General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Ok I own a lightly modded 200sx at the moment and im thinking of buying a Z what bhp do they give as standard and what are they like on parts, are they easy to source and readily available? What sort of price Vs mileage should I be looking for? Thanks :)

Going to fit proper boost gauge, poss digital. What other gauges would be really useful? tia

Ok, tried to replace both the sensors today. Using a crow's foot from a local store, (spanner head with 3/8 drive connector), and several extensions, u-joint and some piping that was lying around. Spent about an hour on the pass side as I'd read that was easiest, then removed bonnet to make life a little easier. Anyhow got fed up with that, so had a go at the drivers side and managed to do it!!! Spent the rest of the afternoon failing with the pass side again. My spanner doesn't move much then seems to get wedged against the nuts on the manifold - that or it slips off. Taking extension straight up. I think the only pipe left to remove is the A/C one so…

Can anyone recommend a site selling timing lights for the Zed, ideally one with an added inductive sensor for connection to #1 cylinder..... or more so the power transister. Cheers

Can someone tell me where the link to the light upgrade is????

Found this site; thought that it could be useful to others here: http://www.twinturbo.net/ttnettech/tech.aspx

Hi all! First off I'm new to this great forum so 'Howdy Every1!' 8-) I drive a jap '90 Z32 2+2 TT Auto that is stock (62k miles on clock) and have been thru the wars in the last few days! *lol* About 10 days ago I was driving from Poole to London (~130miles) and 120 miles into the journey, she lost all power and I had to pull onto the hard shoulder (M25 j22-23). Immediately as I came to a stop the car died and has not started since. It was about 40degrees road temp that day and the engine was roasting, indeed because the engine was so hot and she didn't have her 3-4mins 'spin down' time the oil started to fry on the turbos and produced light blue smoke under …

Does anyone know the part number for an outer track rod end? It's for a 1991 Jap 2+2 TT.

Has anyone ever had strange noises coming from their HICAS?? It seems to only happen at motorway speed when going round slight bends... The only way I can describe it is as a hmmmphhh!! It's almost sounds like the tyres are rubbing the arches (which they're not). The fluid levels are all fine, and there doesn't appear to be excessive play anywhere, although I've not got anything to compare it to!! The noise is pretty loud - I'm convinced other drivers can hear it when I go past them!

Hi, where can I get front light bulb for dipped headlight. The car is an import. Does Nissan stock them or are they different from the UK? I seem to remember some thread about this before but can't be bothered doing a search. Hope to hear soon, Thanks, Geoff.

Well with all the bad news about at the mo, thought id tell you all some good. MoT was due so sent it off, always nail biting stuff on an older car especially one with such expensive bits, when they came back i could see the fail sheet, heart pounding out i went to see how bad it was, headlamp level low, sidelight bulb, number plate bulb!!!!!!! yahoo, $30 quid inc test and shes thru, LONG LIVE THE ZED:D :D :D

Got back to the motor yesterday to find my passanger wing mirror on the floor, just ripped/kicked/punched off- Am not a happy bunny at the moment! Luckily I found out who did it, so I had the very nice pleasure of going round to his house and 'having a little friendly chat'!! - He managed to see the light and he's going to pay for it to be fixed, which we both agreed was much better than him having his head kicked in by me. The trouble is it's a jap model which I've been told has a small heater built in that turns on when you activate the rear window heater (although I could be wrong!) as well as being able to electronically retract. Does anybody know wh…

Red Zed, maybe will change front end but in meantime will fit grille. Red? (Anodised Ally rather than painted steel) Silver? (Ditto) Chrome? :confused:

as some of you may know one of my turbos blew a few months back (only 2 weeks after buying the car:mad: ). i've saved all my money since and have as much as i'll have before i start uni next month. so it's coming to crunch time, and i'll be booking the car in to get done in the next few weeks. i'm planning on ordering the courtesy 60k service kit, as hopefully getting the parts fitted should hopefully cost less with the engine out. other than that are there any other jobs that are worth doing? i guess it would make sense to change the det sensor, as long as it isnt too expensive? does anyone know a garage that knows their stuff about zeds in the north kent …

Does anyone know the part number for the steering rack gator and advice on where to get one please?

Guys + Gals, I am seriously thinking of putting the ZED into storage as the gearbox is going to cost me close to a grand and what with the MOT being due (bodywork needs doing) and the tax running out, I am very very very short on cash, this is what the car has done to me! I earn good money but the car has really kicked my ass over the past 6 months, as some of you well know and along side the cost of living (renting), times are hard! As a reault of the increasing debt, and wanting to start thinking about buying a house as the house market is getting more pathetic by the day, I thought that it may be wise to store the ZED away in a garage for 6-12 months rather …

Chaps, Went to see a Z at the weekend and the Chap said that He'd disconnected the Air con, by cutting the belt, cos the pump was making a squeeking noise and hes said thay you lose 8 HP by driving the pump It's a very nice car but I would obviously want the air con to work. Can anyone give me a rough idea (parts and labor) what it would be to fit a new pump and belt as well as check and poss re-charge the system?? If you doný know do you know a man who does Jeff perhaps?? Many thanks Glenn :D

Has anyone tried this? My driver's side seat belt has failed again, so I need a new one. It seems like a good opportunity to replace the Japanese style belts, which anchor on the doors, for UK style, which don't. I already have the slots for UK belts in the rear panels, as I have a UK suede interior. Does anyone know if the hole for mounting the belt mechanism at the bottom and the upper mounting point are already there in an import?

Somehow I've managed to disconnect (or break) my ambient temp sensor when wiring my gauges up. The ambient tempereature is currently reading -86C so the air-con is useless at the moment :( I've used the A/C diagnositc to pin it down to the ambient sensor, but where the hell is it? :) All help appreciated as ever James

....wanted to play on the way back from the Pod - right up my a$$ comin off a roundabout. We both floored it and by 40 I was losin him, by 80 he was gone!!:D :D I thought these things were supposed to be fast low down:rolleyes: :D its amazing what a difference a rolling start makes....... The guy driving was alright though - he caught up when we hit traffic and flashed and waved when he turned off.

I hear the rear shocks on a UK car can be adjusted vie the handbrake..... How is it done.....?......Nothing in my handbook about it...??

Hi all I have now found problem No one. Big End Failure! Just had complete engine change!!! S--T Loads of dosh!! Now my old engine is up for grabs at £500 turbo's, heads and all other bits on it! 01303854410 or i evening 01303244137. Going to Brighton on the 23. See some of you there on Sunday.

i am having strosek wide arch conversion with veilside skirts, strosek rear bumper, bonnet bulge/vent, rear quad lights,high level paul bailey rear spoiler, unknown front bumper at present, all resprayed in hopefully a pearl lamborghini orange.(still not sure can anyone find me a lamborghini orange pic or perhaps reccomend a colour? very desperate. cheers ...lee

does anyone know where i would be able to get one of these from, and roughly how much? also, what does the sub fan cool? is it just the air con or is it anything more important? one of my turbos blew a while back and i think i remember somone saying the sub fan has some sort of role in cooling the turbos? is this correct:eek:

Hello there folks, Whats the best polish to use on my Zed and is T-cut a good idea first? Cheers. Martin.