General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Just been to start up after 3 months undercover (the car -not me!), has now developed a light tapping in the top of the engine which wasn't there before. Its 'loudest' when idleing decreasing as the revs increase upto about 2-3K when it seems to go away. Is this gungee oil ?

Hi all, apolgies cos I'm sure this has been asked many times but couldn't find a relevant thread, what width rims/tyres will fit on a LWB zed without any modification to arches? I'm looking at some 235/40/18 on the front and 265/40/18 rears, will these slow the car down/affect the handling too much? I don't want to impair these at all if poss Many thanks Rich

Just looking at pricing turbo's up at the moment, whats available, how much and where from, supply only? Looking for upgraded, as eventually will upgrade injectors and intercoolers, but will be running the new turbos mostly on stock parts, apart from profec boost controller. Also, will the turbo's need new fittings etc? I have megan decats on Many thanks in advance Barry.

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Car let me down today for the first time, I guess its not bad considering Ive had the car 2 1/2 years. Had myself booked in with Leon at Alunox, to have my exhaust moddified, or a new one made to suit the new bodywork plans. Go to start up the car at 730am this morning, turning over, but not starting, eventually battery went flat. Sounds like lack of fuel. Checked fuse nr the brake master cylinder, ran ecu test - 55 ok, fuel pump seems to prime. Dont mind the car letting me down, just hate it when I have booked myself in for work and let others down. Barry

After much scraping and de-icing at half six this morning I slowly edged my car out of my drive and onto the road Usual Fan belt squealing to wake the neighbours !! Eventually got my windows to work up/down and wiped the mirrors off a bit Full demist and heat on windscreen eventually cleared my view so I could see where I was going - and wipers finally kicked in to clear the last of the ice But what really freaked me out was the cracking noises all around my head as I picked up speed and joined the motorway - Turns out it was the Ice on the Targa roof slowly cracking and then letting go as I sped along - very spooky - had to turn the music up…

has anyone got a pic of the rear of the tt engine so i know what im doing when im fixing the water leak from the rear of my engine :duffer: cheers

when i put the clutch pedal to the floor with the engine running and warm/hot i can feel a grinding when the pedals to the floor, is this bad?? only had it once before, then it goes away...any ideas? expensive?

Does the american Z TT clutches fit the uk TT. I had mine reconditioned, what a mistake, car has gone 20% slower...Gutted.

hi guys. can paulg from the north east contact me regarding the ptu etc he has for sale. my email is leeandjude@aol.com cheers lee

I had my compression test today, the car is a tt and a 1990 so how did i do??? 1. 154 (bottom left) 2. 149 (middle left) 3. 142 (top left) 4. 142 (bottom right) 5. 134 (middle right) 6. 146 (top right) there is 20psi difference between the highest and lowest figure, the speedo reads 63000 miles. so what do you think?

I used to have My TT Zed serviced and developed at Nisstec in maldon Essex. I had the big brake conversion withh the 330mm discs. Now they Have gone out of Businress, does anyone know where i can get the same replacement discs??

Ok i'm pretty sure that it's my Alternator that's poo not my battery. the car is a 1990 and a tt so where can i get one from? how much? and how easy are they to fit?

Yellow Escort van? Wednesday late afternoon on M1 south plastered in Zedword graffix sat in traffic next to me and my train :D

Is this part just spray painted? if so does anyone know is it a special paint Thanks Barry

been loosing coolant latey and starting to get worst, its coming from the rear of the engine and does'nt seem to be the 2 hoses going to the heater matrix :confused: does anyone have an idea where it maybee coming from its my tt auto :bow: thanks fellas :duffer:

anyone fitted a nice aftermarket hand brake something that doesn't need to much f****ing around to get it on?

I'm having a few things in the engine bay power coated because they are not suitable for chroming :headvswal ,, and while I was at it i thought of getting my brake calipers powder coated...... How easy is it to dismantle the calipers ? obviously they will need splitting to be coated...... do they ? thanks guys.... Andy...

Hi guys I am looking at fitting wide arches to my Z. can anyone tell me what size flush fuel filler setup i need? I was planning on buying from Demon Tweeks. But unsure on the size. Thought it might be 3" ??? Or what else i will need for fitting it? Regards Kevin

I just wanted to say thanks to FunkySi for his thread on cheap mods, and Danny for supplying the bulbs sooo quickly. Now I have clear fronts, clear sides and 99spec clear rear indicators. Bringin my Zed into the 21st Century!

Hi all, Following on from a previous thread about the fitment of a Stillen rear strut brace I thought I'd put up a separate thread to explain the actual fitting issue. Stillen advertises their rear strut brace as being able to fit to cars fitted with aftermarket suspension only. This is due to the fact that all US cars (and I believe most UK cars as well) have adjustable rear suspension with an actuator fitted to the top of the strut. This is where the problem lies ... aparently (and I can't verify this myself) the rear strut brace fouls on the actuator. As far as I know (and please correct me if I'm wrong) US, Euro and UK spec 300ZX's have adjustable susp…

Hi, I'm looking for a picture of the stock Z32 spare wheel (should be partnumber 40300-32P10) High-resolution not needed :) Thanks

Help please - I want to have the car checked over and serviced. Can anyone recommend a good place near the Hornchurch area? Thanks

Hey guys, Dunno if any of you have had this but on my NA 300 Manual J spec, when i'm turning the wheel when stationary or at very low speeds i'm gettin a nasty sort of deep hum which send s vibratios thru the steerin column to my hands. Also at higher speed say 30mph goin round a roundabout, its almost as if the sterring is trying to go too far in the direction i'm pushing it, like its trying to take the steering out of my control and pushing it further. Its also twitching when going in a straight line at 70mph. Everyone makes minor corrections due to camber changes in the road but when i do this the steering yet again trys to go too far, taking the comtro…

Thinking about breaking my manual UK TT. :( Many parts like viper spoiler, HKS SSQV DV's (Possibly), 17" Modena wheels, rear white light conversion, engine parts etc etc etc. just gauging interest. Please pm me if your after a part with a price your prepared to pay - If I get enough requests I may break it up. Cheers