General Discussions - 300ZX Related

People tell me they can smell Optimax from the exhausts when I drive by or they are behind me, fuel consumption is just the usual for a TT and the ecu reports no faults. Cats are off as well, is normal? Car runs fine as well. Daz.

are the front brake discs different on a turbo to non turbo?

my time has come to face facts 1 if not both of my tubs are on there way out (smokey smokey tell passengers the big cloud of smoke behind me is off the tyres :) ) so gonna start lookin for a new pair the only thing is im on a budget of about a grand.gonna do the work myself never pulled a zed engine before but theres got to be a first time.what tubs am i gonna get for around that price?

if you put a permornace ECU in your car and then buy a engine management unit like the DTA one, does the new ecu become redundent, and is it worth changing from stock. Does anyone know how good pneumatic suspension is, as i head it acted like a progressive spring but dont know how it compaires to racing springs? cheers guys

hi guys just a quick question ? can you fit the wider profile rear wheels to a jap import 300zx or are the hubs different to the uk spec car??? regards wade

i have a 1992 300zx tt, problems are, tyres wearing on rear on the outside edges, vibration over 30mph and up to 80mph, skips to the left or right when going over large bumps. Thought it was hicas or rods coming from hydraulic, jacked car up (no play in wheels) disarmed hicas, still same problems. checked shocks, there fine if anyone has any advice on what this will or could be then please help. cheers

I am at my wits end at the moment with my Z. Just before christmas I spent a £1100 getting her serviced and checked over and a new set of stainless pipes fitted and a week before christmas (about 2 weeks after I had her back from southwestz in Bristol) she decided she was having the holiday off too! Initially I was lead to believe that it was the PTU that was at fault. But I have since tried another PTU (many thanks t-pot for sending me your PTU so I could test it) and it has not changed the fault at all. The symptoms are irratic idle revs and missfiring with much spluttering and no power. When I got it home I left it on the drive for the night and when I came t…

Guys Does anyone know how the car knows if the boot lid is open? My lid was open and slammed shut in the wind and now the car seems to think that a door is open when they are all closed. I can only assume that it is related to the boot slamming shut. This obviously causes me issues with my alarm etc... Can anyone help???? I would hate to think I had to take it to a Nissan main dealer...;-(

How do i stop my Z32TT from chewing up gearboxes (dont say fit a manual!) i have the uprated oil cooler fitted and it's still gone again!!The garage wont cover it under the warranty either even tho a new box was fitted 14 months ago! why do they do it and how can i further prevent it?any ideas :headvswal

How dificult is it to fit a new window in the passenger door ? Are there any detailed instructions anywhere around ?? Anyone in Plymouth that's done it b4 ??? All help greatfully recieved. :D

if you window trims were like mine and faded and looking a bit grey try this.. I used black boot polish..works a treat as it soaks into the trim and is waterproof and also once dry dosnt put black marks on anything that touchs it..just rub it on with a rag and rub it in..leave it to soak in for 10-20 mins..keep doing this till its black..mine took 3 coats to get it the black i wanted but looks brand new..I used it on the rear window trim, rear 1/4 window and side window sill trims, top windscreen trim...give it a go ! Made all the difference fixing up those small details!

Round about J22 southbound on the M5 going rather slowly.

Got to buy a new Heater Matrix by the looks of it, so just went into my local motor factors and was quoted £52 for a primera matrix which as far as we could see is the same one used in nearly all versions of this car, my question is, is there a better or uprated heater matrix available coz if i have to pull the dash out then i only want to have to do it once!! What would you buy??? Cheers Craig :bow:

heres a few questions: stage 3 turbo dynamics turbos, K+N induction,chipped, GReddy intercoolers, APS racing clutch and lightened flywheel, full hard pipe kit, full scorpion xhaust GReddy profec boost control running 1.0bar of boost, what sort of power u guys reckon? and how many psi is 1.0bar of boost? do u reckon it could safely run higher boost on standard (recently rebuilt) engine? what u think the next step should be mod wise?

Ok, im going to take the matrix out. (as per previous post about wet footwells :rant: ) Does anyone have any guides as to 'where to start" with regards to dash removal etc? Exactly how much of the dash do i take off? Is it just under the driver side i remove or the whole stereo surround etc? And why is the matrix earthed. Thanks in advance, :bow: Kersh.

Saw a white zed, twin turbo (frontbumper was anyway), totally stock on the outside, blacked out rear lights. St Johns Hilll (wandworth) seen at 6:40today

Is it normal for the belts on a lightened pulley set to squeel? It does eventually go, but is very annoying. Thanks Barry

just wondering how you get all the panels off on the top half of the interior, the windscreen pillars, panels around the quaterlights, roof panel, ect. do they just pull off or are their hidden screws. cheers si

J7 *** coming out of Bath just past the Odd Down park and ride just after 4.0pm this afternoon. Almost flashed my lights, then remembered that I was in my golf!! P.s. Looks like the beast could do with a wash!!

Red Zed in Sainsbury's, Stockton on Tees today. Reg C17.

generally speaking how long will the turbos last in the zed. I'm only asking roughly! cheers

on my previous Z it was simple - remove the screw at the bottom of the mirror - but on my current Z (97NA) there's no screw, either side. And judging by the look of the hole, there's never been a screw in there (no pun intended). Have Nissan changed the way the glass is removed on later models? Anyone know how to remove the glass? I'm trying to get to the retaining screws that hold the plastic surround - need to replace a broken one. Any ideas/help always appreciated. Cheerz Jack

Had a speedo head limiter! Now have taken it off, cause have had a chipped ECU fitted , speedo now reading way out .Have a snooper S6R so have been comparing readings....The faster i went the gap increased...eg snooper 20mph speedo 30mph....then snooper 50mph speedo 90mph !!! Help :headvswal :headvswal

About 20 mins ago on the ring road.

as above for a tt, so i can get the right stand ;)