General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have tried searching the forum and cant find anything to help. My car is smoking like a pcv clogged biatch so i know thats on my to do list alongside new brakes. Also on the list is a remap. 1st question, can the standard ECU be remapped or will i need to fit a chip ? 2nd question, can anyone recommend anywhere (pref in Essex) that will remap or supply and fit a chip. I've been on to a few places that i have been referred to by contacts and no where seems to want to touch a Jap Z32 !! :confused: Cheers

Had the car off the road for the last year , has sat in the garage whilst fitting wide arch kit over the winter without moving (started car every couple weeks but never moved it). Anyway , now that its ready to go in for painting i've discovered that the gearbox (auto) is stuck in Park and impossible to move it unless i press down on the little lever (right at the back of the stick). Then it is free to move up and down all the gears until it is put back into park. :headvswal Also, the gearbox doesn't bleep now when in reverse. Never ever had any problems with the box before , so surely aint it ****ed :confused: or is it? Going to change the gearbox…

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hi guys couple of questions if you can help please?? 1, can you change boost gain rate on the apexi avcr? as it seems to take a while to create full boost! 2, does any one know what sort of timing i can run with this set-up? is it a case of advancing a degree at a time and listening for pinking then retarding a little? my set up is:- blitz sus induction G reedy side mount i/c's apexi boost controller nismo 555 injectors smithy's t28 hybrid turbo's ported and flowed exhaust manilolds split divorse down pipes custom de-cat pipes scorpion silencers snow water / methanol injection :hyper: any help gratefully recieved! regards steven

Put my new Series 2 Climate Control Unit into my car yesterday and im not sure if its working correctly. I had a Series 1 unit, so i just plug in the series 2 unit everything lights up properly and the A/C works but what does the Mode Function mean and whats the fan symbol mean/Do when activated?? I did find out that it has a auto cycle though but im sure i should be able to adjust my own air vent directions and adjust the fan speed. Can anyone help??

Has anyone changed the rear fuel lines under the car? (The ones that enter from under the car(above the diff) and up into the trunk)) How much work is it to change them?? Is it possible to do without removing the diff??

Shell has gone for scrap, so thats another one gone!!! Just some rear lights left, then thats everything Z gone.

Hey Hey Yes It's official :hyper: My lovely Zed is back on the road! Mr Duff fixed me zed, it was deffo the slave cylinder, all done now and everything lovely, booked in for the prop for beginning of July woohoo I just come back from having a quick blast down the A46, thought I'd forgotton how to drive, it's been a while...... One happy Bunny :D

was just wondering if there is anyway to check oil preasure rather than the standard gauge. the gauge has always been a bit random some days it reads ok then others it hardly reads anythin. but for the last few days its been reading just above zero constantly after driving for a bit. not really want to drive it with no oil preassure lol im getting new gauges put on the pillar soon but need the car to drive the now.

I cant remember what time, but it was dark grey, looked two toned with a black bootlid and top, had gold alloys. it was going towards mansfield.

Near me who could lend me their consult please contact me via email Letsdrift@hotmail.co.uk Thank you

Looks like someone on the forum here! :D Spotted you going off the A13 over the weekend.

I may have to take legal action about this one but i want your opinions if it's going to cause a problem. Basicly i took my crank to the engine shop for some work and they scratched the main bearing journal on the crank now they were very honest and pointed it out to me but said it was cosmetic and not going to cause any problems. My mechanic has said it's fooked and not to be used, he has asked other peoples opinions on the scratch and they say the same thing. They are also saying you took it to them in good condition all machined to size and got it back like that. Now this rebuild has just dragged on and i don't really care about that as i just want it back bu…

Im interested in a set of dump/blow off valves for the TT. This is my first Turbo'd car and was wondering what other people are using. Really im interested in that Flutter sound more than the air phshhhhh. Is that something to do with wastegates?????

Great to see another Z'er in my area.... Hope you had a good day (who ever you are) Plz get in touch as I am in the process of organising a Z meet in Ramsgate Harbour for August....All Z'ers welcome Tata Stepe

is covered in oil no wonder on Sunday it was only firing on 5 cylinders I'm non too happy as now I've got a leak and I don't know where from. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Eileen No, not happy, SAD :cry: :cry:

dumb question possibly, is the 120k timingbelt kit the same for american cars and uk cars? i may get one through a work colleague in the USA is why i ask.

Thanks a lot dude :duffer: you know what for ;) :D I owe you one.

Right I've taken off the balance bar, removed the coil pack but how on earth do I reach down that hole to reach the spark plug? Any idea's

morning peeps, hope you are well - I have re-shimmed the the front upper arms to repair my front camber issues.... which worked well - which is brilliant. however, the car is now pulling slightly to the left, and is suffering wheel wobble at 55mph+ Now, I know the pulling is due to the tracking, which probably needs to be done... but the whobble is usually due to tyre balancing - but I know these are ok as they were balanced only a week ago. anything else that could cause the same symptoms?

I know this is a jap colour, but would you need to visit a specialist? The people who did my respray couple of years ago couldn't do flip colours but they are sound guys and i'm hoping to go back there and do the yucky work , stripping and masking and all that myself to keep the costs down, just wondering If anyone else went down this road on a budget?

the cape crusader!!! can you do your super hero sh*t with my car mate??? asap!! need to know whats up with her exactly and get it soughted. money in back pocket as long as its under a big one! im in preston all the time live in wigan at mo, can even pick u up supply you with tea or booze depending on your preference even get you a whore!! lol just need my car doing asap. blue smoke out of exhurst, whistling under heavy acceleration, low oil pressure. !!! HELP

Hi Boost controller in question here is the Apexi AVC-R. Today I replaced the auto door lock/interior lights fuse. It had a 15 amp fuse in it and I put the correct 10amp fuse in it. Lights worked ok and clock got reset. I then drove the car tonight and it was losing power when it got into about 0.7 boost (basically once the stock gauge reached about 0.7, the car just lost any power, seemed like the fuel supply had been cut off, kind of juddered a little. I checked the boost controller afterwards and it maxed out at 0.82 bar with 4152 revs. I have had slightly higher boost before, with revs above 5000, so something was definitely not right. Looking at the settin…

just after a rough price for a tailgate respray? including highlevel spoiler. its going from white to grey, what can i expect to pay? cheers, nick

Went out yesterday to put petrol in the z and noticed a strange horrible dent in the bonnet...had another look today and seems like 2 dents now, but the strange thing is it looks like been done from inside, like pushed up or something nasty has popped up, doesnt seem at all possible for anything to have done it from the outside :confused: I do have roadworks happening around my area but like i said looks like something under bonnet popped up, car is driving fine too. I am looking for a grey bonnet in very good condition if anyone has one for sale ;) cant bear to look at this strange horrible mess on my bonnet, ruins the whole look :cry: Any possible explainations we…