General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi! I somehow manage to miss what direction the connecting rod is suppose to sit in the engine, IV locket in the manual, but the manual just describes the front marking of the piston, and I have CP piston with no markings. It locks like the oil hole that's upside the big end bearing is suppose to point right, but am not sure, it mite be a difference between the right and left side of the engine. the hole is in a bump just above the big end bearing on the stock conrod. anyone that know something about this? Otto

I am running out of ideas, i think my car is running in safety boost mode as it wont go above 5 psi ? , I have a code 55, so all is clear, i have reset the ecu again today but still no joy, 5psi?. I have checked the det sensor and there was nothing wrong with it, but to be on the safe side i done the resistor trick, still only 5 psi. I have disconnected the waste gate control solenoids, still no good, i have checked the engine water temp sensor and that works (fan works on/off with temp rise and fall). I made a pressure tester to blow up my engine, no leaks anywere so i'm running out of ideas as what to check next????? So has anyone got any ideas . HELP :wack:

Hello all... Just thought I would say hello as Im a new boy here! Im not gonna bore you all with the usual newbie (search is your friend) type questions! But any advise would be gratefully recieved! After talking to Ryan from Z Tech (great help) I am now on the look out for a near stock Zed, as this seems my safest bet to finding a healthy one! I am currently looking into getting myself one imported, that way hopefully I can find one with a few handling mods (maybe suspension, brakes or wheels... or all!?) & then with Ryans help, sort the tuning out in this Country! Has anyone else taken this route? Any potential pit falls, problems or things of…

i am thinking of getting a zx300tt and was wondering how good a car i would get for approx £4000 and what are they like to maintain???

thanks for telling me how to do check if my cars running in safety mode. iLL be doing it tomorrow. reading that max power write up someone said if it goes over 9 psi someone has messed with the cars boost pressure if it goes just over 9 psi its fine and if it goes under 9psi somethings wrong' wtf mine only has 7 psi in the gauge and it goes to about 6 something is deff wrong isnt it? also which wire goes to the det sensor because apparently these frazzle chris :D

hi all, just bought rear brake light for spoiler ,, mines a uk spec so doesnt have wires there for it , on the loom that is attached to the light there are two wires , one is green and red in colour.. the other is all black ,, im guessing the black one is earthed to car , and green and red is wired to positive , does any one no which postive on the brake lights i should splice this into, to get the light to come on with brakes,, cheers, paul

Im after a bomex front spolier, have found a company in germany than can i ship one to me AVB sports they do a lot of different spoliers if anyone wants to check them out, wings west, stillen , bomex, veilside very prompt with there email replies aswell. Please tell me if the price is good 550 euros for the bumper approx 372 pounds and 105 euro to ship, if there is anywhere in the uk cheaper please let me know it is model UAD - 058 bomex

Acrewood Way around 11.00am. Onyx carpark

I have removed the converter from my 90 tt, and i have the speedo cluster removed. 1 wire was cutfor some sort of feed, so i reconnected it from the loom into the speedo. However I have a black wire with silver dashes on it, that goes from the harness to the speedo, but has a green wire teed into it. This green wire disapperas off down under the right side of the dash. Any ideas where its going, and what i do with it. Thanks.

:rolleyes: D'oh! Time to re subscribe and get a new keyring I think!! David

Hi all, the rear main seal is leaking on my Jap TT, before I start taking the tranny off, I was thinking to check/replace the pcv valves. Is it worth cleaning them at all? I think they are about £19+vat

I have a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1 275/35/19 for my new wheels and they are just resting against some Yokohama's 265/35/18...... and the Yoko's are about an inch wider - wtf?

have had a noise which i thought was behind my dash... it turned out to be the bonnet rattling/squeeking at the hinge. on closer inspection there is a little bit of play about 1-2 mm in the pivot point of the hinge ...tried the usual wd40 trick but it returns after a couple of minutes help... is the any way to tighten the hinge up of disasemble it to put plastic washers in ect

What boss are you lot using on your aftermarket wheels ? and where from apart from MJP's

I have had a water leak for about 5 months now. Changed pipes...this slowed down the loss of water. Think ive got pipe to tub leaking as white pasty mess on drivers side tub. Thought id seen drips coming from water pump... Uses about 1.5Litres every 50miles. Added Holts "radweld" to buy me sometime. Released rad cap to check level and found I had pressure in system for the first time in about 4 months. did 200miles. It dumped its load (again) Flushed system....Twice.... Still getting bubbles and white frothy mess now as it only happend since putting in this radweld stuff. Is this due to leaving in radweld too long????? or Is it the Head Gasket? …

Not sure of any further details because it was quite some distance away. You were heading out of Cambridge. Looked like the car might have been de-spoilered.

Hi Guys, the curse of the Z has struck me again!! Got the car up in the air this evening to adjust my squealing fan belt and after starting it up to check my handy work realised that I had a blow from the pipes. On closer inspection found that 1 back box has been squashed (done b4 I got it!!!)and is actually split!!! Need help on a decent s/s replacement. HAve seen the blue flame cat back system on ebay and seems pretty good. What do you think guys? Rich

hi i am trying to decide which wing mirrors to fit to my Z either Ganadors or Veilside. Can anyone tell me which look & fit the best? ideally, i want them to have indicator built in, electric adjustment + electrical retract. even though my Z is UK. thought i might be able to wire in to work. What do you think?

hi i,m new to the site.i am thinking of buying a 300zx twin turbo and was looking for any help any of you could give me. thanks

Hi guys, This is my first post on this site so id like to begin with a big 'hello' to you all. :hyper: Now down to business. After 6 months/3000 miles of Z love its time for a well earned oil change. Ive no idea wheter to use semi or fully synthetic, let alone what brand to buy. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers guys. Scott.

This may be a stupid question, but I have just been to the body shop who have fitted my new 99 front bumper to a 1995 import. The old indicators are indicators and sidelights combined, the new ones which go with the 99 bumper are indicators only. My foglights have sayed in place. So as he said to me, "where are your sidelights then" I did not have and answer, I hope one of you do! Thanks.

Brown Bread Dynamat Other? Can anyone actually compare or have experience and describe the actual noise reduction gained from these? Is it really noticable? Im wondering whether to get some to reduce the road noise...Im not too bothered about the weight ill just chip the car :)

Secound sighting of another black zed in as many days... Had big exhausts and a blonde chap in passenger seat...looked dodgy :D

Guys Freed up some cash for the next 3 months so I have a grand to spend on new improved brakes, I am thinking I am gonna need them when this new chip arrives! ;) This is on top of the bodykit and spray work being done... But, If poss I would like to spend the £1K on brakes and better intercoolers (Side mount)...I can move on the £1K to allow for slightly higer prices.... So what traders/companies offer better braking systems for the Zed for reasonable cash? Prices & Specs if available.... ;) TA.

what are the biggest pros and cons between front mount and side mount intercoolers? remember posts about this before but couldnt find them? not gonna be after a huge amount of power/boost, but want a good upgrade. noticed a big split at japfest of those with front or side mount and wondered what made people choose their particular ones? cheers