General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys Have had my Zed on the drive for yrs....finaly got it going and have been out and about everywhere. Im in the Chippenham (Wiltshire) area, often go to Swindon and Bristol. Dont see many Zed's around here. Mines a G reg, 18" split rims, W/West front fumper, side skirts, one off Kamikazi rear spoiler, and full cream leather plus quad rear LED lights. Give us a flash!!! Karl

Hi guys Noticed on one of your profiles (SYKO) that you had crome gauge rings. Are these the rings round the speedo and rev counter? If so, where did you get them from. Also i have a set of indiglo plasma dials for a TT for sale or swaps. They read upto 160mph and are in A1 boxed condition. Many Thanks Karl

Gents, I am giving some serious consideration to buying a 300 ZXTT having seen one in a dealer near work. Fell in love with it (although wont be buying that particular one) straight away. But I'm a bit concerned about age, wear, mileage, etc. Are there any common problems I should be aware of when looking for one?? Cheers

HI all. Can anyone tell me where the oil pressure senser is ? My oil pressure guage works now and again but cant make its mind up. I know the senser is meant to be screwed into the filter housing but it isnt and I cant find it.

Who passed me on the A13 today going towards Basildon at 1.pm ish .Black Zed reg i think was J300 something? :p

is there a special tool for this or is it a make your own job ???

my zed currently has 17" OZ saturn plus wheels on it the rears have 2 mm spacers on. im looking to get 18s soon so i need to know what offset the wheels need to be as spacers are cack any ideas ???? cheers..

hi again. just been out in the garage messing with the Z think im onto a winner with the det sensor. when i measure one of the tails to earth i get 549k ohms the other one seems to be open circuit. does this mean its fookt? i get +4.8V across the ecu tails and one of them is dead short to earth. i tried to frig out the sensor with a 2Meg pot adjusted to 1meg but it didnt work, i take it the resistance has to be exactly 1meg to go healthy? will get a 1meg resistor 2mrrw and have another go when im in a better humour

Just thought i'd share my personal opinion. I had a set of Falken Azenis tyres on my car which were i thought were really good and I quickly wore them out drifting round every roundabout i came to. I have replaced them with Toyo Proxes T1-R's which cost me nearly £250 for 2 rears. I went out in the rain a little while ago and tried drifting but the car would not let go. I also tried to launch hard and got no wheelspin at all - and this is in the rain. These tyres are amazing and would definately recommend them. They have given me so much more confidence.

Hello all. Driving around a minute ago i looked down and noticed that the hicas light on the dash was on. Now i know this may be a stupid question but what does this mean because i have never seen this light before as my boost gauge sits directly in front of it and only saw it coz i leant forwards. I have had no probs with the steering and the car handles fine. Advice would be most appreciated. Thanks BensJammin

Hi guys, i was hoping to get some advice from all you experienced twin turbo zx owners. I'm looking to buy pair of dump valves for my twin turbo. I'm looking for a nice high pitched one to attract attention ;-) I found these two on ebay and was hoping you guys should shed your knowledge on both. Heres the first one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7963734385&category=33742 Heres the second one which says its a second hand blitz one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7964565500&category=33742 Now i cant tell if this one is in good nic or not, i was told…

hi again guys, had a few problems over the last few days wonder if you can help? since i got the car, ive been wondering if it is actually making full power, its as if its holding back a bit, but as ive never driven another one, im not sure. and when i can it, it jerks about under full foot any way, the other day i went out for a drive and it started running rough so i headed home and left. The following morning i started it up and it was running on 5 cylinders. after pushing various shattered connectors nothing changed so i lifted the coil pack connectors to identify the dud cylinder. after pin pointing it and ensuring there was no problem with the ignition i rem…

ok guys i need to replace hoses on me zed there blistered to f....k and splitting gone hard etc,, anyone recomend samco hose ,, i no there cheaper , anyone had these fitted ?? i no smithys are the best but money is tight and so am i,, lol honestly though , spoke to patt yesterday ,, aka splatt.. top bloke bye the way recomended samco hoses he did say some one on here sells them any ideas?? he did tell me but i forgot , head like a civ,, anyway s seen a lot of guys on here with loads of bling under the hood but standard hoses any reason for this as apposed to smithys type???any help appriciated :hyper: cheers!!!

Hi guys, Over the next few months, I will be looking to get another car because the SRI is not doing it for me anymore. Just wanted to know how you guys rate the reliability and running costs or your NA. I would love to hear from those of you that have had both TT's and NA's and what you have found to be the pros and cons with both, apart from the obvious one(performance)! Cheers Cos

Hey, Have noticed my oil pressure guage doing crazy things. It seems to rest on about 1 bar then when I press the accelerator, it rises almost like the revs to about 4 bar then no more, when I let off it drops back down again. I have checked the oil level and that is fine. Any ideas? Also, When having filled my tank, when trying to accelerate, the engine stumbles really badly, and a light on the dash comes on like an exhaust overheating, can't find this light in the manual. It burns through a 1/4 tank in about 15 miles then after that normal fuel consumption and running resume. Any ideas on this too? If that isn't enough questions, then does anybody know w…

Hey, Was driving down the M1 the other day and the windscreen trims (bits on the side) decided to come loose! Upon further inspection it would seem that both are warped and the sticky stuff that was underneath doesn't hold any more! I was wondering if anyone had any for sale from breaking. Went to the Nissan garage, they said I would have to source my own! If anyone has any, would be most appreciated if I could buy them! Cheers Jon

I've been looking at your Engine By Numbers, and have noticed that your strut bar is identicle to the one I'm thinking of buying. Is yours any good? And did you get it from the US/eBay? TIA

On the trail of broken things, my fuel gauge is showing a constant 'empty'. Handy when I bought it, as it had a full tank and the guy didn't know. Not so handy when I want to know when to give Gordon Brown more money. Any recommendations before I start taking the dash board apart for broken wires? I've taken the cover off under the spare, all looks OK, nothing been moved or signs of being broken. Thanks.

Hi guys Just considering changing a door rather than the skin, its been bumped into by some old dear, as I'm having a lot of work done while its in, the more I can help the body shop, the better it is for me. So I was thinking of changing the door, anyone taken off and refitted one? I'm looking for pointers to the door hinge pins and loom connections, how difficult are they etc. Cheers Dave

to run a dual pop ?? what exactly do u need , obviously u need 2 air filters and the piupework and an ecu remap but do u need a 2nd dummy afm??? do u need something like an apexi afc ?? i confused , and if you dont need those bits what are they for exactly ?

Hello Lads, A few questions for ya, don't know if anyone can help 1.When I'm starting my auto Zed the power light flashes for a few moments, what does this mean? 2.Recently when its starts its idleing at about 2000rpm, is this connected with the above and how do I solve it? 3.When being driven leisurely its not changing gear untill 4000rpm and then its takes a few moments to kick in. Could it just be the gear box oil needs changing or is the box on the way out? Would very much appreciate any feedback, cheers GLENN

Are there any fitting issues with these turbos?? Nigel

Very nice looking Gunmetal Import outside the above eatin house today ;)

:confused:\ zeds been idling very bad wont rev over 2500 and then cut out.. i have check and cleaned everything in site .i got excited when i finally remove injectors conector all green and coroded .. thought i had it.i made a booboo when replacing connectors i had two backwards. should i worry about messing up injectrs?? anyway put them back on still no go..i replaced coil connectors which were horrid.. im at the point of tears ,,ayway i ordered new plugs a temp sensor and a a new tps from courtesy hope it helps.. havnt run diag on ecu too chicken to mess with it.. any sugestion would be appreciative.... tks...

Hi i am considering buying a 300 zx and would love a swb, i used to work for nissan a few yrs ago so i know a little about the cars but would welcome any advice on purchasing one ie which model is best ,, turbo or non auto or manual etc. also i viewed a k reg swb manual at the weekend that at first glance looked lovely but on closer inspection the sills were badly corroded and had a lot of repair. should this put me off or was this just a poor example. i want the car as a second car for summer fun so i really want a car that will last a few years and not have corrosion issues many thanks :