General Discussions - 300ZX Related

was bloody wet here yesterday when I was driving and Im pretty certain I managed to get my MAF a bit soggy, had rough running/hesitation over 3k revs, jerky acceleration when it did decide to go over 3k that kind of stuff... seems fine today in the dry so Im assuming it was the water... question is what can be done to stop it other than not driving in the wet!! :D Its a real pain when you're stuck behind a 4x4 on the m-way kicking up gallons of spray and you know its all getting sucked stright into your filter! :( anybody come up with some fancy "weather shield" ideas?

help My economy is even worse than most.. If I drive super sensible I can eek about 200-250 miles from a tank but thats going REALLY slow... this is acceptable but I worry about If I boot it for a bit I can literally watch the petrol guage do down!! 100 miles to a full tank of optimax when driving quick :shock: is this normal? Im wondering if im running a bit rich or maybe have a leak somewhere... Going to order a smithy fuel line kit because I get the usual petrol stink on startup but it cant be leaking that much can it? AIV's have holes drilled in them to stop the gurgle, these affect fueling dont they? cheers dave

went to start her this mornin dash lights came on starter moter clunked then all power went off.left it 30 secs dash lights etc came back on then a bit of starter motor then power went again popped bonet wiggled a few things in a panic cos i was now runnin late fired up and no probs scince any ideas ?

I WAS GLAD TO MEET SOME OF YOU GUYS AT THE NISSTEK MEET ON EASTER MONDAY AND SEE SOME OF YOUR ZEDS ,THE DAY I THOUGHT WENT FAIRLY WELL AND IF YOUR OTHER MEETS ARE LIKE THIS ME AND MY COUSIN WILL BE TURNING UP FROM OUR NECK OF THE WOODS WITH OUR ZEDS ,WELL AS SOON AS MY BEAST IS FINISHED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. :hyper:

ANY ONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET PROPER WHITE FACE GAUGES WHAT REED 180MPH AND NOT THE 160MPH :rolleyes:

Was thinking, If you put the normal main beam lights and wiring into the bigger inner reflective dish do you think you'd end up with a better light distribution than where they are as standard? And of course put the full beam lights into the little outer pods. Just a thought to remove DARKOVISON!!! without a HID upgrade.

just got a set of uk dials to go on me import and looking for a thread on changing them over also anything on putting the milage to match up with the milage of the car , as these dials have done alot more. Also i take it i just remove the speedo converter from the old set and bin it ?? any help appreciated cheers in advance

About 12.30pm today (Weds) Private place, Irish jobbie i think No rear spoiler!! Ta

Does anyone else here think that blue zeds are actually the fastest? Mine isnt one of these yet, but it will be very soon!! :cool:

Hi all I have just fitted KYB super special shocks to my z and they have the adjustable damping on them from 1 to 4. It doesnt really seem to make that much difference on the road but probably will on a track so i was wondering if anyone knew what was the hard setting so I can just leave it on that. Also, the springs that are on the shocks have RS*R written on them. Are they made by KYB or a different company as the suspension is really low now? BensJammin

Hi, Anyone know how to convert the headlights to dip to the left instead of to the right?? :confused: Want to bring my european Z over

Saw you doing a few donuts :D my mate ryan ended up doing a few donuts for the Max Power bloke and blew both rear tyres. both our spares where flat! Bugger. :wack:

If ...and I say "IF" ....I was to buy an Ebay pully (and I know the Pros and Cons) with no timing marks on then how would you go about setting the mark other than lining up piston no:1 with the Top Dead Center although this is a bit bodge and wouldnt be very accurate. Any one? Ta :wack:

Please could somone explain how you can reconise a boost leak!!?? I've helped out on Mujinas car and his reading before the guage was 9psi and now with the controler off it reads 12? People are saying it could be a boost leak. I would have thought that if you had a leak to atmosphere your booost reading would lower :confused: Then i have heard that you gain boost if there is a leak before the turbo and loose it if its after. Could someone clarify this to me please. :headvswal

i have got some deviorce down pipe's and de-cats, which i intend to put on when i chance my engine, but was wondering how that would effect the O2 sensor reading's due to the reduced back pressure. thanks graeme

Hi all I keep wondering about the wide arch kit, but can't justify the cost, I am now considering fitting myself and then taking it in for finishing and painting at the body shop. Has anyone fitted a wide arch themselves,? Im trying to get an idea of how difficult it would be, and if its worth doing it yourself. Cheers Guys

guys i have recently replaced the front discs and pads with 3G 310mm discs and mintex pads , the pads squeel like a pig under town driving conditions the discs are great braking is very much improved , but im certain it could be better , can anyone recomend a different pad to stop the squeel ?? but give me as good if not better braking ??? :bow:

My picture has disapeared in my signature below but when i go into my user cp it is still on there?........any ideas Cheers Dave :confused:

I am not getting any heat through the demister or through the central vents, I only get heat to the footwell. Any ideas why its not coming through the demister and central vents? I have recently done a major cam belt service and replaced coolant. I'm sure I got heat to come out of the demister before. Cheers.

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Guys anyone got any ideas on how to get the gearbox plug off that just don't wanna come out :nono: it's been heated up, a 2ft extension bar on it and still no budge, the bleedin square plug inside the plug itself is starting to wear away now :headvswal cheers smithy

please help ive got yet another running prob, as always its only when itcold that its worst. it starts ok but when you touch the accelerator the revs drop a bit then when u drive it seems that its missfiring and wont accelerate if u boot it it starts to back fire slightly and miss like hell then when it starts to warm (after about ten mins) it seems to run a bit better but sometimes the revs sit at about 2000 then suddenly drop to normal and if you hold the revs when driving it seems to start missing again power has also dropped slightly please help its doing my head in :headvswal . ive renewed injector which worked for a week and have cleaned some elec connectors which d…

is driving me mad ,i've adjusted the thing so many times but with no successs its ok for a few miles but then it starts again ,anyone got a permanent cure? thanks in advance. :confused: :mad: :(

Giving the zed a good wash today with me new pressure washer and blew the fairlady z sticker clean off the tailgate. Bits were already peeling off so no great loss. Just wondering the best way to remove the glue underneath without damaging the paint? Cheers AL

I had my Profec-B II boost controller installed yesterday by Jonce (thanks again mate!), that's working ok - he did exactly the same on my car as he did on his own. When the controller is switched off, I've found that I'm still boosting to 12+ psi though, anyone have an idea why this might be? Before the controller was put in, my Z was boosting to 9psi (on my Auto Meter gauge) and the only other thing done at the same time as the controller install was me replacing my knackered throttle body pipes (sleeves for TB mounted BOVs, actually) with Smithy ones.