General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I bought my N/A auto knowing that the front brakes were warped. It's not a major problem but something I want to sort out at some point. Can anyone recommend higher spec disks (that don't cost a fortune) or should I just stick to standard spec ones? I will be doing more cruising than racing in my zed so overall stopping power isn't my main concern, i just want good stoppers that look nice behind my 18's and will last. Cheers Russ

got my new rear shocks from courtesy and what a a big difference / the car rides so much better and believe it or not seems faster...wow... :dance: all i need now it to replace my nagging speed sensor.. thats next on list ........ love ,y zed....baby...... :dance:

I was wondering of there was a way of relocating the front fogs and indicators so i can make the front end of my Zed look a bit more like the pic below?? i think it look sweet!!! :dance: Are there any front light mods that bring the indicators next to the main driving lights (like in many of todays cars)? i have crudely put a couple of front fogs in the picture at the bottom but would it be road legal to have them as indicators as they are quite low down. What do you all think? Z Man

I've got a creaking/squeaking sound from the front drivers corner of the car. I reckon it's the suspension bushes. Is this a big job to do?

on my recently fitted temp gauge it rarley goes much higher than 80 - 82 degrees C

Got a few problems after fiiting the HID kit I bought ages ago. Firstly, when I turn the lights on to the first position, the passanger side dipped beam comes on but not the drivers side. When on the second position, sometimes they are both on and sometimes the passanger side will turn off and the drivers side will stay on. There's a 12v supply there and I don't think it's the HID's as I've swapped them over - any ideas??? Secondly I'm having problems setting up the beam spread. I'm getting part of the beam shining upwards as I can see it when I drive under trees etc :( Does the actual HID blulb have to be fitted and a certain angle or is that nothing to do with it?…

Im getting a FMIC as i have blown my stock ones.... i have a HKS winging its way to me, but after doing some research i found that some FMIC (not the HKS one) mess the turbo feeds up, as in stock they work: Left turbo right bank Right turbo left bank apparently to do with balancing etc...... so my question is...... what other intercoolers keep the standard flow? or is it just HKS? or have a fooked up and miss read something? Cheers again :duffer:

Been on here for nearly a year now. And i have to say i am jealous of all you b******s with a Z, as i love em :bow: and am still saving for a LWB TT T-Top so just imagine my fustration lol :mad:

Basically im trying to eliminate a rough idle problem my Z has quite a lot when at running temp, I have had to live with this for 6 months now and it is really getting irritating & deffinately embarrasing and id like to solve the problem so im working my way through everything possible that isnt quiet right with my Z, so far i have removed intake pipes and cleaned throttle bodies (throttle jams on occasion, still after cleaning), set the tps to correct setting, set idle as per insructions found here, AIV's have been removed as per TT guide checked air filters (all ok), due for all oil's to be done (next week hopefully), found 1 small fuel leak (cured ages ago). help n…

what have people done with the 2 slots for cd player? i have a cd player in 1 and the other is empty. why is there 2 originally?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-V6-Superb-Condition-and-low-miles_W0QQitemZ4608581926QQcategoryZ18174QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem this bloke claims a N/A is only 40bhp less than TT. but he has put an exhaust on his which makes his as quick as a turbo

Just finished putting the engine in the zed (er.. again), got everything hooked up and code55, but when I try to start it in park all I hear are a couple of clicks (mainly from the fuses in front of the brake booster), and the car does not turn over, i.e. starter does not engage. Yet oddly when I put the car in neutral and try the same thing the starter enages and the circuit breaker trips instantly. From what I can tell the starter may be sticking but when I first rebuilt the car the starter sticking was nowhere near bad enough to trip the breaker. I also think that the problem might not be the starter because another couple of times when I switched the lights o…

I saw in a thread not that long ago a link to the online manual on how to set up the timing. Now I can't find the bloody thread or find how to set it on the online manual FFS, maybe too much :duffer: please help me find it CheerZ Paul

hi there my names matt. been looking at 300zx's for a month or so now and have completely fallen in love with them and want one so much! I am 21 nearly 22 would i be paying a load of insurance? Anyone else this age? I currently dont have a main car as i use a work van but i have a project 106 rallye on tb's which is quite fun that i use non competitivly on track days and hill climbs and occationaly take it out to taunt ppl :) hehe But want to step up in the world. 300zx's truley are a damn good looking car!

ok guys........heres the story............. every time i take my wheels off i notice that my wheel nuts are loose. i thought it was me going crazy but today i was luckilly only doing 5mph in traffic when i heard a nasty klonk and bang!!! i quickly pulled over (it just so happens it was infront of a police station exit!!)to see and all of my wheel nuts were missing and my brake disc was running on the inside of my wheel.thank god it didnt come off all together as the damage would have been really bad!! the policemen come out to see what was the matter and to ask why i was parked infront of their station when to my amazement they were very nice and said dont worry about it,…

Hi people, Am I right in thinking that you cant de-cat cars if theyre newer than 1991. In that I mean they wont pass the emissions test? Mines a '92 and I would like to do it but not if it wont pass the MOT. On a totally different subject, I also have a series 2 PTU for sale which I bought from Vijay, but i no longer require. Im after about £75 if anyone on here is after one. Cheers guys, Paul.

Since having my rear lights blacked out, I don't have any reflectors on the rear of the car. I know that I have to stick some on for the MOT. Can I get away with sticking them to the bumper, rather than the light panel? It took me folking ages last year to get the panel clean again after taking the sticky reflectors off and would like to avoid it this year, if at all possible!

how much will it cost to fit forge pistons to the engine, just boring out and labour

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=64727 http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=64726 Vijay

hi chaps, can you help me please? Every time I start my car from cold I get an overwhelming smell of petrol for about 5 minutes, any ideas what is causing this? Regards Scotty.

Is there any difference between a starter motor for an n/a 300zx or a t.t ?

Do any of you know how to find out the spec of a mines ecu?, i've read that there is mild, aggresive etc, have tried their web site but my pc cant decode the Japanese text very well, just discovered i had this chip fitted, cheers Dave

hi all i've just bought a new set of mechnical gauges for the z (oil,boost,water temp) i'm a little concerned about the water temp one as it has 1/2" npt fitting on the end will this go through the bulkhead anywhere on the drivers side? also does any one do a top hose adaptor to take 1/2" npt? though i must say i've got 2 smaller adaptors but not sure what size or thread they are all i can say is one is tapered thanks for any help in advance kev

Right, I just set up a Air Fuel Gauge, it is fine on idle with the reading slowly going from lean to rich as the engine warms up. However, when driving the reading is VERY eratic, jumping from lean to rich and back again constantly. Does anyone know why this is as it's getting anoying. :mad: Thanks.

Two questions really. At what boost do stock injectors become no good? And Can the stock injectors be recalibrated to flow more than stock?