General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Northbound in Tyne Tunnel. Gave you a flash and a wave but I was a bit slow spotting you. Roof off drive to work. Fantastic :cool: David

parked at the woodall services, I think it was by the hotel with either 17"s or 18"s and after market zorst on Saturday around 3pm'ish. Can't remember the plate - might have been a H though.

Does anyone else get serious smoke from these after a few hard stops? Have been tweaking the profec settings so have a long straight (private road ;) ) nearby where I can take it to the top of 4th before braking hard from those kinds of speeds to 30-40 ish. After two stops, the pads are almost on fire and they stink. Maybe this is normal, but from what I have read on here everybody raves about their performance?

1) Yesterday on the way home from work I go through a small village, this has the speed humps that go all the way accross the road appart from the gutter. When going over these I put the near side wheels in the gutter and the off side over the hump, over one of the humps the car seemed to step out and track left, almost up the kirb. The back end also seems a bit 'wobbly' over bumps in the road. Any ideas what this could be guys ? 2) On Saturday I cleaned the throtthe boddies, reset the ECU and set the idle to 750 - 800 RPM when at correct running temp. Now when cold the idle is at over 2000 RPM and at the correct running temp idle is at around 1100, occasionally it w…

Looks like my PS high pressure hose is leaking, and from searching on here the Nissan part is quite expensive and it would be better to take the hose off to a hydrolic hose place to get them to make one up for me. I've also read about a PS leak possibly causing alternator probs so best get it sorted sooner than later. So any tips on removing the hose? draining the system first etc? Any other opinions or useful advise from those that have been there done that :)

Can anyone tell me any symptoms for torque converter failure. Problem is that i have just fitted another box and i've had drive failure again :mad: :mad: :mad:. I know how unreliable 2nd hand boxes are but i was wondering if there was somthing else that could relate to gearbox failure. My first box frazzled and had the burnt smell etc but this one is not smelling (yet!!) but keeps loosing drive. I turn the car off and leave it for a few hours and the drive comes back. On my last drive i put my foot down and total slipping :confused: ,also theres a whining noise. Thinking of getting a S.E fast box but would go mad if it's the converter..

My heater matrix has burst. What NEXT? Anyway, my local mechanic aint too keen to do the job for me. Does anyone know of someone that can do the job? I'm based in Trowbridge, Wilts (near Bath) In desperation Ed

hi all, back agian this is a question for a friend of mine who has a garage and is trying to fix a zed he's had for about 2 months. the zed came in running on 5 cylinders and he wanted it sorting (bought from auction) he first thought it was the plenum as it had been off before and all the wiring loom had been cut (injectors) and joined together with crimp conectors, so removed it, gasket was knackerd, put new gasket on replaced it and...its still the same. hes then since, checked compression checked plugs checked fuel getting in and at the right pressure large spark on that cylinder checked timing but it still won't run on that cylinder???????…

Anyone one here? U were behind me

seen about 330 this afternoon by my little sister, any1 here? yaseen

saw the first up towards Turners Hill H plate uk spec in red second was in Brighton i think the plate spelt BIG....? uk spec in red pity i was in the MPV at the time.... :cry:

I was in a black one heading towards the M11 you turned off towards the A12 i carried on along the A406.

How much boost can I run with T28's, 555's and big coolers with stock internals? Am I right in thinking that these turbos will be pushing far more air through for the same pressure so the usual maximum of about 16psi would actually be too much? If so, how do I gauge how much is too much for my engine? Chris.

how do I get more power out of my Z without having to sell any of my internal organs to fund it. As far as I am aware it's completly standard, will be looking at the chip sometime, what should I see if it has/hasn't been upgraded ?

I understand the jap import is limited to 112mph, did over this the other day, has it been chipped ?

Trying to sort out me response problems on the cheap. Phil at C&S suggested bleed valves might be an easy way of doing it, and I said there was a fairly low opinion of them... but I can see the theory. He's suggested the problems might come from unbalancing the engine by using two - has anyone tried teeing just one in? Thinking about the plumbing at the front of the engine this should be pretty easy. Any thoughts? Mapping not an issue for me because a) it's chipped and b) I'm not looking for mega boost, just better response, I'd probably go for 11-12 psi or so only.

Black z as above, probably on the way back from the Japshow at Santa Pod, follwed you all the way to the Blackwall tunnel turning on the M11, in dubious weather. nice car, big wing. :dance:

I was out having a drive last night - off a roundabout in 2nd, accelerated without a problem, boost needle up to 2nd from last bar. Changed to 3rd and there was massive hesitation, engine sounding awful. A couple of miles later, tried again and everything seemed to work as it should. A while after that, I took the Z out again onto the A1 and 2nd & 3rd were ok, then shifting into 4th the same problem. I was pressing the accelerator down and the car was just slowing down. Lifted off the accelerator and pressed again and the engine picked up. After I got home, I noticed that it was idling very roughly - from between 600 & 2000 rpm. Today, (after readin…

looks like i need 2 back shocks 91 tt manual uk it is totally original i think i want to keep it that way i got a price over here of 568euro supply only for two nissan part no.5621037p25 are they much cheaper over there or is there a good other option thanks guys in advance trish

Just imported a TT Zed over that has a boost controller on it. Looks pretty standard other than usual back box etc. What is the safest maximum bar i should be running the boost on? It was set on 0.4 but iv upped it to 0.9 and its bloody mental now. Is this still safe ? Thanks for any help in this matter

Ive stripped off all the standard pipes and boost solenoids so how do i connect the actuators, controller etc? Has anyone seen a diagram anywhere?

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How do.Can any one here direct me to a site which has some picture`s of modified z`ds.I`m try to get some idea`s as to what can be done to the tarmac destroyer. :dance: Cheer`s.

anybody in the bristol or surrounding area's have a conzult they can hook up to my car. its annoying me as im loosing power and cant hear it detting. checked the ecu codes and they were fine regards marcus

I have been offered some R33 GTS-T brakes (discs/ calipers). Looking at the specifications and searching other threads I think that these discs are only 296mm when the discs I already have from a GTR are 330 (ish). Firstly, are the GTS-T brakes any good? Are they 4 pot calipers? Can I fit them onto the 300Z TT? Will the calipers fit over the GTR discs I already have??? I think the size of the 300 discs are 280mm so would the GTS-T upgrade be a good one or relatively the same???? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: Cheers