General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi all, In my Zed I have a Sony CD Changer, model number CDX-5N51W. I think it came from Nissan as an option. Problem is I am missing the cartridge where you put the CD's into. Anyone know where I can get one as there is none on Ebay. Maybe they were only sold in Japan? I could just get a new Changer and Stereo but am just after a quick fix for now. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Justin:)

As above what the best route to go :confused: A full stand alone ECU or a piggy back ECU :confused: Pro and cons for both please Neil

Guys.. I don't think I am getting the best performance out of my car since profec was fitted, can you have a look at the settings below and tell me what you think? Set = 85% Gain = 7% Set Gain = 130 If these are way out, could someone point me in the right direction and explain why they could be better set different??? Thanks guys..

Not sure if i'm allowed to do this but here goes..... Scotty sold me some Indiglow Dials took two weeks before i asked where were they? He then told me his mum took them to work to post them and lost them? Obviously asked for a cheque back which has taken 4 days so far just noticed he did something similar to Speedfreak..... Scotty if you're there can you reply to me and tell me WTF is going on???

Does anyone know where I can buy methanol in 5L quantities Cant seam to find anything on the net. cheers Eddie

Hi All, I have looked at all of the posts that appeared when i did a search on Steering Wheel Vibration.. Ok - so by the looks of it mine, which is the steering wheel vibrating at around 60-80mph and when breaking at speed could be the Tracking, Balancing or propshaft bearings. (Had the discs checked when i had my front pads changed).. Just wondered what actually cleared the vibrating up on people cars...what was the outcome? Thanks Ed

saw a cream one in wandsworth today on the one way system. :dance:

Just spotted a yellow 300 near ASDA in coventry, never seen it before, is it anyones on here?

Cummins car park near test cells,big single exhaust,stock wheels,Kplate,was that you Scrawni ! Tony

Hi all wise and knowledgeable ones!!!!!!!!!! Diff one to explain have my engine out to do tubbs! ( Gettin ready for Japfest) and others things while its out, was fittin my PCV valves and the old ones are all clogged up with like a brown colour, almost looks like water and oil has got into them, i know they go but not sure wot they look like when they do. Also my throttle bodies have oil inside the rim and the EGR exhaust gas pipes at the top when u have the plenum off are all blocked up with mucky oil, when i took of the outlet pipe next to the compressor wheel there was oil lyin on the rim as if oil was leakin from that side as well as the turbine side of the t…

:mad: UK ZX300. Dipped main beam is useless!!!! Had them checked by nissan still useless... Cant see a thing at night without high beam on. Sent away for better 6000 something brill bulbs was told they would exchange easy but the fiittings are very different. Can anyone help sort out my headlights as i am very much in the dark........................

....In particular 350z ones. I appear to have clearance issues (between caliper and wheel) after fitting my golds today. I haven't yet received my caliper bolt washers, but don't think this is going to affect the clearance issue! Has anyone else who's fitted Brembo golds (especially from a 350) had problems with caliper clearance? What kind of sized spacers sorted it?? Also, why are there two bleed nipples (feels painful writing that!!)? Does it matter if I bleed the outer or the inner one first? Cheer, ta and thank you very much!

any one got an expansion tank if i need one got a 1990 tt import and are they difficult to change

I have inquired into prices for a cam belt change and had quotes from £180 up to over £500. Some are specialists, others like JEM and then the rest good reputable garages. How can there be so much difference. A cam belt is a cam belt, a good mechanic is a good mechanic and a V6 is a V6 (don`t take that literally, lol). Never known such a wide range of prices for a job. Any thoughts?

Seeing there has been a couple of posts up about this mod, I have been thinking what a great improvement it is over the stock orange lights. I'm sure a couple of years ago I saw FAQ on how to do this by putting the lights in the oven etc but can't find it anywhere. Does anyone have a link to it? Thanks, Justin

after experimenting with a greddy temp gauge and a hairdryer i have discoverd the sensor reacts fast enough to use as a intake temp gauge.What i need is a boss welded into each hard pipe to take the sensor and have a pair of gauges in the din slot :) one for each bank,so i need to know who can weld me a couple of bosses in my hard pipes. Ime a bit of a fanatic on intake temps as howling on the motorway for long periods i would like to monitor i/c temp plus its a bit more gauge bling :smash:

two parked down the side of a house between Hindley and Atherton

:) Hi...followed you from White hart roundabout down to Hatton Cross!!! I have a red TT also but its in the garage getting its leaky pipe fixed!!!

please explain how i clear up my rear lights and what i need cheers

Hi guys / girls...... firstly what a day yesterday, well pleased with the turnout, had a good day - many thanks to you all, can't wait for the next one.. now down to my question.... On the way home last night my indiglo dials decided to get a mind of their owm ,they started to change colour and brightness all by themselves ( they are the pukka 180mph dials from the club ).... The little control switch things has no effect on the problem, even when I unplug the switch the dials still misbehave, i suspect the invertor is knackered...... does anyone have a spare invertor anywhere, or know where I can get one to power the dials ?? thanks very muc…

hey anyone on here having a chat with my brother in an esso garage in hemel he was in a black rs turbo,the z was red and had just had an engine rebuild i think????? regards wade

Read somewhere on the forum (can't remeber where now) that it's better to have the overdrive OFF on an automatic around town, as it saves petrol by reducing gear changes. Is this true? I kinda thought the opposite.. Something i saw on the net (e-tyres.co.uk): "-- Use overdrive gears. Overdrive gears improve the fuel economy of your car during highway driving. Your car's engine speed decreases when you use overdrive. This reduces both fuel consumption and engine wear. Most automatic transmission cars will have an overdrive button right on the gearshift. Look for a "D" and/or "O/D". You will see a light on the dash indicating weather it's on or off. Check your own…

Hello all! Im having the horrible rear spoiler removed & the tailgate smoothed & resprayed! I know there is a skin that you can buy, but that gives a slight lip & I don't want that! I want it smoothed off, but others I have seen have a black strip across the back (above the rear lights).... Do I need to order this part & where can I get it from!? Do some of them house the rear brake light too!? Thanks in advance :cool:

Friend spotted you the other day, but I cant think who it is from description. Sat in traffic in an silver Audi A3 next to you on sunday , A38 heading towards Filton, Bristol. Black, Targa's off, 300zx.co.uk sticker. young'ish driver with black hair. Aftermarket alloys and he said something about the dashboad looking different. Was it you !?

as per the subject really, its an 04 m3 i was in and it felt really fast, faster than my zed, but the owner said it had 343bhp from the book so i am reading that as flywheel. My zed shouold be around that bhp to be honest so weight aside, why doesnt it feel as fast (talking really the acceleration not top speed...) Any ideas on what i can do cheaply to get it faster? (ive got a profec so going to be tweaking it to get the full boost quicker so more of a kick...) Or am i dreaming in hoping to get m3 type performance from a stage 1 / 2 zed?