General Discussions - 300ZX Related

As above really,cant seem to find edit link. :cry:

Fitted wat supposed to be an SE Fast Road chip to my zed today, and the car ran like crap, the fan was goin mad and i could here the poor injectors clicking like crazy. went for a little drive and as soon as i tried to boost the car spluttered and back fired like mad. stopped car-swapped chip to old trusty superchiip and binned SE chip lol Problem was i got the chip given with an exhaust i bought so the guy wasnt sure which set up it was for. any ideas how i could find wat this chip is for and if its any good

As above, are they a legal requirement?

Took z to my mechanic yesterday and he found that my intercooler had split, managed to fix it so not blowing now, but was talking to another guy lastnite about it and he said that if intercooler blowing or split will blow the turbo..?just wanted to hear your thoughts on the matter thanks guys

Hi, sorry i no this should probs be in the for sale section but it wont let me post for some reason. I have a Turbo 2000 subaru and am selling it. I'm interested in getting a 300zx and wanted to see if anyone is interested in a part ex? Must be for a UK spec manual. Dont do auto and cant get insured on any type of import. See details at- http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/160570.htm Thanks Scott

My tt engine is stock at the mo but am looking for a bit of a power increase very soon. I'll change the injectors to 555cc + the fuel rail - no other option (92 model). I'll change the ecu, Air filter, intercooler, exhaust and have a boost increase.. but what changes need to be done for the reliability of the engine and how much bhp should I expect to have? Basically, don't want the internals of the engine to be changed, but how much abuse can the whole thing take? .... apart from me swearing at it when bolts and other irrelevant items fall through the gaps in the bay.. always seems to lead to another dimension or ends up in a different time …

Morning all! My Z has currently been using 1.0mm boost jets on modded upgraded turbos and i've been looking for a boost increase up to about 16/17 psi... My current 1.0mm boost jets are shoved so far down the pipe that I can't get them out... If I shove in some 0.8mm ones as well as having the 1.0mm jets, is this likely to cause any probs or is it the same as having just 0.8mm ones in there due to the hole size being smaller??? Bit of a silly question but don't wan't it boosting to 21psi with both sets of jets in there!!!

Nissan 300ZX Colour Change Dash Bulbs Item number: 110124809357 thought these might be down your street mate , e bay Steve

hey got a question about the molding between the door and window. are they attached with clips or something? because i think one of the clips must of broke off and now the far right part doesn't stay down where it should. now if these are really held down with clips are they replaceable? or would i just have to put a drop of some power glue underneath it to keep it in place?

Looking for a rad for my 2+2 UK TT auto, mines just started leaking from a pin hole somewhere on bottom left passenger side, aint got the time to start soldering with thick solder lead so need either a known working replacement or an upgrade one with the external oil cooler.. Can anybody help - West Yorkshire :hurl:

In general (not just Zeds).. If you want firmer suspension and it's fully adjustable... You increase spring preload, you increase compression damping and you DECREASE rebound damping.... right? Or do you increase rebound damping?

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD :nana2: it's like a different car completely. apart from the extra boost it idles and sounds better. Only thing is the auto. it has never bothered me before, but now it seems to be lazy at changing 2-3rd.I'm sure i read the autobox has it's own ecu somewhere and that could be modified somehow to fall in line with the extra power? Boost jets are 1mm and It's boosting at around 12 psi, not crazy stuff I know but safe enough to live with.

Hi Everyone, I have got a imported Zed and it has not had the speedo converted and I assume the speed limit removed. The question is of I swap the Import speedo/clocks for UK ones, will this fix the KM/h to MPH? and If I take out the import ECU and swap it for a UK ECU will this remove the speed limit? Are there any issue with swaping the 2 ECUs though? Cheers, Michael

The beast now at 27psi, FOOOOOOKINNNNN ELLLL. Well done mate, ive ordered the incontinence pants, for when you take me for a spin. :bow: :bow:

I would just like to say thanks to Steve for the Alloys and tyres. They in perfect condition thanks Tarn was very impressed with your Zed, The phone conversation when i rung her was Not hello how are you, She just said there fooking gorgous. I've not meet Steve myself yet but Tarn said you a top bloke oh and thanks for the tea. He let me take the wheels before the money cleared by bank trans due to my friend being down there at the time on the off chance. Nice for this to happen and put some faith back in the club after a few bad sales that have happened of late thanks graeme :duffer: when i see you mate!!!

after fitting a scorpion exhaust last night my car atarted to smoke out the drivers side, the car was already decatted. i think the reduction in backpressure has caused the seal to leak at tickover, when driving the car there is no smoke only on tickover, i decided to turn the revs up to 1200 to see if it still smoked and it stopped and hasnt smoked anymore. if i turn the revs back down to normal it starts to smoke again. i know this is not a fix but will have to do till i save for some hybrids. george thoughts.

Got the Z back on it's wheels tonight and it's hissing down! :rolleyes:

Evening peeps I have a set of 9.5J 17" rims on the rear of my car - what size tyre would you advise that I fit in there? The fronts are running 225 45 R17 on a smaller Rim.

If a det sensor is faulty would it show up a code 34 or is this not always the case?

hi guys im going to invest in water injection to help protect my engine! do i fit std water only setup which lowers combustion chamber temperatures and allow extra boost if required, or fit water/methanol injection! which obviously does the above and the additional methanol gives added octane rating (120 ron) and extra oxygen! giving abit more power without raising psi! i spoke to my rolling road expert who builds and races rally cars and he has suggest water only as meth power gain wasnt large and when he used on rally stage system pressure hose blew off and caused engine bay fire! trouble is methanol burns with no flames at all so can be very dangerous!!!!!! …

right you may recall a while ago I had issues with the back heated window... today since it was raining and my car was getting all steamy... (no funny business) i stuck the heated window thing on .... about 1 minute later i could smell this burning.. switched it off, turned around and looked at the window - the little element was red red hot... by the time I managed to turn around - huge bang ! Smashed rear window! :cry: If it wasnt for the tints it would of shattered everywhere!! anyway - anyone had to replace theirs... where did you get it and is it worth claiming.. I've phoned a few places and been quoted £1050 plus vat to remove and fit a new …

Is there anyone within an hours drive of Wantage oxfordshire that owns a conzult i could come over to use in exchange for a pint. ie Swindon, Oxford? Its just that my car is detting on 0.9 bar of boost and even a tad on stock boost with timing at 15 deg When running Higher boost the detting will only go away at 9 deg!!! Plugs and coils have been checked. Car is a 92 manual tt with DE- catted 5-zigen exhaust, boost jets, blitz ind kit, se chip (Andyp) :p and osgiken triple plate clutch. I have owned the car now for nearly two months and i did not notice any pinking when i bought it. HEELLLP ME PLEASE!. Muffin.

as above parked in a garage in worth way only saw it from the back looked nice

Well after much soul searching I have decided to go all out on a car that I have hankered after for years but has always been out of reach...pictures below! I know this won't go down well with everyone here, but you have to admit it looks slightly better than a standard one. Picking it up tomorrow. :hyper: Obviously this means that the Zed is for sale see here...at least I have a pretty obvious genuine reason for the sale!

HI ;more questions on Turbos.. Hybrid T25/T28 Turbos :Are they any good to replace standard Garrets on a Z32 manual? Are they able to be fitted straight on? Would these Hybrids be better in any way to standard auto turbos?