General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Do you think it is advisable to fit an external automatic transmission oil cooler to my import ? Even though it has made it through its 11 year life without one. So far the box seems ok, but I would like to prolong its 'death'. Which also reminds me, what were Nissan thinking of when they designed the autobox sump without a drain plug ? Thanks John

can anyone tell me if the carbon tips of the ignition coils are a replacement part from nissan as mine are worn and broke. coils are ok. thanks ...lee

Recently i've noticed that my car is idling a little high, about 1000rpm. I thought must just be my TPS needing adjusting. Now, whenever the car is cold its an absolute pig to run, hesitating and trying to stall whenever i take my foot off the accelerator. Is my coolant sensor on its way out?

After fitting new injectors I have had a few problems to say the least. Trouble is as I did a bit of other upgrading/ repairing at same time so don't really know what is wrong. The thing I need to know is what should the car run like with larger injectors but still an SE chip for standard 370cc injectors. Thing is I have tried JWT chip set up for 555 injectors and it ran absolutely cr@p, wouldn't even idle, popped, coughed and spluttered all up road. So I put the old one back (SE). It will now idle reasonable but not brilliant and will run fine up the road. Do you guys think the injectors are not really 550cc injectors:mad: or the chip will not work in my car. …

OK so they fitted the Blitz SBC-ID boost controller etc. Now after reading the instructions i changed the boost setting to manual as it said it would not work on a tt on auto then low and behold on 25% boost I get 17.8psi the limiter does'nt cut in and i scare meself to death the trouble is it all seems to work ok on auto although i seem to have about 11psi even with the darn thing turned off any ideas? No chip yet so got a little detonation too

since coming back from billing my car feels like it is running on 5 cylinders. i took one of the coil packs off and noticed there was no carbon tip in contact with plug only a spring. do these tips wear out because there is no sign of it. this must be my problem musnt it? surely there cant be enough spark passed through a spring ? i just dont understand where it could have gone. any help or suggestions. thanks ...lee

Reading the threads on difficulty in getting RS 10/60, found this site and they have stock.... Also will discount for larger orders and free delivery over £30... Hope it helps EDIT Opps, so I did http://www.castrolclassicoils.co.uk/engine.htm

Hi All, The turbo on the left bank of my zed appears to be dying very quickly(i believe the bearings have gone) and starting to smoke. The question is what turbos should I go for. I don't want to spend the earth but do want to upgrade from standard. The car is a uk model with performance exhaust, induction kit, boost upgrade and fast road rebuild auto gearbox. I don't want to have to modify the engine so need to know the maximum limits I should go to so I don't destroy the engine. Anyone know anywhere reliable in the midlands that I could get to fit them?? Thanks, Zedhot

Which oil should I be using in my engine (TT manual)? Car is due an oil change soon. Cheers. Martin.

hi everyone, how do you reset the ecu fault code stored in it i had a temp senor fault shown(code 13), now ive replaced it but when i do a self diagnostic (with wire) it still shows code 13?? i disconected the ecu all night?? thanks jim.

Anyone know how the hell you get the manual gearbox back on ??? I have tried everything, going in at an angle, straight, I just can't seem to get it to go onto the spline no matter what ! Any ideas peeps as its now doing my head in ! p.s. I have 12 stitches due to it falling of the jack and slicing my hand up ! B**TARD BOX. OLLY.

G-Day, I'm looking to buy an Apexi induction kit for my 300zx import. Can anyone recommend where to get one? and roughly how much are they? Thanks... Malibu :D

I picked up a dual A-pillar gauge pod at Billing - cheerz Adam, you're a bad influence ;) However, I now need some gauges to put in the pod. Anyone know of any good sources for these? Thanks Dave

Does anyone know anything about this? How much does it cost and -apart from being as cool as hell, what are then advantages to having it?

Guys does anyone know where the antena for the keyless entry is, is it part of the radio antena or is it in the windshield. My remote used to work from far away now you have to be right beside the car for it to work. I replaced the battery in the remote with a new one but it didnt help

As long as I've had my Zed, I've never noticed the Aux. fan coming on. Whilst going over the engine today I noticed the relay marked as 'sub fan' isn't there(looks like someones taken the relay out). Is this the relay that works the aux fan or are the aux and sub 2 different things?? Hope this makes sense... :confused: Malibu

My series 1 TT has been diagnosed with a dodgy ignition amp. To make sure I order the correct part, is this also known as the PTU?:confused: Also where's the best place to get one? Courtesy Nissan do them for US$180, but can anyone here (Nissan aside - they are too expensive) supply them quickly & reasonably? Thanks!

is there any way of telling wether an ecu is for a manual car or an automatic by visually looking at it?

i have just put in an uprated mines ecu into my zed and it ran like a sack of s##t so i took it out and replaced it with old one and it still ran very poor. is there something im doing wrong? ive just basically put it in as plug and play

I know this is not the right place to advertise, but I am having to break my 1989 jap auto import. All Parts are available. Also have a reconditioned manual gearbox. Was going to convert but never got round to it. Also the wheels are aftermarket ones that were on the car when it came from Japan, called Stich have just been reconditioned perfect finish and got brand new goodyear F1's. Sizes are 235 40 17 front and 255 35 17 on the back. If interested in any parts e-mail or call 07818875621. Almost forgot have a polished plenum as well.

Stability is good, when compared with my previous (completely knackered) S-03's Straightline grip in wet seems ok, but lateral traction is rubbish - slides all over the place when you least expect it and very sensitive to different road surfaces. My shagged S-03's had more grip in the wet ... Seem quieter from a road noise perspective though.

Driving home from billing last night in the wet was "interesting" Didnt help that was running conzult at the time and was trying to get as broad a spectrum of responses as I could, flat out acceleration in the pissing rain is not a good thing:) So, traction control, couple of Q's Is Race logic the only one on the market? Will it work with NOS? As far as I am aware it works by cutting fuel pulses, would that leave me with nos flowing? I know you shouldnt be using Nos in any situation that you need traction control, but things happen. And was thinking more of the launch control, would it bugger up a progressive nos controller? Any help?

Its hard to tell cause its so loud, but after 4 hours in a traffic jam yesterday im sure it sounds a bit like air escaping! Does anyone know if its possible to weld exhausts ? Im not clued up about zorsts at all! The last thing i want is to have to buy another one! Regards - Mike

Hi Guys I only had a Z for a couple of months before selling it to CJ (then broke it beyond repair!!) But a change in my situation means sod it i'm having another:p I got my last one off ebay and it was a cracker, i did take someone with me to have a look over the car but looking back i think it was a bit of a risk knowing what i know now. Anyway there is another on ebay that looks and ive spoken to the owner and it sound like a great buy so Does anyone know this car?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2425179138&category=18308&rd=1 and if i go to view it next week ( london area i think ) would someone who…

Ok before I start, the club looks superb, I've had a good browse and the cars you guys have are a credit to yourselves! I am currently the owner of a modified Nissan Primera P11 GA16DE and have decided to stop sinking money into a slow car and get something beefy. After much thinking, I have set my heart on a 300zx twin turbo targa top. What I am asking is anything I should heartily steer clear of. I can't imagine driving an automatic but I know that the turbos spin constantly through the gears and therefore this is the better option. My realistic figure to spend will be around 5k but I have seem some nice ones for this money. Also how much do these things do to the…