General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Got my stock car dyno'd today. Not enthralled with the result- only 192 bhp at the wheels, but 241 lb/ft torque. If someone could cast their expert eye over the numbers I'd appreciate it- I just really want to know if they stack up and for some reason my engine just isn't that powerful, or whether the run itself looks dubious. They didn't measure the other useful bits of info, like A/F ratio, etc... http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=51672 Cheers... Mark

Can any one tell me if im spose to get full boost in every gear on a autoTT , my boost only goes to around .9 psi when its in last gear on overdrive mode , just wondering if this is normal , also I have got a bad hesitation at 3 k , it alows me to pull through it if i give it a bit more but it feels as though i have a plug down or coil pack as it coughs and splutters abit before accelerating again , any clues , i did find the pipe of to the left hand side inlet (small tube under boost tube ) just wondered if running like this for a week has caused the plugs to become shit up . Any clues guys P.s any one got a link to tighten up my aircon belt , it makes a d…

A mate of mine has just replaced both tubs on his zed and is getting white smoke from exhaust. We have compare his car agains mine to make sure all the pipes are on correctly and no problem there. I have done a ECU check and code 55 so no problem there. When car is started there is no smoke, when I checked his exhaust there seems to be a lot more pressure coming from the driver side than the passenger, the passenger side is slightly smoking. When car heats up white smoke starts too poor out of passenger side, and when reved from both sides, it totally swamps the street. We are really at a loss as to what's causing this and any help would be appreciated.

as above, thanks, I have the big ends, cant find mains though...

ive got a 1990 uk TT man and have had it for about 6month now. and ever since ive had it its had this realy odd prob of not turning off! starts fine its wen ya want turn it of. this prob is intermittent! iff you turn the key to off (once running) the engine will drop a few revs and just sit there! so i have to keep unpluggin the CAS lead lol.. and help would be much apriciated chears :cry:

parked outside boots 12.00 today very tidy zed graeme

HI guys, I had a bloke come round last night to check out my air con. he found out that there is a short somewhere within the compressor or its clutch. Does anyone know where to get a second-hand compressor? or know of anyone selling one? Thanks Mike...

My lights were shocking the other night, something has got to be done... Who supplies teh HID kits? Whats the best sort? How much am I looking at? TA... :D

are the head bolts ina TT z reusable or are they streatch bolts! thanx.. ive been told that the standard bolts are non streatch! is ther correct! :confused: chears

The little things that dampen the fun in having a zed.. came home yesterday turn off ignition went into house my girl friend call me and said i left my lights on ' turn out all my backlights were on . well i figured it was the break switch probably stuck . no matter what i do rear lights wont go out . i know the wires that comes from the break pedal had a problem once and ckeck them by pressing pedal and observe 12v .now when i press brakes i dont see that 12v yet all my rear lights are on . had to pull plug from light controller a black box in the rear that seem to feed voltage to lights to get them out. any help appreciated . i ha…

Anyone near Preston , A company called Chill Out based in Leyland - pretty much a one man band, but I phoned him at 2:30pm and he said come round at 6:30pm - Re-gassed the car with an R12 drop in replacement with dye for leak checks, took 30mins and charged £65. Air con back to working well again. :hyper:

Anybody got any ideas? Speedo not working, replaced speedo sender, worked for about a mile and then stopped. Been crawling underneath it, checked all the wires, give them a clean, checked what I could see. Went for another drive, worked again for a mile, then started working intermittantly. Can anyone give me some advice???

I've contacted a few companies about converting my NA to TT with varying prices. My NA engine has blown and thought i'd take the opportunity to think about a conversion. My gearbox is good. I've had a few... let's say "varied quotes" :D :nono: So I was wondering. How much do YOU think is reasonable for a garage to charge labour for a (1)straight engine swap for my NA (labour only, iv'e got a recon lined up) (2)for plugging a TT in instead (labour only. all parts supplied by me) Please post your labour only guesses or preferably quotes of work you've actually had undertaken. I'm thinking 1/2 days work for two people tops.

Hi, Is it possible to change the universal joint on the steering column without getting underneath the car? It's difficult to access from the top but if there were some other way i'd give it a go myself. cheers.

Help, Car loosing boost around 5000rpm and have tried everything ie, changed turbos, boost control valve(blitz), conzult and simple things like loose pipes etc. We have a show this weekend and cant quite figure this one out. Any help much appricated thanks. :cry:

driving home today had a bit of a race with a porsche..beat it but pulled up, idling and suddenly smoke starts coming out from the bonnet and under the car and through the vents...looked under the car and in the middle literally just behind where you sit where it seems the exhaust splits (sorry not sure what this bit is..the cat?) there was smoke coming from here, im guessing the smoke coming from the engine was coming up from here too... just checked the oil and the level seems ok...but after hard driving the smoke was very bad...normal driving its ok...Ryan has recently fixed the big end and fixed a crankseal, but did say there was a possible tiny leak still...woul…

Red one heading out of Clacton on Wednesday, cool spoiler (I passed you in opposite direction...) and a white one in the town centre, outside Rumours nightclub...

saw a nice gray one about lunch time today, i was in the skyline that flashed you, anyone from here??

hi all followed the following guide to install the boost controller http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com/tech/blitz/blitz.htm my only query is the 3 pin connector that comes out of the back of the controller, where does it go? Theres the main connector that goes to the boost solinoid, the red live wire and the black earth but the 3 pin connector? cheers marcus

:confused: on some members sigs where i assume the supposed to be a pic all i get is a white box with an x in it ... why can't i see them i get it on some other sits too . ive tried messin with my firewall settings and antivirus software but nothing seems to work :confused:

:cry: how hard is to take the water pump out and put it bank on? do you need a garage for that or you can do it your self?

Guys Just noticed that my fuel filter is the wrong way round!!! :slap: The end that says out is receiving fuel from the tank...... Its been like this for about a year now, will/would it make any difference? Flow rates? Etc.....

I need to buy one - where is best to look? many thanks Simon

red 300zx this week. i was following u lol. in a silver calibra. u turned left instead of right to t4 in a nop through rd.

I have just recently purchased some fookin lovely pioneer 5 way 6 x 9s but the magnet is quite large and also the original rear speakers are only small in comparrison so i might have to get the dremmal out to make them fit. Has any body done this and do you have advise and pics please. :D