General Discussions - 300ZX Related

this afternoon in Bagshot.

Hey there, another question for the mechanics among you..........I decided to have a look at the air filter that the previous owner had put on to see what it was today, then i wish i hadnt of looked :slap: First, i found that the HKS filter, had no filter in it........So need a new induction kit now :headvswal Secondly........where the wire (presumably from the ecu) plugs into the AFM, there is an orange wire dangling..... Any help on the second problem there? The first one only involves more money to be spent......

hi i have my 91ttjspec booked in at thor racing and they will do a oil cahnge and a power run for me the bloke who i spoke to said they use 10/40 semi synth is that ok for the only mods that i know of are cat back stailess steel and k&n induction kit also does anyone know what sort of bhp and torque i should get from the rollers cheers

Hi guys, Just installed hks tt & it will not release key until timer has counted down.... defeats the whole purpose of having 1 lol... can i release the key lock if so how cheers for any help ;)

hi guys, im trying to find some turbos for my zed, the problem is that i have brought some form a nissan skyline r33 gtr, they are t28's, after being told they will fit, i tried this morning and they dont, Im after some to give me 400 - 500bhp without pushing them to the limit, any ideas where i can get a pair or do any of you know what series i need to look for? Also ive just put an up rated fuel pump and filter, ARC induction box, G reddy front mount, G reddy ultimate ecu, up rated spark plugs, injectors and oil cooler on the car, is there anything else you guys can suggest as well as the turbos to get the bhp up a bit? :confused:

So as I will be selling mine soon I was wondering as to how well they are selling, I mean there seems to be lots for sale right now (as there would be just to piss me off) so do they sit for months or do they sell fast. Whats your experience.

Need some advice as I want to increase the performance of my zed. It is a 1990 jap spec manual conversion TT. I have just bought a boost controller but not yet fitted. The car has an induction kit, still has the cats and what looks like a mongoose cat back system fitted (twin pipe b/boxes). My questions are - what boost is safe for my set up?, what chip would anyone recommend, how much is it likely to cost and where will I get one? Also, what power increase am I likely to get and will it drastically increase fuel consumption? Any advice apreciated.

Can anyone who has moved there seatbelts from the doors to the B-Pillars (ie From Jap series 1 to UK or Jap series 2 onwards style) tell me what they did about the missing nut/thread for the top hole ? All the rest of the fitment holes and threads are in place but the top bolt hole in the B-pillar is missing the thread, its just a hole in the thin metal frame.

Saw yo on Vauxhall Street heading out of town I was Red Zed heading into the Barbican .Looking good ...

Well got my Z back 5pm today, been driving her till now, manual conversion done !!! Forgot how good she was, & all the looks you get ;) very slight vibration at 35/40 will sort asap but im made up to have her back its been to loooooong :D

Hi I thinking of buying a zed TT but wanted to know if there is any thing in particular that i should look out for so i don`t buy a lemon and what sort of price do 300 go for. thanks in advance

On St Albans road at the Watford Junction cross road at about 5.15.

as above looked really tidy.................i was the idiot waving out of a black saab 07 turbo was about 3;45 this afternoon

Well today i was all chuffed as i was a step closer to getting the engine built. but..... when i picked the bits up from the engine shop they said, we just nipped the crank when we were grinding the edges down to knife edge, they said nothing to worry about purely cosmetic. Well at least they were honest and told me that had down it. Well anyway gave the crank to Mark the mechanic building the engine and his response was "well that's ****ed!" Mark explained why, the nick was on the main Bearing jurnoul. Not only that but it was really rough as if they sanded it with sand paper.

Lost my rear fog switch for my jap zed, argh! Just before MOT as well. I am now not sure what connections go into the switch. I will get another from Maplins tomorrow. Is the switch regular spade connectors or is it a fancy nissan connector? Need to know wiring colours as i did try a switch which blew a fuse, duh!

wahoo after 2 months the engine is ready for picking up from the engine shop. Hopefully there shouldn't be anymore hold ups. The built, polished, ported and 3 degreed angled the heads. pistons, rods, crank and pulley, clutch were balanced. Also knife edged the crank. wooo..... how exciting :hyper:

front windscreen: sitkcer 1 sticker 2 like these for the rear quarter glass? quarter glass and i'm thinking of fitting one of these above one of the front headlights on the bonnet but they are also availible in 9" as i think 7" may be a wee bit too small bonnet

Not sure about not having your Front bumper on. http://modifiedcartrader.com/findVehicle/listingDetail.asp?directID=7537&userZip=&numLat=&numLong=&txt=1990_Nissan_300ZX_TWIN%20TURBO_FOR_SALE

HELP! I cant decide... keep them White? squint and imagine these fitted properly... :D

I'm ordering a sticker off ebay to sit just above one of the headlights but what is the width?

Here we go mates Ive gotten a little futher on her. I must admit though im having fittment issues with my oil dipstick getting in the way of my manifold. Starting to piss me off. Anyway here are some more pics of me getting further alone in the build! Thats it for now Ill try and get more done here soon.

a knacked front bumper. only want it to canibalise.

Anyone know where I can get a steering boss to fit a momo/isotta steering wheel that has the cruise control functions on. Cheers.

Really peed off this morning, went out to start the car and just kept turning over. Battery went flat so I got my other car out the drive to jump it off. As I was starting it it kept trying to fire but not quite starting, just firing every now and then. Kept trying it and all of a sudden a large bang and I think the starter jammed followed by thick black smoke pouring out the engine bay. I quickly shut the ignition off and wipped off the jump leads. Went to move the car I was jumping it off and it stalled and wouldn't start as it had ran out of petrol. Luckily I had a can in the back so I filled that back up and put it back on my drive. Was having another look unde…

Before i pop the car up to do this could somebody tell me where the oil filter and plug are under a zed? I've never done one myself on the zed yet, is it a bit of a bugger? lol