General Discussions - 300ZX Related

when I start my z first thing in the morning there is a grating type noise from under the bonnet, this increases and decreases when you turn the wheel, which incedentaly seems 'jerky', it runs like this for about a minute then is fine for the rest of the day, any ideas anyone? :confused:

hi all has anyone in the northeast preferably near sunderland got a conzult that could give my car a once over as i dont want to spend another £60 for nissan to turn around and say yes u have got a problem (w****rs) :x: i will pay if u want that is not a problem any help would be gratefull :bow:

Evening everyone Noticed that my clutch is starting to slip in 4th and 5th and I'm after info on what is he best, sensibly priced replacement and who can do it up here in the frozen North. (Willing to travel @100 miles from Ripon to get a decent job done) The car is pretty standard power output wise and is likely to remain so. All suggestions and recommendations gratefully accepted............... Cheers everyone Phil PS Beer tokens and a flight in the Apache Simulator available for anyone who can do this for me ;)

I have just replaced the silicoln hose's around the car. Took ohh teh boost hose and refitted a nice blue one, putting the jets back in. Took the car out for a run, and looked to see if everything was working properly. Dint notice any difference one way or the other, but i did notice that the boost guage only just made it up to 7. Shouldnt this be going off the scale iff boost jets are fitted? Or is it more likely to be a naff guage reading?

I've sourced a nice set of 19" alloys: 8.5" front, 9.5" rear. I know the correct offset for the Z32 is +30 front and +35 rear, however these are +35 all round. Bearing in mind I have a camber correction kit ready to put on, that they would need to clear the GTR Calipers and that I will probably have to use spacers anyway, front and back, due to the wide arches going on, my question is: will they cause any problems? Sorry for my ignorance in this area :o Leigh.

Silver Z at Salisbury Road, Blashford waiting to turn into Ringwood Road at about 1.30pm.

Came Out This Morning But Would Not Start Emission System Warning Light On, It Had Erratic Tick Over The Day Before Are These Part Of The Same Problem

Hi, i was just wondering if any other turbos would fit on my z31 engine. I cant find one anywhere! Would a turbo from the z32 work? Or from any other nissan? Thanx

Only failed on 2 things- windscreen wiper (can't believe I didn't check them) and steering rack :x: . The wiper I can handle, the rack is going to be a bit more interesting. It seems it's the mounting, rather than the rack mechanism. Mr. MOT Tester just kind of waggled his hands, shook his head and shrugged his shoulders when trying to describe it! Is this a common problem? I see there are 2 mounting brackets which hold the rack in place- my guess is that one (not both!) has failed, either the bracket itself or the bush ("rack mounting insulator") in the bracket. I'll get under the car this weekend to have a proper look; if anyone local is twiddling th…

When replacing the prop center bearing do you need a press or a special puller to remove it, or can you get it off with a tapping stick.... hope to be doing this on sunday, so if anyone wants to help, i've plenty of liquid refreshments.

Can anybody advise of the worth of a 1990 Jap spec Zed, loads of history over the past 4/5 years. Its an auto, about 75k miles, MoT january, tax July. The problem is.. the bikes get all the use at this time of year, and I can't justify an extra car! Cheers ED

I could do with a bit of advice guys. I'm not fully up on these, although I understand what they do, does anyone know what the result would be if they didn't work properly, are we looking at a huge loss of power? I think Duffy told me they only operate at higher revs, so does this mean you would loose top end power. I don't think the ECU detects them, so how could you check they are working properly. Any info much appreciated.

I have a Clifford Concept 500 that I had taken off a previous car and want to have it installed into the zed can anyone recommend a good Clifford installer in the the Kent Medway area? Thanks in advance Lee

i know its in the wrong place but i need help from members for this show as its all for charity this is in the midlands area for events but some of you my not of looked payment and info for how many days you want your car on show and camping you can ring me 07879680606 to book in deadline is the end of the month come on lads get your name down gto,skyline,mr2,ect.... clubs already booked and want more space but need some zeds there to out do them. Cleethorpes Charity Car Show -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEETHORPES PERFORMANCE AND MODIFIED CAR SHOW 2005 Wish upon a star char…

Anyone know a good supplier of valve extensions? Cheers

If anyone's interested PIAA now do super white sidelight bulbs!!!!!

I'm going to get a new engine bay loom (well the big and Small one). Are the manwell TT looms the same as the Auto TT looms and if not whats the difference?

Anyone else finding problems with boost in the warmer weather? Sometimes I'm getting 9psi sometimes around 6-7psi... It seems to bog down a bit on 20 -30 mph roll ons, ie. push it from this point and it wants to go but feels "restricted" for want of a better word. Then next time it'll fly! This is in the same spell of driving... Just wondered if anyone else had the same thing... Also, in an Auto, what settings do you have the box on for a sort of dual carraigeway enviroment? O/D on or off? I tend to leave the power button alone, as the power light comes on anyway if you put your foot down...

Could someone please tell me where they are (or show me a piccy) as I have rather a wobbly rear end as it were when going over speed humps and believe they are worn, and where can I get them from, how much and are they, easy to replace ? Thanx

I asks my local Nissan Dealer for a price for a New PTU unit. The car is a series IV (I'm told) November 1994. So I want the series II PTU. His reply was is that the Mitsubitshi or the Hitatchi? B*llockst if I know. Anyone out there who can help. Maybe a part No for the series II as I'm sure he's got the part numbers wrong. Though we agreed with each other as to what part it was on their Feesh.

ok gonna fit turbo timer soon - any ideas where the vacuum hose can go through the bulkhead?

I have just received my conversion kit however there were no instructions. Does anyone have the instructions or some sort of guide for me to follow please.

For no reason my wipers start at normal speed constant even when in the off position and wont stop. If I move the dial to intermittant they still stay on at normal constant speed. Then they will stop as sudden as they started and work normally again. Ive changed the relay but that made no difference. Anyone else had this problem?

Yesterday (20th) about 18:00. You were heading towards the M3 J4a, I was filling up with Optimax. I didn't see you till you tooted as you went past :D Didn't get a good look tho. Made me smile- I'd been having a sh!t day up till then! Mark

Yesterday (20th), about 17:40. Didn't get a good look, but no obvious body mods! I flashed- couldn't see if you waved or not due to reflections on your windas. Mark