General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Ok hoping for a big compensation money in Feb time and also insurance is due for renewal and i want to buy a new car. Currently own a Honda Prelude 2.0i and am going to get the 2.2 VTEC but now my attention is drawn to the 300ZX. I definately wont be able to afford to insure the Twin turbo so looking at the N/A version. Looked on the net and there is thin info on it specs etc etc. So can anyone tell me Specs about it like 0-60, mpg, etc etc and also i will be 20 in feb and have my 1st NCB...Whats is like to insure? Running costs etc...or am i just dreaming and wot be able to afford it. Please help would really like to own this car. Thanx Scott

Blown a front headlight bulb - 1993 Import NA Zed Garage want chassis number to determine which bulb to fit Does this make sense?

We are asked all the time about the use of magic addatives / miracle cures. This one is certainly no exception in its claims. Having read about it, I asked Silkolene was this a miracle addative and were the claims possible or more importantly technically possible? If you're interested in this sort of stuff, please read on as it's an eye-opener! Quote: John Rowland (Silkolene's Chemist) The mode of action of the ‘NanoLub’ particles is based upon a fallacy, i.e., that very small spheres can reduce friction and carry high loads by rolling between two moving surfaces, by analogy with ball bearings. (Their ‘Technical Note’ states: ‘NanoLub………….is …

To save me google maping all of them does anyone know which of our traders that do engine work are the furthest north. Cheers David

Looking to retrim my interior pannels and get rid of the crappy tweed material, however howmuch material is needed, dont want buy loads if i dont need it, found a place that sells really alcanterra for £53.00 a meter, (140cm wide) so wondering how much i need cos obviously it's a no return thing. It just the pannels under the dash and around the center collum, the rear quarters and the doors are getting done by John when he does the Team concept install. Cheers Neil

Hey guys, was told on friday that the API premier engine that was got for my car is finally fitted.. only thing is, they say there is a ticking noise in the engine and they want to sort it before giving the car back, they never specified where the noise was coming from but as the head, block and internals are all replacements with only the ancilliaries coming from my old engine would anyone be able to hazzard a guess?? Thanks, Richie

has anyone here been brave enough to check out there zeds top end??? im guessing they go mighty quickly!!!

has anyone got a pic of this bumper on a normal zed (ie not wide bodied) would love to see what it looked like....on a met grey would be even better!

Hi guys n gals Started stripping my engine for it's major rebuild this evening. Don't think i've ever worked on an engine with that many bloody vac hoses ! Down as far as lower plenum at present, hopefully have heads off by end of 2morrow evening. Will post pics of progress if anybodies interested :rolleyes: Robin

I renewed my subs yeserday and still dont have all of my forum access back. Who can fix this.

Are the 200sx S14 rear wheel brgs the same as the Zeds, if so I have found some for £46.99. I have seen the S14 parts catalogue and a scimatic of the rear suspension and the parts look the same, but I need to know for sure before I waste my money.

Guys.. spent today installing my new Hifi Kit Removed the back seat and managed to feed the RCA cable from the AMP in the Boot to the Head-unit via the central console... all bolted back together nicley.. Job done :smash: Power to the AMP (next Sunday's task) Could do with some advice on how to feed the power cable from the Battery + to the AMP in the Boot.. Basically.. are there any holes with gromets (or the like) in the engine-bay bulk-head that I can feed the 10gauge power wire through... or do I need to drill the bulk-head cheers guys.. B...

I have just bought a used Boost controller which has most bits intact apart from one of the connectors between the solaniod and the controller. All I have is a bare black sleave with a white and green wire in it. This should connect to the soleniod connecter which has a black and a red wire connected to it. Could someone take a look at the joined connectors and let me know which wires line up with which? Once I know, I can just rejoin using bullet connectors!! Thank you in advance, Andy

Hi Guys Had my phone stolen this afternoon, replacement wont be with me for 2 days .. if it aint one thing its another ! ARGH!!! John

I have been toying with the idea of getting a Zed, insurance is fine and I don't use a car for work so it will just be for social use. The thing is lots of cars are expensive to run and unreliable if badly maintaned, but it seems all you owners have to spend fortunes on you zed's. Are they generally unreliable or is it just the cost of parts that make them expensive toys. i really want one but I am not going to be buying a car that is gauranteed to break down and cost a fortune.

As posted I have got a problem with water on the driver side. I tried to find out where there water might come from, but it's only the middle of the carpet that is wet. So... Is there any plugs or holse under the carpet??

one for sale in Telford black TT £2k, a white one on the M1 with the boomerang 99 spoiler southbound , then a red one looked stock on the M54, then a silver one on the A5.................................TOWING A TRAILER :nono: :slap: :nono: looked so funning seeing a zed towing a trailer and Ssssssssoooooooooooo wrong :rofl: :rofl:

what have you uprated on the rear brake setup? first option is better quality pads and discs with steel lines or larger discs with maybe 4 pot calipers, how much and where Cheers, Mike :)

Black tt?. M56/ M6 junction. 03:18. had 300zx sticker in the side window. i know thats the right time coz my clock works :rofl: :rofl:

just a question about blow off valve set up, how do you balance the valves so that they work equally, the xs type I have fitted are shimmed with washers, but I noticed that when on idle one side piston could be lifted easily compaired to the other side,and of course I noticed a delay between the two as well.I was wondering if the vacuum supply would alter the tension differently, as One side runs off balance bar and the other direct of manifold, I havent tried swapping vac pipes over to see if it makes any difference if you know what I mean, also since fitting these the car runs shit on over run, jerky, but there is no air leaks,and the dump valves are only working after …

http://www.jetforcemanagement.co.uk/nissan_300zx.htm there is a green 1 and a yellow 1. anybody on here?

Just got off the phone and he's sending me a deposit and picking it up on wednesday :) Its going to be going to London :nana2: He has just registered on here so i#m sure he will post up ;) Mike

I havent got much info... but here 's what there is Refusal of an MOT test Cert VT30. Item on list 002..Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.2b) 005 Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases. (7.1.2a) Sooooooooo! I know how to fix the exhaust hole. LOL BUT is it affecting the emissions??? What else might cause the high CO content?? Whats 2nd fast idle BTW??? HELP! Got 7 days to get this and other bits done and in for a hopefully PASS Retest. 92 J spec TT auto BTW . Big cone airfilter, decats and large bore Zorst. AFAIK Stock engine. Good turbos- no visible smoke

Well i have to pull my water pump again and i was wondering if any of you know if it is possible to do with out pulling the coolent in and outs,the main pully and just sliding the timing covers over a bit, seeing as it can be a big pain to do all of this. let me know thanks.

Just to remind everyone in the midlands there's a meet going on near leicester tomorrow lunchtime. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=83253 Anyone from the north is more than welcome to come along too! See you there folks, Nick