General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone know the best/cheapest place? Cheers.

In 1st 2nd and 3rd gear i can get full power down in 4th or 5th gear when i boost my engine note and revs rise quickly but car does not go faster, the revs then drop down to an acceptable value for the speed. is this my clutch showing signs of wear?

Just finnished looks great took about an hour only one problem when i come to a complete stop the car goes bong as if ive opened the door with the lights on!!!

I spent most of yesterday refurbishing my Nissan rims. Rubbed them down with 800 wet'n'dry emery cloth Primed them with grey Plasti Cote primer Sprayed them with Halfords Wheel Paint Silver Sprayed them with Halfords Clear Lacquer I am well pleased, looks like brand new, if they get me through the summer I will be well happy.

Hello all, Does anyone know how to disengage the HICAS system, i have read an old thread, and the advise was to undo one plug at the hicas unit and join two wires together. There is two obvious plugs, one has three wires to it and the other has two wires. But the one with two wires is linked to the steering fluid bottle. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks :slap: Inti.

Just past one earlier today - M reg heading towards the toll bridge. Anyone on here - going to Luke's maybe?

Hi, I am after getting some parts from the states. Can anyone recommend a website that I can get both uprated aftermarket bits as well as Nissan parts. I am after some KYB shocks and a prop bearing. Understandably I don't really want to pay double bubble when it comes to the shipping costs from buying from 2 different companies. Thanks, Justin

;) driving through weston spotted zed skyline style rear lights twin exhaust might be trev gave me a flash though,i was in a red 92 tt if that helpzz

Saw a K plate Z on the A6 just coming up to westhaughton roundabout from overhulton, near junction 5 M61. Gunmetal grey, Single exit exhaust (drivers side) This was today at about 14:30 Was It You? :confused:

im eventually having the wings west mid height rear spoiler fitted and the 99 spec front end with full re spray , my question is should i remove and smooth over the rear wiper or leave it in place , ??? i have seen a 300 with the rear wiper removed and smoothed over and i liked it but i would welcome other opinions on this mod ..come on fellas and ladies whats the joint opinion should i go for it or not ?? the car never goes out in the rain anyway Steve

Hiya people got oil coming out of my exhaust and a horrid whirring /grindy noise when i boot it... :cry: :cry: think turbo bearing/seal has gone it's smoking on tickover and over run 1. need 2 turbos, as 1 has gone.... 2. need new gaitors on rear suspension 3. need new hubs so i can put on new 17" wheels of all the luck....

been buggin me for ages decided to strip the mirror down as it doesent work and doesent fold like the passenger side,cleaned contacts,but obviously they opperate on amotor.has any one had problems with theres id like it to work so where can iget a new one if i need to hope someone can help!!cheerzz ;)

i think a few people have done it, can you tell me what problems you were having before and which ones went after the diff was replaced. Do you also think it's worth changing the oil on it? Thanks! PS I think twin plate clutch and using a knackered prop for over a year could have upset it :cry:

Just looked at the left front brake pads, outside ones are worn a hell of a lot more than the inside ones, does this suggest seized pistons on the inside? When I replace the pads, should I be also be doing a caliper rebuild? if so, wheres the best place for caliper kits and standard brake pads? Thanks John

what the general thought on these do they work or are these just bling http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2473317343&category=10402

Just toying with the idea of fitting a lightened flywheel. Has anyone fitted one and if so does it really make the engine more responsive because after all it is a fraction of the weight of the crank, gearbox input shaft (or torque convertor) plus pulley (+ everything attached to it). Cheers DaveMac

With traction control seemingly the best thought of modification (see "What's Your Favourite Modification" thread), I'm surprised that more people aren't interested in preventing their pride and joy from sliding off into the deep blue yonder! Johnny from Grasshopper Motorsport offered a Group Buy on the Racelogic Traction Control system a couple of months back with up to 30% discount but only two were interested. I wanted the Traction Control (TC) for the security so that if I did cock things up (again), I wouldn't end up going backwards through the nearest hedge. I got fed-up of blasting past Scoobys and the like down the straights only to for them to catch me …

I know this is a bit sad, but I just caught a bit of QVC and they're flogging the Power Green thingy again, ( a magnet that you stick on your fuel line) claiming improved fuel economy and increased power output.Find it all a bit hard to believe but they flashed up a graph showing a 6% increase in power output on a Skyline GTR. So two points, if they're lying how do they get away with it, how about someone on here who gets their car dyno'd getting one and testing it (maybe get club funds for the £30 purchase price).

This is in the glove box What does it all do? how does it all work? do I need it? if not can i sell it what should the boost control be connected to(electrically)

The hicas light has started to stat on each morning when i start the beast......It goes out after about five minutes driving.....has any body got and idea what it culd be thats causing this...... Cheers :confused:

:cool: Just like to say hi to guy in the Black swb on the M6 thu afternoon, what a bloody drive that was 3 hrs in a traffic jam. You gave me ya number but cant find it in the car so just drop me a line, if ya ever near leicester or hinckley call in mate :cool: Ooh and yes i did get to see one of them if you know what i mean... :hyper:

Have to say yellow does look v. nice :D Anyone on here? Pete

I am really in 2 minds whether to buy a Profec E spec boost controller. At £370 + fitting, I don't want to be having this done if it's not going to give me some decent horsey/ performance gains. :D Who's had one then and just how good are they? Why should I buy one? Are there better ones around for a simlar or cheaper price? Confused as usual!!!!!!!!!!!! :confused: Cheers Bruiser

Since I have had my Z there has been a creaking noise eminating from underneath the car. Various mechanics have given opinions as to what it may be but as yet no-one has been able to accurately diagnose just what it is and to be honest it's driving me mad. If I didn't have such a good sound system in the car, I would be climbing the walls trying to find where it's coming from and what's causing it. :confused: When I go round corners, it's there!! when I slow down, it's there!! when I pull away it's there!! WEIRD................ :confused: I heard it could be propshaft couplings, gearbox, suspension parts not adequately greased, etc etc!! Me thinks it'…

I'm thinking of buying a second ECU as a spare, Baggins is selling a manual one in the for sale section, question is i've had a auto-manual conversion so can i use either or does it have to be an auto ECU? Thanks Baz