General Discussions - 300ZX Related

friday i stopped in a parking space and the car just died. started back up revs irratic rising and falling between 2-300 rpm then dies again. started for a 3 rd time and it dies straight away. left it for an hour problem gone for now but revs not as steady as they were before the problems. disconnected tps this evening and reconnected.revs are a little more steady. connected datascan and there are no error codes etc. i suspect either the idle valve needs cleaning so will clean that and the throttle bodies tomorrow . drove up the road saturday after i gave it an oil change. it started to misfire and wouldn't rev. i took out of gear and the engine stalled.h…

I put them on yeaterday - it was very easy. THe only slightly hard bit was fiding space to mount the boxes which increase the voltage. They look awesome - but I haven't tried them in the dark yet as I was away last night - looking forward to trying them later! I might post a pic but I'm never convinced they show that much anyway.

Can anyone with datascan or consult confirm that the VVT solenoids always activate to 'on' when the throttle is opened and the car is in gear. This is how mine seem to operate but I thought they were only active at 5000rpm. Car runs fine but I'm curious.

Maybe I have just never noticed it before, but the 300ZX now appears in the values section of "Classic and Sportscar". This is good news as far as I am concerned as steady price rises normally follow. Standard Zeds, with only minor mods, should therefore start to increase in value but, unfortunately, the opposite normally applies for those with huge mods. An interesting point to debate I think.

Finally there was a break in the rain and I managed to fit my new rear end. Thanks to Kirbz for the lights. Check it out y'all...

Happy Birthday Paul :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: Enjoy a lazy Sunday :)

All the best bud :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: Have a good day.

:rofl: hi can anyone help me wat is the top speed of z32 n/a no mods thanks

Is there a thread or page somewhere that gives a big tutorial on what wheels to get, pros and cons of sizes e.g. which wheel widths fill the arches well, what spacers may be needed, the effect of offset etc. And the same with tyres - what widths fit on various wheels.

Having had absolutely no luck with the 300zx i am considering letting the guy who is using it for filming at the moment sell it for me.....apparently its quite famous now and should recoup some of the fortune I have spent on it due to its new found fame....its been in the paper and will be on film 2006 etc. I am considering buying an M3 on an 02 plate and wondered if anyone had any experience of the car in terms of performance and importantly reliability!!!! Your opinions are always valued. Rob PS.I really wanted to make the zed thing work but I trusted the wrong garages with the work and over a year later the car will be fixed and I've lost interest :…

Hi there The revs are quite low on my car, around 500rpm in drive. How do I raise them to the correct speed?? Thanks

Is there a thread or page somewhere that gives a big tutorial on what wheels to get, pros and cons of sizes and the same with tyres - what widths fit on various wheels.

i saw one today it was red with the boomerang rear spoiler and round exhausts

Just finished new digital dash. Machined panel out of 1/2" ally so I could sink the gauges in. The centre one is an AEM wideband sensor display, unfortunately only available in red. One more bit ready for engine swap day!

do they fit or what?

Happy 25th Mike All the best and have a good day mate.

Tried PMing you but your in box is full

Actually managed to fix my wing mirror. The rotating mechanism had rotted and split in half (see pictures in my rides) which left the mirror waggling around and attached by only one screw. Anyways managed to get another wing mirror from supercarparts but it had a dodgy case. Anyway I'm well chuffed that I managed to get the old mirror off, remove the casing, replace the casing on the delivered wing mirror and shove it back on the car. I know its an easy job for most people but I'm crap and I actually got it done. All before it started tipping it down too! Damn that thunders loud now.

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!!