General Discussions - 300ZX Related

flashed to let me out of the side street on ashby high street at lunch time! Yas :cool:

i have just got a set of Rays 350z 18" wheels (8" front 8.5" rear) and I need to get tyres 225/40/18 and 245/40/18 tyres (i think) I have not yet tried Bridgestone RE050A tyres, has anyone had experiance with these? has anyone compares them to Falken 452s? Also what is the difference between these two tyres: bridgestone re050a 92y and bridgestone re050a 88y thanks darren

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcX-dGFArOk :)

Can we have a best zed competition for xmas voted for by the members? We could have different categories, best body, best tech, best overall etc. I know we do mini versions of this at some of the National meets, but I don't remember doing a big version of this voted for by everyone. What do you guys think?

Does anyone know of a specialist near to Guildford in Surrey that can do a full 60K service? Cheers

Hi , I have two questions for you guys, first one is a braking one: When I brake hard I'm getting a squeeling noise, now this isn't a squeel coming from the pads, it's coming from inside the car, like from the brake pedal itself, also I'm getting real spoungey feel to the pedal too. The second is I'm getting a knocking / rattling noise coming from the front drivers wheel area, it knocks and rattles when going over ripples in the road, or over small manholes and strangely when coming down a speed ramp but not up a speed ramp which is odd, this happens whether turning or going straight, I changed the anti roll bar endlinks thinking it might be them, but no. …

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Has anyone tried the front or back strut braces that crop up on Ebay? I know the front can be (very)awkward, but the back one must be fairly straightforward surely? They're on Ebay for £20! Cheers, Tony

What tyres are best to get for a Z, Ive bought a 93 reg N/A manual import. Pick it up in a bit over a week. Just i heard jap tyres are crap, wondered whats best and how much i can expect to pay ?

Gonna get my zeds ecu mapped just have a few questions which is the best chip to buy? what fuel do i have to run the car on do i need a diff exhaust to gain real benefits? any advice would be welcome thanx all

Does anyone know where there is a rolling road in the Tyne & Wear (Gateshead) area that will test a 300zx? I have contacted a couple and I am informed that most Z's are too low for their's and as mine has been dropped (about 3" at front). Should I give up on the fact of using one? Obviously I would love to test the power of my newly aquired Z (89 TT auto) so I can watch it's progression over the forthcoming months as it upgraded but also because someone has knacked my speedo and it's needs calibrating (I am no good with electrics).

i'm having trouble tracking down an answer to this: Smithy's 6mm silicon vac hose will hold up to temps for a water bypass? Or should I get some 3-ply? Thanks ;)

I'm thinking of treating myself this christmas to a remote starter, as it's getting cold now, plus i'm getting lazy. I looked on ebay an saw one there which looked pretty good. But there was a not that said it was not for an automatic. I've asked the seller if this was a feature that was not for an automatic or if it was the whole set up that would not work for my car. He did reply an say that he was not 100% sure but would gladly find out for me. Does anyone know if there would be a reason that a remote car starter would not work on an automatic? :confused:

Does anyone know what the DEPTH size is for front speakers :confused:

http://guides.finalgear.com/files/Top_Gear_Classic_Episodes.htm 1992x06 00:00 Intro 00:33 Group Test (Jeremy Clarkson) 10mins: - Porsche 968 - Jaguar XJR-S - Nissan 300ZX ARRRGGGHHHH can't find it anywhere, the torrents are dead on all the sites If i can get hold of it from someone i could capture it and stick it on you tube

hi all, seen some breakers in the forsale section, but was woundering is it worth getting it reconned or risk a working second hand unit? any good ones available anywhere? thanks mike :)

put in you weigth of your car bhp and it will tell you 0 to 60 1/4 mile ect. but take it with a pinch of salt! http://www.letstorquebhp.com/calculator.asp but wot is the weight of a standerd 300zx tt ??

Can anyone suggest the best way of putting on a wings west rear skirt please, IE the best stuff to use for the job, many thanks in advance.

does anyone have a guide to the std zed colours for uk models? done a search but found nothing. Or alternatively can anyone tell me whether the was more than one red shade used for any zed Uk or Jap or should every red zed be exactly the same colour (allowing for fade in sun of course)

Andy, Read in a post you can/r willing to polish plenums for beer tokens, Howmuch you charging? Neil

Hey folks I might need front discs and pads soon. Any idea what's a fair price for front discs, pads and fitting? I'm pretty happy with the standard ones so will probably stick with them unless there's a good reason not to. I know some people change but I recon a stock set up in good condition with fresh fluid etc is good enough for me. (I have limited internet access - just moved house and the new supplier (ID Net) have fvcked up my new connection so I'm basically without net access for the next two weeks - I can occasionally use this Vodafone card so I can check briefly now and then.) Thanks in advance folks. :dance:

...looking at my rad up close - the lower third (almost) is clogged with road dirt and other *rap! Is it possible to recover from this or - just buy a new one - duh! I assume this has some effect on it's ability to do it's job :rolleyes: Cheers. Andy GP ;)

I have some Leather seats on the way to me that i managed to get but on taking my cloth seats out today i was expecting to see some sort of wire loom plug in for the new electric leather seats ! DOH so how do i get them wired up ?? Do i need to run a 12v with online fuse or something help! THANKS DARREN

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Just been watching the pics of floods on the news and thought maybe a few owners might not realise how vulnerable the TT is when they are negotiating a small amount of water! A whiule ago I bought an immaculate TT from a guy who had been gingerly negotiating a puddle a few inches deep when a lorry coming the other way caused wash. The water was drawn in and ended up hydraulicing the engine, breaking a conrod and writing engine off. I've still got all the bits and it certainly did make a mess!- just bear in mind! Regards to All Dave