General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My Brothers car has a stalling probs starts ok ticks over fine but when you try to boot it away the car just dies and will not start until you leave it for a couple of mins!!! when holding the revs at about 3000 revs in 2nd the car kangooroos along! any help please cheers Dave

uve probally had hundreds of people asking where to get the gull wing door conversion but ive not seen it anywhere so where can i get one ive got to have 1 its the nuts

Hi guys, In the near future I'm going to book my Zed in for a big service and order a load of bits in from Courtesy to save a few pennies on parts. So I know what bits I need to order I would like to do a Conzult on my car. I am way to skint at the mo to buy one so would lie to know if someone my way would do a conzult on my car? I would make it worth your while:) Cheers, Justin

seen a silver j spec G reg zed in town the other day parked in a side street apposite the banks, near clinton cards anyone on here? mate says hes seen it there quite a few times

nice looking grey in stevenage industrial area today you let the silver porsche get in front of you ! :D

Can anyone advise me as to what the best Dump valves for the Zed then? and how much of my soul am i going to have to sell to buy them. Dave :D

My 300 has the standard Japanese stereo. It sounds great and has a CD changer. But it's not got a removable face or any other security. It'd cost about £250-300 to replace it with a 'face off' one. Has anyone left their std Jap stereo in and have thay had problems or no problems?

[undefinedundefinedundefined :shock: Help I need Help!!!!!! I have just purchased a ZX for the first time at the weekend, it came with part of the oringinal stereo in it. it was F****** so fitted my nice spangeley Apline head unit, but now only the front speakers work, used a converter cable from Halfords too. Anyone got any ideas why or know where i could finr a wiring diagram for the car?????? Many thanks Dave

how do i take this off? iv unscrewd evrything i can see and it wont budge in th midlle of trimming th einterior with some vinyl i bought in town it takes aaaages but well worth the effort

My zed was purchased by prievious owner from an importer in June 2003 70000kms a Standard ZED suposedly he had to fit a new clutch and found it has a lightened flywheel!!! and could not get a clutch to fit so he fitted a new clutch an flywheel the car has HKS dump valves in the glove box there are 2 gauges and 2 small boxes with buttons on one of them is a turbo timer the other is a boost controller which has been diconnected!! do you think this was once modded and then returned to STD!!!! any advice welcome :confused:

Where do i start? Well i have been sorting out a coolant leak for a while now so the Z has been sat on our car park for a week or so. I have removed the front bumper and headlight panel (as you might guess) However the other day/night it pished down and i had forgotten to cover up the pipes indicated! I dont know how much rain got in, but i would say a fair amount did. Does anyone know if this is going to cause me problems or is there a drainage point somewhere? Cheers, Pete

on imports they have a switch,my car is a uk,does the gear box respond to the way you drive,if yes how does it work?

When changing the oil, would it be recommended to use an engine flush, then new oil, or no engine flush, or both and an additive , such as STP, or slick 50 etc ?? Its a t/t.

hi does any one use these or no if there any good (i know ill need six) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2471093614&category=32094 steve

what rwbhp have any guys achieved? and with what mods? could you say if auto or manual we have been disscusing bhp/mods at work i thought id get some real figures thanks steve

Hiya Well, I just thought I'd leave a post for you guys in the hope that you might be able to give me some advice. I think the time has come when I might properly sell my Zed. I had plenty of work planned for it, but its never come off, and I'm getting married in May, so its dropped even further done the list of priorities now. The trouble is this: I think it needs a respray (there are a few marks on the body, and in the sunlight you can see some swirls in the paintwork, probably because its been cut a few times (just my opinion though). Also, I think it needs new disks & pads (again, my opinion, not a mechanical fact). The only thing that does need doing t…

Can anyone recomend a good/reliable place to get the full 60k service done in the Oxford/ Buckinghamshire/ Milton Keynes or surrounding area? Don't have full service history so don't need Nissan service. Jap import 2+0 manual TT (if that makes a difference) Also need a little work done on the electrix (Passenger side mirror and lighter got no power) and air con (only ever blows from windscreen vents) Or if your local and wanna earn a pint or two and can solve the probs yer self ??? :duffer: Cheers Mark

does anyone no what the correct grade ov oil is for the non turbo Z.

Looks like the car has been to a well known nearby Bodyshop. Tis looking good !!! :D

have you got details on the head work you had done? I think you had copper rings inset into the head? pros/cons and costs :) cheers matey

I am looking at buying a 300zx and i need some advice on what to look for when buying one the problem is i want a manuel and i know they are quite rare. Does any one have a buying guide for the 300zx Also the GTO Vs 300zx day i think shouldbe good as it my boss who made the original post and i personally want to get him on a track and show him what a real car is Please help Pete

is 0w40 mobil 1 too thin? or will it be ok? got magnatec in it and just been told to remove it immediately so i'm gonna do that today Matt

Who was it i spoke to at santa Pod with the sweet yellow Z?

i'm new on here and i want to but my first zx, theres one on ebay wot do you zx experts think of it :p

I have an uprated IC, Oil cooler, Powerflows, stainless exhaust & JWT chip. What should i do next ?? (i have 2530's & greddy e-manage on order) What level of boost can i run on std internals ?? Will i need an uprated fuel pump & Regulator & Fuel rail ?? Have i missed anything off ?? Thx :cool: