General Discussions - 300ZX Related

well folks was @ the z meet in waterford @ the weekend great day untill this happened ,,,,, smoke started comeing out behind driver side of engine and when i drove it there was rattle out of tappets ,put half ltr of oil in and then no noise , this noise came back after a another few miles so pulled over and waited 3 hours for mancanic to come he decovered there was no water in rad so filled up wit water and test drove came back and water was leakin from rad cap , so thanks to chewie he gave me his cap 2 get us home ,car drove perfect all the 2 hours home ,so when i got up this mornin i decovered water leak under the back of engine (only driping) so toped up w…

i can get them at trade price through a guy who is a uk distributor of tein , any idea of the trade price of tein coilovers????

I've been looking at this :- http://www.ttzd.com/tech/pcvtech.html and I still don't know what the actual valve is :confused: My PCV's and hoses were replaced around a year or so ago (can't remember exaclty when LOL it may well have been longer than that :nelson:) cheerZ Duffer's :bow:. The reason I ask is I'm getting some smoke on idle after a run and it's been getting gradually worse and was wondering if the new valves/hoses have become blocked and could be cleaned ? I'm hoping it's not my turbo seals :eek: :x: CheerZ Paul

I appear to have no spark at the plugs :( I've changed my battery today, due to the old one only holding a short charge.. Fitted new dash cluster, DVD player, and seperate screen a couple of days ago, but had the car running since then. The last time the car ran (couple of evenings ago) it felt lumpy on tick-over as if it wasn't firing on all cylinders, but revved ok. I have taken a coilpack off today to check for a spark, and nothing :( The plug was very dirty (considering it's only done 700 miles running-in) and the plug was bone dry...But it turns over perfectly. I have checked all the fuses in the engine bay, and drivers footwell & plenty of fuel in…

I was enjoying qa quiet afternoon bbq at a colleagues house, and the quiet evening was broken by a black 300zx with a big back spoiler... you stopped outside the house for a few moments... then away. You may have seen my Red N/A parked in the layby. dave

Front tyres wearing on the inside edge also vibration felt around 90-100 mph.have been advised this needs alignment ;anyone know the correct settings?

I've had a water leak at the front of the engine for a dew weeks which has now got to the point where it needs sorting. I think that it is the water pump gasket/seal as you can see from the picture below how far I've got and there is still a drip from the bottom of the engine which gets quicker when I turn the end of the pump. My question is this, is this a job that should be left to a pro or can i do it on my drive? What tools and how much longer will it take to be at the point where the water pump is off? I don't think the pump itself is knackered as it's only about 3 years old but then any part can fail at any age!!!!!!

Hi All, As the subject says, I've been a bit of a dunce and forgotten which pipes connect up where. To be specific, there are two narrow metal pipes running in parallel on the driver's side of the engine, just below the plenum and behind the bracket that holds the VVC solenoid connector and the boost solenoid connector. It looks to me as though the front of one of these pipes connects just under the throttle body on the driver's side and the other connects to a nipple on the top of the big plastic intake pipe on the driver's side. 1. Have I got the connections correct so far? 2. What connects to the other end of the metal tubes?! I've junked a few bi…

As above considering a swap, what do people reckon my kyb's are worth with eibach springs only 2000 miles use ?? Thanks

well a lack of ignition key wasnt gonna hold me back after i picked up the new car (Series 4 Jap Spec 2+2 TT Auto).... the beast came alive first time...smoked like lewes on bonfire night...to be expected really as turbos seals are cooked but all good so far....cheers to Topless and Sussex Stu

I am looking for a fuel pressure gauge to have in the 'cockpit'. If possible a smoke serie (You know, black when it's not on). Mechanical would need a fuel line to the inside?? What would you recomend? I've been looking at some fuel pressure regulators on ebay.. The ones that there is a gauge on and you can adjust the pressure on. is it worth it? I would need to remove the OEM fuel pressure then, right?

As stated I saw a black 300 on a K plate in Nottingham on Alfeton road heading into the city at 16.22 today

Have recently fitted a new koyo type rad.Have modified the cowling to fit.all is good,but takes longer to come up to working temperature.Is there anything I can do so the temp can rise sooner as it now takes longer for the car to heat up when the mornings are cold? Chaz:confused:

anyone know what would cause alot of smoke to come from the exhusts also turbos only go from -14 to 0 when i press the pedel down. and on tick over the revs are jumping, there is smoke coming from behind the engine after a few seconds of running and it stinks of something burning? i bought the car as a project and was a non runner due to the wire harness being ripped out i put in a new harness from z world new plugs and it fired up staight away. there is a gray 2 pin plug spare and this is on the set of 3 plugs injector 6, and oxy sensor, and this spare one. so if anyone has any ideas please tell me. cheers:bow:

hi how do i remove the restrictor on my 300zx its a import ive been told the car will not go faster than 115 mph car is in klm how do i remove the restrictor ?

Well, after months more work than anticipated, fitting the efi system, twin fuel pumps, Emerald K3 ecu, redesigning the exhaust, supercharger, water injection system, etc....... I'm almost there. Just got to bang a few numbers in the ecu and see if it'll start. Decided to ditch the dizzy and go to coil packs which will be a first for me. So many wires!! The Emerald ecu can store 3 maps which can be switched whilst on the move, so I've set map no.1 to be a normal tootling around town map, and map 2 to have more ignition timing when under boost. The engine would probably melt running map 2 at full boost so I've fitted an Aquamist water injection system to prevent d…

please note i am not importing anymore but i can point anyone in the right direction to buy any of these :) First the good http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/111877941 Hmmm the beet demo car for sale again and this time at a half decent price, i would guess its gonna be around the £10k mark OTR and in my opinion the best looking widearch kit you can get ;) More pics of it http://www.curve-ad.com/z32/sales.html Also OK but not to my taste http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r46242708 The abflug demo car again gonna be around the same at the beet car OTR More pics of it http://at.abflug.jp/z32_sales.html …

Is their any stand spaces left, wanna show off my new toy? Is it to late to get tickets through the site?

Used to own a 1992 uk manual tt 4 seater, the new z is a late 93 jap tt manual 4 seater, looks a lot shorter than the uk model, I know their is a swb and a lwb but I thought the swb was just a 2 seater, is their a swb 4 seater? just wondering.

Why do my brakes squeel...but ONLY when going backwards???

funny lookin fella minus his z today;)

Is anyone in the Nottigham(ish) area going to any of the meets mentioned in this thread ? http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=111090 and wouldn't mind picking the prop up ? I'll collrct it from whoever gets it ?? :duffer::dance: CheerZ Paul

I actually got around to fitting my dials today :dance: Stainless dial surround, Indiglo dials with DTA dial rings fitted, and a 3 guage A-Pillar pod. Also wired in my DVD player and seperate screen.. I have been a busy boy :D But I think I have killed my battery now ..lol :rolleyes:

Go for a good drive today, with my gilrfriend upto Surrey, not one zed seen then little jaunt through Arundel West Sussex to find a pub, Then Grey TT, give a wave but no repsonse. then two minutes later in Burpham (1/2 mile away) lovely lowered red zed with 5 spokes on. Parked up no one about Grey TT H801*** Red TT - K614ROR Why do i see so many zeds around Sussex, at least 80% are not on here. Stu

Hey guy's.. What's the average price for a good replacement battery for the zed (twin turbo)? Thanks!!