General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi All, Recently sold my Z to a friend,my car had full heads rebuild,various inlet and exhaust valves,new cambelt,headgaskets and all connected paraphanalia after my cambelt slipping! Problem now is the car has lost all compression on NO 2 cylinder,and i mean ALL!! not even a small puff[graham norton] comes out of this cylinder.All other cylinders are around 170psi. This car gave no other signs of problems,just dropped a cylinder and this is what has been found.Just to say,when the valves snapped due to the belt failure,NO valves were replaced in this cylinder,but they were pulled and checked at a brill engine builders[QUASAR,CHESHIRE]. …

Hi, I've had a problem with the famous "Hesitation Syndrome" - well described in numerous posts. I had done most of the checks and it seemed to be better. But a few weeks ago after being "chipped" it was more pronounced especially when trying a full mad throttle. It comes and goes but the last few days was very obviously showing. So today after work I took my printout from the comp. on "hesitation" examined the wiring to the coils etc. all the usual stuff. Took out one connector and tried to get a spark plug out only to realise that my socket set didn't have a long enough piece to get the spark plug out. So I put it all back together again. There was no corrosion sh…

Hello People, I have noticed that i am having a few crunching moments!! Mainly from 3rd to 4th but it doesnt do it all the time, reverse also can do it sometimes, but also i drove it hard the other day and went from 2nd to 3rd very quick and was straight on the gas full and it was riding the clutch?? Tried it again but a bit more smoother and it was fine. The clutch is a stillen kevlar put in about 20k ago. I spoke to grasshopper and they say it is prob a linkage problem as this is quite common especially from 3rd to 4th. Any ideas?? Cheers Kirbz

Does anyone know where I can buy one of these thingies to go in, above the centre console? (ie not the one over the steering wheel!) Quality of finish isn't too important as I intend to get it leather covered to match the rest of the interior

Both front sidelight bulbs have gone and it will not pass the MOT without them! I have the bulbs out but what to replace them with?? I have done a search of the site but the only advice was go to Halfords - which I can do but just in case does anyone know what they are equivalent to?? Thanks

Hi, I'm trying to connect my Longmill active sub and I'm having problems. I've got a Blaupunkt head unit, which I bought the special subwoofer preamp cable for, connect the amp to the battery (fused) and connected it to earth, but no joy. There is another cable coming out of the sub labelled 'remote' Do I need to connect this to anything? I used to have this sub in my old Zed, connected to a pioneer head unit and it worked fine, so now I am a bit confused :confused: Really want to get my back seats back in b4 Trax too!!!

What offset and Hub size is recommended for a UK TT? I've bitten the bullet and i'm going for a new set of alloys but the 3 places i've contacted have given me 3 different sets of info. I want 17 inch wheels to fit 225 front tyres and 265 rear cos i've already bought them before the wheels:D Thanks, Stuart.

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are jap and uk spec rotors the same? i seem to have been told/seen somewhere that the bell housings are of a different depth, or is this just the difference between series ones and twos? come on you jap owners who have changed your discs own up!!! thanking you.

does anybody know of a place where i can buy or have fitted those photoluminescent gauges ?? i thought maybe Cyber craft but they dont seem to be on the web anymore Steve

What fuel should I be using for my Z32 TT. It seems to run fine on both regular and Super unleaded. Will it harm the car if I use regular?.

I'm after a photo of a Z that has been de-lined at the side. You know- the strip that goes along the door and onto wing and rear quarter. Cheers.

Will 18" Alloys go staright onto the Z32 without extra work?.

can anyone reccomend a decent (and non-extortionate) garage to replace my cambelt?? I live in Chester in the North West, but can travel a reasonable distance. I've been quoted £250 + parts 'cash-in-hand' by a nearby garage which deals with performance cars (and has zed experience) but i'm not to sure... Rich

What aftermarket steering wheels are available for the Z32? Also are there any different options for the Auto stick?.

Bought a tank full of Esso fuel at the weekend and the car hates it with a vengeance. Detonating and hiding in safety boost all the time - Had to go and buy some octane booster to finish the tank off. YEUCH! For info - it was the Esso garage in Burscough at the junction of the Ring 'O Bells Road in Merseyside, North West England. I wonder if we should have a thread on good/bad fuel experiences and name the garages so people can either avoid or remember to fill up at. I tend to find the Shell Garage on the A59 in Maghull in Merseyside, North West England has given me the most consistent fuel. And they sell Optimax. Why dont we name and place all the …

Hi I have recently purchased a Import 91 TT Auto. I must say that I did rush into the purchase and think I have a sub standard car. Does anybody live in the Kent area that has a good knowledge of the TT and would be willing to give me a hand in loacting problem areas. Obviously I will cross your palm with Gold (well maybe not gold but you get the picture). The guy who sold it to me has said the Cambelt has been done in the last 200 miles. And I have purchased new Air, Fuel, Oil filter's and new spark plugs all ready for fitting. Thanks in Advance.

Hi all, Back for a bit of advice. I had to get out of the way of a fire engine last night, so floored it. When i did the engine sort of surged, like it was running on kangaroo juice. Its fine around town , but if you boot it, i can only describe that it 'surges'. I did notice when i got home that the exhaust appears to be leaking slightly around the middle some where. Coudl this be related? Grateful for any advice. Thanks Rog

My TT has the back and quater light windows heavily tinted. Is it legaly ok to get the door windows done in a heavy tint?. How dark can you go for the windscreen?.

I need to replace my rear shocks, just started to leak, so not too bad yet! for my NA What to get and where is the question and of course not too expensive. Good local garage will fit Any advice gratefully received.

Can anyone recomend somewhere that will run a decent diagnostic test on my TT. I have not long bought it but there seems to be some strange problems. Loss off power, Turbo lag and funny idle times. I think I may have bought a dog but am willing to spend a bit of money on it to get it right.

Anybody with the SBC-ID boost controller got the optional harness fitted for injector cycle, O2 and water temp etc . Got mine this morning and all the instructions are in japabloodynese:( can't find english fitting instructions anywhere either :(

I have a Jap import 91 TT. It only has 180 Kmh on the speedo!. Is this correct?, I think it only converts to about 110Mph. Also is it a big job to fit another speedo and conversion components to read in Mph?

When I turn her over the HICAS light comes on, all though it does not do this all the time and when I reach speeds of about 50Kmh it goes out again!. Any Ideas?

Anyone in the Reading area who fancies taking me out on a ride in a 300ZX TT, so I know what the performance should be like.