General Discussions - 300ZX Related

that is good experience with Z's that can give me a hand fitting a new cambelt and tensioner? I have never done it before but would keen to learn and save a bit of cash. I would have a go myself but i'm using the car daily at the moment and can afford to get it wrong! Obviously i will pay petrol and beer money! :)

Im halfway thru replacing the tweed drivers seat cover , with a replacement cover courtesy of Daves_new_zx (thanks Dave :bow: ). Managed to get it 90% of, after fighting with a million of those little metal rings, but Im stuck at the headrest. I cant find how to remove the headrest, or its mounts, which seems to be the only thing holding the cover on now. Any advice, tips or perhaps a scan of a zcentre leather kit instruction sheet or something ? Removed the seat and took it in house to work on (loads of legroom in the zed now :rofl: ). Missus was well impressed by the mess Im making in the study :nono: Im not so impressed with sore bleeding hands th…

how far is the clutch pedal meant to go down before you can feel some proper resistance as my pedal goes almost half way down before you can feel it doin anything???? im wondering if threre is air in the system or it has a fualt there is no noticable fluid loss and the clutch opperates ok but it bites very low to the carpet any ideas ??? :(

Hi, I have had this intermitent problem for a while though now it is more a problem than not. At low revs (up to 2 - 2 1/2) behaving poorly, especially pulling from stop. Revs to about 1 1/2 then acceleration dies & increases very slowly till past 2 1/2. Sometimes the rev counter will drop 500rpm then start to accelerate again slowly. Sounds a bit rough at these revs too as if it is struggling to keep the revs going - feel a slight pulsing in the revs sometimes, but once past problem range accelerates as normal. Idles ok, engine seems to run smooth enough. Also my overheating problem is back again after about 1-2 months of it being fixed :cry: (previously I…

I'm contemplating buying a ZX. I currently have a very modded NA MR2, but fancy more power and some turbo boost :D Since I've had the MR2 for a number of years I fancy changing to something else rather than get a turbo version. Few things I'm not sure about though and wondered if anyone can give me some advice, I have read the buyers guide which'll prove helpful if I go and see one. Firstly, I'll probably only have around £3k to spend, and will I be able to get a decent one for that sort of money, I suspect I'll have to go for an older one and are there likely to be any issues/problems with buying an early one? Also, from what I gather manuals are rarer and therefor…

Black SWB reg J*** KHY spotted, with http://www.300zx.co.uk stickers! Sorry to ruin your day, but you have got a parking ticket! :cry:

spotted going down north road Brighton about 8am

The MOT was just about to expire on my ZED so I took it my local garage to do some pretty minor work and they quoted me some ridiculous figure... So I thought why not have some real fun, go on one last mental blast and do the bits slowly and mod it over the winter... Sounded great like a great plan till I hit a roundabout far too fast and clipped a kirb hard enough to Snap the tension rod on the front supsension.. Can anyone sell me one - better still is there anyone near Hatfield Herts who could look over it and see if its worth fixing or junking and starting again. Cheers Steve

Does anyone know where you can get these cheaper? http://www.clearcorners.com/products/nissan/300zx2/R_3br2/ They look great but at $300 + shipping its a bit steep. What about making them!? Any ideas on how to make the led panels and wire them up? All need then is to somehow make a clear diffuser!

Hi guys, I am a bit concered about the temp of the engine, my stock temp gauge never goes above half way but i have heard not to trust this gauge. Does anyone know where i would get a aftermarket one from? How hard are they to install? Cheers Paul

Hello! I'm a finn living in Germany and I like to drive fast..... I just bought a european model 300ZX Twin Turbo automatic yearmodel 1991 with low 99 tkm........ to tease Porsches.... BUT: I have been trying to reach top speed in several occasions, but it gains max 240 km/h...usually only 220-230... (that I can do with my VW turbodiesel too...) secondly 0-100km/h times (hand timing up to 105km/h in speedometer scale) it goes in 7,6-8,0 sec...isn't that too slow too?? The engine sounds really excellent, idle around 850-900, no odd sounds, only injectors faint knocking, no shaking.... it sounds almoust like V8.... The automatic gearbox is also work…

Service manual does not mention this but I need to remove mine to check it and clean it out. I assume it's just a matter of taking the headlight out and it's underneath. Mine seems to be in two pieces - the neck and the tank proper. Any more to it than that? Thanks

ahh she purrs now instead of shitty idle just cleaned up injector connectors runs good as new now cant believe the state they were in talk about growing with corrosion supprised it ran at all like it cant believe how long it took and what a bstd the connectors are to get off ...

Has someone any updated information from 2004 what to expect of customer service from Peter Rosenberg & Co. ?undefinedundefined

Hello! I'm a finn living in Germany and I like to drive fast..... I just bought a european model 300ZX Twin Turbo automatic yearmodel 1991 with low 99 tkm........ to tease Porsches.... BUT: I have been trying to reach top speed in several occasions, but it gains max 240 km/h...usually only 220-230... (that I can do with my VW turbodiesel too...) secondly 0-100km/h times (hand timing up to 105km/h in speedometer scale) it goes in 7,6-8,0 sec...isn't that too slow too?? The engine sounds really excellent, idle around 850-900, no odd sounds, only injectors faint knocking, no shaking.... it sounds almoust like V8.... The automatic gearbox is also work…

My Twin Turbo 1991 import is running on 4 cylinder instead of 6, I have cleaned the injectors connectors, coil pack, swapped the coil, plugs around Constantly same cylinders dont work, ran ECu diag and code 55 ???????.............................................................................. Can any one shed light on this problem???? I am considering buying a new series 2 PTU................................................................... If there is any out there who can fix this problem or shed any light i am will to £pay...

I wan't one. Who does the cheapest? Anyone know? I think the best so far is Chris@GG at £330.00 Anyone know aywhere else? Cheers

Sorry to ask questions like this guys because I think i know the answer. I have no problem setting up, but for this issue, I think the guys have done a stirling job and every detail is easy to follow. The problem is with my avator, whenever I try to insert a picture I get the too large warning, Ive done my best to shink all the images I have come across, but I suppose shinking will not necessarily lower the amount of picsels, I have limited photo editing software and only seem to have the facility to shrink the image. Can someone help by simply telling me if it is just a case of using some decent editing software that allows me to reduce the actual memory u…

Does any one have a pic of the full under view of the 300zx please they could send me ?? Please can anyone email one to kgs@psaparts.co.uk or tell me where to see one. Thanks in advance

Was flooring it past some golf gti this morning and went off my uk converted dial at 100 (180kph reversed), and it was off the needle then started what it felt like hitting the "limiter", I thought that converting the tachometer to UK normally gets rid of the limiter? Or am i talking rubbish? I thought the limiter kicked in at 110mph which i seemed to have gone past!

Just fitted adjustable top links and tension rods today, and new StopTech slotted disc rotors, and the last sodding bolt of the job, that holds the caliper onto the upright (Ok almost, the wheel still had to go on) stripped the thread in the caliper. It was nowhere near it's specified torque either so it wasn't me being a rock ape... :smw: Anyone had this before, and if so, what did you do? Put a helicoil into the caliper? It's got a bolt and a very thin aerospace k-nut on it at the moment just to get it home. I don't want to cut a bigger thread in it cos then I'll have to drill the upright to a non-standard size... Appart from that, it's like a different car…

Ive got a g300 i think and Prestige in Ricky said "they" couldnt do it cos its operated by a pulley..not a motor, which makes sense i guess..has anyone had it done though? Also is 160-225 about right for the remote start option?

is there an upgrade for the head light bulbs xenon or something as mine are a bit dull and yellow?? thanks :bow:

Red Zed on the southbound M74 yesterday, around lunch time. Body kit, vented nose panel and mid height spoiler. Looked nice, from the other side of the motorway at least. :cool:

Having trouble with serial-usb cable. Does anyone run there conzult via cable to usb??!! Or does everyone just use the serial port? All help appreciated.