General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Plugged my car into my conzult, jacked up the back of the car, put her in park and selected similation drive in the hicas menu. turned the steering wheel but could not see the rear wheels moving. am i doing summat wrong or does my hicas not work.

im probably gunna sound really stoopid for askin this but im not very mechanicaly minded at all. on the dash the red warning light that says 'lights' keeps coming on then goes away on its own wot does it mean?!! also the oil gauge, where shud it read ideally mines on round 2 most of the time so shud i get an oil change? soz if this sounds relly thick but i wanna look after my z and these ave bin miffin me out!!!!! :confused:

approx 4pm on the A19, Northbound (near Seaham) followed me all the way to the Nissan turn off.

Can anyone tell me what this is that has been cut on my car for some reason?

Last night (Monday 23rd), Queensferry Makro carpark - G reg...........

Ok, are the front brakes on an NA ally or iron. I dont not know because i am thick. Ive just never looked. :D

Matey of mine got aftermarket guages [auto-meter] and i was wondering where the best place to site the sender for oil temp,me i thought directly in the sump :eek: but this is a bit impractical-so any other suggestions/experiances to get a true reading would be most appreciated, Cheers in advance.

Pink zed spotted in the woods......Was it YOU....? :slap: ;)

I've seen a set of these for about £60 are these ok for a standard 300zx TT ?? (standard apart from cat back and induction )

Any tips on undoing the bolts etc. Any preferred tools? Had a go using my 3/8th socket set, but only managed to loosen 1 out of 6 bolts! (down pipe to de-cat pipe) Rather spend the cash on getting the right tools so I can reuse them than paying a garage for the labour.

I have two questions: 1) Can you fit a TT auto j-spec rear diff to a non turbo version? 2) I hear that many 300ZX owners like to fit non Turbo rear diffs to their vehicles as it is meant to give the vehicle better performance. True or False. Thank you for your comments in advance

passenger side of the engine, right by the balance bar is what looks like a big bolt into the plunum with a little metal pipe. this is connected to some tubing that goes down by the battery. i pulled of the rubber pipe and the metal pipe a black sludgy oil in it. is this summat to do with the pcv and is it supposed to have oil in it.

my gear change from 1st to 2nd has started to get worse, even to the point where it wont change up to 2nd on full throttle, just bounce of the rev limiter. all other gear changes are fine. is this a gearbox rebuild. if so i guess she has to go as im fed up with it, i dont mind spending money on a car but 3 grand in 4 months and she worse than before is beyond me.

Have a look at the quote below, 2.7hp for each lb lost from the crank?? that would mean by fitting the kit from Smithy you should see over 27HP increase at the crank?? Any tech heads capable of elaborating on this a big? in a real world situation do you really see increases like this? Cheers Dave From http://www.dragracing.com/product.asp?prodid=2333&catid=22 Unorthodox Racing aluminum crank pulleys on average can provide gains of 5 to 14 HP and 4 to 12 lbs.-ft. on normally aspirated engines and 8 to 18 HP and 8 to 14 lbs.-ft. on forced induction engines. Higher gains are possible. For example, a Nissan 300ZX twin-turbo saw gains as high …

When I put my foot down (obviously not very often and then only when absolutely safe to do so) there is sometimes a clonk or two that seems to come from the rear of the gearbos or maybe the diff area. It's not a major issue. It is only when I accelerate hard. Any ideas as to the cause. IT's a 91 J Spec auto NA. Are there any rubber bushes down that end of the car? Chris Davies F**king 'opeless with the spanners, but keen non the less :confused: :confused:

my car seems to be loosing power after about 20 mins and it looks by using my aftermarket guage to be going into safety. now ive had a full service with new plugs etc and this hasnt fixed it. im runnin on optimax fuel and this hasnt fixed it. im not sure when its going into saftey boost but i think its when the engine is put under a bit more strain, ie on hills and when booting it. i can drive her on the motorway with no probs but b roads seem to kill power. i have a conzult i can plug in but am unsure exactly what i should be looking for to work this one out. have done ecu test and code 55.

Mere traffic lights (A50) near Knutsford 4:15, two Zeds, one red one black Warrington bound together, I was in the white one headed towards Knutsford. Red leader flashed (just as well you did cos I was half asleep) - nice paint job by the way, black one - sorry I almost missed you as I wasn't expecting two!! Hope you saw me waving furiously after you'd gone past.

So, does anyone (it was JeffTT wasnt it?) still do those light mods to make them work like 'normal' cars and not pen torches? :) ANyone any idea how much the ,mod would be?

..for anyone who has them, Mantav8? And the guy who sells them is on here too? Please see pic and was wondering about the lip that I've pointed to. Is it an issue at all? It looks higher than the panel to the left? Thanks.

in portsmouth saturday night 8pm in the underground carpark, looked really tidy!

Will the o/s turbo fit on the n/s???? I realise the down pipes are sided as well as the turbo feed pipes but are the basic turbo units interchangeable from side to side??? Had a look while the engine was out the oil and water pipes look in the same position. Also the waste gate valves look in the same position as well can this be done???? Thanks in advance, Alan...........

white zed , high spoiler ,,reg; rat going through selby sunday afternoon 22 08 04

i have a problem with my cobra alarm and think it may be an inline fuse i put a new battery on the car and since then the doors don,t lock off the fob and i can,t find the alarm , someone told me it may need re setting but i have no info on how to do it , can anyone help thanks

can anyone tell me how to get in touch with mike feeney MJP as, Smithy told me to get in touch with him and can,t find him on this site

??? If it wasnt a new one i would say it was the thrust bearing as when in a low gear say 4th at 35-40 and put foot down it really groans also seems to be a little on idle but press the clutch in and it stops?? Any ideas?? Kirbz