General Discussions - 300ZX Related

can anyone tell me how ugly these spacers look as i have just bought some open 5 spoke wheels. will they look awful as am having wide arch conversion very soon. cheers ...lee

Have been thinking recently about getting a Z a year or so down the line, and been checking this forum. Would you agree that a TT 2+2 manual Uk spec car, with around 50K miles or less would be best (even though to find a car with millage that low in the UK would be an achievement). ALso can u get T-bar's with UK spec? Also, is there much difference between Z's from the J reg's to the L reg's? cheers :confused:

Check this out, many clubs have been over here before, so the ole Zeds are lacking behind, could be a great weekend. cheers smithy http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=308930&CategoryID=28809&ThreadID=978753

Has anyone replaced their std arb/asb with an after-market kit? e.g. Suspension Techniques. Did not notice when last under my Zed but I think that the std units are hollow and relatively thin

Wondering where can I get that silver centre console to replace the Black plastic one on the stock Z.

While fitting a new starter motor this morning I noticed oily stuff around the drivers side tension rod (Im not sure, I think its the tension rod) I have attached a photo. Does anythone think its anything to worry about ? Thanks, John

Has anyone got any of these gauges? .. If so what are they like .. are they reliable? I am interested in the digital gauges and the ones I have seen are very good value. http://www.stores.ebay.co.uk/iconcaraccessories/plistings/list/all/dept0/index.html?col=2&dir=-1 Mechanical or Digital? - That is the question and are they worth getting?

Anyone got a web address or phone no for Nomad (racing?), the guys who do the A pillar pods...

Just spent 1/2 hour looking through old posts, but still have a few questions about a possible brake upgrade... 1/ If I get GT-R33 front calipers and discs, will I need larger wheels? Is there a minimum size to fit the larger discs in? 2/ What should I get for the rear brakes or do I leave them standard? 3/ SS brake lines - yes or no? 4/ Anything else I should get done to the brake system at the same time. 5/ Do I need to get a zx specialist to fit all this or should a decent garage be able to figure it out? Or possibly a general import dealer garage? Any help or comments will be greatly appreciated.

Hiya people, Just been trying to fit a timing belt, but have the following problem I can lign up the marks on the sprockets and the belt no problem, bu when i line up the mark on the crank the marks on the cams dont line up with the dots on the back plate! yet the marks on the timing belt still line up with the cam marks! Can you tell mew it this is right, or have i messed up? The engine turns uver like that with no piston/valve contact!

Vinz At Billing you had a nice piece of kit which was a 3 gauge pod that fitted in one of the stereo slots. Can you still get them? Cos

For all you Z'sters out there running high boost and bigger injectors, check this link out: Programming Z ECUs This guy has some very interesting and informative teachings on ECU tuning and comparisons between the setups of different EPRoms like JWT etc.... It is a realy eye opener when you see exactly how much work a poor ECU has to do as well as monitoring all the sensors! :) Enjoy :D

Guess I should have thought about this earlier but...... I`m having one of Luke`s low level spoilers fitted to me Zed. He said it tends to limit rear visibility. Anyone here got one? If so, how much can`t you see out of your rear screen now?

I'm just after the plug torque settings? Cheers fellas. :cool: **and nice one Mark (Topless) for meeting me today**

Well guyZ, Pulled all but two of the plugs out and they looked ok, Bosch platinum tipped jobbies, connected to coil packs and left them resting on top of the engine, good news is that I am now getting (or at least seeing) a spark from each of the four pulled plugs and coil packs so I guess that rules out an electrical/electronic problem. Whilst cranking car to check 4 sparks, smelt petrol coming out of the empty plug holes, Oil is still OK (at full indicator on dipstick) BUT when I checked the water it was Waaaaaaay above high so I undid the rad cap and low and behold the rad was dry, infact when standing over the rad cap hole, could not see ANY water in the rad…

Hi Chris "You need special spacers which bolt to the hub and the wheel bolts onto that if you are going wide arch. The spacers are about 2.5 inches thick so you can't just use long bolts! All you can do is get alloys to fit the car now and get the spacers made up later. Wide arch spacers are about £300 " I was reading the earlier reply that u left me about spacers. As i said b4 the alloys are going to be 18x8 all the way round. As u also have a wide arch (by the way the car looks well nice uv done a excellent job) is this what u did with ur alloys. As i need to buy the alloys quickly i need to know that the spacers ur talking about wont damage the bearin…

Probably a stupid question, where are the cats located on the exhaust system? I have looked at it and can see there are 3 parts to it, down pipe, mid and rear. Which section has the cat?

I know it's a bit of a cheeky thing to ask but does anyone have a spare balance bar for a UK manual so that I can get mine chromed. Will obviously cover any P+P and supply beer.

Sorry about repeating a commonly asked question. My insurance renwal quote has come through this morning at £789 for a Jap import TT (H reg), I'm 29 and have full no claims. Does this sound reasonable? It doesn't to me. Where else should I be looking for Jap import insurers? Many thanks, Andy

my turbos are gonna be replaced soon and one of the jobs i've seen recomended to have done at the same time is removing the EGR's. is there a kit for this or could the mechanic do it by themself. and whos bright idea was it to invent these things in the first place?!:D i'm guessing you would gain a noticable amount of improvement in performance with these removed?

Hey everyone, I am new to the site and looking for some advice before I take the plunge and buy one of these beautiful beasts. I have heard varying stories about the 300ZXs, such as that they are prone to breaking easily and smoking from an early age. What sort of things should I be looking at when buying a used one? What is the best model to buy and how much would I be looking at? Im really wanting a Twin Turbo as the insurance was surprisingly cheap. If there is any useful links or anyone has any advice that would be good to me about anything on these dream machines, then please tell me!!!! I am desperate to get a great car as my little 1.5 Mazda 323F jus…

Have done a search but cant seem to find the part no's for the rear ball joints that fit in the rear hubs and then into the track control arms. Would be greatful if someone could post me the part no's so I can order them from courtesy Thanks Kevin Unless someone on here has some new one's for sale

I am sure many people have seen this website before but I thought it was worth mentioning for those who haven't :) ... I came across this American Website that shows the alloys they sell on any car listed (which includes our beloved zeds). It doesn't give you different colour options on the zed except black but it gives the general idea. The Tire Rack or Link direct for Zed Garage... Hope someone finds this as useful as I have. ;) BTW it only goes up to 18" sizes

I've the chance of a set of Bridgestone Portenza tyres. 2off @ 225/40/18 and 2off@ 255/35/18 around £360 - £400 A good buy?

Hi all, A quick question I hope. I've been searching the forums about problem my Z picked up at weekend, and from what you all say it would seem to most likely be the PTU. (Car runs for 15 mins, stops, cools down - repeat at will !). As suggested I ran the ECU diagnostic to look for code 21, this I duely got. But I also got the code 34 'Detonation Sensor Circuit'. My question is, are these two likely to be releated, or just coincidence that I have both. ? I should probably mention here that for a couple of weeks I seem to be running without turbos (only goes up to 0 on gauge, is this running in safe mode/safety boost ?). From reading lots of posts a…