General Discussions - 300ZX Related

After reading recent posts about the project 1 single turbo conversion i was thinking, instead of fabricating all the parts from scratch could you not (excuse my lack of knowledge) get the manifolds from the vg30det (cima/leopard) which runs a single tubo and bolt to our engines ?? Excuse me if that sounds a little daft hopefully someone will confirm or shoot me down in flames !

If you are the owner of the Blue Supra with the BBS wheels and massive exhausts that went tearing through Stirling yesterday at about 16.00 then you are a cnut. The old lady you nearly wiped out on the zebra crossing has a badly grazed knee. Her son and grandson are going to rip your f*cking head off when they find you and I wish I was there to make sure you never forget it. It's pricks like you that give every car enthusiast a really bad name :xxx: :rant: over.

I've seen some instructions somewhere to clean certain pipes to solve the engine reves sometimes sitting at 1500rpm instead of 750. I don't need to adjust the base idle as its correct. Anyone got any info or a link???

somebody i cant think who , added extra lights ( leds ) to the speedo cluster ,to negate the duller areas can anyone remember ?:slap: i have done a search but cant find the thread :( :xxx: cheers guys Steve

put my car through an mot last week and got it back yesterday. Took my car to go and get my tax disc as that had run out aswell. anyway i pulled out of my parking space and had to wait as there was stationary traffic in front this bloke in a pugeot 406 pulled out of this road on the right hand side and while i was still stationary he started to reverse into what he must have thought was a parking space but was actually me:headvswal. i honked my horn at him he stopped and then carryed on reversing into me , now i have a small but noticeable dent and scratches on my passengers side arch and bumper. the bloke got out his car and then blamed it on me he wouldn't give me any d…

Can someone explain to me the difference between standard strut and spring set up and coilovers and what works best? I have Tein on the car at present, low and bloody firm and can't decide wether to keep it that way.... great on decent roads and cornering.....but boneshaking on the crap country roads and a cause of nodding dog syndrome on the motorway! It's a second car so I don't spend hours in it and i think my thoughts on changing it are a little clouded by the great ride of my 350Z on standard set up. Might be better to throw the money at better brakes first!

Got my car back last night from the garage, It now has a full MOT on it so I'm now able to attend some meets!:nana2::nana2::nana2::nana2::nana2:Cant wait to meet some other Z's

Hi all, I am trying to get in contact with Olliezx, I lent him two ecus about a year ago and have tried to contact him to get him back, but no joy does anyone have any up to date contact details for him?

A friend of mine has just bought a brand new one of these and he said it revs over 8k is very quick and will kick my old Nissans back side:shock: Do you think he can? http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/spyshots/200158/bmw_m3.html

My car got pretty hot last night (not to the H only top of the bar) when I checked I found the resevoir bottle leaking, so took it to the Radiator place and pressure tested it, all the water came pissing out the back of the motor somewhere, my mechanic wasnt interested in doing the job because the top all had to come off(too big for a small job) he suggested taking it to Nissan because they will have all the new gaskets etc to do the job. Does anyone have any experience with these hoses, and can I do it myself without too much difficulty.... :headvswal It happened just after I turned the boost back up to about 14psi on a long run, I dont know whether this has any bear…

After buying the bits from Lisa I've just spent the best part of 4hrs fitting....ONE of them! I think I spent more time cleaning the kitchen than I did fitting the lense! Maybe it was beginners luck but I managed to fit it without damaging the case...too much! Melted a bulb holder at the back but will hopefully sort something out for that! Anyway...my question for the Zed forum is this: what is the best way to get all that black gunk off?? Its all over my nice new light and there must be an easier way than a sponge and elbow grease??

If anyone is running suitable monitoring equipment just want to know what your alternator is putting out and peaking at?

Well the last bits have arrived. Tubular manifolds (pentroof copies) 2x AEM Eugo Gauges and sensors A Pillar gauge pod with 1x60mm and 2x 50mm holes. And all i can say is the quality of the manifolds surpasses any thing i expected.

finally got my Z back on the road after 3 months! all running sweet when the car is warm but when its cold there is a bit of a ticking noise which i believe to be the manifold. the really nasty noise starts when i start driving. anything between 2k - 3.5k there is a really nasty screeching sound. dosnt sound like a belt slipping and only does it when its moving, in any gear. its quite a loud sound. also the car feels down on power. im used to driving a fiat coupe turbo with 220bhp so i expected a modded 300zx to feel at least sliiightly faster but it just dosnt. it has full decat, 360 degree turbos, jwt chip @ 14psi, blitz induction kit. i havnt bee…

Someone wants my car in Alberta wherever that is. I would imagine this involves me in shipping the car abroad then waiting for the money to come through some dodgy agency like western union money transfer. I think not LOL

Which is the most popular and which arnt

Seen a white Zed in Alton Hamps last sat. Also seen a red zed in Bordon Hamps 2 Weds ago. Been away so thats why so late. Anyone??

I'm looking at a modded zed, with a foobar engine. So, what will i have to spend just to swap a good engine in its place?

Hi guys & girls ;) my passenger electric seat isnt working its going back and forward but wont recline only stopped working today , any ideas how to fix it? Thanks wayne:)

Do you know of any1 ever putting air-bag suspension on their Z Doing some dry fitting of some led roundies !! [/img] needs to be dropped a couple of inches now in the arse badly :o:shock::rofl: [/img] Also can anyone tell me ?, when fitting stereo etc into glovebox ! How much of the back plastic (g/box) mould be cut away without affecting the closure of g/box ?? From the opening & it goes into a "V" shape at the bottom. and i would need to go a bit deeper if i fit this unit ! I only have the g/box mould here but not the front skin (off getting covered) or the car at the moment !lol (Still in panel shop still :) ). So i thought i …

Just got the car out of the garage, first time since last sept:eek: What a great car these are! funny how you do forget

Any ideas what this switch was for and if it was connected?

Hi Im on the driftwoks website and i just need to know what size will fit my oem wheel studs as i have sheared all my ones :( heres the link: http://www.driftworks.com/catalog/products/high-strength-internal-drive-slimline-wheel-nuts.html

i have a wing(the grey undercoat one)which is apparently a bomex one,it has a rather thick trailing rounded edge and is quite tall The one im after is a much lower wing (bottom picture) and has a very thin trailing edge.Can anyone tell me what the lower wing is,i was told it is a jdm wing that came out on 2 seaters in japan(maybe a greddy) my wing i have just got today (i think is a bomex) the wing im asking about ?much thinner trailing edge and alot lower

l reg grey zed northbound on the m73 about 7.30 this morning