General Discussions - 300ZX Related

right after the rear brake binding issues (not BMC, calipers, pads, discs etc) the abs actuator from john300zx has been fitted and the bleeding process has begun. No problems with the first circuit but having great difficulty with the second circuit. am i doing something wrong??? FL - FR - RL - RR - ABS actuator 2 bleed points ???

I have a whining clutch - the sound disappears when i push the clutch pedal down (even in neutral) but then reappears when i let go (and increases in pitch when i accelerate). Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? And secondly, would it make a huge difference to the acceleration? For some reason my Z (SWB TT Manual) just doesnt feel as fast as it used to - im not sure whether this is just me getting used to the speed or could be due to the clutch. cheers in advance!

I know you are all going to say the stock oil pressure gauge is buttons dont worry about it and i am not as i have an aftermarket gauge too but it is a nice to have and it is good to have everything working especilly when i come to sell it. since my last oil change i noticed that the oil gauge is slow to respond and even more accurate than ever and struggles to show higher pressures. At one point it was actually reversed (going up when the oil pressure was going down and visa versa) but this was solved by the old electrical fix of turning off and turning on again. Have i knocked something when doing the oil change? where does the sensor sit? anyone ever experien…

hi there chaps i'm about to up the boost slightly on my twin tub, and haveing already planned for this on my other car (a 2.5 v6 twin tub mitsi) the chaps that know their onions with the VR4's have advised that the stock re-circ dump valves will likely leak as the springs and other internals weren't up to the job and are likely slightly weaker with age too. so is this likely to be the same with the Z32?, afterall my car being an october 92 is five years older than my 97 VR4. if so, what dump valve arrangement is best? replace them where they, or get the hard pipe kit as per Z1 motorsport HKS thingies? thanks guys shrew

Can anyone give me some advice, been thinking of selling the zed and buying an R33 ,theres seems to be a few different versions around, can anyone clear up what the differences are in them Cheers

Brought my zed a week ago and its parked outside now. I keep looking at it and saying to myself that its such a good looking car. Q. - Is this the best loking car in the world for under £30 K I think so - over to you....I'm of to look at my car again :hyper:

I just placed a nice big order at Z1 :shock: Any guesses what i got? came to over 5k

I've had the 300zx (UK TT) for a few weeks and it's been running fine until today. Driving it back from work it didn't seem to be down on power and was running fine, but while I was letting the engine run down on the drive I thought it sounded very tappety. Just had good listen and it's definitely in the top end at about camshaft frequency - I peered down the oil filler - and rises with engine revs. It sounds just like my diesel Passat now! I haven't given it a blast recently, in fact just a gentle drive to work and back each day. I had planned to do an oil service on it this weekend anyway, but is it easily fixable, expensive? Any thoughts?

this sunday 11:30 onwards at Wild Ox pub / Six hills hotel (formerly known as the Durham Ox pub) The Fosse Way (A46) Six Hills Leicester LE14 3PD 01509-881937 there last meet this year it looks like its gona be a big one

right then i have a uk H reg tt,i am in the middle of replacing the head gaskets,i have sent the heads away for crack teating and possilbe very light skim if needed,the car has no cats and a after market stainless exhaust fitted,cone foam air filters,large front mount intercooler,was told when i got it it had a uprated chip but not sure,alloy rad with eletric fan mod,lightweigth crank pully and air con removed.i have already ordered some parts,cometic metal headgaskets,new belt kit and idlers,arp headbolt kit,egr valve blank off kit,the car runs standard turbos and boost as far as i know,have been told the standard fuel pump is good for up to 550bhp but was thinking that …

OK here we go. I havent had the zed started for a while. About 4 weeks TBH. Just went out with the jump starter and it fired up first turn of the key. NP. lovely old girl. BUT she has a slight but annoying tap from the back end of the engine right bang in the middle of the plhenm. plhelmn phlemn....the rocker cover. It did seem to get quiter after about 5 minutes but I turned it off. Is this a common fault? I seem to remember it doing it before but not 100%. I would imagine its a sticky valve or cam? but thought I would ask you lot. thanks for your help and advice....In advance. :D vini

Hi all, This maybe a silly question! But im going to be replacing my pcv valves soon does any1 know roughly how long they last before they need replacing again???

I've ordered 2 boss kits now for my TT and they are really difficult to fit and never sure how they actually go on, should be a easy job. I have always asked the question is the kit for a Hicas 300zx and with a yes every time. Well anyway the 2nd one i ordered i thought the fitting of it was random, i had to remove the hicas bit on the steering wheel, it's a really good fit apart from that. one niggly thing is the horn wouldn't connect up because the way it connects from the Hicas. Anyway i thought 2 boss kits now different brands and the same thing both times so this is how they must be. Well anyway i was sitting at work one day and a parcel turned up, what was…

Has anyone used one of these?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/R-Spec-BOOST-CONTROLLER-KIT-FOR-NISSAN-300ZX-TURBO_W0QQitemZ220173853973QQihZ012QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem In conjunction with a chip of course....

Hi guy's. Does anyone know where I can buy/download some fitting or operating instructions for the Apexi EL2 gauges as the controller is v. confusing? I have some that I bought off a member on here that were fitted in his Zed but he doesn't know how they were fitted. Anyone have a pdf or know anyone who is a dealer and might have these? Ivan

i have a rattle coming from the driverside of the engine bay round abouts the balance bar, it sounds exactly the same as a bonnet that needs adjusting and is rattling metal to metal but its not the bonnet and it only does it when its warm :confused: :confused:

Well i got my new wheels on and just had the decats and cat backs fitted, the zorst looks sexy, you wont believe what i paid for them, i might tell you later if pushed, it sounds amazing but........ you guessed it. Too loud inside the car, so any suggestions? I know i've left myself wide open here...lol I will put some pics up later today after the car is cleaned Didnt clean it, wanted to get the pics up lol

After seeing very few Zs over the last 6 months, i saw 2 in a week, all within 200m of my house. -A very LOUD red one with full bodykit, going up Chingford road -A neat black one with a huge spoiler, going up Hoe street. WIY?

So Einstein tells us that the speed of light is constant (E=MC2). Which is all very well in theory, but that is in a vacuum and reality the speed of light actually varies according to the density of the medium through which it's travelling. So that includes air, water, glass, diamond etc. Now the visible light spectrum is red through to violet with red being the lower frequency and blue being the higher. This means that the slower end of the frequency range will be affected more by the denser medium. Therefore, if a red and a violet car are racing and appear to arrive at the finishing point at EXACTLY the same time, then in fact the red car has arrived there fractionall…

Im seriously hacked off, twice now the car has been in the garage for brake discs and the wrong discs sent again, what is wrong with people. I bought front mintex discs for my '93 lwb N/A 280x30, calipers fit over but pads wouldnt, so ok sent them back and got them exchanged for the 280x26, sorted........NOT :headvswal the offset of the bell part of the disc is 30mm, apparently needs to be 25mm, why would this be different? i thought the hubs were the same on all models, obviously not. The supplier has gone to scratch his head to try and find the right ones. Has anyone else had the same problem.. I have looked through the threads and this particular querie d…

on crossgates road before you go onto york rd red with big spoiler didnt catch the reg but had a bit of black smoke out of the n/s zorst about 4pm this afternoon

This weekend I drove from home to great yarmouth to South west Zed and back home. I haven't seen a single ZX apart from the ones at SWZ. Why is it I only see them when I am in my works van. Darrell

cant seem to get in touch with him i sent him a substantial ammount of money for a bumper and sideskirts a few weeks ago and ive not heard from him hopefully its a genuine mistake but he has been on here and hasnt read my pm's probably a genuine reason just wondered if anyone knows him

Can anyone tell me why my radiator seems to be different to everyone else's. I see pictures of chrome rad brackets that look nothing like mine. Mine is a jap spec 1996 NA. This is a pic of Tizers Mine dont look like that. The cap is in the middle on mine with brackets with rubber grommits over locating bits on the top of the rad?? :confused: :confused:

I know it is not Z32 Related but thought you might be interested in a guy from the UK who at this moment is living his dream Harpal Sudle aka hatari and his 240Z are taking part in the East African Safari Classic he is just an ordinary member of the Z Club and is forefilling his Dream Two of the major players in the pack are non other than Bjorn Walderegard and Stig Blomqvist For more information on his progress and the event http://www.zclub.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11243