General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi Please advise what size t piece do I need for water temp guage, is plastic OK or is it better to use metal? Advice req. Thanks, Geoff.

Hi guys and girls, Bit down right now as I've had it confirmed the squeal I was hearing in my engine is a dying turbo. Money very tight at the moment, so perhaps I could seek some further advice from you good people. Should turbos be replaced as pairs, and if not do they have to be matched anyway? Obviously they will need to be of similar size and output boost, but will they need to be of identical make? Also what financial damage am I looking at for this? Simon :( :cry:

I purchased some replacement 'glow' dials for my import so that I could have MPH. They arrived today and I have no idea how to fit them as they did not come with instructions. They have a unit that needs wiring to the electrics so that I can choose between blue/green and a dimmer. All the dials have wires attached to them to get the glow to work but I'm a bit stuck on fitting them. If anyone has successfully done this and can offer any tips/instructions I would be very grateful. Cheers Dom

are the stock air filters in a zed readily available anywhere? had a look in halfords and of course they aren't listed. Was wondering if they are used in any other nissans? cheers David

Hi all, Can anyone tell me what actually happens when a turbo blows/fails, or whatever. Will this stop the car from running/starting, or does it just smoke like hell and losec power?? Thanks Paul N

Hi Chaps/esses From what I can make out the Turbo Timer should cut off the engine when it reaches 0!. All though mine just loops back round to the number that was set. ie, set it to 4, clocks down to 0 and then goes back to 4 again. Basicly it is just going in a loop?... It only has two buttons which are on/off and set.. Any Ideas or is this just :xxx: ered?. Cheers.

hi all tulip newbee here just got my baby 91 tt manual 3 weeks ago looking for a haynes workship manual bit isolated over here in ireland any other r.o.i. members

Carried out ecu check found left front wheel speed sensor faulty just replaced still the same:confused: what else can i do....... cheers Dave

Here's something new - someone actually trying a new idea - couldn't believe it, nearly fell off my chair - thought all development that could be done on cars had been done and certain people knew everything but hey ho.... You learn something new every day.... Oh, you want the link? :D http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Upgrade/More_light.htm Gonna give this a try although my lights are pretty good usually. First point to check if your lights are bad is the the lenses/front glass are clean - if not, start with those.... There's no point generating more light to just lose it in a film of dirt.... CheerZ, Andy

trying to test the boost afer fitting 1mm mig tips have a boost gauge(borrowed off a mate) until i get one cant seem to get it to work got some info off tt zs of dallas but cant find right pipe steve:confused: :confused:

Today i put mig tips in my car. 1.0mm. They worked a treat and boost went up to a healthy 1.0bar on my Greddy gauge. Good idea? not sure because it ran fine all day, smooth and powerful, but on the way home (taking it easy for the first time in the day) i started to smell oil. Checked oil pressure and fine, boost fine, temp fine. stopped and there was loads of smoke from under the bonnet. Left it shut for a min incase of fire, then opened the bonnet. oil all over the left hand rear of the engine bay and it was dripping down to smoke off the exhaust. went to check the oil level and found that the dipstick had blown itself out. I thought this was the end of my troubles as i…

I currentl own a MR2 tubs and have a 300 TT on the way from Japan. Do you think I will notice much difference in power wither way. I don't know if any of you guys have driven both to have a true idea on what goes quicker and handles better. Justin.

Could turbo's from a RB26DETT be made to fit our engines or would the cost involved for alterations not be worth it, i.e PITA.:slap: :dance:

Hi all, Could anyone out there be able to tell me where and if poss how much one of those vented panels that sits between the headlights. They look wicked. Thanks Justin.

Hi, I have just purchased a lovely 1990 Manual ZX from Japan. I would like to know how much power it is quoted at. I always thought it was around 280 but I have been told by someone that manual's had more power than auto's, something in the 300 region. Anyone clear this up for me. I also have a upgraded exaust on mine. What sorta power increase can I expect roughly from it? Many thanks, Justin:-)

Guys I just gave the Z some stick (in a sensible responsible way officer) and a short while later noticed that the boost guage is stuck on about +5.......... Any thoughts ? The car still drives fine - if a little ragged on the edge :D Mark

Does anyone have a wiring diagram to allow me to run a turbo timer with a toad alarm, also is it possible to have remote starting on it, i know clifford do one with it all in but i dont want a clifford! Can anyone shead any light on this for me before i dive in cheers neil:dance:

Help! I recently bought a UK ZX TT auto - liking the car, BUT it is having problems with stalling that seem to be getting worse. It seems to: Stall on heavy breaking Have an eratic idle which can sometimes lead to a stall and very recently it has stalled at speed - upon accelerating from rest. Each time, I've had no problems getting it started again after the stall. Any suggestions as to what it could be?

When the speedo is converted to MPH (using the cheap method), does the odometer and trip counter continue to rack up the distance in km or does it start using miles?

Occasionally I get the following things happening which I want to fix ;) 1. HICAS light on 2. ABS light on 3. Heavy steering 4. Speedo either drops to 0kph or 180+mph. Then later in the journey everything will sort itself out. The speed sensor was changed (according to service history) last year, but these symptoms point to a fault with it dont they? The problem happens in wet near 100% and occasionally in the dry too (this morning). I've read that the SS is located on the underside of the gearbox - can I access this from underneath using axle stands? I should check the wiring and connections I suppose? Cheers folks Pete

I've asked this before and nobody knew anything... I'd love a rally-style LED display showing what gear the car's in, no point in an auto but I think they look great :cool: Just the simple bright red LED ones, none of the complicated LCD gubbins ;) Anyone know anything about them? Where to get them from? Cheers Pete

After the long search i have found 300 TT :dance: On a dingy from Japan as we speak :dance: got big plans for her starting with GReddy Intercoolers (SM) GReddy PRofec e-01 GReddy e-Manage GReddy 60mm Electronic Gauges GReddy Injectors 660cc Injectors GReddy Racing Spark Plugs Trust Airinix Filter De-Cat Pipes JWT Chip Anything else i should be looking at to start off with ? Cheers

Does anyone have any pictures of which hoses to disconnect to fit a hose pipe to so that I can back flush the system? I want to run a flush product throught the system but not if I cant back flush it to make sure I've got it all out.... Ta.

Hi peeps, just want to know if i'm getting the right fuel consumption out of this guzzler, mainly driving on roads of a 50-60 mph speed limit but I go on how many miles I get to tenner, it seems im only getting 50 miles.........is this normal? Car is 300ZX Fairlady 2+2 TT Auto import. Cheers anyone..........Rich

Hi to all Can you lot help me? I bet you can, here goes I have a budget of approx £5000 to spend on a car. I was looking at Subura WRX's, Ford Cougar V6, but I have seen and fallen for the 300zx. Now will 5k get a reliable car, is the twin turbo a lot dearer to run and what sort of running costs (servicing, MPG, spares prices etc) should i expect. Thanks for any helpful comments Steve Silver (potential owner):dance: