General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi folks firstly some lovely looking cars on here seeing them has made my mind up that i want one! :D I was wondering if you could impart soem friendly advice on buying and insuring? I have no experience of Nissan im a Vw golf man at present and with a limited budget to style the 300 series looks the business and the fact theres such a big following for the car that gives me some confidence. If you were me and had about 3k to spend on one what things would you look for and what could i hope to expect from this amount the other thing i need to consider is the fact im 27 and have been driving for only a year (i know bit of a lazy one!) My current car is…

Guys, I seemt o be leaking coolant... but only when the engine is running and has warmed up. run for 20mins or so, its a dribble... more than 30 mins and it can dump its load a lot quicker. it appears to be coming out right at the back of the engine bay in the centre of the car. thanks (as always) to the bay of the zed and my rather large belleh i cant find the leak yet. Any ideas what i should be looking for?? im guessing its the return hose from the heater matrix (once back in the bay) thats at fault... what else could be looking coolant at the back of the engine?? Carperts etc in the car are fine, so its not that far back (thank goodness) :)

Anyone in Nottingham got a Conzult they could use on my car? nothing wrong with it, just want to check all the settings really! Thanks

Going to have my turbos either reconditioned or do an exchange.(when I get round to having the lump out) :hyper: Any body able to recommend any reconditioners and cost of either reconing or exchange. I've looked on a couple of websites and they don't seem to list prices for the Zed, this probably so they can inflate prices when we ring!?!?! :headvswal Jase

I have an amp that is connected directly to the positive terminal of the battery using the heavy gauge wire supplied with an in-fuse holder. The holder came with a 20amp blade fuse which is what i have used but noticed the other day it had melted part of the plastic part of the fuse and the holder on the battery side of the fuse. It lost the circuit but not with the fuse blowing but the fuse melting so the blade was not in contact with the sacrificial link. strangly enough if i turned the amp off and on again it would come on for a second then die. I dug out most of the melted plastic, tried a new fuse and tried to make sure it wasnt in a hot area of the en…

Light blue on Blackpool sea front Saturday about 3-30 pm, we were waiting for a tram with the grandkids outside south pier.

FYI, I spoke to someone from racelogic this weekend and he told me they will stop producing their traction control units, because their new driftbox unit is basically consuming all their production time. So...if you don't have a RLTC yet, get one quick ! (especially with the winter coming soon) -Eric

i put my car on diagnostics at the weekend and the code for the maf sensor came up, i have now brought a new one and waiting for it to be deliverd, my question is... when i fit the new one will the car be fine again (no more limp home mode) or will i have to get the auto electrican round again to wipe the code from the ecu? also the dredded knock sensor came up again :headvswal , has anybody tried one of the knock sensor relocating kits? are they worth a go? thanks in advance

ok so ive had the tt for three weeks now and tonite was her first nite out in the wet. shes an auto and this is wat happend, im driving towards st albs on the m25 just pulling out into the fast lane (im in the middle lane behind some idiot doing 60 up the hill to the junction) any way a gently put my foot down to speed up now im in the fast lane and not mutch happens so i press i bitt more then f..king hell the auto box kicks down to 2nd gear and im in boost the back end goes towards the central reservation and i flick on some opposite lock . my heart re-starts my girlfriend screams . i then pull back into the slow lane thinking wow that was odd , so is this normall ????…

Just interested to know what BHP figures you have all got or lost and how its effected performance after all these years? Or what tuned BHP figures are you running?

perhaps a silly thread but can anyone tell me if the short wheel base modesl of the 300zx are more sought after or not and if so do you ultimatly pay for it in the price they go for. just wondered how they compared as I don't belive i've ever seen one. cheers Paul

shall i fix the gearbox in my tt and sell it to buy an n\a or shall i fix it and keep let me know your views

Looking on ebay and found these. any one got them, or something similar. what are they like on standard shocks, or will they need changing as well? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180172856787&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=008

Just wondered if top gear ever reviewed the 300, seen it raced a few times. Would like to know what they thought of it

Found these on ebay, say they are from a group off here. Are they as good and as easy to fit as they say? Also aint there ment to be a sensor on them?

the zed needs a new clutch so i thought id change the flywheel while im there to get it out of the way... as they are so highly spoken of i was always set that i would buy the rps street clutch with the rps flywheel... however, whilst browsing the z1 webby for other clutch and flywheels i noticed this z1 clutch and flywheel combo. it claims to be better than its rps rival whilst maintaining a lighter pedal and its cheaper. my question is, does any1 have any experience with these clutch/flywheels and can any1 offer any advice as to whether they really are a 'better buy' all round than the rps versions. fair enough the are cheaper and supposedly better but wi…

I have been mucking about with my main fusebox by the RHS of engine bay. When i turn on the lights i just get the LHS headlight (as you look at the car) working with both the main and full beam on no matter the indicator stork setting. After poking around i have spotted that i think i have pulled out the wire that goes to the 15A fuse for the RHS lights. Looking at the manual this headlight also controls the dipped beam so makes sense that this is on. could someone quickly have a look at what colour the wire is that goes into this fuse and even where it follows through to because i cant seem to see it. The way the lights are labelled the LHS headlight as y…

Ok then chaps, whats the best way to tackle this, cleaned the plenum up abit but would really like to chincey it up abit, or is it that ive gotta do an american chopper and "send it to the chromer" ?? Cheers in advance.

Tesco car park in Quedgeley.

shhh..... before anyone comments on they are Chav etc. they can look good if done right. Any suggestions to good looking sun strips for the Zed. Z1 do a nice one.

where d i get uprated cams? Links any any reasons why certain ones are better than others would be greatly appreciated Thanks

The lights on my Zed are OK ish but I'd like to upgrade from 'yellow' light to pure white and brighter - what's the score?

My gear box went with a rather large ploom of smoke last night. Its had a nasty vibration and a very bizzare hesitation for a while now. It was selecting gears fine and holding power in gears, it didn't throw up any probs on the computer either. Anyway, whilst giving it a bit of right foot on the m25 last night the bottom seal went and pissed oil all over the exhaust. I didn't know what it was at the time so i was out of the car, fire extinguisher in hand as quick as possible, lol!!! Looks like a new box for me!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330179085862 Belts on doors :nono: and this is a trader as well! :xxx:

spent most of the day flat on my back taking the foglights out so i could fit my white led sidelights i also fitted my hid's and as i fitted the crystal indicators a while back they had an extra bulb holder in the sides so i wired those up to the sidelights ...dead easy just scotchlock onto the wires for the sidelights and run a wire round to the other bulb holders all i need now is some more led bulbs ( which are on order ) to complete the front light set up i think it freshens the front end up and once im out of traction ill take her for a spin in the dark lol