General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi everyone, I have a twin turbo, manual, 1993 300zx. Unfortunately my gear box (manual) is just broke. I was driving one day and suddenly the gear stick just dropped, it would not go in to any gear :( it was totally un-driveable. Would not go in to any gear at all, even reverse. Blocked one lane off (rush hour) for 45 mins untill the recovery truck came and took it to my mechanics. Please see the attached photos for reference. It seems the gear linkage has just snapped off. Some people say it is a common problem, but i cant find a replacement anywhere? This is the part that is broken, its connected to the gear linkage, but its totally snapped off.…

Hi all I've decide to upgrade my turbos to the gt525 and waiting on delivery:) with the hope of around 500bhp:) now my mates turbos have just gone too and he wants to upgrade to get similar power too but he's on a budget after much convincing on my part to stay away from those godspeed 600 turbos he left me on a challenge to find good quality rebuilt turbos for less money than I paid and I came across these http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-PAIR-NISSAN-300zx-Twin-Turbo-Upgrade-Performance-Turbochargers-NICE-/400768251946?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d4fa6382a And these http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-GIANT-NISSAN-300zx-Twin-Turbo-Upgrade-Turboch…

Thinking of buying rear Tarox discs and pads and Front Tarox pads to use with larger discs anyone used had any experience with them only as the pads themselves are quite expensive just want to know if its worth the money Thoughts.....

well as some as you a already know the beast represented the club again at jae this year in the show and shine, and i thought i take the car in a different direction this year with the new perspex bonnet and coloured chrome effect engine bay. as some of you know how hard jay and i work on the car at the event and really try and blow there socks off with the finish and attention to detail, we got the phone call on saturday saying we are amongst the winners and make are way down to the winners enclosure . once there they called out best toyota best mazda and so fouth and john fuggles who runs the show said to the crowd .......as you can see we have 2 nissans le…

Hi all, How can I check my Z HICAS is working or doing what it's suppose to do!! Or do I have to take to a specialist? Art

Hi all, Been looking around for tyres for my new alloys and came across a company called tyreleader. They are the cheapest around with very quick delivery. I got a great deal on Michelin pilot sports! Check it out http://www.tyreleader.co.uk Dan

Having a few issues with the gearbox. It's a bit clunky when going into 2nd plus when I need to change down the gear stick will sometimes judder as if it's trying to jump out of gear. I don't know whether to get this box reconditioned or chance buying a used one & hoping its good. Has anyone had a box reconditioned? Was it expensive?

How does this work with the zed's, can you get camber adjustable coilovers or is it on the control arms, sorry if I sound dense, it's only because I am... A bit!!

The COTM for Sept is now open in the comp area. My apologies for the delay this month, I've just got back from a break. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?178680-COTM-September-2014-Entry&p=1839319#post1839319

What's happened to my car

Do I have to remove these two screws to change the air filters? Because I cannot unscrew them!:hammer:

Found this sticker on the inner front painted part of my doors ie they are on both sides. Are they std or are pitwork some aftermarket people ?

Hi there, Annoyingly I have just seen this thread after making a few purchases. http://forums.nicoclub.com/post6600843.html#p6600843 I have bought a N/A manual gearbox (bare gearbox) and was hoping to make the adaptions to fit it on TT engine (which I have yet to purchase). Unfortunately after reading the forum above I have purchased a TT Clutch and Brake Pedal TT Clutch Master Cylinder TT Clutch Slave Cylinder TT Alternator to Transmission harness TT Shifter Bar (with shifter and linkage attached) (Since I have seen the above forum I thought id pause on the spending and get some advice) Will all of these parts this fit u…

I have been having pinging that puts my car into safety boost for a while- I will tell you what has been dealt with. I discovered the local Nissan dealer installed completely wrong plugs (PFR5G-11). Put in the right "cold" ones (PFR6B-11B) but that did not solve the detonation problems. I knew I had some serious boost leaks, I got the boost leak tester (with the pressure gauge and the Schrader valve) and was unable to get it to pressurize. Literally the air leaks out as fast as I pump it in. My mechanic smoke-tested, claims he could not find any leaks. I knew this was bs, so I took it to another shop. They found a leak from the vent hole on the LH recirc v…

Hi Guys, Once the rear bumper is removed there is a metal valance that goes around the rear from arch to arch, around the metal bumper , does any one know if this can be removed as one. Cheers Rich pic shows one side, ignore the red polygon

Take a look at the picture below, made up of two shots taken at the same time, one of the dash temp gauge and one showing the ConZult temp reading, a surface reading was also taken using an infra red gun of the top inlet hose where the temp sensors fit and confirmed the ConZult reading of 100degc whilst the dash gauge is sitting happy at normal, the temp sensor was changed with the exact same result, the water was full to the brim too, so be careful, unfortunately too late for now this one is needing some head work as a block test confirmed exhaust gases in the water !! Jeff TT

having just done a auto to manual swap. whats the correct gearbox oil to use ?

Hi alo was driving the z today and gave it a boost boost cut out and so did the car restarted the car starts straight away but its realy lumpy revs yo up and down like it wants to cut out but dont and when i pull off its judders and black smoke comes out realy rich smell of feul definatly missfiring any ideas?

Hi guys, Okay please forgive my naivety, but could someone please explain how people use boost controllers? Controller in question is the greddy profec 2. If I had a map done on the car, would this be just tweaking the greddy to get the right boost, gain etc for the desired bhp, or would it be creating a base map and the using the boost controller on a daily basis to tweak or change the amount of boost running?... Kind of confused as to how it is used!! I would imagine that when someone says the car will be mapped, they mean the mapping is done using the greddy and then you leave the controllable where they are for good? Im just discussing the hig…

Hey guys, i'm on the lookout for a set of 26mm front discs for my 93 N/A i think a previous owner has fitted 26mm calipers at some point as a set of 30mm are two thick, anybody know where is the best place to get a set from? Even better if you can point me in the direction of any drilled and grooved ones or something performance orientated.. Cheers in advance

Hi guys, this is my first post but i've been reading the forum for quite a while. Well, as the title says, i'd like to do a few swaps. I have 300zx tt manual road car, but now i'd like to built a 300zx drift car out of 2 cheap cars i bought. The first, is the donor car, a 92 300zx na manual, the timing belt broke on the last owner 6 months ago, but the car had been lying up for 2 years before hand, it's rough but i bought it cheap, for parts, for my road car, if i ever needed them. I've now bought a cheap 94 300zx tt auto, the car is in fair enough condition, the sill's are a bit rough (rotten) and a few cosmetic touch ups needed. I'm not really bothered about th…

am in the middle of a auto to manual swap what is the correct torque setting for flywheel and pressure plate ? thanks

The refurb place can't do the red ring, I would consider new nuts, and the centre caps don't come in red and the current spray job is flaky. The brakes are black, what do we think?

is there any dirgrams or drawings of a short ram daul split intake system about? or is it the case of just finding means to make your intercooler (fmic) pipework shorter and the air intake as close to the tubs as poss. or have i got it wrong. thanks

While I was trying to find some parts for my S6, I fell across a couple of on-line catalogues. (I think Courtesy also have one) http://www.online-parts.co.uk/nissan/index.php http://nissan.epc-data.com/ Also found this site to order from Japan http://www.amayama.com/ Personally, I always use http://www.MJPAuto.com for preference and Forum Traders but for one particular thing had drawn a blank so since that site and the name Justin Karow had come up on other sites eg http://www.aus300zx.com I thought I'd give it a try. Everything worked, he searched the part nos, paid with PayPal in GBP, posted on the 1st Sept in Japan and arrived on the 3rd. Might be worth…