General Discussions - 300ZX Related

whats that noise when you have the boost set too high like a cracking/electric noise from the front of the engine?????? I fitted my manual boost valve and had to adjust the boost its set at 14 psi now but while i was adjusting and test driving i was running too high boost and adjusting down till that noise went away. when the noise dissapeared i reduced the boost another quarter turn just to be on the safe side.... Car is running sweet but just curious bout that noise.....

Right... I have a 93 Uk spec LWB TT zed. It has 80k on the clock and is an auto. It had a cambelt changed less than 1k ago. I took my 300 out for a spin this morning. Coming off a roundabout it went a bit sideways. Anyway, I caught it before it went too far and headed off up the road. When I put my foot down it was severly down on power. I got it home, popped the bonnet and there was some smoke coming from the back of the engine near to the oil dip stick. When I put my car down the car boosts on the guage as normal but there is no power, it feels like an N/A! I think I can hear the turbos hissing - could I have blown off a boost pipe …

Hi folks, This is a real long shot but the hose from the hicas to the power steering pump has just split. peeing fluid everywhere, car not driveable. Don't suppose anyone has a spare one or knows where i can get one asap. Bloody typical on xmas weekend well fed up nick ps am in surbiton, surrey. have tried rice rocket cos he's local but they're shut all week.

Ok, who's parked on the road joining mine then? Irish number plate and fookin filthy!!!! :)

Hi all, Been building up many jobs on my 300, got a few days to fix them. Problem 1, Noisy belt drive when using heater. New problem I noticed this morning. When I turn the heater system on and it's not on the screen it gets very noisy at this point. I'm guessing something has worked it's way loose but as it's such a pain in the ass place to get to I'd like some heads up on common problems. Picture of offending item Youtube video so you can hear the problem and see which bit is engaged to cause the noise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7npIcQjSkEY Thank you v muchly, more to follow! :)

have a good 1 fella :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: :nana2:

Just drove home from work and as much as i love my little N/A i've decided it's time to join the obruT club, so i've written my letter to santa but if he doesn't come through then i'll be looking to get one at the end of jan, it comes down to needing more power. :cool: But for the money i'd have to put into the N/A I might as well just save and get a tt. :D

was thinkin of doin my roof bars in black like joely p's but i was gonna go the whole hog and do the bonnet aswell,however i've been told to try it in vynil first just incase i dont like it, do you think this is a good idea, bearing in mind that if i dont like it, it MIGHT pull the paint off when removing the vynil, what do you all think. :confused:

Big thanks to Viniboy for my new sig :bow: It's only the third time I've changed it in about 3 years, but it's well worth it this time :cool: Thanks for all your hard work Vini :duffer: CheerZ Steve :)

hello to all as i started new job i am thinking about a decent car now:) couple of years ago i fell in love with 300zx ( especially TT swb) :nana2: what can i say, just want to have one, even if iam into hondas very very much, however i am anxious about couple of things, and YOU real users might help, if you want :p i want to ask you about your opinions on: 1) if i buy one it will be (mileage not more than 70-75 000 ) '94 + its a bit old, dont you think?? i might expect some repairs, just because of the age, what can i expect that will need repairing ( pieces of suspension, motor??, rust?? any other stuff?? turbos ) and are the parts available?? are they…

saw a white or silver z parked in whetstone last week at night on either oakly road south or north i get them roads mixed up, was near the northway tyre garage?????

my control for the passenger electric seat to tilt it up and down is bust - does anyoner have one up for grabs? or know where i could get one from cheap

hi there - i can barely see half of the lights on my dash switches (except for indigo dials) - they are really faint - also was there any illumination on the elec windows as mine does not have any any guides on how to change this? also when i put sidelights on the lights on my heater pod disappears! ahhhh :cry:

89-94? 94-98? 99-00? or none? other, ie shopping trolley?.. ..for those of you thinking, ffs what has this pratt been taking.. here are some helpful pointers... 89-94... 94-98... 99-00... none... other... i personally am not a big fan of any spoiler available for the zed and i also think that, particularly on 'non wide arch' models, it doesnt look quite right without a spoiler... therefore, for me, the spoiler of choice would be the 94-98 jobbie as its quite rare and unique but doesnt look as out of place in comparison to the 99spec imo :D

Hey guys i has been awhile since Ive posted here and I thought Id just drop in and say hello. As some of you guys know I have been fabricating something for our Zed cars. Its a motor and tranny jig. We finally got the prototype done and would like to know what you all think about it. The jig can handle over 1500 lbs and is solid as a rock! I know most of you guys will not see this useful but some might as they are doing swaps and whatnot! It will be very helpful as in determining if there is any leaks in the motor before putting it back in and hooking up the tranny and everything like that. This will save allot of time and aggravation. We already have about 10 to 12 or…

Hello, was wondering what the symptoms are of a leaky radiator cap? I seem to be putting in a lot of water each time i check, however its the same amount each time which is making me wonder if the pressure is not holding in the radiator and its squirting out the top? There is evidence that water is coming out under the cap and dripping down the side. Roughly, what level should the water be when you look into the radiator when its hot/cold? The temperature guage on the dash registers properly (it slowly goes up, then sits just below 90degrees), but recently ran a conzult check on it, and along with the boose sensor the water temp sensor was not signaling t…

When i first bought my z the fog lights never worked from day one, when i press the fog button the front side lights turn on and rear lights but no fog lights, the front fogs seem to be unplugged and there is no sign of any connectors the rear fog... well there isnt one. Cant pass my mot like this which means no driving the z. my hazard button also does not work i bought a new switch but also no luck, when the hazard light switch is pressed the side indicators wont work anyone know what it could be? where else should i check? What is strange is that my car has had a past mot which means the fogs must have been working at some stage but i have no clue what …

blue z on the A40 about 8;45am

google is your friend :D while searching google images for pics of 300's just for a few ideas of my own i came across these and though how cool do they look but how hard would it be to keep them this clean....

To dish... or not to dish? for those thinking.. wtf is this crackpot on about... to dish... or not to dish... iv always been a dished man myself, but there are some 'non dishes' that are quite 'dishy' (tasty) imo :smw: so cmon, are you a disher or a rimmer?

Hi I was just wondering having only owned a Z how the Z tt compares to an RX7, I guess a few of you guys may have owned both at some stage. The RX7 seems like a great little car from what I can make out and many people seem to have seriously tuned them up.

today at about 14.45 on A638 turning right at Highwayman roundabout very dirty due to road conditions I would guess

I've just bought a second set of Ganador Mirros that say they'll fit a Z32 300ZX... Once again the base plate supplied is too small and looks like it would fit a S13 200sx as the triangle is the same size when i've put it next to one!!! Has anyone else had any problems with being sent the wrong base plates or how the hell do you get them to fit without pissing around and modifying the original base plate with filler etc! Any suggestions to help me out would be welcome as i've got 2 lots off them now just sitting here!!!

just found out my stuff listed below is available ..going to get it when im back in the UK :nana2: :hyper: :hyper: PE 1420 Turbo Charger Kit Wiseco 87.5mm Pistons Bypass water hose Engine Gasket Kit (excl. stock head gasket) Rubber Half-moon gaskets (left out of above kit) Turbo Inlet Gasket Kit Cometic Head Gasket (88mm) ***** 1.524mm (0.060”) Eagle Rods ARP VG30 Head Stud Kit MS Manifolds Nismo 740cc injectors with 300 Degree Fuel Rail (includes injector rings, insulators, fitting kit & hoses) ***** Border front mount itercooler polished plenum front and rear strut brace looking for around 400 rwbhp with good str…

Any thoughts or tips welcome - the HICAS light comes on when i have been driving for about 20 mins in the motorway at high speed - on normal b road driving it does not do it - any ideas? Also can anyone like Kwik fit check whether the HICAS is working correctly and toppped up? As it just does not feel right at the mo but as i'm new to these cars i dont know! (normally would not go to these guys but gonna pop in for wheel balancing) :bow: