General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My car has failed its MOT with excessive play in the front lower ball joint at the hub end of the lower transfer link (not the only thing). This bit Does anyone know whether this is going to require a whole new transverse link, or just the ball seat? Also does anyone know the part numbers (or where I can get either of them from)? cheers JK

Has anybody got any pictures of the inside of a standard ECU and a Chipped ECU?. Mines supposed to be chipped, but I dont think it is. Also, how do these compare to a "diy" chip:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINES-VX-ROM-ECU-for-NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-300-ZX-VG30DETT_W0QQitemZ150271541632QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150271541632&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318 Cheers

As above, new 555 Nismo injectors, does not smoke rattle or knock, uses no oil or water, new cam belt and water pump 3k mles ago, engine done about 90 thousand kilometers. From a 92 SWB Manual. Would be sold complete and could be heard and even driven. Might also want to sell my manual box with hd clutch and Fidanza ally flywheel Fancy an RB engine in my Z, Just looking for a ball park figure to do some sums.. Thanks

Got a nice delivery from the nice people of FedEx yesterday :D Alot of obvious bits, but the smaller bits in there are a Braided clutch line, new clutch bearing, pivot ball, pilot bushing, Rad mounts and 02 sensors Hard pipes with BOV mounts HKS SSQV Bovs Z1 Steel Flywheel (only weighs 10.7lbs!) RPS Street Max Clutch AMS Rad Divorced Downpipes and De-cats Also got a load of gaskets,PCV pipes etc for the plenum (which is now polished) and a few other bits and bobs, And its all got to be fitted by Sunday :nelson:

hi there 300 lovers i have a wee ?,i needed to take my spoiler for one reason or another,anyway as it was off i must admit i did like the look of the car with no spoiler,at pressent the car has its spoiler back on,but my ? is if i took it off and kept it of would it effect the over all handerling of the car. your advise would be more than welcome. :)

Have uploded some pics of the drag ZX on my website... the intake looks a bit unusual but probably works well!! http://www.7starcarsales.co.uk/134920/7star_stock.htm

This has to be a chip issue, checked all other possibilities. Every time i put the boost up to 14psi i get det over about 5k rpm?? 12psi is fine? I ehink its got to be worth trying another chip. I currently have one from a forum trader but was thinking of a JD Chip??

Hi all, Any suggestions for the above? I've been testing after being off the road for a couple of years. Previously untested mods are 550cc injectors, FMIC, straight through exhaust, AIVs gone, EGR gone, carbon can gone, aircon gone, plenum water bypass, stock boost solenoids gone, std recircs gone, Nistune daughterboard ECU management (set up roughly correct for 550cc injectors). Other stuff I've been running for a while, Blitz BOVs, AVC-r, intake, decat exhaust, SE chip (prior to Nistune). I have to lean the injectors out to approx 1/3 of what they should be running at to make it idle, I still get black smoke and sooty plugs. Hardly any power at any …

WTF!!!!! did a compression test on number 6 and it came back almost zero, added some oil, still zero must be a valve or the headgasket , im not getting any smoke at all, just waiting for my mechanic to call back... Having a bit of a nightmare at the mo :( Looks like its coming apart again. :(

Scott has just rang to tell me the "super dooper forged engine" I bought of JD'z has a problem. How much of a problem determines what I do with teh car, so there maybe some bits for sale tonight as I am sick and tired of being ripped off with this car. This is now the 3rd time

can anyone help me i purchased a hks turbo timer tha came straight out of a zx twin i would like to fit it but aint got a clue where can anyone enlighten me theres a 3 point white plug at the end along with an earth and a grey wire with a female round connecter on thanks in advance...i will put a photo up if anyone needs it to see what i mean:)

At last the zed has gone in to Chris at Z Tech, as soon as I pulled up, he said that it was the turbo seal, I kind of guessed that as I choked a few bikers that were behind me with my oily smoke lol. Exited and gutted at the same time as he will have it for a while and I will have no car, but on the other hand it will be having the forged pistons, 555 injectors, jwt530bb turbos, lightened flywheel, rps clutch, lightened pullys, full service, cam belt etc, gaskets, new pipes, so it should be worth the wait, Chris seems like a really nice guy who is genuine and enthusiastic about these cars, I will keep you all posted on how it all goes, cant wait.:dance:

saw you wednesday afternon, about 4:15. The car had a bodykit but standard wheels. import i think. Looked like you'd just come off the M65 and headed for B&Q. hello danny

Anybody know for sure if blue sidelight(clearance ) bulbs are legal providing headlights are on at same time ? Guess on their own they are probably not legal :confused: Anybody been pulled ? :(

hurtling down the motorway at the weekend i started to brake lightly as i approaced the sliproad and heard a slight banging from n/s/r wheel, only happened when braked that first time so pulled off motorway and stopped car. checked around the car and nothing appeared wrong, gave the wheel a gentle push and pull and found slight play. undid the centre cap and found 1 stud sheared clean off with 1/2 inside my locking wheel nut :( all the others were very loose :( tightened the remaining 4 up as tight as i could and trundled off home. gonna take it to the garage later in the week, what sort of price am i looking at to get fixed? i guess i will have to buy…

Huge thanks again for the bumper mate and sorting the wheels and exhaust.:bow: You sir are just like a foot* *A Leg-end:rofl:

After purchasing my first zed 3 weeks ago ive decided to give her an oil change, i know this is pretty straight forward but does anyone have some sort of guide i can follow iam not very mechanically minded so any help would be great.

I don't know an awful lot about car audio. Now I've replaced my headunit, run new cabling to it, run an RCA lead to the sub output from the boot, along with a switch and power cable. I have an amp in the boot to power a sub. That's all ok. What I am wanting to do now is to amplify the main 4 speakers as I'm just not getting the definition I want. I want to hide the amp as I'm not really into installs. I want to know if you can buy small amplifiers that would be man enough to power the speakers, but small enough to hide under the dash behind the glove box or something? Or if anyone's got any other ideas, I'm all ears. Not really wanting to buy an expensive amp t…

As above. Mine is currently there and saw another sitting there. Must be a Club car.

Hi everyone just had my dreaded mot, and no suprises it failed! Nearside + Offside rear brake pipes excessively corroded!! Nearside headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (adjuster fault) Carbon monoxide emission content excessiive. (Both sides) Wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. To be honest though i didnt think it would fail on emissions!! What can i do to sort these failures out though!? Can the brake pipes be done easily? As i know there are expensive to do in garages etc. Please help!

Hi, any zed owners in the Crawley area of West Sussex. Mine will be out on the road in a week or so and wondered if anyone was local.

I've just ordered my caliper rebuild kit for my R33 GTR Brembo's. I've seen a few great write up's on how to rebuild these, but I'm hoping someone has personal experience in doing this so they can giveme some tips. Will I be able to do this myself without a compressor ?

Saw you parked up on york way just up from the station. Round rear lights and a big spoiler. Looked nice. Darrell

Just watched Sunday episode on iplayer (one with the GTR)...anyone spot the white Z on the motorway in teh middle lane as he talks about the yaw sensors and G sensors after filling up with fuel?!!

Here you go. As i said the quality is outstanding, took some close ups to show the meterial. It's a set of 4 mats but you can buy just the fronts only. The passenger side does not have the heal rest or the ring at the bottom. Not fitted them yet but they are meant to be a perfect fit, touching wood at mo ha.