General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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Sgp-racing: Bored over 4mm. throttle bodies $750,00, somebody experience with it ?! Do it give better gas responce ? Greetz, Marco

Was parked up quiet a way from the store, think it was a dark blue J reg, only caught a glimps on my way into the petrol station then when i came out it had gone. think it had different alloys but part from that looked standard. danny

hi all, im having some slight idling problems with my car. when i first start it up...it revs to about 1100/1200rpm for a few mins until it warms up and slows down but only to around 800-900rpm but my problem is that it doesent sit there...it revs up then slows down then revs up an slows down an just keeps doing that. ive plugged my conzult in, and as soon as i click on the idle speed button, it slows right down and stalls. it does exactly the same when i do any of the diagnostic tests too. anyone got any suggestions? should i try resetting the ecu? cheers, sean.

Hoping for advice more than paint lol! Im just about to respray my center section that goes around the radio and am not sure what to use. I want a finish as close to OEM as possible, so was thinking about maybe Plastikote as I have used on that on other bits before and it gives a nice finish and generally doesnt need primer. After advice really from people that have resprayed (even from the guys that have sprayed silver etc.) Thanks

Car won't fire up, and its mot first thing in morning and I have to go to work now till 10pm :headvswal Any pointers guys as I am writing this and should be driving to work :p Car been stood for about 9 months. Brand new battery and its turning over but wont fire. Who can save me :D Please, Please, Please

i was putting the drivers side window up the otherday and it made a grinding then a clunk as it closed. now it doesnt open or anything. does anyone know if its gonna be the relay or the motor?? the passenger side still works. ta muchly

Just been out on me fag break and lookin at me Z it 'looks like', from a distance, that the rear pasenger wheel is leaning in at an angel at the top :confused: Couldn't see the driver side. Is that right or is it likely to be a worn bush and if so which one(s) CheerZ people Paul

Announcing the launch of the new SWZ website(s) http://www.swzperformance.co.uk – Garage services Both sites will be receiving steady updates and some garage pictures will be added soon as its under some construction work with the creation of a Waiting/Reception room, toilets, Parts shop and store room currently. We are currently taking payments by Cash, Cheque, Bank transfer and Paypal, but within the next couple of weeks we will have full Credit/Debit card facilities installed. Our parts stock is continually increasing with heavy investment, using reputable suppliers (distributors and even direct from manufacturer), but if there is anyt…

well against everyones advise i bought some of these and yes thay dont fit straight on but not as bad as i had thought all that needed to be done was moving the off side lambda sensor socket and that was it really not that hard get it done before fitting and the job wont be that bad also fitted decat pipes from phnw at the same time got to say those pipes are very good quality if any body is after some

I was behind you going into the Ruscombe Business Park in Twyford at 7am this morning. Haven't seen the car before but looked like you were dropping someone off to work maybe?

Does anyone know whether ABS was standard or optional on late JDM Z32s? Say, 1998/9.

What "um-derrrrrrrr!" moments have you had with your Z, or any other car? Tell your story. I have 2, one Z related one not. After the first rebuild, we (my dad and I) start up the engine for the first time, and it started in 1 second. Yay! We where so proud, and we left it ticking over. After about 3 mins, it was stuggling, and it got worse and worse until it died. Thinking it had melted, we checked everything for over a hour but we didnt know why it was not not even turning over. We asked a mechanic neighbour to come and help and we told him what happened. "Right" he thought for 10 seconds. "Have you connected the alternator?" It was then the pen…

From what I can gather, there's 12 or so 10mm bolts in the boot holding the bumper skin to the carrier bar. As I've not had all the trim out, where do the bolts mount to on the corner peices. Are they on the inner wing inside the tailgate or up in the exterior of the wheel arch?

Just done 110miles to work and went through £20 worth of V-Power @ 97.9p a litre, during traffic jams I put the autobox into N and noticed my revs are at 1300 - 1400rpm. I remember reading somewhere on here that it should be about 750rpm - is this right? Also at the same time as noticing the revs being high I was shocked to see my Oil Pressure guage reading almost zero! again I remember reading somewhere that other people reported the same reading and that it might just be the pressure guage itself but mine does read around 60psi when started from cold but drops away to the first marking on the guage when reaching normal operating temperature. Would any of …

zulley im sure i saw you in your zed last night in forest fields ?? zed looked nice :cool:

Hi folks. Is anyone willing to to donate their 300zx to a film production for a month? Obviously not to keep for a month, just use. We will need to add a bodykit to the car and possibly wheels. (If you already have R33 GTR wheels that's a bonus) The bodykit and anything else added you will be able to keep after filming. You must also be prepared to let precision drivers and actors drive the car. (Mostly in closed off roads in Brighton) If you're interested please post up. It will end up looking as close to my old one as we can get it...... Thanks Dan

Just swapped my engine and I am noticing everything now. I noticed the plastic trim around the Auto Shift, where the power/hold etc is situated gets quite hot. Not that hot you cannot touch it but I would guess about 75 to 80 degrees. This may have always been the case but do not recall it prior to the engine change. Basically just want to know if others also find theirs is the same so I dont have to worry about it. Thanks! :nana2:

Happy Birthday mate :duffer: :duffer: PS: that clutch will be fitted soon :rofl: :rofl: :D

Hi guys I finally fitted some decat pipes and although i was sceptical about buying from ebay (stores.ebay.co.uk/2fast2cool2 Exhausts) they were exceptional quality, fitting and customer service. I must admit i did not enjoy the 12 hours it took to do (my first time doing anything on my zed) - but it has got to be one my best mods and so far no sign of any blue smoke - touch wood. The thread was just to say thanks for all the useful hints and advice - couldnt of done it without this site Cheers

How difficult would these be to adapt to my 300 TT jap import. I think my wheels are standard 17" http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180030335268&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D180030335268%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1 Darrell

So I've got Jap TT manuall 1991, fixed almost all the issues & am thinking about what mods to start with. I'm thinking exhaust & induction but have heard I can get serious gains from a chip instead. Just wondered hat ou guys thught / done 1st??

What sort of mileage (approx) is on your zed - mines at 75k

I've just installed an aftermarket boost gauge.. I've got manually boost adjustment in the engine room for each turbo. No matter how much i turn on them i only a boost that's 0.5 bar...??.. Had the boost controller checked at a garage to see if they where installed correct.. They where.. Checked for any error code. Got code 55. So no problem there either.. :headvswal I've got some fuel smell from the engine. got that cause it to run in saftey mode?? And I've also got a collant leak from the hoses in front( going to replace). Can this cause saftey mode without any error code to apear??

90 model, 120K miles (Engine rebuilt @ 110K thou) UK TT for £3k? miles seem a bit high for me.