General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Since im off work till monday i thought id get the wet and dry paper and metal polish out and repolish the lips on my wheels. Ive done it once before on my last zed whilst i was off with a dislocated knee. Done 2 wheels in two days and my fingers are absolutally killing me!!!! im one finger typing as we speak, and im even strugglin to hold my glass of southern comfort for any more than a few seconds before joint lock sets in. why is it that i feel i must do these things myself instead of paying someone else to do it for me :confused: :mac1: :headvswal Ill post some photos (ouch) tomorrow to show (eek) my very painfull (ooh) work

has this ever been done here???

Looked nice. Was Eastbound near the M32 junction. For sale signs up.

Hi First of all question for Smithy is this tension rod ok im sure i installed it correctly with the bottom towards engine while off the ground? From this: Thanks to Dan at DTA for parts: To this: woo hoo While installing this found these rear speakers. Take it these are not standard. The ride height is not much different from before. The old shocks and springs must have been totally shot. In fact i think it maybe a little higher :confused: Now just need MOT and i can put her on the road see what she feels like. After 4 wheel laser alignment of course. :hyper: Cheers

as above i need a bit of help with th conzult as is keep saying to conect the cable....i got a blatz usb cable. is there different conzult for usb and com?

hey people, got a question about octane booster...... i have been looking on "robo's" website and read the article on octane booster titled "toluene" and found, on the website, after testing 13 octane boosters, which range in price from $5 to $70, that toluene came 2nd out of 13. it explains all the mixing ratios to get over 100 octane. i have tried toluene mixed with my fuel and can say i did notice some difference in power. has anyone tried toluene in their fuel? if so, what do you think? cheers people, alan.

a big shout out to chris and the boys and girls at z autos. :bow: a big thankyou for fitting my new heater matrix, now have heat at last. no more numb nuts. thanks again. next job is to change from an auto to a manual. :nana2:

any ideas as where to buy them from here as i have found the in america but dont really want to pay the import charges if i can help it

As above, i have 9.5" rims and was wondering if 285/40/18 tyres will be ok???

I have recently bought a vehicle dynamics processor for the zed and it says in the installation manual that 1 of the wires has to be connected to the vehicles speed detection circuit. :confused: can one of you gurus please tell me where i would find this circuit as I am totally lost! Cheers chaps (and chapesses) Scotty

Hi All, Ive been told to fit a trigger wheel to my crank of 36-1 for a omex system. But when ive looked at these trigger wheels i dnt see how i can fit 1 as theres no room is it ment to go by the crank pulley? Any ideas Cheers

just past Great Cambridge road/ white hart lane traffic light around 3:50am this morning (12th) spotted the lights and was like woohoo 1st one in a while.

As title says! Need 2 Z's moved. Does anyone know of a transportation company that could do this at a reasonable price? Cant use green flag as they may be suspicious how i drove the car with no engine!!!

To kick off Opie Oils new 12 part series of interesting oil facts we thought that we would address the statement “My oil has turned to water!” Let’s be objective and look at the actual figures involved here, emotional expressions such as ‘turned to water’ just will not do. Engineering is supposed to be a science afterall! So! Almost all modern jet engines run on 5cst at 100degC synthetic ester oil. Needless to say, some bearings will actually be running at a temperature of perhaps 200degC; so the true oil viscosity in these situations is in fact 1.5cst. This is really thin, much thinner than any car or bike engine oil even in a race engine. But is it …

I dont know if anybody has seen this months copy of New Scientist, but they had a 3 page spread on making petrol from emissions gasses :eek: http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19726451.600-turning-cosub2sub-back-into-hydrocarbons.html http://www.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/sunshine.html http://smarteconomy.typepad.com/smart_economy/2007/12/fuel-from-thin.html

Hi all, Just went to see what chip was in my car it is surpose to be JD chipped. But on the outside of the ECU is say SWAT, only thing I can find out is its a jap tuning company but nothing more on searching the net. ECU Looks like this:

where is the best place to get the interior and seat trim kits? i know the z center but is there anywhere else? also how easy are they to fit? cheers

Hi, im thinking about upgrading my Z. Running 0,9 bar now. The mods I like to make will bring +450hp but less than 500. I already have a K&N dualintake at home, but now I read that it makes the car running "less smooth" and I think I don´t like that... Have already a K&N cone Filter mounted. Do I need a dualintake when running aroun 1,2 - 1,3 bar boost? Sorry, don´t know it in psi... Thanks, Patrick

Bear in mind it's been 4 years already ;) I now have a replacement set of intake cam sprockets and a timing belt.. so..

I am shortly going to be setting up my new Profec B Spec II. I am fairly sure I know what I am doing and I have got my head round it all from speaking to many people and following these instructions. Click for instructions However, I thought I would have a quick browse through the archives looking at what settings people have been using and I got some strange results! Why is the set gain so high? This is supposed to be the starting boost level?!? :confused: Any ideas?

i am looking at getting a strut brace for my zed it is a 2+2 model twin turbo i have seen people with the struts in the back aswell as under ther bonnet and was wondering if the could be fitted as i have seats where a 2 seater model doesnt

Hi, Anybody know the location of the control unit for the electric HICAS system. I know on the hydraulic versions it's mounted near the ECU but on mine there's nothing next to the ECU. Any ideas? Dave

Im trying to send Z1 money through paypal and i keep getting the same message. This transaction failed because we were unable to verify this credit card through our card validation process. In order to proceed with your transaction, please select a different funding method or add a different credit card. But i have used my paypal loads of times in the last month and ive just checked my account and the money is fine..... This is so frustrating, z1 just gave me a really good deal too.

http://www.ontracks.co.uk/popup.php?page=bigImage&prodID=668 what do you reckon to this decal on a z?

As any one fitted a pair of lower adjustable link arms to there 300 and if so did you take any pics as im trying to fit a set and I think I might have been supplied the wrong parts ??