General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone ever had an aftermarket one apart?? Are they simple barrel balves, or do they have sprung ball valves or similar for pressure regulation??? The reason I ask is, I can get hold of a range of hydraulic valves but need to know how complex the ones in Demon Tweeks etc are!! Rich

Just got my first Z last week n one of the dipped headlights is barely aglow while the other side is fine. Don't know if it is a common fault or some wonabe auto electrician has been hard at work with his not so magic wand. Any ideas? :confused:

can anyone tell me how much oil the zed takes? cheers :dance:

somwhere between Mirfield and Ravensthorpe seen at about 5pm, was it anyone here? yaseen

Saw you by the traffis lights on the Oracle roundabout at 1800 today. ??????????

i started my zed today after its been standing a while it started first time (amazing) but after it warmed up it ran rough and there was a slight knocking noise from the left hand side of the engine would this just be a misfire???with throttle opened the noise goes and it revs freely

.....once every two engine revs (ie about 8 times per second @ 1000 rpm). Only under part throttle, it goes when I lift off. It is drowned out by ambient noise in anything over 2nd gear and over 2K in 1st. Otherwise it is noticable. As it is approx once every 2 revs is it an injector or something to do with a coil pack or plug? I haven't tried anything to solve it yet, haven't changed plugs etc as I thought you lot might be able to point me in the right direction before I started (what a lazy barsteward!). Apart from the noise the car is OK in terms of engine performance. Any ideas gents?

I'm looking to upgrade my brakes which are currently the standard set on my car. I have 18" wheels fitted & so have plenty of room for upgrades. Someone suggested to me that I could use the brakes used on the Skyline but am unsure as to where to start. So any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Well here I go again LOL, gonna pull the engine again and strip it down and rebuild, new pistons etc What I wanna know is what can I ditch on the car? ERG AIV Carbon Canaster Anything else? Cheerz

it probably wont have escaped your attention guys but now the goodold pound is worth nearly 2 dollars ie things that were cheaper to buy in the states Under drive pulleys and belts , cam belt water pump kit etc "new big bad tubs" are now very cheap indeed , for example 1000bhp carbon carbon fully rebuildable clutch with 700 pounds more clamp over standard a mere 2650 dollars or 1400 quid check out this web site for down pipes for you guys with big tubs G16 G 18s etc http://www.zheaven.com/ steve :cool:

Driving through a part of Cannock (A34 i think) at 11:20pm ish I flashed at you, you put on your fourways, It was a beautiful moment!! :nana2: :nana2:

hi i'm new to the club and have a problem with my N/A Z31 auto. when it's cold (i know this not to be a fault) it doesn't engage overdrive, thats fine and all gear changes are smooth. when it warms up enough to engage overdrive all gearchanges (up or down) with throttle over half down there is a heavy vibration as the rev's settle into gear. lasts about 2 seconds. it affects all gear changes except 1 -2 and 2 - 1 if anyone can point me the direction i need to look to sort i will appriciate it.

I have bought a PTU2 and want to replace my old PTU1 will the connectors fit or are they different ? I've had a bonnet vent for 5 months and this makes water hit the belts and the PTU / temp sensor electrics. The electric fan now comes one even at startup (engine cold) and somtimes the Z runs as rough as an old dog until you take it to 3000 rpm then runs fine. Then after 1-2 mins runs smooth ! I'm planning to reposition the PTU to the nearside arch and make a belt shroud or something ! If anyone could let me know about the PTU connectors that'd be great

Looking to sell 2 stock turbos from my previous engine. Both work perfectly with no smoke. What would a fair price be?

when i was making my short shifter and put i back together my dashboard light was gone. i must say that it drives more pure without an speed and rpm meter (everbody should try this) but i still want to fix this. its only the light that is gone all the clocks are still working so is my illumination switch on the radio.

Hi, What, When and Why is the purpose of the power button on the auto g/box. Alan.......

Anyone ever changed 1? the manual says replace propshaft asssembly.. :( cheerz

Could somebody please tell me if it is possible to run 2 boost gauges? I have a blitz electronic gauge that measures in kg/cm or bar which is running from a t-piece in the pipe off the balance bar. I want to run a digital gauge as well that measures psi and i was wondering if whether putting another t-piece in the pipe and running it off that would give me correct readings. Any help would be much appreciated!

Does anyone know where exactly the "aircon amp" is situated? :wack: Need to remove it for Daves_New_ZX :) Cheers Pete

i just had a clifford alarm fitted now my hicas light is on as is my abs n when floorin the beast it sticks at 4000 rpm and doesn,t want to do much please please help is it because of alarm or somethin else :headvswal

What does a prop shaft vibration feel like? I got this thing going on with my car. It's fine below 30mph, Then a fast, road speed connected vibration near the centre of the car rises. It's not very bad but is definitely there. Worst at 50 mph, better a bit at 70 and then sort of fades away a bit at 90. (not that I went that fast!) If you think it is the prop shaft balancing, is it a big job. I've just had the centre bearing replaced, but it has been OK for a few hundred miles and only started after a lay up of a month......... Ideas please Chris (shaken not stirred) Davies :headvswal :headvswal

so ive followed those instructions...had it lookin pretty good actually..im a dab hand at the soldering lark..plugged it in..it worked for a bit..now it works even more infrequently..is a common problem for these to just not switch on at all and then sometimes switch on and be fine? I just wondering what the resistor thing fixed or whether mines related to something else?

since fitting front strut brace bonnet wont close 100% true :headvswal anyone else had this problem?do you think by removing the blanket under the bonnet will help :confused: cheers greg

Hi, My name is Damian and I work for THQ, a video game publisher currently working on the car modification racing game Juiced. To help us accurately mimic in-game audio we are looking to source a Non-Turbo 300zx for a recording session to held on the 4th-5th of January at MIRA facility in Warwickshire (http://www.mira.co.uk). If you would be interested in allowing us to record your car, meet the criteria below and would like further information please send me a Private Message ASAP. Please can you also include in your PM what mods you have and roughly how long it would take you to get to MIRA. Criteria for selection: • To be available to attend a re…

Over the xmas break I'm gona start the cam belt change, with a full 60K service kit (belts, water pump and tensioner). I've got the link off TT.net that shows the procedure, but was wondering if anyone has any tips on what to/what not to do? All help would be greatly appreciated. I'm also splicing in new injector, ECU temp sender and PTU connectors, but dont envisage any problems with this part of it. Thanks in advance :bow: :hyper: