General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Saw a blue Zed, L***PTO at about 3:00pm today travelling along Gypsy Lane towards Victoria Road East. First Zed I have seen in Leicester since I bought mine in October.

Just got around to changing my spark plugs, they were black in colour like burnt. I know since I have had the car it is over fuelling and is smells when first started of petrol quite bad. :o The question I have is would it be the APEXI AFC II, that is setup incorrect that is making the car over fuel. As I have checked all the regular connections to make sure it not them. Thanks.

can anyone recommend a reliable place close to or preferably in Leicester to change a Z water pump? obviously the car cant move - is it possible to do on the driveway? if i can help it id rather not have it flatbedded away due to cost :( i need to get her on the road again as i broke my daily driver too (guess what - water pump and head gasket)

Hi gang, I get a bit of gearbox whine (manual) only when the weather is relly cold say only 4 degrees or below for around 2 minutes of driving. The noise is there from after around 30 - 40 seconds of driving and changes pitch when a different gear is selected i.e. low pitched when in 1st or 2nd, then a bit higher in 3rd, higher again in 4th and then again in 5th. It then changes if I go down the box also. It does it with the clutch fully depressed and randomly selecting gears changes the pitch. Only lasts for a max of 2 minutes then nothing. Any ideas what it could be and how cheap (LMFAO) expensive it's gonna be to fix ? CheerZ Paul

well apart from the odd coil here and there needing replaced, brake calipers, Hicas removed, Oil cooler rad fins bent, sump dented (previous owner grounded possibly), Centre propshaft doughnt broken ? (sussed the vibration from gear box). nothing sort of big big priced until........(advised) both rear inner sill's corroded. Big oil leak (possible rear main oil seal). now the guy has said the rear oil seal is approx 16hours labour and also said he reckons the sills been done once already so its pointless doing it again. I'm so stuck right at this moment what ya think? :headvswal

Hi. Does anybody have any ideas about how to get my Z to a garage in santa pod? im in silverstone at the minute and i was relying on my friend who has a trailer but he can no longer do it. has anybody tried driving their car 2 miles from home and getting the RAC/AA to come and take them to a garage? i dont thiink the cars drivable at the minute. water pump is leaking quite alot. any help/suggestions welcome. Joe

Anyone suggest which ones to use if I am going for 400-500bhp? I know Nismo do some 555c ones but what else is available, I am sure OEM's are not upto the job :D Also what king of price can I expect to pay?

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One of the terminals has come adrift of the rear screen . What`s the best stuff to stick it back with ? Clear silicone didn`t work and I don`t want to insulate it from the screen by wopping too much goo on there . Thank you kindly :D

How easy is it to set up the HICAS, my steering wheel is no longer centerd and when i go on the motorway my HICAS light comes on.

why im buying my sound system just thinking which is the best way to wire the car, eg enterence from battery into car, amp location, wires to doors etc regards andy

As per the title any one know whats the max depth the door can take? i know the diameter is 6.5". regards andy

The Heaters in my Zed have stopped working, they will only bolw freezing cold air. has anybody come across this before/know how to fix it. i've been told the fuses are all ok but to be fiar i havent checked myself, also the ambient temp gauge is displaying -86 ?????

LUVERLY.... She's completely naked...wings, boot, spoiler, doors, targa...all off and most have been sprayed, Halcyon Atlantis (google it for a look at the colour). In fact she's so naked I started nursing a semi ;) Even my son (who's car it is) was gurling away...but that may have been the telly tubby he was playing with.... They've advised that it will be ready either the end of this week or early next week. I'll get some photo's up if someone can explain to me how.

At the moment i have some 265's on the rear with my 19" rims..... They're on they're way out and need to replace the tyres... Can i fit 275's on these???? They look like they'll fit ok???? Cheers Alex

Anyone know of any companies that make them?

Hi, can anyone tell me if this is a UK or Jap ecu, it was taken from a Jap z which was fitted with UK clocks.I have fitted the clocks into my Jap z and the speedo is only reading 40mph when the car is doing 60mph at 2200 rpm, speed taken from tomtom, there was no box fitted to the back of the of either speedo but mine was calibrated in mph and fitted with a 180mph face, how many ways are there of calibrating the clocks to run in mph,would it be safe to put the ecu in my car, both are TT Auto. cheers Paul opps forgot the picture. It has 23710 46P65 A18-000 MD9 3325 on the label.

Was wondering whether these would be suitable for my car they look to be in good nick, thought they were right then the seller added extra details. Not sure if I bid correctly now. I wanted em as they would save me a fortune on buying new ones. engine mounts

anyone any other ideas on how to get these ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=190191540944&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=370021827134&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=024 ive emailed them, but the shytes wont ship outside the US. the only thing i can think of is have it sent to a US address, then them shipping it over. :headvswal

Well ive just come out of hospital after cutting my thumb off and havin 6 hrs of micro surgery and i came home today after being stuck there for a week and find my car had been hit in the drivers side door and rear quarter panel not a welcome home surprise i was hoping for so as well as havin to be off for 2mths unpaid to recover ive now got to fine the money to get the car repaired as the excess is 350 :cry:

hi mate how much to check my car with your conzult

Send me lotsa "pass" vibes from 9am Tuesday 4th March I'm off to eat blueberry pancakes and chill while it all happens It will take my mind off the whole thing I had a few recommendations last year on work that could do with being done I've had it all sorted, so my Zed is in pretty good nick So should be fine :hyper:

looking at these on ebay i have a set of ssq bovs to put on, so was going to buy intercooler piping but on ebay everthing seems to be universal has anyone bought any of these sets off ebay???? still want to keep stock intercollers trying to keep it all standard.

Any ideas of the best specialist that is near to Cardiff? Does Old Zed's son do Z's apart from engine builds? Can't cure the misfire between 1000-2500 revs and keep getting random results with the Conzult power balance test :headvswal

Received my new wheel and installed it today. Think it's a perfect match for my interior and it feels sooo nice. Only problem is the small gap around the boss where it goes into the cowel. I have looked at many pics in the rides section but cant tell exactly how other people have shielded this area or if they just used a different brand of boss.