General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi everyone this is my first post,although i joined a while back but i mostly just browse! anyway,i have a 96 300zx non turbo(jap import) automatic and i love it to bits,had it over a year and no problems......until now and as usual its not straight forward although it might be to you guys! right,everything fine on startup and when driving but once the engine warms up and the auto choke kicks off it starts playing up. it does it when im in gear and on the brakes when stationary at the lights say,the engine revs drop from about 800rpm to about 500rpm,then it starts chasing itself,reving on its own then falling and chugging etc,when i accelerate its fine,…

Hi guys, Joined the forum as im in the market for a 300ZX. Ideally im looking for an SWB Manual. Currently I drive a Rover 220 Coupe Turbo which is fairly quick. I am confused though as to the true performance figures for a 300ZX, as the following information shows a huge amount of discrepency. 1989 Nissan 300ZX 7.1 15.5 1990 Nissan 300ZX 7.1 15.5 1990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 6.5 15.0 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 5.6 14.1 1991 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 7.5 15.9 1991 Nissan 300ZX Turbo (auto) 7.0 15.4 1992 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.7 14.2 1993 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.2 13.8 1994 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 6.0 14.4 1995 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.5 13.9 Can any…

Hi guys and girls I have just seen what may become my first 300 for sale in my local village garage, it seems very cheap altough it needs a bit of work but I have a couple of questions if that is okay. Firstly it has had it's engine replaced with a 300 non turbo engine. This is fine by me but I am converned as to how it would affect my insurance as it is no longer a 300zx turbo. Would you people think this would cause problems as it is a modification or as it is reducing the performance would this be okay? Any ideas??? Secondly this 300, I think, is very cheap but it the work needed worthwhile? It is on an H plate has 100,000km on the clock alth…

How easy is it to refit air con if it has been removed. I guess it depends what has be removed and what has been retained but assuming the pipework has remained is it a case of refitting the compressor and condensor and recharging and relubing the system? Does anything need to be removed to get at the condesor /compressor? Are air con systems usually removed purely for weight saving reasons or is the space in the engine bay used for other mods?

A oil pump change, Can I have a list of all the gaskets etc... that are needed. Thanks.

As you all know I am selling my zed http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=77846&referrerid=4807 It is only so I can fund a new zed which I think is one of the best in the country. The owner is not a forum member - but I think the car is quite well known. I have just been told today that he has another potential buyer, but since I expressed interest first - he will give me one more week to raise the funds. I am married next month so I cant raid the bank hence my zed has to go. I seem to keep dropping the price and only had vague interest. :headvswal I am so shocked that my car which really is running very sweetly - looks good and has major wo…

I have been trying to find info on my M's FBC. Anyway to cut a long story short, I changed some setting on it recently... & boy what a difference. Ive had it set to 0.6 bar. The FBC has a built in digital vacc/boost gauge. My question is, at idle it reads -44. Now before the recent changes, when I boosted it I'd be lucky to reach over +50. Now though, after the recent changes I've made (but still set to 0.6 bar), when I put my foot down 3/4... the turbos scream a lot louder and I'm hitting +79 already. This sound right, or am I running way more boost than 0.6 bar? I've been to scared to floor it :eek: Thanks, Jono

Hi I have another block and was thinking of painting it a nice bright clean colour but just wanted to get some idea on the best colours to paint it! So what colour would you paint yours if you had it out?? :) You can vote on more than one colour if you wish but not all of them at the same time please :D

Saw a Red Zed in hastings road at 4pm ish on Sunday 20th Aug I was in a White Vectra heading back to southampton after Visiting Mowgs!:)

Saw it near the MFN car meet, probably about 7:30

Saw it on saturday between 5-5.30, looked like it had a bodykit.

ive got a horrible mark etc on the dashboard looks like someone has stuck something there and the glue has eaten into the plastic. is it a big job to remove this and change thanks

What the Average mileage life of a stock oil Pump and how much are they to buy? :)

Right my mate decatted my Z on saturday (custom straight through pipe) and cut the Laba (is it spelt like that?) sensors off. The car run really well but I am worried that because these are now not corrected there maybe something wrong Do they need to be connected back up

White L reg Zed pulling out of Dinant Avenue turning right into Link Road.

what bulbs do i need for my headlights, and can i just get them from halfords also anyone round my way, if you would like to call round and let me try your light switch would be rewarded with a can of stella :duffer:

i confused, i ahve a 90 tt manual, where do i put washer fluid? is it near the trunk area above the left tail light?, how much should i put cuz i put about 3-4 cup fulls and it doesnt even say 1/2, also when i lifted the mat, on the left side where the fluid goes, im not sure if it was the fluid or water but there was some wet stuff, maybe its leaking? also how do i spray the washer fluid onto my windows? do i have to push in the little thing that you twist for the wipers? if i push in the twist thing i hear like a humming sound as if it was trying to spray the washer fluid but nothing comes out, whats the deal? thanks help greatlyu appreciated

The clock has four wires coming out the back and into a plastic plug. Can anyone please tell me what colour wire goes to where? Blue Black Green White

Greetings, Can someone please comment on the plus and minuses of using the above. Basically wanted to know the difference between them and which system is the more popular etc. Please excuse my ignorance but I have never used/seen anyone of the above thus know virtually minimul. I am thinking of purchasing one and didn't know which one to get. Any recommendation please ? Cheers...

2 that i cant work out what they are! one was in the footwell, with the main ecu - has 'cont assy ascd ecu' written on it - is this to do with cruise control? also similar size boxes under the rear seats on the nearside. i have the abs module on the offside. sorry theres no pics but my camera has just died!

black mod'ed 300 with blacked out windows

as above i need to get £25 worth of watered down fuel out me zed :headvswal

A list of all the bits that I would need for an oil pump change. Gaskets and all that stuff.... Thanks

On saturday - spotted red LWB with standard wheels and large spoiler - on back of recovery truck... :eek: Today at Hemswell Market just outside Lincoln - 2x black J-spec models, one LWB N/A Manual, standard wheels and big spoiler, one M-reg SWB manual TT with late spec spoiler :bow: Shame I wasn't in mine, but 3 would be a crowd! :dance:

OK so my mate cainy's pass. seatbelt was FUBAR, it would unwind, but would not retract half the time. So we fetched it off, and once removed, it wound all the way in and would not wind out again. Anyway we discovered that if you remove the green (iirc) cover there is a strange device with a large ball bearing in it. When this thing is removed, the belt works absolutely spot on, wind in and out freely and locks up perfectly when tugged. So, what the heck is this stupid thing for? My belts are both slow to retract, I'm thinking of removing this thing from mine too. Does it have any actual functoin other than fooking it up?