General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Looked like it has a single exit exhaust as it bombed past me!! :)

My knock sensor just got replaced which involves taking the plenum / inlet menifold etc off. I am now getting code 42 fuel temperature sensor warning. My guess is that this is due to the harness being disturbed / brittle. The car appears to start / drive OK so the question is can I carry on driving with a code 42? Will there be any problem with a defunct fuel temp sensor? I read from the manual that this is to pressurise the fuel when the fuel temperature is "higher than specified". What am I risking if this doesn't happen? A cut to safety boost (no problems) or a very large, loud and expensive bang? As you'd expect from Captain Stock, I will get it …

Just wondering what people have been paying for a Stainless cat back system? Just been for a quote, and i think im going for quad 3.5" oval tail pipes. (only slightly oval) Just wanted to compare price.

:confused:can anyone help with this? if i've bin cruising at about 50/60mph for a while then floor it. when it kicks down i sometimes get a cloud of black smoke come out :eek: . someone told me that this is prob just un-burnt fuel. after that it dont smoke when booted just after cruisin.. it's a jap auto 92tt. i think standard. i no cruisin sound boring but it's nearlly as nice as thraping it

So come on then ppl, what best FMIC or stock repacments, pros and cons with price, fitting, other mods and BHP gains Cheers Neil

Over the past week I have seen 3 Zeds in Sheffield. A White one, a red one with a modified front bumper and another red one looking pretty standard. Everyone I saw I flashed lights and gave a little wave to - Nadda. They just look at you like your some Moron (probably true). I flashed the same car twice now, each time hes just stared at me (Probably envious :slap: ) Tits, last time Im gonna wave at people

Hi, the car is completely standard 91 UK TT with hicas enabled. What would you recommend using to lower the car as i wanted to close the gaps in the arches...will this cause probs with hicas? Cheers, DAN :cool:

LOL, I saw ya! Doing a funny u-turn around those chicane things! Very considerate for you to indicate too. Z was looking nice. I wasn't in my Z, in my mates Audi S4 Cabriolet, 4.2 V8, which I gotta say is a lovely, lovely car.

Anyone know anything about these, just found em on ebay? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72205&item=7918602290&rd=1 Cheers, DAN :cool:

Hiya, I was looking at getting some TurboXS RFL Type H Blow Off Valves. On turboxs' site they say these are recommended for cars running at 10-25psi....mine is standard so i guess running around 9psi....do you think this would be a problem or just wouldnt be as loud? Also i see they sell adapter kits....would I need to purchase one or is this just to make the install easier? Cheers, DAN :cool:

Dunno if you guys are interested, im thinking of ordering one of these kits, it combines the ballast and teh voltage thingy in one box unlike a lot of others so theres "less kit", am i right in thinking id need the H3 one? (im actually a jspec import and so h3c, not sure if it matters) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7917895671&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT its coming in at about 180 quid all in with delivery, not sure about import duty though, and thats before a bulk deal which i havent asked about?!

I need 12 Hi-res quality zed photo's for a 2005 zed calendar. I have tried with photos from the forum they look great on the internet but when printed A4 size they wer'nt good enough. if you can help e-mail pics to paul.g.carr@blueyonder.co.uk cheers

Following our particularly damp but humid summer there seems to be a non too pleasant smell inside particular if the air con / heater is used. Now as detailed by others here before the often pongy smell in your zed is due to bacteria growth on the evaporator. Aerosols of antibacterial foam for air con are available mostly come with a long nozzle, ( most air con companies sell them) expect to pay between £15 to £30 dependent where you get it from. Now often the evaporator is not accessible unless great chunks of the dashboard are removed, and so is difficult and or expensive to sort out. However although complete access is difficult, if the glove box is r…

A big hello to you all :tongue: My mates just bought a 300 ZX TT auto, very nice car Its an import in an unusual grey blue colour with the lift out roof, condition is excellent and has modded induction kit, exhaust, electronic boost controller at 14.8 psi etc. Thought we would go for a little spin to see how it runs on our private test track, one of my mates decided he should sit his fat 16 stone arse in my car to even things up, as after being in both cars he thought mine was quicker :rolleyes: Did a few warm up laps then came off a nice corner and gave it some, watched as my mate lost it on the corner as he booted it somewhat early and did some fis…

For more than 3 years I've never been able to get perfect front wheel balance despite 3 sets of 235/40 18" tyres on BBS RSIIs and various attempts to re balance them all unsuccessful. Finally after a couple of months with new tyres balanced when fitted but not right and still unbalanced I began to think I must have a buckled wheel. The fact that the wheel where I sensed most vibration from was covered in a stack of weights kind of worried me. A 600mile round trip to the Emerald isle last week convinced me something had to be done about it. The latest attempt at a new place finally cured it. I asked the young guy (he had an astra with viper stripes and a playstati…

Door lock fix tip The door barrel on the drivers side have a tendency to fail in service leaving owners unable to lock/unlock the door with their key as the key spins round and round( not all have full closure alarms) subsequently having to reach over from the passenger to lock the car then unlock it from the passenger side later. The problem is due to the failure of a small piece of plastic which trips the lock lever rod, as often the case this part is not easily available s often requiring a barrel set is purchased at some excessive cost. Now if you have the time to fabricate this part out of metal and form it the correct shape great but if not, then a li…

I've heard you can hook up a system that allows you to switch your turbs on and off....anyone knw of this and how much it costs / where to get one?? Cheers, DAN :cool:

Probably due to it been Summer time ( allegedly ) seem to have seen a high incidence of zeds suffering from rattling drivers window when the window is half way down, the cause is due to the nut securing the window rail has come undone or in most cases I have dealt with has gone completely. To access the correct nut lower the window down and from outside the door you can see a round black access disc in the black plastic area at the rear/top of the door pillar, remove the disc and you can see a screw which holds the pillar trim to the inside of the door, when removing the screw take care not to drop into the door. Now pull the trim away from the inside of the d…

i've just tried to put a new autobox in my z, the torque converter won't fit the new box. the old one has 2 locating lugs but the new box has 2 flat eges to fit the torque converter !! are there two different types of torque converter or is my new box off of something else?

just seen this HID Kit: http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php/cPath/14_70_220/products_id/1719 Anyone know if: 1. They fit J Spec motors 2. They are UK Road Legal? 3. They allow you to see out a 300zx at night! Any other options for HID Kits would be appreciated?! The posts for the HID Kits are all quite old hence my repost.. Cheers, Rob

Just bought a Momo Evo gear knob. Has anyone fitted anything similar? How do you do it without it sitting so high? Cheers Scott

Any body know where i can get a wide ass kit from :confused: , seen faisal's car (pic below :D )but cant seem to get hold of him. :( it's mainly the rear i'm after, but the front end look quite nice, (bumper i mean) i'm after skirts with vents in that can be blended into the body work, but if a wide ass kit is the way to go then so be it. Cheers Guys Neil

does anyone know how to get the online manual up? ive done it before but i cant find the link.

I've got a 750kg caravan. D'you reckon my NA Auto will tow it OK? It's beige! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

need help just on my way to newcastle today and got a nasty noise from the enigine what sounds like it detonation? its now running rich with sooty black smoke i stoped the car and got rac to take me home straight away the noise is all the time even on tick over but its worse when hot as when the car is cold its not that loud the revs have gone up to 1.5 this happend when i was in a traffic que on the a1 today not a noise until this time as i pulled away from the que there is no air leaks? well the rac man could not find any what could this be? if detting how do i fix? help please