General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey guys. I have a '91 300zx tt 2+2 and when really on it i get a crunch in 4th and 5th but none of the other gears which is annoying coz im scared to go into 4th and 5th when nailing it as you really have to wrench it in to get it to go into gear. It will slide in if you keep the clutch down and let the revs die off but then thats loosing alot of speed and the car youve just destroyed now catches up which is pretty lame. Any Help would be great. Joel

is there any step by step threads on how to rebuild the 300zx engine :slap:

parked next to town hall and gone by 7.30 this morning. nice a clean with non-standard font on the number plates.

finally got my zed running as it should, mainly suspension probs, anyway. I now wanna look into increasing the power, everything on the car is stock apart from the suspension wheels exhuast. i was thinking of a apexi intake and a chip, but not sure what i should go for and dont know the cost etc... If anyone has anysound advice would very much appreciate it Thanks in advance

Have a good day peeps. :duffer: :duffer:

Hi, I'm looking at buying a Nissan 300ZX, if i'm honest i'm suprised they will insure me so I need to check if i've got this right. I went on http://www.confused.com and typed in my details, put a 300ZX Turbo 1991 and this came up:- "NISSAN 300 ZX TURBO 1990-1994 2960cc COUPE Manual Petrol" So I clicked this one, which I believe is the last shape? but the insurance for some reason is really really cheap and for some reason it's cheaper than a non-turbo one? Am I missing anything? Also if this is the right quote is there anything I need to look out for, i'll have about 2.5K to spend max, I would prefer manual but if I get a better car then don't mi…

Does anyone know what kind of signal the speed sensor gives out?? ie is it a pulse or varying voltage ??? And do we have any idea as to values/frequency for a given speed??? Cheerz

Hi all Started the car up yesterday and noticed she was tapping quite hard. Had a listen around and if I put my ear against the plenum, front one on the right I can hear the sound really loudly although it does quieten down a lot once the car has warmed up though. Any ideas would be appreciated!! Trying to get a video up but it's the wrong format and I'm in work :cry: so I'll try again laters. Anyone know of a garage round Aldershot, Farnborough area who might know what they are talking about?? Cheers

ok check this out i finaly got this car put together theres pics up here but ok it leaks oil took all apart to timing belt and ran for short bursts and found the left intake cam geaar leak removed both gears all new seal and gaskets they look good and so i check out the back of the gear and it rotates inside the cam gear press fit pics below show the rotation 360 degree both directions. has anyone seen this or repaced many seals with no luck hope i help some besides myself :cool: :cool: oil leak at circunference with red mark.

hi guys can anyone help me, i z in the morning or when ever the engines cold has a starting problem when i turn the key it starts then dies on me even with the throtle pedal pressed, the secound time it starts with throtle pedal fully down but sounds like it fires up on only a few cylinders and takes 3 -5 secounds for the rest to kick in, also there is a strong smell of petty like its running rich, its defo not loos pipes in engine bay as i sorted that out also the revs start on like 250 - 300 and slowly rise up to about 900rpm at idle, i have changed my wter temp sensor a few weeks ago but stil same problem, any suggestions would be appreciated tnx ALSO DOES ANYO…

Not really a technical question but is there anywhere I buy a weather proof cover for my zx whilst I am at my girlfriends house with no garage?

might buy another 300zx but in pearl white.... but has anyone fitted a new heater matrix the guys selling it cheaper because he reacons its been unplugged, whatever he means!!! prob just fooked!! is it a tough job an what sort of time needed? any links or guides on job? cheers adam

Metalic blue, spoilerless parked on driveway i think about 8.30pm Sunday

Just to find out where people are buying there tyres from. I have always found http://www.camskill.co.uk and http://www.mytyres.co.uk to be the cheapest about. Cheers, Michael

my brother and i fitted my sgp underdrive pulley today :D found getting the old pulley off a real PITA until we took the rad out. but after that it wasn't too bad. also took the opportunity to change the viscous fan and sort out the idle problem (the air reg was sticking). so its been a very productive weekend for me. the car now feels much more willing to rev at low rpm. really pleased with it. just gotta fit my headers now :D

Does the grounding kit make a difference to how the car drives I just fitted one of Petes (cheers mate ever so easy to fit and looks the dogs) and took her for a spin, wow just so smooth and effortless. I gotta say the best £35 I have spent on the car.

just out of interest what sort of price do ppl pay for insurance on there 300zx's what group insurance arethey in (when standard spec TT), my st is in grp 17 and i pay about 370 ish can i expect it to be simular? pete

Went for a spin today, first time in a few weeks. booted it on A30 and immediately lost a couple of cylinders ( went all lumpy and cat light came on, unburnt fuel). limped home about 10 miles. Would this be ptu, connectors or? any suggestions to try out or check whats gone wrong!

black or grey going north bound, ime the chap who slowed down to give the thumbs up in the black one ;)

Just removed my old bonnet to fit my new carbon fibre one when i realised how light it was, even lighter than the carbon one.It seems to be made of aluminium!:confused: Is this standard or an aftermarket one? :D

iff your thinking of running over 15psi on standed tubs,i/c,s and injectors then read on. after some bad detting resulting from going to 0.8mm on the tips and getting 17-18psi :shock: i thought ide go back to 1.0mm and achieve a safe 15psi but whilst changing them over i poped out a plug and found clear evidence of detonation in the form of plug colour plus looking down the plug hole with a touch noticed the crown of the piston was clean and shiney right under the plug with carbon around the edges,thus proving the heat and severty of the flame front was starting to attack the crown by exploding the carbon off and next stage would of been meltdown :confused: . anyway ba…

well i have spent the afternoon cleaning my electrical contacts and my plenium also added a tin off ijector cleaner to the tank, took the beast out for a spin and what an improvement she is right on the edge again and my gosh she is quick now, just got to sort out my servicing and away we go matt :tease:

Help, My Turbo timer is a full auto timer, but since having an alarm fitted, it's decided to go bonkers. It starts up ok and then stops for no reason what so ever.... I can't get any options on it by selecting the Select button. It doesn't produce an auto countdown function at all anymore and doesn't even show me the battery volts... Is there a user manual somewhere out there that can help, or has anyone had similar issues. Regards Paul

you guys know that display that shows the temperature on the windshield wiper box right? ok what i want to do is change the numbers from fahrenheit to celsius. so i bought a used german switch box that showed the numbers in celsius and thought i would just have to change it. so i did that and the numbers are still in fahrenheit! how come?? how would i go about changing this? the only thing that i could think of, would be the ecu right? i took booth of the switch boxes apart and the socket boards are actually different. even the display is different check them out so any ideas?

got me a bodykit to fit and it needs bonding on in places. whats the best stuff to use