General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Can someone tell me how I remove my brake calipers and what tools I will need? Is it a difficult job? Thanks!

The car went in for a full service, filters, oils, spark plugs etc Also whilst it was there I asked them to have a look at a slight misfire that was occuring whilst cold, it seemed to clear when it was at full temp. Now I have had the car back the car seems way down on power and has a nasty burbling sound when idling and driving at low speeds. They said when the changed the plugs that they noticed that one of the plugs wasnt getting wet at all and diagnosed that one of the injectors was gone. Would a simple service have disturbed something to show an underlying problem i.e now only firing on 5 cylinders or is there a chance that they have messed something u…

ive asked before but still cant work it out can anybody explain to me in idiot proof instructions how i get pics on my threads cheers mark

I've gotta '91 tt auto. Recently, i had the major 60k service(all belts,tensioners,plugs etc etc) done at a zed specialist garage. Since i've had the car back it runs like total crap!!!! i.e; idle is all over the place,when coming to a stop engine revs drop to the point where the engine nearly stalls but then picks up again,while slowly accelerating the engine will hesitate like its being held back,also there is now a knocking noise coming from the engine too which wasn't there before the service was done. Im really at a loose end at the mo,i expected to get my zed back running almost perfect as it was before but now i'm worried that these so called zx specialists have to…

my headlight and window washer jets have stoped working, they stoped before and i was gonna have a look at the motor but they started to work again, but the last few days have seen them get weaker and weaker and now i cant hear the motor even trying, ive read somewhere that there are inline non return vavles, anyone know where they are, also are uk and japspec washer jet motors the same???? cheers Allan

CAN THIS BE MADE INTO A STICKY! Well heres the small print firstly... you need to be over 25, have another car (main car), zed needs to be 15 yo or older, and a limit of 8000 miles per year. Right you get fully comp for approx £180, an agreed payout value, if you do less than 8000 miles for the first 1000 miles less you get 100 pound back!! and yes they are good!! they payed me out for when my car got stolen back in August (£3900 - agreed value was £4000 Taken 100 of me for the excess) They are called Lynbrook Insurance and can be contacted on 0845 1304662 A little pay back for all the tech help ive had on this site. Thanks

Is there anywhere in the midlands that anybody can recommend that can set/tune my Z up on a rolling road??? thanks guys

bought a dump valve kit off ebay with the two valves and the fitting kit, how much should i be paying to have this fitted?

After buying AdamH's black 94 UK TT Manual, i got the log book back today and it shows 11 previous keepers. Im interested to see who else has owned it, who had what done,who smashed up the front end, and what you thought of it as a zed? Be honest. Stu

Hey, This might of being asked before but could anyone show me a link or explain how the attached compressor map works and what the lines indicate. Cheers, Ste

Thinking of rebuilding my spare gearbox with ratio to get the best from my choice of turbos GT28RS - can anyone suggest directions to go in? Needs to be strong enough to take the grunt and get the best accleration out of the engine. Cheers, Ste

Hi, does anyone know how to uninstall Apexi controllers (fuel/air & boost) from a zed, a turbo timer, and Greddy temperature and boost gauges? Is this easy, or a pain in the a**e? Cheers.

as above really need to talk to you concerning a 300zx you have worked on its a car for sale and i would just like to no if you remember anything about it , cheers paul, as the owner claims you did a gearbox conversion and service work on it ! i did have marks number but scince me last mobile got nicked lost all numbers cheers paul !

Hi is any body using this tyre size on the rear i plan to fit fit them on my advan wheels there 9 j , I have rolled rear arches and a +35 offset wheel has any one had any rubbing problems with this size thanks taff. :)

Anyone on here know of or can do some aluminium polishing? Need my plenum and front water pipes doing. I have given them to a local lad to do but he’s had them for a month or more and still has not started. Not too happy but he says the machine where he works is broke. Dont really want to do it myself as i dont think id have the patience to finish once i started. Thanks Paul

Hey all just picked up the Z I bought few days back all is ok considering im gonna get the interior going in a month or so :D Now the problem was ok while I was in town but once i hit the motorway and got past 70 i get a droning sound almost like a bearing but sounds like its coming from gearbox but i will have to experiment some more in a few... any ideas first off ? I know its gonna need work done so have prepared myself for that scenario lol

I just bought some grey suede to re-trim my interior pannels, its rubber backed and really good quality, it normally sells for £40 a metre, i got nearly 5m for £20. The guy says he has about half a ton in various colours and also 1 ton of leather in various colours and also alcantara. Just thought i'd let you all know, if anyone's interested i'll post the details, i bought mine from ebay but he said he rarely lists on there. I'll post his ebay details in a minute, his names Garry. :duffer:

I thought the hanldling of my car was going off. It seemed less stable at high speed. I guessed the suspension might be a bit tired. I bought a set of lightly used shocks and springs - adjustable KYB with eibach, 20mm drop I think from Andy Z (Auper Car Parts). He said they've only done 2000 miles. Then I found my car had a slow puncture so that's why it felt unstable. Puncture fixed and the car feels fine now. So - do I get the shocks fitted anyway (I guess this cost about one to two hundred quid in labour plus a camber correction kit?) or sell them on?

Peeps, Ive come to the obvious conclusion that the boost has been upped in my latest zed, as it is currently running 0.7 of a bar (10.5 psi). Would i be right in assuming that the only 3 ways that this could have been done is: Boost Jets, Manual boost controller or Electronic boost controller. My car has neither sort of boost controller, so im assuming that its had boost jets fitting. If this is that case, what size do you think they would be to only provide an extra 3.5 psi of boost? secondly, as ive never had a zed that uses jets, where are these fitted and how do i get to them? Finally, im also assuming that its been chipped to deal with …

One of those "whats it worth" questions. Divorce looms and so does filling in the dreaded Form E. 1990 2+2 NA, 70,000 miles, manual, Mongoose exhaust but standard other than that. Barely legal tyres, shudders under braking, blown up and bypassed heater matrix and bubbling rear spoiler. Oh, and just to make it even more atractive, no MOT. Open to suggestions but I thought somewhere around £900? Not that I have any intention of selling it!

This weekend I am going to tint my rear lights black. Can anyone give me a walk-thru of how to remove the rear lgihts from the car? Thanks

Anyone know much about Cusco Diff's for the Z32 ? I have the option of getting hold of one. Its 2nd hand, in a NA rear subframe setup so Im guessing its based on a NA R200 Diff....which is exactly what I want (less weight, and NA ratios) What i need to know though is what Ratio its likely to be...I want the NA 4.08 ratio...is that what it will definatly be or did Cusco do its own Ratios, or did they do Custom ratios ? Dont want to fit if its going to be using TT ratios also...what type of LSD is it 1.5/2 way... mechanical, viscous..etc ? Cheers

Im hopefully buying another zed after the theft of my last one, it'll be my third (unfortunatley it'll be my missis driving as i have lost my licience). Any way all my zeds have been 89/90 models and was wondering which year was classed as the quickest?? I know they removed the vvt in the later years. and the add on's made them heavier. Does this mean a good early model in standard form is quicker than a standard late model.

Anyone recommend specific bulbs/led's to improve light emitted from reversing lights? Have already lined the reflectors with foil to improve reflectivity - not much of an improvement really- Hope you guys can help.

Hi, has anyone got a pair of rear drilled disc's that they can take a template of the hole pattern, all I need you to do is make a rubbing on some paper so I can transfer it on to a drilling jig. cheers Paul