General Discussions - 300ZX Related

:confused: Sitting in the car this morning,i decided i want a 2 or possibly 3 guages in a pod mount...Now normally i would not worry about this but i do not want to snap anything so where do you start,,,how do you get the wires down the pillar and then into the dash without making a mess of it ,,,,,help guyz ,,,some direction needed , i`m good with mechanical stuff,,,,,bad with interior plastic:rolleyes: And is there a way through the bulk head ,,its dark under there,,,:slap: ,,without drilling a new hole:cry: ,,,,help,,,???

Does anybody know how to re-route the little water pipes at the back of the plenum so that they dont go through the throttle bodies? I saw a guide a bit back but cant seem to find it now. Cheers all:D:dance:

Hi All, As we all know, the OEM 55W dip beam bulbs could have been manufactured by "Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness " (old biker joke from old biker). I got a pair of 85W H3C from the US and they seemed marginally better. Has anyone got good things to say about the PIAA 55W H3Cs described as "Platinum Superwhite"? compared to the OEM? (Yes I know I should have the HID but can't afford it! :D ) TIA - Gio

For a non turbo which is the best filter i can use and what should i pay for it?

I've a non turbo Fairlady but want to make it as fast as possible,i've changed the pipes to Mongoose and about to buy a filter what should i get and what else can i do to make it faster?????? And don't say sell it and buy a TT.............

Hello all, Could someone please tell me if the air con is on constantly when the heaters are on and what does the "AMB .." figure represent? Thanks Ant Oh managed to change the sidelight bulb - thanks to the people who guided me. Nice to see Nissan made things simple!!;)

bought these k&n racing filters to go on the se-nissan maxiflow twin pop kit, and on the box it says:- for off road use only and marine applications not for emission controlled vehicles !! are they safe to use on my zed?? its a 1990 with a de-cat so emmisions are not that much of a problem!!

finally got my old engine from gps, took it home and opened it up to find the reason for the huge smoke trails it was leaving behind, oh! yes! what a beauty piston number 6 had melted through, due to detonation, took some pics for you but the damn camera wont download, when i get it sorted will send a few pics as a warning to us all!! dewi ap

HI I HAVE BOUGHT A AUTO BOX FOR MY 300ZX TWIN TURBO IMPORT AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I HAVE BOUGHT THE RIGHT GEARBOX WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A UK TT AUTOBOX AND A IMPORT TT AUTOBOX ......ANY HELP.....

As it says on the tin!

Well, now Im happy with the power on the car (For now), thought I would look at the suspension. I thought the suspension was standard, but it has harder than normal springs. Good for cornering, bad for a smooth ride. With the 99 front end the car seems a lot lower, hits speed bumps more often, though only a v light scrape. How far have you managed to lower your car, without sacrificing too much every day usability?

What is a Crossmember and what does it do???? Aparently mine is rusty :( Mike

Have not posted anything in the Help section for months now two problems in two days :( Car overheated big time today 107c , steam pooring out the rad cap and all over the floor. and it went from 80c to 107c in about a 1.5 miles Last time the car overheated about 6 weeks ago the expansion tank was full to the top, emptied it out and all has been fine since , it now seems its full up again Anybody have any ideas why the expansion tank would fill up completely and not go down , and why the sudden overheat ??

I need the pair of 5 bolt gaskets that go between a T28 and the exhaust downpipe. I think I can get the 200SX S14 gasket but I'm not sure? Anybody know the part number or where I can get a service diagram? Had a look at SXOC.co.uk but it looks like I have to pay to join? Chris.

I am trying to get hold of some clear front wing indicators but have had no luck getting through to the Zcentre via Phone or email. Does anyone know of another supplier? cheers jim

I ask me some questions about the power increase on my Z. If I increase the pressure from 10 to 14 PSI, it will generate some reliability problems, yes or no? To increase the pressure, what is the best device? Gas reducer or boost jet in pipes? Thanks in advance for your advices. Zyx300

I know that lots of you have the rc traction control.Anyone that has the Techtom devise? If so is it good? The IIC-460 cost about $400 which is very cheap regarding the TC.

Hi all A warning to you all. In my opinion, do not use the follwing so called insurance specialists for the 300zx. Houghton Insurance Brokers and Chaucer Insurance. The reason being that I cancelled my insurance with them for the 300 zx after 33 days cover. I paid £433 up front for an annual policy. I received £233 back. I lost nearly 50% for only 33 days cover. What a rip off. It took them 7 weeks to give me my refund only after the Financial Ombudsmen got involved. So in my opinion do not use either and also pay the insurance by monthly premiums. If i had done that i would have just cancelled the direct debit. Oh yes, and dont…

I have my big end failed TT engine in my back yard! It has all the bits on it + TTs good cylinder heads ect ect Would you! Scrap it? Or Consider a rebuild? If I decided to rebuild engine with every recon thing what would be the cost? would it be worth it! Sorry if this is a dumb Question.:confused: Arthur

What sort of timescale can I expect my new PTU from courtesy to arrive at my door, it was ordered last night. Cheers John Crisp

FYI really, could help someone with a bizarre C.A.S. problem: [14:30] - Finished lunch break - better get back to work [14:41] - 11 minute blast back to work along dual carriage way [14:41] - Pass shown to gatehouse security - go to pull away and... brrrRRRRRRRRRMMMMM ... tshhhhhhhhhhh - And I've got about 10 metres!! Hmmm - All of a sudden, the accelerator has become more of a volume control than a go-go pedal. So hobble around the corner at about 5mph but the car sounds likes its doing 50mph! Anyway, park the car cos I'm late back anyway, and decide to sort it out later.... [19:45] - Finish work. So out in the carpark, pop the bonnet and have a…

After all, size can be important :D Vijay posted about this before and got 2 people saying they had 21" wipers and 1 saying they had 22". Mine are only 19". (Not a surprise as my wife would say!). And I never noticed until I was looking for a new pair. PIAA's listing for the Z32 gives 21" (well, 52.5cm) - is this size OK? No problems? TIA - Gio

I know people have done these with Rx7's, This is the first 300 ive seen done though, not saying it hasn't been done before http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=27524&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Are they the same for all cars, and if they are where can i get one from ? My mate has a jap import Z with a multi disc jap thing in the dash but it only goes up to 90.0 fm,then returns to 70 something !?! I told him id ask about to see if i can get one for him ! Cheers guys for any help - Mike

could some one tell me how this heater system works or supposed to as mine seems to have a mind of its own. start up first thing its a cold morning so i press auto put temp up to full heat which is 40 c after car as done a couple a miles the fan springs in to life full speed but its not that hot so i press low speed which works ok, thing is nothing comes out of centre vents how do i get them to work there is no button for this? anyway i play around with the setting on temp and take it down from 40c to 22c next thing hot air comes out of centre vents and not on windscreen. Anyway i leave these settings as they are stop engine then come back to it and start up again…