General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I want change my current brake system. I'm hesitating between a brembo rotors and pads package or a Skyline GTR front brake system (calipers and rotors). Which gives the best improvement? Thanks. Stephane :dance:

Recently, holes have popped up on both my exhausts so its finally time for the full stainless. I know what style i want and i know where im going to get it but just needed to know one thing. Should i lose the middle boxes? Will it be too loud with them removed? I want it louder but not stupid loud. Want to emphasise the V6 sound. Cheers Scott

Hi all Have a greddy turbo timer installed, I preset my timer for 1min 30 (i often turn off before) when out tonight and pull up in sainsburys car park and took key out. The back lit display was in red instead of the normal blue?? I dont know why :rolleyes: Anybody any ideas? p.s. I was'nt driving hard beforehand!

try as i might i cant feed the hose through where the bonnet release cable hole is.used a knitting needle to pass through but cant locate where the hose would be coming out to any help,does it come out below the master brake cylinder or lower :rolleyes: secondly do i use the plastic nylon hose or should i use some after market silicone cheers for any advice :) greg has anyone fitted the gauges from the group buy of chris ie..water temp

Have got a Jap, SWB, NA, Manwell and between the rear wheel arches is a box with 2 speakers fitted in the top. Is this a standard fit item???? If it is standard fit can it be removed??? Also how easy is it to get to the reverse switch on the gearbox??

orchard road bout mid-day, couldn't wave cos was on a driving test :) nick

ok, came of m1 today onto a dualy, booted it in third (92 manual tt j spec)took her up to about 6250 - 6300 rpm and she seemed to loose a bit of power and splutter slightly, went on to around 6450 - 6500 and seemed to pick back up again on to 7000 odd, didn't dare go much further. Looked in rear view mirror and saw a small amout of brownish smoke, is she slightly chocked up with carbon :confused: I know she has a kph - mph convertor and delimiter but don't know if she's been chipped any ideas guys ?

Anyone knw how much these are / where to get them? Cheers, DAN :cool:

So just when I think I've managed to fix my coolant leak, I try to get under the bonnet to check the coolant level again before going out for a run to test it properly and the bonnet release just pulls out with no resistance at all. :mad: I've searched and it looks like the best thing to do is to see if the cable's broken under the dash or at the catch and hope it's under the dash. What's the easiest way to find that out? :confused: At least I have a JWT air filter, so if I have to come up from underneath, I have a chance of sorting it.

Anyone know how much this would cost? I heard if you leave the rear-wheel steering connected and want to lower the car this can cause probs....this right? Cheers, DAN :cool:

Here I go asking for a favour :rolleyes: I am having ongoing boost problems with the car and I was wondering if there are any members in the North West or anyone that is attending Trax that has access to Consult. I am getting code 55 on ECU but for some reason the car still isn't playing fair :mad: I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out :) :)

Hi Chaps Thanks to you all for the advise on my valuation. Now Can anyone help me find a solenoid for a Blitz Dual Solenoid Boost Controller, Ive got the control unit but no solenoid, I am told by amber performance that BLitz will not supply spares without a purchase receipt, the only receipt I have got is from the guy I bought it from and that obviously wont do. Any advise on where I could get one?

any "fitting a momo evo and boss for dummies walkthroughs" ive got the correct boss that retains the cruise and hicas, so was just wondering is it straight forward when i take the old one off? the instructions with the boss are in japanese :( don't want to find a nightmare once i start removing me old wheel, or as above is it just a straight forward replace the boss and wheel?? thanks :bow:

im just about to fit a new box in my z i have a brand new torque converter so how much gear box oil does it take and is it just normal aqf fluid or somthing special :bow:

Guys, I know this is a real lame newbie question but here goes!! What's the best way to drive an Auto TT?? What i mean is, after years of driving a Manual i've never owned an Auto before, and am wondering what you do with the one and two gears for best action. Cheers,

Someone wanted pics of how I'd reinforced mine after I bent it, so here you go. And before you say it Rich, no it's not F*****G BLING :mad: :D

lookin good but needed some dead cow inside :) was in the beemer behind u!

I ordered some new injector connectors from Z1 and they are the correct shape but the wires are different. On the connectors there are a thick and a thin wire but they are swapped over on the new connectors. How are they wired? Does it matter if I connect the thick to the thin one or should I cross them over so what might be a positive wire is going to the negative... Chris.

I have a mechanical HKS oil pressure gauge and I noticed today that whilst accelerating especially on boost the gauge dipped down about 1 bar let off the pedal and it creeps back up to 3 - 4 bar.. :( I've never noticed this before now and I'm sure it ain't right. It rises and falls as it should do at idle and reads about 1.5 - 2 bar at idle when fully warm... The standard gauge reads normal however it did fall to zero the other day but I put this down to maybe the sensor going faulty, but with noticing the effect of my mechanical gauge I'm now quite concerned. :cry: There are no oil leaks and the engine doesn't smoke, I was thinking maybe the oil pump i…

Hullo again, Haven't got my car at the moment so I cant check, does anyboy know dimensions of the stock or greddy intercoolers (think they are the same) I need to work out the length of spray bar I need to order my IC spray stuff.. Cheers Dave

Does anyone know the part number for this as it might be easier to buy a new one with a drain plug already in it rather than going to all the trouble of having one fitted......Nissan cant find it! Doh! Cheers!

Hullo, Following on from my recent spending spree I'm now after a HID conversion kit, I saw a group buy on here a while ago but couldnt find the seller on ebay :( I'm a bit lost with all the bulb codes etc on some of the sites (im assuming its just the headlight bulbs that are replaced, not mainbeam?), has anybody recently bought and fitted one? where'd ya get it from and most importantly which kit!!! Cheers, a Confused Dave :confused:

Plate something like G120... Last Slough zed me putting up cause they're all miserable non-clubbers. Saw that redun again today whizz past my window and a black one late yesterday afternoon at the Burnham crossroads. I'll round em up soon

Hi guys having a few probs with my car, and am reluctant to take it to Nissan as they will charge but prob not fix!!! Figured the first step was a Conzult, but don't really want to splash out £265 for the amount of use it will get. Does anyone in NE have one I could borrow?? Alternatively does anyone in teh NE want to group together to buy a pool one?? (Sorry if this is bad practice Danny!!!! :D ). Cheers Rich

hi guys, as you can probably tell I'm new to this place, i have a 1990 import n/a swb z, but can somebody tell me what the aerial on the front left hand wing is for? it doesn't seem to do anything when i switch the radio on. cheers Rob