General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Great mag front cover and article for the 300ZX this month courtesy of the ZClub http://www.zclub.net where you can get the whole thing :D

HI folks its turbo changing time. In the next couple of weeks im gona pull my engine to change my turbos. I have a 90 SWB auto and was wondering can i leave the gearbox in the car and just undo the bellhousing bolts? Is there enough room to drag the engine forward to clear the torque converter?And do i realy have to remove the alternator and power steering pump?(didnt realy look when i changed my cambelt :smash: ) Any help moochly appreciated. Thanks Steve :cool:

Early this morning .

wheres best place ( and cheapest if poss) to get a veilside c1 original kit from any ideas???

Can i disable the HICAS system so in can see what it drive's like without it on :hyper: can anybody point me in the right direction. thanks graeme

Is there a common connection between these thing 1 rev counter 2 interior light 3 ignition lights I still not getting the ignition lights to come on when start my piece of shit Z called a number of auto sparks :xxx: ,same answer it will be a fuse and will come out in a few days lying b*stards :xxx: .All this because I fitted a dvd in the dash,A present of the wife for christmas her :slap: forking fault could got me some slippers & socks like always. I HATE MY CAR :cry: :cry: :cry:

Hi, Got up this morning, got out to the car, immediately I noticed the power steering was very heavy. After about 10 minutes the Hicas light came on, but the steering had lightened up a bit. I also noticed that the speedo wasnt working. It started working after half an hour. I stopped for petrol, and on start up the power steering was fine for 2 minutes, then it got heavy again. Any Ideas on where I should start looking? Thanks, :(

Hello. :) For those who are parents and still drive your Zed, what is a good baby seat to get? Are there any that fit into the Zed's backseats? Am just over 8 months pregnant now, so will need to get this in the next couple of months - we have the company car to use as well, so it's not urgent, but we will be driving about in the Zed, so baby will need somewhere to sit. The boot was suggested, but quickly vetoed! :D Does anyone have any recommendations for baby seats? Thanks. :D

The story so far, I bought a Sony Xplod 4x50w to replace my standard Jap unit and found that 3 of the 4 speakers had torn cones/foam. So, to start, I bought 2 6x4 for the rear 25w rms 100w peak and found that thy distorted at a relatively low volume and thought they were just sh1te. I found 2 6x9 35w rms 100w peak in my dads garage I had a while ago, so I just slipped one in as it were and did a quick comparison. It would seem that both the 6x4's and the 6x9's become distorted at exactly the same volume. Am I right in understanding that the Jap import had an optional rear amp ? Assuming that I have one and this is the problem, where is it located so that I can bypass it…

hi, probably been asked many times but im finding the tt a bit of a beast pulling out of turns at speed a little tricky. foot down, short jerk on steering wheel is what im told. ill try anything not to be caught out in a full tail spin. Experts please :dance: by the way im talking about normal traffic driving!!

Hello there people got a problem. my spoiler`s going all funny on me.it seems that while i`ve been away serving for queen and country some little tike has come along and slashed my stock spoiler. And as it`s been in this lovely weather for some time now it`s started to fall to bit`s and it look`s like the rain has got in to the boot.And has started rusting up the boot. this look`s a bit expensive? :shock: Where is the best place for a stock spoiler or shall i just get a skin on it?. cheer`s everyone.

hi people i'm all new to this, i'm looking at buying a tt manual 300zx, if anyone has any advise on buying tips and any major problem that occur with the 300zx, pos and neg feed is always a help when looking at buying

Black H reg fairlady with high rear spoiler on Croydon Road, I was right behind you for a while. :nana2:

Just a note too say that just over 50% of the cars we have seen in the last 2 months have had very little or zero coolant/antifreeze in them, :confused: not only does coolant/antifreeze do the obvious it also protects the coolant system from breaking down and the engine rusting from the inside out, the coolant system on these cars is just as important for the longevity of your engines as the oil system so please check your levels :hyper: rant over :D

Nice silver L reg... I've been looking out for it but it hasn't moved over the last few days. Not seen a zed in Leamington for a long time. Only seen it's nice arse, so I'm not sure if it's a TT or NA...

This may sound a realy stupid question but i hav a light that comes on on the dash sometimes that says power..... er wots it for?, also whats a tech day? Oh and while im at it, on a jap car, does the speed limiter actualy limit the speed, or is it just the reeeeeaaaaly f**kin annoying beeping thet occurs at about 110 kph??

Is there any way to stop the cruise control topping out at 60 on a J spec car? Apart from sell it and buy a UK spec of course.

Going from Leeds to Ilkley

I've been replacing the vacuum hoses and have found and fixed one leak (pipe under o/s TB was holed), but I'm sure I can hear a hissing from the area in the attached pic. Is the circled pipe a normal vac pipe which I can remove and replace, or are there any other vac lines below this one that might be causing the hiss?

is he still around? quoted me a price for a Toad Ai606 a few weeks back but now my car is here i cant get hold of him!?! sod's law. gave someone called dennis a call who will do me a great deal but i'd prefer to give business to forum members if poss? cheers, Tom.

I've been reading through the English version of the Falcon Jap site, and have come across this link for the ideal lighting patern for HID's. The problem I have is that it wont let me register to find out how to do it. So does anyone know how this lighting patern is achived? Apparentley keeping the HID's on while flashing, will increase the life expectancy of them, so this could be of interest to all who have them fitted.

Hi Guys Had the battery out of my car the other day and thought I'd inspect the condition of the hose coming of the pax side PCV (had them replace a couple of years ago). Well to my surprise, the bit at the end of the hose (opposite end to PCV) that goes into the engine pulls out of the engine really easily. It's only held in place by the stiffness of the rubber hose. Pictures below explain this more clearly. Is this normal? Cheers Jon

Black zed most mornings with no front numberplate on the Coventry ring road past Allen Fords usually. Well you've had your last unreturned wave :mad: Hmmm maybe its cos I'm in a 200SX :D:D

At the East of England / Lynch wood business park roundabout (the one with the Harvester pub) at about 9am this morning :)

Bit of an odd combination of things here, so if anyone can help shed a little light then I'd appreciate it! :confused: Points to note: a) I haven't tried the HICAS test yet, and I'm not getting a HICAS warning light. :) b) I've had 4-wheel tracking done, which didn't highlight problems with any of the points below. :( These are the things I'm concerned about: 1) The steering lock engages when the steering wheel is 1/4 turn to the right. Is this correct/acceptable? 2) To steer straight, the steering wheel is typically 1/8 turn to the right. 3) Generally the car tries to pull a bit to the left, but this can be exaggerated under certain c…