General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I Spent £900 in diagnostics last year, just to get told I had a knackered engine, this time I am trying to work it out myself, but as duffy is unavailable Ive no one local to help. Just trying to see what you guys can come up with I have had an engine change it seems ok and compression seems ok, mods are only- filter/ de cat exhaust. There seems to be no power below three thousand revs. On a standing start if I was to let the clutch out and not rev the flywheel up a bit, the car would would probably kangaroo. the hesitation is worse when cold, also if I bury the throttle the car accelerates but not as it should, when I back the throttle off again the car seems t…

Does anyone know what they weight as im looking at getting one shipped from North Wales to Leicester! It will be with the torque convertor aswell. Thanks in advance Rich

How about a list of tools that every zed DIYer should have in his toolbox(s),

Took the car out to test the new boost controller and had some fun with an EVO....when it came to braking his was slightly better until mine were absolutly crap and started smoking.The brakes then hardly worked at all and i decided to pull over 'till they cooled off..... They seem to work ok now but i don't trust them.....think i need to change the pads for something better any ideas?????

Hi I just got my SPA dual digital water and oil gauge, and I need to find a good route through the firewall on the driver's side for the sensors and wiring. The oil pressure sensor plug is quite bulky, so the hole needs to be a descent size, maybe 3/4 " minimum. Any ideas? I already found a good place for the passenger side, but the loom isn't long enough to reach that way. Oh, and I would rather not have to take the wing off to reach it too... ;-) Thanks in advance! Derek

Does anyone know the law regarding reversing lights, I have some new rear main lights and indicators that are set in black panels, I now want to black out the O.E reverse lights for consistency, possibly replace the center panel for a totaly black one. I am considering locating a new reverse light in place of the left hand fog light in the bumper. As far as I know you have to have one light, but there is no spec on hight, postion etc, can anyone confirm this?

Was going to change my wheels over at the weekend but the nuts on my current wheels are to fat to fit the new wheels. Anybody got any idea where i can get a set of wheel nuts that will fit? asap Cheers Scott

Hello all, As loads of people have now go the G-techs from Chris :D I thought i'd start a thread for people to post up results (dont know if this is the right section but am sure one of the mods can correct me :D ) I'll start: TT Auto- Mods: Central 20 chip, Stillen Induction, Boost Jets 13psi, back boxes (but with two holes in pipe :headvswal ) Conditions: V. Cold (roads bit slippy) 0-60 best so far 5.33 (with spin and back end twitching :D ) by normal pull away in D (not left foot holding the break) BHP: 246 using weight of 3200lbs I think under weight so should will be more when i do the correct weight. Anyone???? As yet to test t…

Waiting at crossroads with Welford Road and Asquith Way midday Sunday. I pulled up 2 cars to your right but didnt see you until you pulled off :headvswal

not getting much heat out of my heating, can anyone help. i've flushed it through and there seems to be no blockaged, the pipes going in and out of the heater in the engine bay are hot just getting luke warm air comming out of the vents Cheers Chris

twelve other zeds at scotch corner :dance: :dance: :dance:

Today I mostly re-wired the injector connectors coz they're all shagged anyway, and optimistically hoping it would cure my 9 months of rough running (on part throttle while under 3000rpm)... So- off I toddle to my mate who's done pleny of wiring before, for extra advice and another pair of hands. :smw: All seems simple enough- prepared the new connectors on their flying leads, snipped off the old leads at a suitable point. First problem- the aligning keyway on the new connectors is central, but on the old connectors is slightly to the left. D'oh! Anyway, it's clear that the connection bits will fit so careful use of the solding iron shaves out the keyway in th…

Hi guys, I need to replace the rear speakers....anyone know what the size is as doesnt look like 6x9's will fit in there?

Anyone know what the button is for by the gearstick with Power A/T And Hold on it on my Auto ZX?

Hi All, I was wondering which type of intercooler you guys have used and can recommend. Is a swap from a Skyline worth while, would it be cost effective compared to a new aftemarket jobbie? I guess with the Skyline, custom pipes would have to be made up and possibly new mounting brackets. Has anyone any experience of this type of job? Thanks in advance John

Any body got any ideas why my car which has been running fine (till i gave it a bit of a caning) has started to cough, splutter, backfire & cut out after very erratic tick over speeds. When driving in third it shudders like your trying to pull off in fith, then backfires. Ivan was behind me & said he saw big poofs of black smoke when I booted it. Any ideas as to what it could be?

3pm ish

It lives on Coates Lane. I drive passed and always see it parked behind some jeep thing.

how do i get this under my name cheers i've got the it skills of fooking whelk

Proberly a stupid question but can any one tell me how to post a picture of my car on the bottom of every post i make?? I see alot of you guys have done it. :headvswal

Hey guys. My zx recently decided to take a very close look at the back of a PT Cruiser at 50mph (brake pedal went straight to the floor) and there is now some extensive damage to the front of the car. Would it be better for me to try and repair it (not sure if chassis is bent yet) or to find a good lookin non-turbo with a knackered engine and get the conversion done. The engine I had in my car had only been in there a couple of months and still runs now but the rad is jammed against the fan so im just leaving it alone for now till i know what 2 do. Is it fust a straight engine bay swap or does the gearbox and clutch etc have to be done aswell. Any help would be mos…

Have attached a photo of a service sticker that i found on my car, what does it mean, do i need a service or has it just been done in Japan, my car has only coverd another 500 klm since the klm shown on the sticker??

Went down the garage today to have a look at what else needs doing to the bodywork and realised I'd forgotten about something that needs major attention: the outside trim. I can take the remaining front wipers and scuttle panel off and spray those myself quite easily but it's the black painted (not sure what it is really as it almost looks rubberised?) metal trim that runs across the roof that I'm wondering about. As I imagine most people find, it's peeled off in places exposing the metal underneath (see attachment: excuse the photo, the metal looks black due to the lighting and the black covering looks grey from the filler dust! ;)). I was wondering if it mig…

Engine is running sweet, boost is registering on stock and aftermarket guages, but I'm just not getting the kick in the back I used to, and I notice that my BOVs aren't hissing anymore. I do get a kind of faint rattle when I back off though. Also, the turbo "spool" noise seems to be quieter than it was. Anyone got any ideas? Silly question possibly, but if I had a boost leak, would that mean that less boost would show on the guages? Cheers Rich

Hey all, thinking about fitting an apline screen above my current alpine headunit, thus getting rid of the air vents. Once i got this dun i wanna get a PS2 in the car, the slim one. Question is where do u lot have yours? Best place i can think of is the glove box, but i think i'm gonna have to adjust it so that it can fit? Suggestions n ideas people :)