General Discussions - 300ZX Related

i have seen an offer £230 for "Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo High Flow Polished Plenum". is it worth buying and if so how much does it cost to fit and maintain (ie keep nice and shiny)? cheers.

somebody on this forum has resprayed their interior dash (plastic bits) in silver. jsut wanted to know who it was and whether they could tell me how the did it (preferably step by step instructions). cheers. p.s. i know most of you will think....that all that is needed is a silver spray can but i assure you it is a little more complicated.

Im in the process and stripping the engine down after spinning a shell on the crank a couple of weeks ago. I figured that while im at it I may as well upgrade as much as I can while im there and get some good high power out of it. Question is what do I get/need? Apart from a Superdrager Cat back, Blitz Intake and ZCenter downpipes shes standard. Advice people, and lots of it i want to join the 400-450bhp boys at least :)

Does anyone knowthe best place to buy vinyl/leather from to do my own re-trim of the door panels etc.? Also, i thought i had seen a write up on how to do this somewhere, but can't find anything now :confused:

Hi, I need to thoughts on a potentially disasterous engine problem. I was doing about 80 at the weekend when I heard a bit a a bang and the car ground to a halt. On inspection the cambelt (which was replaced around a year ago) had crack through the timing casing. I feared the worse and started getting quotes on engine prices (arounf £2k fitted seemed to be the most common, does that sound right?). I them got a bloke who has done some work on the car to take a look and he said he thinks a tensioner has gone and so the belt has jumped off, rather than snapping. He also said that becuase the car still turns over ok, there is a good chance that I can get a…

I have a set of 17x7.5 Toora rims. I currently have 235-45-17 tyres all round, but I really need wider tread on the rears, as my powerslide at 95mph in 4th gear in the wet last week highlighted! What's the widest tyres I can safely fit on these rims? Thanks guys Ch

This front bumper has really grown on me, I'm tempted to get my car resprayed this colour as well, it just looks lovely and clean, espeically with the tinted windows...... how close to that tint can i legally get? obviously i can't tint the front window

Hi Having a bash at cleaning the connectors on the injectors this weekend, what do I have to remove - any funny tools needed etc? Gonna clean up any grotty green copper connections I find. Do I actually have to remove the injectors so clean up the connections? Any info would be great ta :dance: Cheers Pete

I need some help here fellaz, when I am driving my car I can feel the car slightly shaking, as I go up to about 100mph it gets quite bad, it seems as if it is from the left hand side, what can it be? I have had the wheels balanced, I have changed the wheels to my standard ones to check if the other ones were bent, but still have the same problem. Any advice would be appreciated... Cheerz!

Hi, Not the most technical question you will be asked,but,...... does anyone know how i can go about fitting a rear car baby seat in my Z. A front facing one. I only have lap belts in the rear of my car and as a rule you need seat belts. I think i saw one fitted on one of the cars (red i think) at the north west meet the other sunday. Please HELP! I don't want to have to buy an MPV! :(

silver z nice alloys wallisdown road bournemouth 7:30 ish every mornin

Does'nt it make you envious when you see all the zed stuff on Ebay in the states. I just did a search on 300zx and it came up with 41 pages of stuff. John

I installed the AVC-R a few weeks back. However, I'm having real difficulty getting rid of some boost spikes. The unit was relatively easy to configure for two boost levels of 0.8 bar and 1.0 bar and went into self learning mode. However, I can't get rid of initial boost spikes. It's hard to explain this one so I've knocked up two graphs which I've attached to this post. The spikes are overshoot spikes where the boost first rises. After that, the boost is very stable. The boost appears like the first graph I've attached. I've tried reducing the start duty to get rid of the spikes but that just makes it go like the second graph I've attached. This is no use at al…

Hi, Noticed that my car has started making a loud grating/groaning noise. Thought it was from the passengers left wheel area but on looking at the car tonight and bouncing the corners I get a lesser groan from back passenger wheel/suspension. I got my torch out and had a look under the wheel arch - the silver shock bar is showing, the rubber sleeve has gone brittle and perished. If this is exposed I supose the grease/lubricant could have dried up?? Is this likely to cause my groaning problem - dont get it much on flat roads, so i suspected it might be the suspension... Can i get the sleeve replaced or is it a whole new shock? If it needs replacing is it b…

Whilst waiting patiently for my Kebab to arrive I noticed a very loud zed pass by. Just glimpsed it had Blue dustcap neons, could not make out the rest of the car as it had gone before my eyes fully focused.

I need to take my Zed from London over to Manchester. I dont really wanna drive it as it has a few problems from bursting hoses to a timing belt which needs doing!!! Has any1 ever used the AA and asked them to recover a vehicle and drop it to a destination of your choice even it is all the way up to Manchester. What did you exactly do!!! As i live in West London and the car is in East London, i wanna pick it up from there and take it direct to Manchester. Would the AA refuse to recover me and take me to Manchester due to the distance. I thought of making the excuse it needs specialist attention!!! Any Ideas Guys Fas

Does anyone know how big the pedals are on an Automatic (Jap TT)? Reason I ask is I'm gonna be ordering some of the screw in pedal cover things tonight but I'm not picking up my Zed until tomorow. Want to make sure I get a similar size to the existing pedals. Cheers, David

Im after a set of 17" or 18" rims for my Zed. Anyone know a trader that does wheel/tyre packages, and does finance? Thanks for any help :rolleyes:

Brands Hatch on Monday.

Easy one for you........ I'm going to look at a twin turbo this evening. 1.What should the oil pressure read cold 2.What should the turbo gauge read cold 1.What should the oil pressure read when temp is 1/2 way 2.What should the turbo gauge read when temo is 1/2 way Anything else i should look out for or ask? Cheers ta!

Just ran a Conzult power balance test and got 6 failed cylinders. How on earth can this happen?

My side indicators are a nasty orange colour while the front and rear ones are not. Does anyone know any clear or dark tinted replacements that fit? Also, how do you get the old ones off? Do they slide? If so, which way? Thanks gents :hyper:

Hi Guys, I'm planning to re-trim my Z in leather. Obviously being leather, I can't stretch the material around the corners, so I'm going to sew the edges with a contrasting thread. By looking at the contours of the surfaces I can just about gauge where the joins should be, but does anyone have any pictures of their sewn leather retirms, so that I can check? Luke mentioned that his Z Centre sets are sewn, so are there any pics of these? Pictures of each pannel would be much appreciated if someone's got the time. Thanks Ch :)

Cheers Ammar :cool:

just wanted to make sure i`m not being taken for a ride by the government. just bought a vented panel for my Z from the states. It cost me $155 including postage. anyway when the postman came to drop it of he said i had to pay a customs & excise charge of £25. i was a bit shocked as i have bought a few things from the states and a few have been heavy and large (like my blow up doll) and i`ve never paid any taxes. Is this right? How come i have to pay for this and not for other stuff? (postman said "some stuff get through whilst other stuff s charged!!!!!) I`m a bit narked as it has turned out to be a bit on the expensive side, although with the exc…