General Discussions - 300ZX Related

How much does the stock engine weigh (without the bling ;) ) And what's the best engine stand for the job ?. How much and where from ?. Thanks in advance.

Anyone know the wheel offsets for a 350z ? I feel a cunning plan forming .... Hmmm, nice big shiny Brembo's too (wonder whether she'll notice when she gets back!) LOL ;)

i have seen many threads recommending upgrades of one part or another...could any members provide a list of essential upgrades a stock zed owner should consider to have many more years of hassle free driving...i'm not talking about performance upgrades or styling as i find the stock set up great :dance: ...just pro-active replacement of stock bits Nissan never made that well in the first thanks in advance

When my top rad pipe let go on the M5, snapped off. pretty explosive. I thought it was just the plastic top conn. had failed. Its a 91 NA auto by the way. Getting replacement rad. but had a thought that it might be the head gasket??? causing excess pressure! AA made temp conn. and got home OK, no further water loss, but eventually leaking again as not much left to connect to. left rad cap loose so no pressure build up. Anyway to check other than to fit new rad and see what happens?

Got to do either a psiton or valve on the zed as either the rings are f***ed or a valve is stuck open. My question is can the pistons be removed from the bottom? I will be doing this monumental job myself sometime in the future so I need the easiest way of doing this so I thought if I could get the sump off will I be able to take them out from the bottom? Ivan

Previously put this at the end of another thread but now realised i should start a new thread... so here goes... Just imported a late 1994 TT. Have been considering what to do to it before putting it on the the road. I have 8 weeks to spare as it wont be 10 years old until then and its not worth doing an SVA for the sake of a few weeks. I have decided to get a 1999 front bumper (best price so far £300) 1999 indicators (best price so far £50). Not sure about side skirts and rear, do people usually bother? Can you get side skirts like the 1999 model? Does it look much better with these as well? Will leave the rear spoiler as it is the later raised type. Also …

Just imported myself a late 1994 Twin Turbo and am slightly confused. I see posts about adding an aftermarket boost dial as they are not accurate, but my car does not have one at all on the speedo dial! Is this normal??

no codes other than 55, hesitation from idle to part throttle, while crusing fine occasional cut out when idling. Hesitation on acceleration.?? :bow:

Was washing my HKS super dragger today and I accidently sprayed thye hose pipe inside the exhaust (im an idiot I know) Later on (abnout 3 hours later) I was booting the car on the motorway and I changed from 4th to 5th there was a puff of blue smoke. This smoke does not happen at idle and I could only re-create the event (to a lesser extent) at high revs, changing from 4th to 5th. Could this be a result of exhaust and water or is it a bigger problem. As I said didnt happen on idle or in any other gear.

Just passed its MOT but warned that tyres will need replacing soon. Can anyone recommend where to get the best deal on new tyres? I've got Fulda Extremo on at present, 235s front and 255s on rear.

Sorry i know this has been posted many times before - but i just wondered what they are ? Thanks for any help :mac1:

After my consolt at Billing got 2 o2 sensors out. just called my local car spares and they do universal o2 sensor for £35, anyone ever used these and would the spec be the same, they do a 1,3 & 3 wire one

hey guys just got z back from mot station, it failed on emmissions is there any upgraded sensors on the market or cant you get any better than standard! ive heard about wide band sensors but what is the advantage of these????? any help gratefully recieved! steven

my autos lost 3rd n overdrive unless u boot it right through the rev range!! also the power steering gets very stiff somtimes is this due to a fault on the speed sensor??? i dont suppose the speed sensor runs off the same fuse as the ciggeret lighter as it packed up at the same time as the gearbox???

Hi all. 1) I've noticed that there are 2 radiators in the engine bay - one with most of the piping (at the back towards the car), and the other towards the front of the car from what I can see only has one pipe into it. What's this one for? 2) I've picked up a small crack in the bottom corner of my radiator - where the metal meets the black plastic side-trim. I've recently (say 2 weeks ago) swapped my standard rad cap (1.2kg/cm2) with a Nismo rad cap (1.3kg/cm2). Would this slightly higher tolerance in pressure have caused the crack or is this a wild coincidence? Cheers!

Hi All, I'm new to the forum and could use some help. Just got a '90 Fairlady Z SWB jap import (N/A). She seems to be running ok, but I have noticed a few problems: 1. Main issue - after i stop driving there is a burning smell (bit like burning rubber?). Checked and wheels/brakes are ok (no smell). Seems to be coming from under the bonnet. Any ideas? 2. She pulls a bit to the left but this could be the tyres (they came off a Skyline where they were running 3 degree toe). Tracking has been done and wheels balanced. 3. Speedo going nuts after the conversion to MPH. Was fine until today (2 days after fitting) when it decided to jump up to 120Km…

iv got some new brake discs, and im gonna try to fit them myself. any useful advice would be great. iv got some brake cleaner and some copper grease ready, and should have discs and pads by friday. any tips or advice befor i start.

I am afer a new BBS centre cap but am told that I need a KBA number or somthing to order in a new one. I have looked on my wheels and cannot see such a number. I have been told this is likely to be because the wheels are from BBS Japan. I'm sure the caps will be the same and won't make a difference if they come from Japan or Europe. I would just like to chat to someone with similar BBS wheels and see if there is any difference in the way the caps go on etc. Anyone on here have these wheels on there Zed? Cheers, Justin

Hi all, Can anyone tell me where i can get sum coilovers please 4 my Zed? Hanksy

my 17s have this stamped on them KBA44495 could this mean a width of 9.5" i want to put 285/35x17 on the rear and 245/40x17 on the front will the 285s fit under std arches or does it depend on the offset? i currently have 235/45x17 on the rear and 225/50x17 on the front cheers

After finding my standard exhaust rear section has gone I got a quote from a local company to do a decat stainless steel exhaust system with dual 3" pipes & extra mid silencer for around £600 installed (still awaiting exact figure..) They have done quote a few performance systems, susposidly got some head guy of the GTO club getting his exhaust done there soon.. They seem decent people, had quite a long chat with some of them... Saw a few example exhausts... How does this sound for a custom exhaust? Cheers Barry

anyone know of a company that does uprated springs, but doesnt drop too much. as i cant be arsed with all that scraping over driveways/sleeping policemen etc!!

I have noticed that when I hit 5000 revs in 4th gear, I suddenly drop power. The car lunges forward and the boost drops out. The jerk is almost like I've hit the rev limiter or something. The problem does not occuir in any other gear as far as I can tell. The only other symptoms I noticed this morning were that when I started the car (either cold or after filling up with petrol), the car will hardly boost for the first few minutes. The needle gets to 0 (on stock and aftermarket) and no further. Is this safety boost? It clears after a few minutes and then is fine until I turn the engine off again for a few minutes. Other than that the car will boost to 11ps…

I have a query for all those with disabled HICAS. Has disabling HICAS reduced your turning circle whilst doing 3 point turns etc. My car came to me with HICAS already disabled and its an absolute mission turning my car around. 3 point turns have become 12 point turns. I dont mind this..its just a query

Have wanted to lower the zed for ages, but when i was at Billing it looked like a bloody oil rig in comparison to most of your zeds, so its getting done soon as. So what do you recommend? Eibach? Avo? Where will i get them for the best price? Should i replace the shockies aswell as the springs? All help appreciated.