General Discussions - 300ZX Related

From Scarboro to york way. I was sat in that huge queue - you came past other side with targas off

Hello all OK the car was doing the stalling thing when driven hard so I followed the instructions on the site to check the idle air valve. Took it off cleaned it with brake cleaner and degreaser, Dryed it and put it back on the car and now the idle bounces up and down and it mis fires like hell when driven???? Whats going on?? Please help????

just took the zed for a bit of a thrashing came to brake at the roundabout and it didnt wanna stop. luckily the traffic had started to set off , so i took it slow and they seem ok but when i push her hard she dosnt want to pull up is this a problem with the zeds , pads and discs look ok. any ideas need to get it sorted as my confidence in the car is growing and i push it more and more.. :mac1:

was sat in a cafe having dinner in matlock today, the place was heaving. 2 zeds came through, one im sure was shells candy gold one, and the other could possibly be ceejay, red one with same style rear lights which was the leading car. was aroud 2:30pm

Went to Great yarmouth over the weekend. Got to Norwich (about 100 miles) and all of a sudden I had no boost. The stock gauge was going up but had no acceleration. Then all of a sudden the boost would come back. Have just driven back and haven't had a problem. Any ideas as to what this could be? Darrell

First one was a white one at AFL with a hoooooge razor styleeee spoiler. Second was a red one on leyland lane doing a U turn with a NO SH1T sticker in the rear quarters. Anyone here?

Just out of interest, would my 300zx protest massivly if i ran it on regular unleaded? I have a 92 JDM TT auto... and unfortunatly i have to use her for my commute to work next week until my run about is ready. Its basically 40 miles on the motorway and a mile of normal roads at each end. Will it be okay on regular, or is it better safe than sorry and use V power. The car has no mods as such (filter, exhaust etc etc)

can you replace the sills/cills on the Z and where can a get some from?

Anyone running rear rims that can take 2 x Bridgestone S-01 285/40/17 ? I won them on ebay by accident (like you do! was a last minute mistake bid). They've got about 4-5mm on them and are £20. They are in NW London so need either pickup or post (courier is £15). I don't want to mess the guy around but don't think they are any use to me!

I have a Jap import 300ZX TT it has no history of a cambelt change and I would rather get it done ASAP, I was wondering if any of you who live in Surrey area would take on the task and how much would it cost me including parts? and if it's an engine out, would it be possible if you could give the engine a quick look over to see if it needs anything else whilst it's out?

....as the title says. dont want to spend to much on one but are there ones that will sneak under my lowered zed and still be able to take the tonnage. dont want anything fancy and would just get a halfords one but wondered if there was a speacial one for low cars??

Hope you have a fab day! xxx

Has anyone tried 'www.ztech.co.uk' for parts and work? Looks like quite a new site and seems promising to me. I'm thinking of doing an engine rebuild in the next few months with them. Not too sure where the best place is to go at the mo with the old rebuilds. I'd even settle for a place that sells tuned Z engines, if anyone knows where..

the car has pushed the dipstick out twice now in about a month and spat about alf a litre of oill allover the n/s turbo, wasnt pretty, i thought i had blew it up! is it time for me to buy a spare engine and start rebuilding it or do i just need a new dipstick coz it feels slacker than the local bike?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2MgvEsBVY :rofl:

Hi i have seen this turbo timer http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HKS-STYLE-TURBO-TIMER-FROM-300ZX-FAIRLADY-AS-NEW_W0QQitemZ230155461787QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72205QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem can any one tell me is it any good and if not advise me of what one i should get.

Saw you too late to flash, you looked like you were leaving from the furthest exit from the petrol station.

found this on a kit car site no less....up for sale at £5.5k...might be of interest to folks on here http://www.britishkitcars.co.uk/fr_searchResults.asp

...and bang! put it in 'D' and it made the biggest rattling noise i ever heard... i'm sad - i'm off to cry - :rant:

Hey all I have the same cutting out problem so ill give the idle control valve a clean in the morning. But before i do my idle sits just arund the 1k mark. I have an aem and 555's does this require my idle to be different? or shoul i be 700 like any other manual? cheers

You were heading along the a45 from raunds towards rushden this saturday afternoon about 13:00... i was in a blue poobaru wagon waving and pointing at you :) any1 here?

Si, found this on you tube..been looking for a very good wax for the car and a friend recommended this. I'm asking as you seem to be the expert!! The first car has been waxed using normal wax..where as the type R has had Zymol used..( The wax im interested in ) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yd5MwpLohUk Mark

Hi peeps ive had my HICAS disabled, the red HICAS light is always showing.. after around 60-70 mph i get a beeping noise like that of when the doors is open is that because of the HICAS? Thanks Oz

Hi guys. This has been happening for quite some time now and is really starting to take the p*ss. When im driving along and have to shift down, (usually coming towards a junction or roundabout) the car will turn off when im shifting down and the clutch is in, When i let the clutch out it will fire up again. Can anyone shed any light on this because its starting to become a common thing for it to do? Regards Rob

Hi Does anybody know of a wire I can splice into that has 12v when the ignition is turned to the accessory 1 position, ie when the clock illuminates up, and keeps the 12v even whilst the engine cranks over. Everything I have found so far does not keep 12v whilst the engine cranks over. Thanks Colin