General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi guys i need to polybush the rear of my car, but I was advised that if I have this work done, there will be a small 'clunk' noise when the car takes off in 1st gear. does anyone have this problem? does anyone here know the cure for it? will nismo bushes avoid this? also if anyone can pinpoint which bushes individually cause this please let me know, as i might substitute those particular bushes for Nismo ones. Also, is it 'safe' or advisable to mix polybushes with nismo bushes? thanks darren

hi folkes, well im begining to pull my hair out now. my problem is some times when i boot it it does not pull like i should, feals flat and other times it goes like stink. ive done a ecu check and no errors and ive checked my o2's and they are fine. i just cant put my finger on whats wrong with it. its got to be something electrical.. ive got a greddy profec b controller and on hi it holds 15psi. (ive put a stage 3 jwt map at the mo i dont think its this though) all the things ive swapped are as follows.. tps water temp sens fule temp sens knock sens resistor mod o2's the only other thing i can think of is tryin track down some one that has conzult …

were do i get a up grade radiator cap and how much and therm o stat

On the way to work this morning, my HICAS light suddenly came on and the steering became INCREDIBLY heavy, I pulled over opened the bonnet, and there is fluid all over the engine bay. Had a look in the PAS reservoir and it is empty, I have no idea about these things so any advice would be most welcome. Cheers Scotty

Hi guys, What has everyone done about declaring coilovers on the insurance. I have no problem declaring them as 'lowered suspension' but I have problems when declaring them as 'coilovers' Some insurance companies i.e. 'Admiral' took 2 days to find out whether they cover coilovers or not. It turned out that they dont! Is it best to declare them as adjustable suspension, lowered suspension or as coilovers and hope they know what you mean?

how much oil does the auto box require coz im changin my oil on saturday an wanna no how much i need to "liberate" from work lol :D

Bugger...i thought it would pass! It's failed on the left hicas joint so i now have 2 weeks to sort it. i'm thinking of putting an eliminator in, as it's disabled at the moment anyway. Does the eliminator totally remove all the hicas joints or just the rack? If its just the rack would i still need to get a new joint?? Thanks... Stuart.

Howdy guys. Well I decided to write my own spreadsheet to calculate my miles per gallon. What can I say other than gutted ! lol. I managed just 70 miles for £20 of 97RON Premium Unleaded :( thats 16mpg guys, how pants is that ! :hyper: But then again I did have foot to floor for a lot of it, so I am gonna try some chilled out driving next time for 20 notes and see what happens. Anyway heres a pic of the spreadsheet I did in Excel, if anyone wants a copy let me know and I will email you what I created, just be sure to tell any hot chicks it was me who wrote the spreadsheet :rofl: PM me if you want the excel file and I will be happy t…

Hi all, Been a while, taken 2 years for Nobles to complete my engine. finally got it back, but im not happy... ok so here goes... [iGNITION ON] Not a problem Batt Light ON Anti Lock ON Fuel Pump Check ON Light (Works fine when brake pedal pressed) [CRANK ENGINE] Takes a few turns, but to be expected with a brand new engine... [ENGINE RUNNING] Batt Light HALF ON (dims gradually, but is always slightly on) Anti Lock ON (for a while then goes off as Batt Light dims) Speedo (Randomly just stops registering speed, goes to zero, never works again until re-ignition) Turbo Gauge DEAD (see fuse issue below) Power St…

Is there a way of telling if the cam belt has been changed?

Hi everyone, My insurance quote is £1600 for a Twin Turbo 300zx or £1900 if I want to protect my 4 years no claims bonus. Is it worth protecting my no claims for an extra £300? If I have a prang (god forbid), will my premium go up the following year even if protected?

I think it's time to fresh up my paint, just a respraying not a color change. A lot of people have done it - what did you change along. mouldings? any other pieces? cheers

Hey guys, I am thinking about changing the orange bits on my Zed. This bumper has a different set up to my old one. The indicators are in the clear sections at the front and it has running lights under the orange plastic that are on each side of these indicators... I know where to get the 99spec rears and the side repeaters, but where can I get the replacement bits for the front? Thanks, Mike...

Is it only Stillen and Strosek that have done any wind tunnel testing on their rear wings? Can anyone confirm this? What is the best spoiler for increased stability at high speed? And I don't want to know about those horrible, stick-on, chav-style picnic tables! LOL

Since I picked up the car last november the clutch has been a bit on the heavy side. On the occasions when I've taken the dash binnacle out I have been able to hear hissing coming from somplace near the firewall with the engine running. Finally got down and dirty and crawled into the drivers footwell last night to find the hissing coming from the seam around what I'm guessing is the vacuum assisted clutch actuator? (Looks like a brake servo only on the inside of the car under the clutch pedal) So... It looks a complete TWAT to change and probably costs and arm and a leg and a genital? Can I just disconnect and plug the vacuum feed to it (I think it's the hose t…

silver z in fast lane ( the best place to be ) next to glouscester park basildon about 5 pm.

i want to jack up the rear of the car, i have seen it done with the jack in the middle rear of the car , but i dont know exactly where, does anyone have a photo that shows where it is jacked up? i need to check my hicas tomorrow and the bushings.. nothing wrong just checking things through on the car. going to fit new shocks shortly so if there is any bushing gone i can do them at same time, while i do rear brake pads and shoes. so where to put jack in center of rear is much apreciated.. oh and where to put axel stands!! i got the jacking pic from the manual but its not overly helpful thanks si

demon tweeks £14 a bottle, anyone beat that? need 4 bottles of it

Are these any good I just need new pipes from the cats to Marry up to the Stainless back boxes as they have been proper bodged and are blowing terrible Thanks http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/90-96-NISSAN-300ZX-NON-TURBO-S-STEEL-DE-CAT-EXHAUST_W0QQitemZ8062828546QQcategoryZ38786QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

all of a sudden my auto tt seems to be strugling going into 3rd.. if push hard enough it goes.. i did the a/t diag and it show speed sensor nothing else . now i knew my speed sensor was acting up no wfor a while . could this be true or is there something lurking ..ive heard enough bad news about 300zx auto gear box.. anyway i ordered a speed sensor from courtesy i hope this solves it. . im too far way to have another gear box shipped to me... :bow: :bow:

If I set the zeds clock next time I get in the car it'll be wrong. Any ideas? I've done a search already but it seems the fixes are for totally broken clocks.

Hello all, i am relocating the battery to the boot - do i get rid of the earth strap in the front and earth everything in the boot, or run the earth strap where it is and extend it to reach the boot? thank you please!

have the rocker cover of my other car how do you check all the valves are working is it just visual check??

Hi guys. Im really New to all this. Currently I dont own a 300ZX. I work for mercedesBenz and about a year ago a new employee started, he worked for Nissan Previously and he had a 300ZX, Non-Turbo, Auto. I believe. He's not technically minded and doesnt really know anything about them! Well, I fell in love with the look of the 300ZX, Took a Drive and I love it. So, I have to get one! I really need your guys help! I dont know what to go for and what to look at. I have about £4000 atm to spend. But that can be increased to £5k. I fix AMG's at work all day, so I need something with power! so has to be a Twin Turbo (dont want to be disappointed after…

Howdy guys. I am trying to install a Car Phone but I need to find a igntion wire. Anyone got any ideas where I can find one I can splice into ? somewhere back of the stereo would be a good place, but its a mess back there. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers. Matt :)