General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Orderd a inverter from from rs components to power the the back lit panel the factory one witch decided to stop working .But wired live and earth the wrong way round and killed it burnt out it had dodgey instuctions on sticker on top saying veiw other way round have had to order another one *****cks. :headvswal

well here goes! ive just rebuilt me engine and forst off i had some probs with the MAF but thats all sorted. and now wen its warmed up abit it starts cickin a fair bit of smoke from the driver side zorst!! now ive had me turbos recond like now (£800) its got all new valves and stem seals and its got 88mm wiseco pistons all spon new!! the thing is if you take it for a drive it clears up nearly instantly but if its idelin for abit it will smoke.. if you rev it it kicks afair bit out then calms down.. so im thinkin that its got be the pvc's as thats the only bit i aint replaces... what do you lads think!! cheers guys AD

Had the dash speedo-tacho cluster out today - swapping an mph chip. noticed the two wee bulbs at the lower edge of the clocks - face forward onto clocks. First - anybody know why they are there, cos they only seem to light the black shroud around the clocks, the dash is backlit. 2nd- anybody sprayed this surround to make the most of this ambient light? Thinking glitterflake, pearl, luminous finishes.

Ive got my car and for some reason i believe it is not boosting right, is there any way i can check whether one of my turbos are blown or if their are any leaks. How would i go about this problem, what are the signs I have no idea what to do, help please!!! :headvswal

i might be being stupid, but how do you fit the front mount intercoolers that only have 2 outlets, surely they have to have 4 outlets (2 for the induction and 2 for the turbos) enlighten me if you would be so kind.

Dark Grey Zed in Oswestry (BT car park to be precise). Looked standard except for the two big-bore exhausts.

Hi All, Anyone know of anywhere I can get a Z logo gear knob, or even whether they exist? My current gear knob is really tacky (it's not stock) and given that I'm going to have to dismantle the centre console and take out the gear-switch to change the bushes, I figured now would be a good time to replace it. What I'm after is something in brushed, or shined metal with the Z logo on top in silver and black (i.e. exactly like the badge on the front of the car). I had a look at Concept Z Performance, but all they seem to have are the standard Nismo leather gear knobs. I also checked out GetGreddy and the ZCentre but to no avail. On a related point I'd …

Hi guys, only joined today so i thought i'd say hi. I'm currently looking at buying a realy nice '89 300zx TT. i've got a list of stuff the current owner has done (he's my boss lol) & i can usually tell when something isn't right with a car & i've been reading the FAQ & the rest of the forum's all day & its helped me a great deal with what to look out for. now - before i seriously commit to this i was wondering if there were any other ZX owners in the Kent area who would be willing to take a look at her before i say yes? J

where can i get new driver and passenger window seals? the ones that are on the car pillar not the door.

Anyone know where's best to plumb in an oil pressure and water temp guage? I was at a loss as to where to start! (I'm fuch a newbie with the 300 engine!)

At some point in the future, I'm going to need to get some new tyres. I'm not sure quite how far in the future, as I've still got plenty of wear left in my existing tyres, but I just want to think ahead a bit here (and budget for it as much as anything else 4 lots of 18 x 245 x 45 -- not sure about that last number -- isn't going to be cheap). So my natural instinct is to go for a premium brand of tyre, because basically these are the only things that keep you on the road. Something like the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, or Continental SportContact 2 or whatever. However I know absolutely nothing about tyres, so my slightly controversial question is are the premium brands…

Hi Had trouble with high idling so checked tps connection and voltage which was ok but found ecu(water temp sensor plug was so badly corroded that i had to change it. Now i have complete opposite, idle is fine at 800rpm but keeps dropping down to about 100rpm for a couple of secs rises for a few secs then drops again. Any of you clever people got any ideas

Mate has a TVR Chimera with the 4.0 V8. Its suddenly gone a bit pear shaped though. Symptoms are -It sounds like its running on 6 cyl -Smell of burninig -no power -Exhaust pipe glowing red hot. (Big pipes that bend back underthe engine to goto the back of the car) Any help appreciated )

Just got my car working again after a month off the road (Clutch master cylinder worn) and it started okay and ran okay for 4-5mins. Then the the engine /exhaust note started fluctuating. Its only changing by 50-100rpm but its not right. The idle is changing about once every second. I haven't had a chance to hook the laptop up to the car yet but could the Idle be set too low (Its roughly 750rpm at the mo). Any help appreciated... Ta

Hello people, Some time ago I replaced my HICAS rack with a 2nd hand one complete with HICAS arms as mine had way too much slack in them and bled the system. Anyway, the new (2nd hand) ones had no slack and I had all 4 wheels checked and tracked. Now I have noticed (can't recall if it was there before or got any worse as I had no rear end wobble at all) that some times I hold the steering wheel dead straight and drive dead straight, more than ofthen I have to hold the wheel slightly left to drive dead straight and some times have to hold the wheel very slightly right to drive dead stright. It seems that I'm sort of constantly having to correct the steering to keep in…

i bought a set of new ebc front discs and pads in march ,and after some good advice on here decided to do the job myself . BAD IDEA. In the last couple of weeks I notice vibration/shaking when I brake at high speeds. I know warping is common if the bolts are not tightened properly, so i'm guessing this is the case :( Funny thing is If I brake very hard it goes away, it's only when i first touch the pedal, but still very scary to brake at 100+ and feel the steering wheel wobble. All my wheels,tyres and tracking are in order so I can rule that out. Is it too late, are the discs fooked?? :(

On my Auto box tonite i only have 1st and 2nd ???? were have all the other gears gone???? :eek: Have taken my HKS alc off and its still the same,,,, They must have gone somewere so who ever has got them can i have them back please.

in southall i flashed at u. at around 9

OZ Racing 9 X 17 Front with 245/40/17 11 X 17 Rear with 275/40/17. Off a Toyota Supra. Reckon they will probably fit but will they be too big? Would like to try but am not going to get much opportunity. Any one running anthing like this.

OK Sorry for this. I would like to know how to re-size my zed Photos in Adobe photoshop elements 4.0 Have tried every option I can think of. Avatar is still telling me file size is to big can one of you please help me this is P***** me off now. I know I can put up a post to email them to Chunk ect as you are all good old boy's on here........But that is not the point. Need to know how to do that IT S*** You all do like I would like to. when the Zed comes out of the paint shop I woud like to put up some pics. Please HELP me........ :( :bow:

Sorry, posted this: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=58586 in the wrong forum. Gearstick's loose. Any advice much appreciated. Found a good article at http://www.ttzd.com/tech/bushingstech.html which seems to cover most of it, but was wondering where the best place was to get the bits from. Also, is it worth fitting a short-shifter for anything other than cosmetic reasons? Cheers, Bart

Hello all. Is there anyone in the Plymouth area who can fit a socket in an ECU (to fit a chip)? I've had some very high quotes to do this locally but don't really want to post off the ECU to get it done as I need the car. Thanks.

Black zed goin out of a town called beverley in yorkshire about 445 ish i beeped and waved and the driver looked bewildered lol as i was in a mondeo.

Yep trouble but probally very basic stuff :mac1: I am slowly rebuilding my car after a respray at bodyshop. sorted out all rear lights on a lambo conversion fine no probs... I cannot get the led brake light to work properly in the spoiler (god knows why) The best I can do is when the light are on full the spoiler light is on (it should'nt be) and then when I brake they go off. Please help as It just drove me crazy in garage :( Tried a searce but no luck

:confused: Got the two valves and hoses from Nissan. The two hoses are the same, parts man says the part numbers have been merged into one. Only thing is, it looks to me that the passanger side hose should be of equal diamater at either side as it does need connect to a small pipe as per the drivers side. Could any kind soul shed some light on this for me please.Cheers :confused: