General Discussions - 300ZX Related

ive put a recon box in my swb ive got no drive at all is it worth trying to do it all again or should i break it???or does anybody want to buy it off me???

Ive got some Greddy chips to replace my central 20 one, but the central 20 one is soldered into place. any idea how much it will cost to get it out and get the onw one in.

Anyone else run a Greddy Profec II boost controller? What do you think of them? I know it only has two settings but is a variable boost really important as i know i'll only want two settings...off or full!!!! Also even though i have code 34 like most does this matter when fitting a new chip and boost controller? Will it by-pass the det sensor when fitted? Does the boost controller make a huge difference to performance? Cheers

Last night. Very clean red example. noticed a Toad sticker but can't think of any other distinguishing marks. Followed you for ages queuing up East Lancs and then through the same rat run to the A6 :nelson: in me yellow 8... Reg had XX in it... or was it WW?

Hi Guys (Girls as well if there are any?!), I received my new APC Silver Carbon seats yesterday :hyper: :hyper: And was measuring up last night. Looks like they'll be a tight fit but should go in ok !! What I wanted to know is : A) Does anyone have non ZX seats fitted to their cars at the mo? And if so: B) How did/do you get around the seatbelt problem?!?!?! The leather seats I'm taking out have the stalk welded to the rails so I'm guessing it needs either the original rails being taken off and attached to the new seats or independent stalks welded/bolted to the chassis?!?!?! :confused: :confused: Any advice or ideas would be great…

I know there not to everyones taste - but i want to get some of them M3 (DTM) type mirrors for my Z - anyone know how hard they are to fit with regards to the adaptor plate that comes with them ??

Silver Zed overtook my Shogun on the A41 going into Newport about a week ago. Made a bit of a noise in town afterwards......anyone?

If anyone knows the correct colour code for the Black Paint on the B post of the Door, can you please let me know, its the bit that is only revealed when you drop the window?

You will have to excuse my ignorance, having never had a good looks at most parts of a zx until I got mine I have a few simple questions. I took the nose plate off mine today and there is a large cone filter, I am guessing this does not come as standard and has been fitted by a previous owner? What comes as standard? The central locking just packed up, my fuse box is all in japanese, anyone know where the fuse is as I cannot see any blown in the drivers footwell fuse box. I can hear what sounds like a grandfather clock from the top passenger side of the bonnet, any ideas? I though it might be water boiling over but with the car being under warranty I did no…

Just about to change the master clutch cylinder on my 92 tt manual.just wondering how big a job it is(looks awkward) :confused: and if any one knows the best way of going about it. :bow:

Hi All, I have just had a JWT chip fitted by a local Jap Tuning firm, nothing else yet at all. They came recomended but who really knows. Anyway, it now runs so weak that it stumbles when moving off, the ECU warning light is on all the time, and this is funny, the aircon fan is on all the time, and when applying the brake lights something like a relay rattles down near the ECU too. I gave them a perfectly good car, they had to fit the chip only, and now its a mess. Actually my brother took it to them as they rent the workshop off him, I would not have taken it away, but thats another thing. Anyone have any ideas? The chip came from this forum recently, might it be fault…

Hi everyone I've just searched through the site looking for this problem...no luck. I checked the level of the water in the plactic tank (for the rad) on the pasengers side and there is what seems like clay at the bottom.... Anyone else got this prob?? Will it be in the rest of the cooling system and do I need to flush it?? The engine doesnt over heat though. Thanks

Hope someone can reassure me here-- The car was running fine, then started to loose power and snap crackle and pop underneath as if the ignition had a problem. The very nice man from the AA rubbed his chin and said it was something to do with the ignition. Not the fuel pump. I tried to start it again, and it was fine, then a mile down the road the same problem. Started it again after half an hour cool down, and it went tits up once again and this time wouldn't restart. On (much appreciated) advice, I was told it was classic PTU farking up, so I put in a replacment (all by myself with no help from mummy!!). When I tried to restart, it chugged into life but was VE…

Hello all, Wondering if someone could shed some light on this, i have just fitted the above and for some reason when left to completely cool down (over night) the needle doesnt go down to 0 its sits around the 20 mark??? Any help will be as always appreciated. Cheers Ant :confused:

Silver Zed going to Morissons at Ripon @ 5:15pm today. I was in the dark blue SWB who flashed at you. Are you local mate???

i got a leaking heater do i really have to take out all of the dash plus steering wheel to get to it,,,,,also i have started this job can anyone tell me whats the easiest way to do it and i am having trouble finding all the screws that hold the dash in place if there is an easier way to do please let me know

Thinking finally of boosting............. ECU upgrade first followed by boost controller. All works fine apart from code 34...... if i just use a resistor instead of pulling the whole engine out and fixing, can i use the boost controller???? Also if the resistor blew would this make any difference? Finally how much should i pay for ECU upgrade and boost controller and which boost controller should i use....is the Greddy Profec II recommended. I want a small and compact controller.......

When I accelarate hard my water temp gauge goes down!!!! As soon as you release the throttle it goes back to norm (approx half way). The car runs fine and is not over heating or anything. Any ideas anyone? Is it just a worn out temp sender or something? Help much appreciated.

As some of you know my car went into the bodyshop (QVR in Daventry) on Monday for the first round of body modifications. I was originally going to get the final part done more or less straight after, however the price they've now got back to me with for this last piece of work has turned out to be INCREDIBLY high, even considering their good reputation and bearing in mind the old adage "you pays peanuts, you get monkeys". Although the car is going to look great (fingers crossed) when I pick her up, it's this last bit of work (the fitting of a non-300ZX specific kit) that is really the thing that would make it stand out...and is suitably difficult to execute. There w…

Hope Andy can answer this one. I've taken out and cleaned the AAC, IAC air regulator,checked resistance and all is as it should be. I've also checked both plugs on the TPS and they are not corroded or dusty at all. The base idle is just under 900 which seems fine but sometimes it drops to around 700 which feels too low and it still rises to 1200 for no reason???? Could this still be the TPS?????? Is it worth replacing?

Hi All, Any chance someone can tell me what the colours are for what wire when looking at the Stereo loom?!?!?! Sadly although I bought the correct harness adaptor from Halfords the original wiring has been taken out and i'm left with a weird looking thing instead!!! Trying to see whats what is a nightmare and id rather not blow it up!!! :shock: The car is a J-Spec if that makes any difference?!? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! :cool: Cheers, Pete

I have a 300zx tt 1993 and need to remove the crank pulley to change water pump. I have tried putting it in 1st gear and brakes on put still it spins. I know nssan use the crank pulley locking tool but i cant seem to find where to get one. Please can someone help me get this dam thing off as cant drive car at mo !!! Also once bolt is off then any ideas of an easy way to remove the pulley without a hammer???? Help pls

my uk tt auto has started to go from first to second and back again fast making the car jerk when slowing down/coasting. marcus did a consult the tps ant timming were spot on the consult would not find the gear box think because of chip in car did a gear box test tonight the light that flashes doesnt go out after 2 secs originaly it flashes 15 times when i run through the test at the end the light dont flash at all steve :confused:

I passed you heading away from the roundabout, just as you were joining it in the opposite Direction! gave a wave. :D

Have noticed that the car pulls to the left a little when driving either at speed or slowly, put it down to slightly wonky tracking or just the car following the road camber. (so going to get it sorted soon) Although today when driving very very slowly (doesnt happen very often) i noticed a very definite tug to the left, again and again. The steering wheel jumps just a degree or two to the left (when I hold it very gently) over and over, does this still sound like tracking? im not so sure any more.....