General Discussions - 300ZX Related

what a nightmare, my OS Gikken twin plate clutch died tonight leaving me stranded in Windermere in the Lake District facing a 400 quid towing bill. If anyone can help get me home 65 miles it will be worth some cash. I'm on 07702 333323 if you can help. Balls! LOL

Black z, gold wheels with ferrari lights this evening at marsh mills roundabout in Plymouth??

Any ideas what type of brakes i should replace my standards for, the front discs are shot and i was lookin at replacing the lot. Could do with a set that could handle track days. Seen a set on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-24V-GROOVED-BRAKE-DISCS-RED-STUFF-PADS_W0QQitemZ200088120094QQihZ010QQcategoryZ23013QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem wondered if anyone has them and if they are good value. Or does anyone know of a better deal else where. thanks george :bow:

thinking of getting some 18 inch wheels for the zed could someone advise on wheel widths please. At moment running 17 inch OZ split rims with 235s on the front and 255s on the rear and these wheels have no specified widths on them any help or advice greatly appreciated

Finally got a few days off so decided to fit the U/D pulley tomorrow and spend the full day on the Z getting it nice and tidy and retensioning the injector connectors, heres hoping i dont break anything, including myself, for some reason lately everytime i touch anything on the Z i end up cutting, bruising, slicing, breaking and generally hurting myself, it must be all the room in the engoine bay thats the problem.

Ok as you guys know im in safety boost.............. Cant find a boost leek anywhere and used the proper tool to test. Water temp and det sensors are fine, All clean on the conzult (thanks topless) Tried a spare ECU and had the same problem so not that (thanks andyP) So...Checked the plugs for the boost solenoids and theres NO voltage to them at all, tried with the engine idling too!!!!! Does this mean theres a prob in my loom somewhere????????????

I discovered today (with the help of repeated phone calls to AndyP, thanks again mate!) that my car has a Mines ECU, fitted in Japan. Does anyone know anything about it/them? All i could find out about it was this snippet of info. Rev limit: 7550 v 7000 for stock VTC solenoid: 4900 v 5900 Mines ecu at low TP at low rpm actually runs slightly leaner than stock At low rpm and high TP it runs more lean. High rpm and low TP is identical High rpm and high TP more lean Mines runs more advanced timing at high rpm, high TP and through mid rpm, and mid TP ranges, but is largely identical elsewhere. Mines runs a almost idential knock timing map…

need to get money together quick for wedding things and i only have my 300 half done if i break it and sell all the parts how much would i make??? its a lwb 2+2 non turbo that i was changeing to twin turbo manuel pretty std full s/s exhaust std none turbo engine full tt engine striped there was nothing wrong with it i was just going to fit new bearing etc i did fit new mains so far tt ecu pilliar pod for gauges etc

silver zed going through matlock today at 1:30. had rear spoiler the same as mine and was an M plate. only saw the back end of it though. deffo not boldy this time.

My car has an apexi boost contoller, its boosting at 0.6 bar at the moment, what will i be able to increase it to safely on a standard intercooler?

Prior to fitting the injectors engine was fine, have done compresson check and all is fine. Engine was sweet before. In all respects so its not an engine problem. I have checked the actual coil pack and its OK, I have no signal from two of the pins on the coil pack connector. Its the No 2 cylinder. I also have fitted 555 injectors and No 5 doesnt fire, but as its got a spark I assume its the injector, what signal should I get from the injector connector, and when? I have fitted a brand new series 4 PTU, and this made no difference, so my old PTU was ok. I have tried two ECU's, problem stays the same. I am assuming its a broken wire, or two. …

Saw a silver one on my way home from work, beeped and waved, i was in a pearl white one, Newcastle street, Middleport, Stoke-on trent.

seen near stadium today :p

Hi, my Z31 is 'missing', idle is erratic, using loads of fuel - particularly bad when hot. I know there are various sensors etc to check, but what's the most common problem, or the best order to check things in? Thanks in advance :o) Pete

just put on front strut brace today a little worried as not a great deal of bolt to bolt to is it a masssive problem as gravity keeps the strut bolts up in the hole points the strut brace mount is about 4mm thick

Hi people have you ever had a meet with the supra club could be fun maybe try it out in different parts of gb scot,n/eng mid/eng n/wales/south/wales/lon/south/west-etc maybe get a japfest going in some parts etc.

Hi people just bought my first ever zed best car ever,i've got a full manual from the service team from a nissan dealer from the great bloke i bought it from,but ive emailed him about the petrol light he says it comes on but he has changed the clocks to some great ones ,does it have a light, somtimes cant be avoided on empty or do the new clocks hide it the manual says yes but wont show we where to look,im getting 43-62 on a tenner cheap scate i know but love the car any help would be great im not to concerned but would like to know if any running out of petrol was to happen would a light come on.

Simple question . Just fitted a replacement indicator , for one which had a screw missing and found that the screw just turns without tightening ( which explains the missing original screw ) , As we`re dealing with plastic and using a fattter screw might break it , what to do ? A bit of white Blu-Tac seems a tad wish-and-hope . All suggestions in the box by the watercooler Many thanks " I know : I don`t have enough to worry about , and should get a ******* life "

When I accelerate hard my power light comes on. If I then go lite footed it will stay on for a short period then go off. Is this just telling me I should push the button? I've never used these buttons, what are your experiences guys? Jase

I was gonna make up a diagnostics connector (9 Pin D) as I didnt get one with my racelogic unit. Looking for the pinout if anyone has one.

Traced a coolant leak to the pass side turbo return!-can see it......... :headvswal

I sorta got stuck refitting a shortshifter - you need deformed hands to hold, stabilise and thread nuts on at same time, which is exactly what Mr Duff had :) He popped over this afternoon and in minutes finished a job I had spent over half hour of dropping nuts and bolts under car. Top man and Top Job!!!! :bow:

the crack in my brake pipe that was weeping fluid has got worse when i was trying to repair it and actually sheared apart when i was trying to remove it. Went to nissan to order a replacement and it was suprisingly cheap at 8 quid but the problem was that is was in Japan and wouldnt get to me until mid sept! He suggested going to the service dept and asking them to make me one up which they did but phoned me a day later telling me they had done but it was going to cost me £79! i argued this a bit but they wouldnt shift so i picked up my old one and tried to seal the hole myself with epoxy leak fix from halfords. I thought i sealed it when i blew it hard under water …

and while we're at it what do you think should be my first mod, which spoiler give most downforce and what cars could I beat if I have a boost controler and a bag of chips.

When replacing gearstick for a short shifter, do you remove the big plate (4 screws and a bolt) around it to get to the bottom nut? Or is this done from under the car....? Thanks (Just Ive removed all centre console etc and am now stuck and need to get car back together fairly quick to go out)