General Discussions - 300ZX Related

ive made my mind up about what blow off valves i want, apexi twin chamber... where is the best and cheapest place to get them from? any ideas anyone...? adam

Hi, i'm thinking bout buing a 300zx tt uk spec man. ive got a budget of about 10 grand cos i was going to buy a supra but their too common for modifing so 300zx it is. Basically i wanted to know if anyone could point me in the right direction to turn a standard 300zx tt into a proper supercar performance monster. i mean a 0-60 time around the 3.5-4.5 sec mark? any ideas? ive seen a few sites but none offer actual kits for the zx, just a few one off turbo parts that doesn't explain what i need for a full system. any advise i'd appreciate it.

Any advise welcomed, i have all the right tools i.e 22mm o2 socket wrench and all the extender bars e.t.c. but they are both on so tight its stupid. Is their a little trade secret that i should know about ? please help. Fustrated of streatham. :cry:

Bunny goes on his National Meet & Greet Volume 2 :D So i was planning on the taking the scorpio but just when you need it, the air con pump locks scorching the belt :( Didn't dare risk driving it all that way today in case it broke so.... 10.30am Found a roll of duct tape and stuck my bumper back together lol 10.40am my new number plate had taken a knock with the bumper and fell off so cue me screwing the old one back on 11.15am Finally got moving, car wreaked of petrol and was running like crap (sure it's a coilpack problem with the poor running or that boost leek) 12-3pm travelled to Southampton to Rodder25's house to rip his car to bits an…

These guys ain't cheap but they certainly do some nice lights, seems they have now just released the FULL LED Side repeater. http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/300zx2/f_ssig/ smithy

The silver box under the ECU, also the black do to the right of the heater matrix, I guess thats to do with climate control?

well after much money and time the zed could be back on the road this weekend, ive done the bottom end and am in the process of replacing the whole clutch assembly, which was slipping like a baaasssstaaarrd. So i reckon i deserve a proper boost increase, the car is fitted with a set of original garret turbo's which have just been recon'ed a few months ago and i reckon the BBR CHIP should be replaced with a jwt and a boost controllerfitted. i,m lookin for a mongoose exhaust or similar.... must have twin each side....decatted. also like a induction. any ideas guys. lookin to get the max out of her while i can before i replace the engine late summer, so would love…

ok ....just been on the phone with gary(candyrun)...and he has an idea to do a 1/2 hour T.V. show ..on the 300zx.....(he loved the wozzer 300zx crew) We will go to a track for the day and do some vid and interview's with the guy's and girl's ...and some conveying through the street's if all goes well the track site will be at ..."" ROCKINGHAM race way "" this will be not just about the car's this will be about the NUTTER behind the wheel .....and why we love the 300's so much ..... so i will need all type's of zed's and their driver's......from standerd to madness...... I will be having a meeting with the candyrun guy's next week ,,so i will have …

I have these fitted to my Z and they've covered around 4k miles. Anyone else have these or has anyone heard of any detrimental issues regarding these pistons or the installation of these pistons? Regards Steve E

Anyone know how I can confirm I have a JD chip in the ecu. I would have thought there woulda been a chip with 'JD' on it but there isnt?!?!?!!? Probably been foobed off like the 3.1 litre engine!!!

I was filling up with Optimax and you were doing the same last night-lol You had an NA Black one with a primered rear passanger side arch Anyone on here

hi peeps i got my zed back the other day after 3 months of being off the road however i fitted a short shift last october as my gearstick was goosed very floppy and when i took it out it was all in bits so i used the pics off the forum and it went in a treat...it was however a bit stiff and clunky but i thought it was because it was new anyway i went out for a razz last night and when i got home and stopped to drop the missus off i couldnt get it into gear it was as if i wasnt even pressing the clutch i switched off the engine and engaged " panic mode " and when i started it up again it went into gear ok.....i tried the usual 1st gear handbrake on and lift clutch slight…

recently had an engine change. everything running fine. then out pops the dipstick, oil everywhere. i thought that was that until i noticed it sounding alittle rough. then this morning lots of blue smoke. ive now got smoke and rattling (sounds like top end but i think it may be lower down) ive only done 1100km since engine change. engine is under warranty so wont cost me a penny. just the inconvience of it. any thoughts on the problem?

hi guys im wanting to change my brake pads on my j-spec twin turbo. how easy is this job, never done it before on any car, and fancy having ago. do you need any special tools? and is there any right ups or how to's knocking about. cheers si

my insurance has told me car not worth fixing. so you might see it on a low-loader on its way to salvage. in sandwich kent :cry: :cry:

car has failed MOT on 3 sections on the sills where jacking points are can you buy full sill outer sections? or is it just a case of cutting the rot out and replacing it with new? its also failed on 3 brake pipes that disapper under the rear sub fame. is the sub frame easy to remove? its a uk spec tt by the way Thanks Si

Was going to use twin MAF setup, with Apexi SAFC and custom chip by JD. Are there any pro's or con's to using a stand alone ECU, like the AEM one? How does it meter the air? do you still use a MAF? Are there any displays on the dash, for boost, traction control or is it all configured by laptop. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Barry

is there anything i need to know when tempting to fit one?? i'm only fitting the intercooler and not all the misc pipes for it. (nothing to connect to yet) It's a Greddy 3 row doo dar, as it's meant to be a kit has it got brackets and everything like that to make it fit? my instructions are in biddla so i'm just going to play by guess work so wondering if there is anything important i need to know.

my drivers side lock has gone the key rotates for ever and ever. that's rabbit as i have a super poopa titanium key which would be no good if replaced the barrels.

was walking to work pass a garage and there a dark blue 300 sitting there, anyones?

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Grey M Reg J Spec 300 parked outside Calne Auto repairs on the Porte Marsh industrial estate today at 1.20. Looked very clean and shiney! Was it you!?

Right I'm going to replace my outer hicas balljoints at the weekend, Are these easy enough to fit for the average tinkerer, or is this a garage job? Any help or advice most welcomed!

as much as i love driving my zed i am aware that i my not be driving the way it [by god] was designed to be driven. Can anyone recomend any basic driving techniques such as heel-toeing, bliping the throttle on downshifts, apex cornering, methods of avoiding/making the most of oversteer,braking-cornering-accelerating techniques, max torque rev range and revs to change through the gears, that will help me get the most out of my zed driving experience for both track and road.

Can anyone tell me where to find the thread or link to the fitting guide for Indiglow Dials some of us bought in the group buy??? Next job on my list ;)