General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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

I'm going to decat the car soon and was after help. Do I go custom straight through or get a S/S cat back off the shelf so to speak and put in decat down pipes. Also there is the query regarding back pressure problems that can be caused by decatting, anyone know more?

Hi guys n girls. Wee question. Back in the day when Custom Car was king and I bought Street Machine Magazine, power mods invariably started with bigger carbs and a lumpy camshaft (usually fast road cam). Nowadays, you get ecu's, air intakes, exhaust upgrades as the way forward. What is the reason for this? Can the standard camshafts be replaced for power versions? Is this a waste of limited funds? Do modern engine management systems not accept the re-profiled cams? Just wondering.

What are the normal fluctuations in the injectors? Do you get any documentation showing this? Are the ones on ebay (for cheaper than norm) the injectors that are not quite so closely matched? Thanks

Have done search but only came up with 3 posts....2 of which were selling them.....seems he had problems getting them to run...but then i think he only had std chip and no fuel controller:- http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=21577&highlight=venom+injectors & http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=42236&highlight=venom As they have never really been mentioned on here im thinking why :confused: Is it coz their poo? Or is it coz their like buying "Dunlop-geen stripe" instead of "NIKE" I'll do a US search and see what turns up Veiws :) TA

hey guys, I'm new to the boards and i live in the U.S., i was wondering if u guys wanted a left hand drive 300 like mine as much as i want one of ur RHD Z'S. and also, how much is a pound equal to in U.S. money? thanks, the board looks great

as you have probably all found the jap headlights are pretty useless and you cant see a thing at night!!!! i know you can get the HID conversion kits, but i wondered if there is any "cheap" option to getting something a bit brighter without having to spend into the hundreds (trying to save for a respray......and leather interior.....and some wheels.......and some ICE)? cheers, gaz!

Nice wheels there :cool:

I come in peace...as you can tell from my username i own a Supra, I can hear the groans from some of you already ;) (read some of the original posts) I'm enquiring on behalf of a friend of mine who is very interested in getting a 300ZX. Ideally he would like a manual TT (UK or Jap, LWB or SWB) on a newish plate with lowish mileage for around the £6k mark (don't we all!) is this possible? If so can you point me/him in the right direction and give a bit of infor on them. I've found the http://www.300zx.org.uk/model_variations.htm & http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/buyingZ.htm which were very helpful. Theres a few of my friends who have a variaty of cars…

Anyone know where is the best place to get new body trims. The ones that go from the front window up over the roof and down the back window. Do they come in sets or seperate pieces. Also has anyone changed these them selves. Chrissyp

Hi guys. How do we test wether an AFM is fooked? Which wire do I look at? What should the voltage be? I think thats what the problem is. It got wet over a week ago and it;s been hesitating badly ever since. Air filter looks ok i.e. dry, splash guard is in place everything. Please help Ivan