General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Where's the cheapest place to buy one ???

Just got my TT and I want to replace the stock Air filters. I have done some reasearch and I would like a JWT pop or a K&N pop. Found some british companies but they want silly money for these. Any suggestions for place of purchase?.

I have a turbo timer fitted to my TT. It has just a on/off button and a button whiches chages the Led from 1-9....

im after rear brake discs and pads.for a 91 uk tt can any one help or put me in the right direction where to purchase.

I have just recently put in a JWT chip to the ol Z. After installing it etc .. Started her up and the following occured. 1. White smoke from both exhausts 2. Very strong petrol smell 3. Uneven climbing through the rev range .. slightly juddery. I didn't drive the car because I didn't want to do any damage, just started her up and let her tick over etc ... There has never been any smoke before, not from the exhausts. The old chip was not stock but it was chipped in Japan. I had a look at the maps with a friend and it was rather aggresive on the timing front to say the least, also the rev limiter was set to 8000:eek: Any ideas? Cheers ...…

Hi All, I'm having to get under the covers to have a look at my timing as it may have slipped a couple of teeth (!). While I'm at it I'm replacing the Cambelt (again!), water pump, thermostat and am thinking of replacing the 'auto tensioner' - as this may be the culprit if the belt has indeed slipped. I have been quoted almost £300 for the tensioner by Nissan but I can get a 'tensioner bearing' from another source for a lot less - can anyone tell me whether this is the same thing as the tensioner, just part of it or something completely different?? Thanks in advance. RobH

i have just bought some 18" wheels and only just noticed that all 4 of them are 10" wide. i have 275/35 tyres on rear. and 235/40 on front. i was wondering what the widest tyre i could have on the front would be without causing arch probs cheers ..lee

This may be a long shot, but does anyone know the diameters of drifts that I should make up in advance in order to press out the old tension rod bushes. Thanks John

Anybody got experience of these fuel controllers? I'm not too keen on the Apexi's big bright display but it is meant to have a detonation meter built in which sounds like a good idea. Chris.

I'm looking at buying a TT import on a 90 with 70k miles. Can you tell me if the engine will still be strong with this mileage. It has had the cambelt and water pump, clutch changed. Will i be looking at buying a lot of problems or is this mileage ok? what kind of mileage are you guys running now, and has anyone with similar mileage had any problems around 70k. Cheers

Please help me out by giving your opinion on this dillema: I have been looking for a good z for a while and had my cash all sorted out, then wrote off my banger and had other major cash problems. Finally I am sorted cash-wise again and looking for a z here, and through Auto Trader etc with a car budget of £6000 (which still leaves me a bit of an emergency fund). The question I have is this- I have seen a good few zeds but so far narrowed it down to two hopefuls- if any one has any thoughts on these cars will you let me know? Maybe someone has even taken a look at them and know which ones I am talking about (out of Auto Trader) Which would you go for out of …

Thinking of fitting a dump valve have any body on er got them and does it give any power increase or just the noise!!;) cheers Dave

Is there anywhere in UK to refurbish 550cc injectors or do they have to go to the states?

Just put some new pads on a couple of weeks ago and it was fine untill last weekend the passenger side wheel keeps on squeeking its well anoying me but if i press the brake when its making the noise it stops:confused: :confused: Any suggestions cheers Marc

anyone know where's the best place to get replacement foam or the super power flow? I've searched past threads and someone said Sumo but i can't find a number...

Help!! I'm after an induction system and have no clue wtf to buy...:confused: ...I was looking at Blitz or Apexi cos I've been told that the foam HKS ones and the K&N ones are a bit poor and not good for your engine.(oily deposits 'n' stuff) C'mon, give that massive vat of knowledge a big stir and lets see what drains out into my glass!!:D

Hello folks, Any suggestions on what tyre presure I should be running on my TT? The car has 17" rims with 225/50/17 up front and 245/50/17 at the back. Cheers. Martin.

Actually its not bad!!! Front side lights not working... no probs. Nearside Steering Gator split.... Should be straight foward, does anyone know how easy this is to replace? I'm getting the garage to quote on this, how much should i expect to pay??? Dan

ok, sounds a bit stupid but i sometimes struggle to pull away quickly from a standstill! What are people's thoughts on the best takeoff?? What revs? Drop the clutch or feed it? I seem to either get bogged down (just off boost) or smoke the tyres to fu*k!! Not that it's really a problem, 'cos even when i do get a cr*p start, I can usually sail past whoever's there once i'm on full boost :D :D :D

BRILLIANT! Click on the wheel price and they super-impose on the 300zx! Excellent. :D http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/WheelSearch.jsp?&autoMake=Nissan&autoModel=300ZX+Turbo&autoYear=1990

B'stard. 6.5 hours after picking her up from the garage. B*gger b*gger b*gger :( - Gio

Hi All, My timing was out by over 10 degrees (advanced) - this explains my detonation problem I guess :( Problem is why and how it was out by so much?? The problem seems to be quite recent so something must have changed/broken - I'm not convinced that the belt could have slipped - surely that would have put it out by much more anyway(?) So I have no detonation now but the car feels a bit flat running at 1bar :( is the timing solely controlled by the ECU or could something else have got stuck/broken which may mean timing had got stuck advanced and now can't advance when ECU tells it to (because it was set back to 15 degrees)? Anyone in the NW got a ConZ…

Can anyone out there shed any light on this topic? I had a new timing belt fitted (with all the usual extras) about 3 months ago. The car ran very well for a few weeks but started to get a bit lumpy at higher revs and boost. By 4-5 weeks after the timing belt, it had got to the stage where I was getting backfires and serious detting at high boost. I went in to GPS and after a bit of checking (and a full ECU diagnostic) it turned out that the timing has running at 30 degrees, rather than 15! Original Garage, claim to have set it at 15, but I was sceptical, until I noticed that the now perfect running of the car started to deteriorate once more. Car was booke…

got pulled this morning,copper wasn't too bad- he let me off with a *****cking.here's the problem -my speedo appears to be inaccurate. got talking to previous owner, oh yes he knew about it he pulled the needle off to fit a new speedo scale then drove at 30( another car set the pace) and stuck the needle back on.I think I'll have to get another set of clocks( unless someone here knows different). question is will I need an import set(kmh) or will uk spec fit and work ok in my n/a import thanks guys pete

Anyone had a new master brake cylinder over the past year or so. If so did you notice much difference in your braking after. Would seem a shame to go spending hundred and hundred of pounds on caliper and disc upgrades if it is something as simple as the MBC.