General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi im a newbie from Neath in South Wales , ive got a Swb auto and the box is knackerd , im thinking about doing a conversion to manual , what is needed ? im a mechanical engineer and have done engine rebuilds on vtec engines etc is this too much off a job to take on ? Cheers for any input Stu

going down the road past KFC, I was rather wrecked but it sounded sweet

When i finally get the zed back im going to treat it to a new exhaust to get rid of the ugly single exit kakimoto thing! The exhaust im getting is available with either an 'x-pipe' or a 'h-pipe'... Can any1 advise on what the differences would be between the 2?... sound?... performance? The 'h-pipe' is marginally more expensive than the 'x-pipe' but it does state that... 'Our resonated h-pipes feature the use of larger, quieter, and more costly resonators than that of an x-pipes resonator'... so i guess this is the reason for that.

Heres a little guide whilst I serviced mine. I was trying to locate a rattle noise that has been annoying me for the past few weeks, this was like a ticking noise behind the glove-box only with the fan on low speed and as the car was pulling away in low gear. 1: Remove glove-box so you can see more, also remove the plastic trim that is underneath the glove box. You might not need to do this to get the motor out but i did it anyway. 2: You'll be able to see the blower fan housing on the left. look underneath to fine the motor part which is held on with 3 screws. Disconnect the harness plug and also there is a little black ribbed tube. Mine had a rubbe…

Hi everyone, I have just sold my mr2 turbo and bought an 300zx and hopefully will be picking it up this week. Just posting a few pics and to say hey really. My old car My new car

Im bored and curious LOL , so which Interior trim did you Zed originally come with (just the door and dash panels...not the seats) - 1. Grey Tweed (most common - Series 1 cars) 2. Blue Tweed (rare option for Series 1 Saphire blue Z32's) 3. Black Tweed (Later series cars) 4. Blue Velour (series 2) 5. Grey Alcantra (series 2/3) Pics borrowed mostly from owners rides, hope they dont mind :)

as above i need the head bolt torque settings it a 300zx tt auto jap spec 1990

Can anyone tell me the best place to get a wideband o2 kit from at a reasonable price plz ? Cheers. :)

white one...uk spec parked outside station on saturday

black or dark blue uk spec...g plate parked up in the rheidol valley...just past the turn off for devils bridge

Some guy at a cruise last night tried to tell me that there was a production 4 wheel drive Z!!!, I told him he was an idiot and that he was thinking of a GTO but he said there rare as Fook, No i said they DON'T exist. Just making sure i wasn't wrong

Hey mate could you let me know when you will be about, Been trying to phone you but no answer, just wanted to ask you somthing. Cheers Pete.

I've had a look through the how-tos on here and another Z site, but couldn't find anything suitable. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a how-to on changing the headlight bulbs? And also for changing the side repeaters (bulbs and covers) Finally, how many posts before you are allowed an avatar and sig? 50?

When i bought my Z it had a cheapo black tint on the rear windscreen. This was the type where it's like a film of plastic with some kind of tinting dye underneath. It had bubbled and it was impossible to see anyting out of that window. I've managed to remove the film without taking any of the heater elements with it, but the screen is still covered with this kind of powdery black residue that seems stuck fast. On someone's advice, i tried white spirit and a plastic kitchen scouring pad. This does work, but it takes forever, and as you can imagine it's an awkward angle to be scrubbing. In about half an hour i had only managed to clear about a 3 inch square off the …

ok how much do these go for with forged internals, gearbox etc? and how easy are tehy to get into a zed. :slap: A mate just bought a zed with no engine of gear box for £300, its in so so condition but he was pondering putting a skyline engine in there as they seem a lot less expencive to tune. He wants it for a track day car.

Further to my thread rE: bumper protection my first day back into my 'home' office after a while away sees the new mountain of a speed ramp rip the right side of my rear bumper away from the car! It's had a few bangs in the past, but this time I see two bolts and some sheared metal. I've tried to knock it back into place but to no avail! :cry: Can anyone refer me to a good place to get this sorted that won't rip me off..? I have no idea how much these things should cost to fix...fingers crossed!! Also, is it safe to still commute in this vehicle? The bumper isn't flailing but is clearly not aligned with the body of the car!! :shock: Lookin for a speedy …

where can i get 17" rims for the tyres i've already got. which are 235/45zr17 on the front and 255/40zr17 on the rear, please help thanks..

I was one of the thousands of people stuck on the M25 on Friday, but I was one of the lucky one's because I was in my zx, not sure what the out side temp was but it felt like 25 degrees but the car never missed a beat in the nine hours :shock: that I sat in the traffic, the engine temp needle never moved above it's normal possition and the engine started first time when ever I needed it too, I was well pleased with the way the car handled the heat. :dance:

A gold Zed on the hard shoulder M5 south just past the Gordano services, umfortunately with a recovery truck parked in front, obviously terminal. :mad:

ok so i have just finished my engine rebuild engine was fully stripped out including everything out of the engine bay and now its all back in it wont start it will turn over but it wont fire can as many people possible throw ideas my way what would stop it fireing thanks we all want another zed ti live again we dont want to see another gone off the road LONG LIVE THE ZED :bow: :bow: :bow:

Just caught a glimpse of a green one with 99 rear spec spoiler on M62 nr Birchwood this afternoon, was it out very own Grahams? Barry

Hi first post and already need help got a 300 with broken box slips in D+R but drives in and out of garage not tried it at any distance but when its hot slips more than a bloke with a slippy thing :( anyhoo where is the best place to get a recon or good second hand box from or what could be wrong with the one in there tried the search thingy could not find a fix for my problem

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=576730 shame about the crap photos. 13k eur0, guess around £8k would that sound right?

Hi. I have the R33 brembo upgrade and I think I have wharped a disk. The disks I have at the moment are EBC and seemed fine until a high speed slow down. So do I go for something like these. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-SKYLINE-PERFORMANCE-FRICTION-BRAKE-ROTORS-X-2_W0QQitemZ190138674687QQihZ009QQcategoryZ10402QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem A lot of money or do I get some more EBC ones? Or can someone recommend something else. Remmeber it is for the skyline set up though. Darrell

First of all what are causes of turbo lag ??? I have a slight exhaust leak and i believe that it could be coming from the manifold somewhere on the passenge side but its not particulaly bad . The boost dosnt relly come in till 4000rpm !! could this slight leak be causing this ??? even with this leak i had it dynoed last week at 385.8 bhp at 0.9 bar . On the graph you can see this but when the boost comes in the boost curve is very steep its not smooth . The technician thinks the car might have bigger turbos on, and thinks this might be causing the lag i bought the car blind and dont know its history what i know is that its got an evc 3 and an apexi afc and a hks fmic i m…