General Discussions - 300ZX Related

There is a old addage " if it aint broke dont fix it" My car is running fine , always has,taking that into consideration i have decided to take my plenum off replace all electrical connectors to coil and injectors and do a water bypass as well as a pcv valve replace , throw in a fuel line and vacuum line replace and maybe polish the plenum or paint it gold with caliper paint ,im cacking myself cause of the old " if it aint broke dont fix it" addage, heres hoping i dont break it..lol Any other things to do whilst i have the plenum off as i dont want to do it again? Just pulled the coil packs i bought from smithy out and decided to try and polish one...heres the re…

As you may or may not know from my previous thread, I'm looking for a TT for up to around £3-£3.5K as a weekend/evening car. I've spotted one on autotrader, which is described as a 'mature enthusiast owned example' and in excellent condition. It is a UK auto in black and the pictures do look nice and the spec is good. It comes with a 3 month warranty. I've spoken to the garage, who have advised me that it has done 140,000 miles but has full service history. It's advertised at £3700. Is this good value for money, or would I be better of going for an import with lower mileage????

Who is parked up in the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel. Its a grey one. I've got one of the car park CCTV cameras facing and zoomed (am I'm security of the hotel) onto your car so that we make sure no one touches it. ;)

HI AGAIN PEEPS,THINKING OF CHANGING MY PCV VALVES,A BIT LATE NOW I THINK AS GOT A BAD REAR CRANK CASE OIL LEAK,AND NO ITS A GEARBOX OUT JOB,BEEN READING UP ABOUT THEM,THEY GET BLOCKED UP AND CAUSE EXCESS CRANK PRESSURE WHICH IS NOT GOOD,ENDING IN BLOWN SEALS,AND SHE SMOKES A BIT ON TICKOVER,JUST HAD HER DE-CATED SO PROB MORE SMOKE (COUGH COUGH) NOW,DOES ANYONE NO WHERE TO BUY THEM FROM AND HOW MUCH WONGA?????????,NO THERE A PAIN TO FIT AND I`VE GOT BIG MITS(THATS HANDS 4 THE UN`EDUCATED HA HA)MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

i thimk i need a new coolant temp sensor but im having probs getting one as my car is an import i cleaned my sensor up but still no joy my biggest prob is that the connector that goes onto the sensor is a bit broken so is loose when on top of the connector i think this is half the problem does anyone have any suggestions ??/

hi all just did multicar quote with admiral, good result mazda 323 tpft £160 Z fc £280 uk 8000 miles p/a £100 Exs, :dance: maybe worth a look

hi my 1993 auto tt is still on std origonal suspention! which isnt ideal and am soon to be running 450bhp, and always worry about back end stepping out! well and truly! should i jump at group buy for racelogic or fit kyb adjustable shocks and eibach springs?? :rolleyes: i can only afford 1 untill spring and wont be using car much over winter!!

happy birthday mike groves, have a good un bud

The accessory set about a third of the way down the page :rofl: :rofl: http://www.aria.co.uk/specials.asp?productid=24934&customerid=182845#7853

Does anyone know if the stanard J spec front indicators will be a direct fit in a Veilside C2 front bumper please ? Thanks in advance. :)

Hi people, I'm breaking my 300zx and have been called rear discs and calipers by a 200sx owner. There are some more parts he is after which I'm having difficulty with as I don't know what and where they are. He is asking for: - Parking Brake Assembly, Shoes, Backing Plate and Nut And springs etc. I just wanted to know if these bits would be found altogether behind the discs or where. Any help would be appreciated. :) Thanks

Ive got 2 60m hks gauges to fit i dont want to fit a A pillar gauge pod holder or stereo din panel any other ideas where to fit gauges .I like the abflug [replica]stlye dash surround but it seems to be avalible in 52mm only has anybody fitted 60s in these pods i think the zed centre sell them any pics thanks taff.

Looking to get some gauges (4 in total) Boost oil pressure an dwater temp are the main ones but what else would ppl recomend? oil temp? water pressure? Also who's m gauges have you got? Defi are a well known brand as are blitz, what would you reccomend? and where would you get them from? Cheers Neil

Finally got round to fitting them :dance: There the JAPSPEED ones sold on ebay by 2Fast2Cool , nice quality and had no fitment issues at all. Managad to give it some welly on the way home , you can certainly feel the difference , power comes on stronger and lower down than before , just feels alot livelier :nana2: :nana2: Would reccomend them. The worse part is removing the original downpipes and elbows off the tubs , had to heat the downpipe bolts red hot before they,d budge and you need hands like a 5 year old to get to the top nuts on the elbows , but after lots of skin loss and swearing i managed it :dance: Only problem now is it,s smoking like a train , i…

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I have Apexi AVCR & SAFC controllers fitted, my boost is currently running at 0.7 and a half bar. I want to raise this to 1 bar, but don't know how to do it!?! The controllers were fitted when I bought the car. Can anyone help, I have looked at the Apexi instructions online, but can't make head nor tail of them!!! May be just me (thick), but just looking at them on there, seems VERY complicated for a novice!!!!

what do you thing any good to us ?? wil they fit directly on original manifold?? http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/catelog/Turbochargers/GT28/GT2871R_472560_15.htm

What's the biggest front brake disks you can get behind stock wheels for an upgrade, obviously not massive, or would just new disks and pads do ? CheerZ Paul

Did the zed come with 3 types of standard factory spoiler what did the second one look like .I dont mean the 99 spec one or the flat uk one and has anyone got any pictures please .thanks taff.

Just turning into Coldhabour Lane where the Nados was. Only got a quick look at the upper rear just as you was turning so no idea if it was a UK or a Jap spec car.

zulley on the A60 heading towards mansfield at approx 12:30 pm

Hey guys, Just put on my new discs and pads ad serviced the calipers. When i took the brakes off by the way, I pinched the squishy brake pipe so no air can get in. The callipers have squeezed the pads back on to the disc but when the pedal is left for a few moments it will go straight to the floor with not much difficulty, but when pumped it gets normal pressure. Any ideas? Rich

hi got to get my rear fog light fitted for the dredded mot.i want to use the front fog switch but dont know which wire to splice into can anyone help

see you every morning drive pass, i park up in my lorry waiting to go into the city, :)

hi peeps,can anyone tell me the best oil to use on my Z???,am using at mo 15/40 semi magnatech,hav read the debates about this,some say castrol rs,some say semi and some say full synthetic,was looking at duckems [cant spell it] 20\50 mineral today,an original oil for older engines,any feed back on this issue wood be appreciated,many thanks in advance