General Discussions - 300ZX Related

gettin a bit smoke while i,m drivin the car, eveytime i accelerate and on over run. i,m wondering if my pcv valves could be choked, where are they and how do i clean/replace em also its consuming petrol quicker than the space shuttle :hurl: shes always been a bit smoky but now seems a tad worse since knockin the boost up, also heard detonation a few times now so gonna knock the boost down till i get a decent chip...still runnin the suerchip :nelson:

Been following this on the various US forums, and have sumarised below. This is the SPL 300zx owned and driven by Mike Kojima and Ryan Schimsk competing in the Redline time attack event at California speedway. It got 2nd at the Modified Class, losing only by 0.2 seconds to a NSX Twin Turbo(!) with 650RWHP driven my Pro race driver. It beat plenty of highly modified Impreza's, Evo's, 350z's, S2000's and porches. Neither Mike or Ryan are pro drivers, and neither had been on the Califonia speedway track before. :bow: In Car footage 1 - http://www.splparts.com/events/redline0207/Redline2.mpg In Car footage 2 - Against Modified 600hp Porsche…

One hour,I thank you! :D (And Smithy,your the best! cheers!)

I need 4 people for a small group buy on Silkolene pro s 10w / 50w who live near me in SW London (one delivery address) for 20ltrs its £143 delivered BARGAIN ! Anyone interested ?

has anyone got a ticket they don't want i could buy off them

Im about to change my jap oil cooler for a uk one, anything I should be aware of? The car hasnt been run for about 3 weeks will I loose loads of oil??

Costs of synthetics vary considerably. The most expensive are the “Ester” types originally only used in jet engines. These cost 6 to 10 times more than high quality mineral oils. The cheapest synthetics are not really synthetic at all, they are dug out of the ground and not manmade. These are in fact specially refined light viscosity mineral oils known as “hydrocracked” oils. “Hydrocracked” oils have some advantages over their equivalent mineral oils, particularly in lower viscosity motor oils such as 5w-30 and 5w-40 and they cost about 1.5 times more than good quality mineral fractions. This is the “synthetic” which is always used in cheap oils that are label…

Does anyone know the measurements for the stereo dins please? Im putting a screen in for the carputer and wanted to know what the width at the lowest point on the single din is so from bottom left to bottom right and the same for the top din. The bottom one narrows so i have less to play with down there :( Also what depth from the front of the fascia untill you hit the cage? From the surface to the first bit it would hit. Its so i can see what the largest screen i can get will fit with the least hacking needed. Any pics of inside with the fascia off would be great too please :D Thanks!

My missus passed this on to me and I thought it may be useful for those of your inclinded to put your foot down :D Very interesting - Speeding Fines info, I cant vouch for it personally but this is what i got sent.... In case you know anyone who is ever caught for speeding: Just thought I would share this with you, as you know I work in the speeding fine department in Swindon's Magistrate's Court. In the course of my investigation into "fines, their payment methods, and how points are automatically added against drivers licences" we discovered something very interesting "If You Get a Speeding Fine." This has been tried and it works so if you ev…

Anyone ever thought of making these, it may make wiring in a boost controller or other elec gizmos a little easier, and it would be useable across a lot of nissans?

Hi all Trying to sort out boost issues, not long had my car back its been off the rd some time...... 1st ecu test got code 13 cleaned the terminals & then got code 55 But the boost is still 7psi ( have aftermarket gauge ) checked for leaks & noticed a couple of the pipes had splits in them, Znut is sorting me out with a good set until i upgrade. But i tried to temp repair them with gaffer tape, but still 7psi So my question is is the gaffer tape ok for a very temp repair, or should i wait until i put on the new pipes to get a satisfactory test. Or can i still be in safety boost even though code 55 :cry:

my steering lock on he z'd is pants to put it blunt! can any1 tell me why it locks more one way than the other? currrently in process of modding a transit van rack to put in place

Hi folks, been looking at getting a 300 for a while and have been offered one in a swap for my own car. Just wondering what you'd value this car at and is there anything I should be looking for when I go to view it? (common faults etc) The car in question... Clicky Thanks in advance ;)

wonderin if it was anyone here? i was in the Ka, :o that you followed out the car park !

Has anyone got an exploded diagram with part numbers of the outside door handles? can't find one anywhere. Need to know how many pieces it comes in and if you can buy the plastic seal around the outside of it.

still searching for an ignition barrel does anyone know whether you can use one from another nissan like the qx automatic?

when the car starts and ticks over the needle on the standard turbo gauge is just below the first line does this show that the engine isnt in good condition as my last z was bearly above the -7??

Does anyone else have the problem that the fuel pump on the forecourt keeps tripping out no matter what angle it's at or how gently you squeeze the trigger. It's just taken me about twenty minutes to fill it up and my last Z was the same. Is this normal??.

heavy steering, all the time,any ideas please

I followed a red 300zx with a body kit and gold rims up Ipswich Road and onto Whitehall Ind Estate on tues nd. Was it you?

How much does it cost (roughly) to have one Front seat re-trimmed in black leather? The steering wheel retrimmed? and the doorcards,arm rest etc trimmed in either alcantara or leather? Thanks in advance

I'm thinking about changing from TT to NA (changing cars, that is, not a conversion :D ). Most of my driving is daily commute in traffic jams so the TTs are a bit wasted. Main reason is greater practicality as a daily driver (I do about 12,000m a year). Against that is the big grin factor on the rare occasions when I do get a chance to use the loud pedal :hyper: . Not interested in mods - just good clean as-stock-as-possible. Had some good thoughts at the other place, wondered what you guys thought?

heard a loud BANG tonight, ironicaly about 2 minutes after passing Carl. drives fine and wasnt teh engine. untill about 5 minutes later and 1st gear sounds like its got a cat stuck in there. and while i am reversing I can feel like what can on;y be described as the ABS working through the brake pedal. will investigate 1st thing tomro

I see you bud, Rochford road, just. was looking the other way at the railway to see if the train had got in at Rochford as was picking my sister up, only see you at the last minute as you went past but recognised the car

Hey guys I'm picking up my zed tomorrow and im not sure of the last time it was serviced. I'm was looking around on the net for a new set of spark plugs. I found 6x HKS plugs for £80 including delivery..............wots everyone's thoughts? Is that expensive? Could anymore recommend a cheaper alternative???