General Discussions - 300ZX Related

were you in Asda Patchway 2day. Black Zed spotted in carpark Allan

Saw a smart lookin lime green with black bonnet,nice wheels too! Anyone from here? O nearly forgot parked up on walworth Ind.est.

Hi all, I've got me a jap zxtt and am looking to increase it's power. As far as I can tell, its got a aftermarket cat-back exhaust (no idea on make) and a blitz induction kit. It also has a set of HKS dump valves (are they standard? :slap: ) and a HKS turbo timer. No idea on chip (how can I tell?) What's the next best thing to purchase? (I'm assuming chip) and if you could give some help on which one to purchase, that'd be luvly. :)

Okeedokey- looks like I've sprung a coolant leak somewhere around the driver's side part of the plenum. :( Are the throttle warming sections of the coolant loop interconnected or seperate? I might not have a huge amount of time at the weekend, so I might only be able to do the side with the leak, unless of course you've got to do them both at the same time... Cheers, Mark

just wondered what power someone needs to be pushing out to justify putting on a twin pop intake ??

I'm not sure what is wrong with my Zed but i had a feeling it might of been the turbo, seal or something. On the M4 at the weekend and thought i ran over something small which i thought could of come from under the car. after that the exhaust sounded quieter, then 30 mins later going round the roundabout at victoria (london) and heard a few exhaust noises and popping. sounded quite nice but then i noticed the exceleration had deteriated, still had a lot of pull but didnt get the normal kick when you floor it. Also at high speeds when you floor it it doesnt pick up as quick. Sounds like its trying to though. I'm not sure what to think so what do you recon guys and gi…

Hi there! I need to buy a replacement filter element for my 300zx tt - it has an HKS green 'mushroom' type filter in it at the moment. The problem is the car isn't here at the moment, so I can't measure the size, but are they normally 200mm or 150mm ones on our cars? The guy on the phone said it would almost certainly be 200mm, but to check first. Oh, he also said they sell yellow replacement elements. I take it the colours aren't coded for different types / levels of filtration are they? Cheers Derek

Hello forum, I have finally made the decision to buy a 300zx....yes 300zx! lol. :tongue: I was just wondering if anybody could tell me what to look for when buying one. What are the common problems? Which is the best model? Anything that you think could be useful to me in my search basically. All your help is much appreciated. Cheers, Midlander.

Hello forum, I have finally made the decision to buy a 350zx. :dance: I was just wondering if anybody could tell me what to look for when buying one. What are the common problems? Which is the best model? Anything that you think could be useful to me in my search basically. All your help is much appreciated. Cheers, Midlander. :slap:

I'm just starting to get problems with the synchromesh on 3rd gear. Can anyone tell me if it is feasible to change the synchromesh rings, and are parts easily available? Thanks. Ian

About 90mph+ pulling in 5th gear bout 3000rpm the turbos kick-in...loadsa welly...then...went into safety boost mode :mad: Is it normal tryin to pull too lower gear or should it not do that whatever the gear or revs??? :confused: Safety Boost normally only kicks in when i first start car in mornin...No problem any other time. Is it Kacky fuel or problem elsewhere? Im runnin ESSO supreme 97ron(supposedly) JWT chip n 15psi Dont know if this is related or not but my "CAT LIGHT" doesnt flash up anymore like it used to. :dance: :duffer: :duffer: DRINK UP CHAPS....Next Round Please :duffer: :duffer:

Nice looking white (?) Z with a big spoiler take a right turn after I passed by. Saw you too late to wave or flash, sorry. I was in a dark grey Z coming in the opposite direction.

Hey, I have a 1992 N/A Auto Z. At the moment I have an Apexi induction filter fitted on. What I am after doing is expanding this to a twin induction, think I saw that Smithy had one on his, how much did all that cost and where do you get the pipe for the twin induction? Also the T-Pipe that actually connects it all and the AFM, can this be replaced with anything that is a little more bling, be it silicon or metal. Does anyone know if anyone makes these? Any help would be really appreciated! Cheers Jon

hi need some help with wheels size can i fit 265 rear tyres on a 18" x 8 wheel???? ive been told alsorts my old wheels had them on and i think they were only 8" on the rear and 7.5 fronts need some help as iam finding 8.5 rims are hard to get in chrome

I Saw A Black H Reg Zed In Purley Sunday At Midday Any One From Here ??????

nearlly lost my car tonight coming off a motorway roundabout,i dont trust these tires at all in dry or wet!!!!! they are firestone f-690,anyone heard of them and what sorta reports can you give me. cant wait to replace the ba£tards.-----thanks guys

having problem with hicas warning light one minute on, one minute off, what could the problem be????

The key keeps getting stuck in the ignition barrel on me auto 300 do they have some electric device stopping the key from being removed? or does something have to be done with the auto box to be able to remove the key? cheers

red tt L reg parked in the BP garage in Newtown Mid Wales

Does anyone know what way up the PTU should go? I was smoking a bit too much when i stripped the engine and cant remember how it goes back :xxx: lol Cheers Pete

What do you guys think this will sound like over the range http://www.tekniq.org/images/sub.jpg that is max SPL btw.

Been to a propshaft repairs in Bristol to get a quote on the price of a proshaft repair, he was very helpful and explained that as we all know zeds are renown for this problem and no matter how good the repair is it will always come back as they like eating propshafts. He did come up with a solution relacing the propshaft with a one piece propshaft taking away the join altogether for the same price, he said he has done this for about 5 members of the ownes club. So if anyone as had this done, if you could let me know if it was any good or if anyone has any information on the subject pros & cons it would be very appreicated cheers

Hi All Sorry to go back to this again, but I have installed my Profec B and mapped the boost - seems to be fine though the settings I ended up with a afir bit lower for SET and GAIN than some others posted on here. I used a 'T' tap into the vacum line on the driver's side, where it comes off the plenum, and I think it is part of the AIV circuit having just read another posting here. Is this ok? I assumed one vacuum line was as good as another as long as they went to the plenum... I avoided the fuel reg line as it was suggested a leaking pipe might cause it to lean out... The boost / vacuum pressure on the display with it all switched off seems to make sense. :confus…

Hi all, I have a Jap Spec Speedo (in KPH) and a duff speedo that reads in MPH, what resistor needs to be changed to get the Jap Spec speedo to read in MPH? Can I take the resistor out of my MPH speedo and put it in the Jap one?

2 x zeds one parked up on london road white h reg and another black one with reg plate something like c12 jay. ???????????