any further ! Could it be that my base timing is out causing a high tickover which I slowed down just after I got the Z and now cos of better breathing has gone back up ??? I know that advancing the timing can give a faster idle !!! Any suggestions chaps ?:confused:

ok its a big one but how exactly does the pcv system work, the valves allow gasses through when theres vacuum in the intake , when the intake is pressurized the valve is closed so your bottom end of the engine isnt pressurized and the dipstick doesn't pop out, i cant see how these valves sticking open or closed would make the car smoke on idle as thats what the valves are supposed to bloody do isnt it ( let the crank gasses into the intake ), so what is the real cause of smoke on idle?

Was giving it a bit of thrash, not too much, when it started puffing a bit of white smoke out the back. drove home carefully and took a rocker cover off. There was a lot of oil emulsion around so I assumed a head gasket had gone. Strange cos they're good gaskets, anyway, whipped the heads off and there's a cracked piston and a 2" long split in the cylinder wall! So with this being the latest in a succession of engine disasters over the last 6 years I've decided reluctantly to call it a day with building cars. So, the main reason for this post is to work out the best thing to do with the car. Obviously most of the running gear will be no use to anyone on here, …

I have the Series 3 Suede interior panels so instead of retriming them I had a few of the other pieces done instead to compliment the rest of the interior. Retrimmed in Black leather with Blue stitching, pretty pleased with the outcome. Its subtle. but does the trick I think. Not got my retrimmed upper dashboard back yet though.

is there a difference between a n/a and tt prop or are they the same cheers:confused:

hello all im new to the forum,i am having a problem starting my 300zx tt it turns over but wont fire up i have changed the coilovers and the petrol is getting to the pump but after turning it over for a while there is no smell of petrol any ideas thanks john

Guys, Can you remind me what goes onto this pipe off the balance bar, i cant find any loose pipes anywhere, looks like some sort of vacuum hose should go onto it, but im lost to know where it comes from?!?:confused: Anyone got any ideas on where i could find where the hose comes from Cheers

After sobering up this morning, me and my girlfriend took the zed out for a drive around the country, after about 45 mins of good driving down lanes we came across a small pet store / equestrian supplies place outside of Billingshurst, West Sussex. This place is in the middle of nowhere. Only about 4 cars in the carpark and all 4x4's. Had a look around the shop for about 10mins. Come out to find an immaculate white UK TT parked next to my Black UK TT. Whilst having a look around it, the owner approaches me with his partner. We get chatting about zeds. Basically i think his zed was garaged for 9 years, decided to see what it was like, only needed to jump start …

Still got to put a few other bits and bobs on, but im pretty happy so far

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Hi all very angry upset and pissed off me here. friday was on my way home, hit a stretch of dual carriageway, indicated to pass a flat bed Ducato van, got alongside him and he pulled out!:eek:! no warning no signal nothing. Then to make things worse he proceeded to carry on coming out and smashed me into the crash barrier.:shock: the pass wing mirror bust the side window and hit me in the head! and he has wrecked both rear panels, both doors, front bumper, bothe front wings, and all 4 of my alloys. Am sick to the stomach after 4 years of hard work then in 2 secs its smashed to pieces..... luckily for me i have a guaranteed value policy so if they write…

Looked pretty stock - would have been at about 12pm, heading from Miller St. towards Walker St. I heard a rumble that could only have been one thing, looked around and there it was!

Hey guys Ive spent ages tring to track down an earthing problem and wondered if the old earthing straps the hung off the back of a car and touched the floor would benefit the car in any way? Cheers

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can someone tell me please, the front wings dont need to come of do they if your going to take out engine :eek:

Take the engine out myself, no great rush as im still saving for tubs and buy gt 525. Or wait untill I have money, then get garage to do work and rebuild old tubs? ps live in norwich :(

I know a few of you have had your car detailed. How much does it cost?

After a long lay-off from the V8 project due to a combination of ill-health, getting the music/album/band off the ground (got a gig at Birmingham Bar Academy this coming Thursday 24th...all are welcome! :D ) and focusing on getting John's done first (quite rightly :)) with the aquisition of my new donor car from Paul at SWZ I've definately got the bug back again (after feeling a bit disheartened by it all for a bit tbh). Now I've got a donor vehicle I can continue working on the wide-arch Z and not delay the transplant of the VH as, to be honest, life is too short and I just want to enjoy driving the damn thing as soon as humanly possible! However, the break ha…

The description for this Z is so bad it almost sounds stolen!: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-300zx-white_W0QQitemZ270256938439QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270256938439 I'm sure it would sell for twice as much if the owner could be bothered to present a decent ad! Hope it's no one on here!

Many from here going to the JAE gathering on Mersea Island (essex) on 29-31st August?, be good to see a few of everyone there

Does anyone know where I can get ome missing parts from a turbos kit please? The kit is Greddy TD05 16G. Any help would be appreciated

Out earlier and can confirm superheros drive cars, :dance::dance: