General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I keep meaning to ask this question but forgeting when im on the site, when idling if you blip the throttle very very lightly it seems to sort of stall, but it doesnt if you know what i mean. if you do it while under the bonnet you can hear the folowers rattle very slightly for a split second Is this just common for a paranoid zed owner? JIM:)

Dont know if anybody has seen these or is even interested, but I've just got a brand new clear rear lense kit for under £40 ( including shipping ) from a guy on eBay. He has 7 kits left as far as i know. I can give you the item number if anyone is interested. Just a thought.

Assuming that the gremlin in my motor can be sorted - soon, please :mad: I'll change the induction; anything to choose between what's available? Anyone used the Max Power Kit? thnx btw fully comp ins £302; mind you I am over 40, er 50....oh, alright over 60 but only a little bit.:D

Has anyone any info or prices on ZEES exhausts.They have massive stainless tailpipes!!! anybody know out about em?? Many thanks

can anyone tell me what the jap spec boost gauge would read if my car was running on safety? only owned 4 weeks and gauge has always read about 3mmhg. i have barely any power, i couldnt even spin the wheels on full acceleration. i dont know if its relevant but auto box switches to power mode nearly every time i press the accelerator, no matter how hard or lightly i press. tps? any help appreciated

I had the volvo serviced this week, found a fault in the ECU, £600 to replace. UNIPART now do an ECU repair service, with a proposed 48 hr turnaround. Sent mine off today will let you know how it goes

Bought my NA in May, direct import. Need to know if its been chipped etc as it goes well past the 112 restriction, and on and on ....... :D How will I tell if there is a non std or upgraded chip on the board..... Cheers

HEADERS:- Are they a good idea on the NA or too expensive for what they deliver. More glamour than clout...:confused: Racing Pulley:- again, good or bad. This I believe does give benefit. Bearing in mind I may go ahead with one or the other, whats the best way of contacting Jeff at Zedworld.... I've sent emails and left messages... no reply.... need prices please. :)

Guys, Gonna fit the main power lead for me amp to the battery after work, just wanna check that removing the power lead for all of about 1 min isnt gonna cause me any probs so I cant get home. Sorry if I am being stupid, but I am sure that this resets the ECU and I just wanna get home and not in safety boost!!:D :D Cheers for your advice. Mark. PS. Itsa good to be back.....;)

Has anyone any experience with the Turbo dynamics stage 2 hybrid T25. the description is: Roller bearing turbo, high flow 60 trim compressor wheel, cnc re-profiled compressor housing, T25 left hand thread turbine wheel assembly, staggered gap / total seal turbine end piston ring fitted, 0/64 A/R turbine housing, uprated 14 psi actuator. I am thinking about upgrading to this, with a steel flywheel and 1 piece prop. any comments to the good or bad ??

Can anyone tell me how to diagnose a seized or blown turbo? What procedures are there? Thanks in advance ..

looking forward to the show at weekend and then this happens, last week I started to have hesitation problems when accelerating from rounderbouts etc.., so I thought i would check my tps for conections etc.. after 2 hours of swearing i managed to get it back to the correct idle. but still have hesitation. mines a jap car tt, but have always run it on 95 unleaded, so I decided to bang 2 full tanks of super in, the car does feel better accelerating but still have the prob. this morning from standing start I planted foot down and nothing happened only a slow pickup got home and checked ecu codes 34 and 13 came up! and while driving home crawling in traffic the gearb…

Have rang.......e-mailed....faxed......(well tried to fax)..........no joy.... Anyone else had sim problems...... Regardz

A guy that I know has just got a 300, but its got a problem....no boost. Apparently he can hear the turbo's spooling while he's driving but the boost guage doesnt go past zero, and the car is super slow.... Apparently, theres no smoke so I dont think its the turbo, and they've checked for boost leaks and cant find anything. The only other thing I could think of would be a seized open wastegate - is this viable? appaerntly its last owner was an old guy who crawled round off boost all the time. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Just for Info, (I wish I had known this!!!!) Had CATS removed and had to have intermediate section replaced in stainless 309 ..due to failure of the Blitz Realise TT Exhaust check this out... Note only tail section is stainless on Blitz exhaust...mine lasted 18 mths... (£800) The bloke who fitted new stainless also stated the bend radius on tail sections didnt match He showed me what happens with the Blitz mild steel when touched by burner ...just melted away in seconds.... he stated about 50% of Jap Cars have their Blitz Exhaust replaced within about 2-3 years. He also showed me a Powerflow Exhaust (who make their systems from 409 Stainless, a lo…

Played footie last night, came out all sweaty and it was raining. Jumped in the car stuck the demister on for the front windscreen but it wouldn't de-mist. I checked and theres ROCK ALL air blowing out of the vents to the screen. I've not looked yet but I suspect that there is a motor actuating the movement of a flap somewhere controling where the air flow goes. Has anyone else had any experience of this? Cheers Rod

Hi folks ! Cool site ! I need your help,I can get my hands on a 300zx twin turbo fairly cheap. Its 1992 and needs a turbo and a respray,it has 96k miles and has been lying up for about 1 year.What should I look out for when im looking at it ? and is it worth taking a chance on it in this condition ? I would be gratefull for any advice you can give me. Thanks !!

Is this the right forum for this? There was a price check forum for all insurance queries a while ago but it seems to have dissapered. Anyway who uses who and whats the cheapest for a UK car?

how easy is the front wheel bearing to do. as my needs doing as its getting noises. sorry just a little one. thank you jay:)

Just had a coolant hose replaced & have ended up with large bill from local garage as they claim it was (almost) impossible to get to! It was rumoured that the gearbox would have to come out to get to it! But apparently they persevered and managed to do it in 4.5 hours! Is there such a difficult hose or was i ripped off? Dont know which hose but it was short & about 0.75 ins dia.

Hi All, I have the obligatory Z idling problems (constantly too high - 2000+ rpm) and reckon it's down to a vacuum leak. I've changed and re setup the TPS so I'm pretty sure it's not that. The car has recently had a gearbox swap Auto>Man and hence I have a whole lot more vacuum servo hoses to leak. The idle was always a bit on the high side (1100) and occasionally got stuck a bit higher (1500) Anyone got any advice about locating a vacuum leak? Could I use one of those boost leak dummys Vijay posted about with the TB's held open? Or am I talking cr*p (again)? ;) Any advice appreciated. RobH

Jap 91 TT Smoking from one side only on idle, plumes of blue smoke on hard acceleration but only from one side..... Help....... And how can I check what mighty be wrong.... Hybrid Turbos are 15 months old... Slight detonation under WOT Blitz Realise Exhaust/Decat/HKS Induction/Iridium Plugs/Hybid Turbos running 1.0 Bar. Blunder from one disaster to the next............she might have to go..... Hoping its something simple......but knowing probably not........................................ Regardz

I have been researching this and found that an imported 300ZX TT firstly will have Kmph speedo, not undersealed, restricted to 112mph, restricted to 275bhp (UK 300BHP) require a new radio as Jap radio's frequencies are above what our stations are broardcast on, Number of owners is very hard to prove, service history again hard to prove - however equivalent MOT in Japan is very very strict so if the car has recently passed it should be a good one (Or the owner is getting rid of an MOT failure), all UK cars have leather nearly all Jap are cloth, much Higher Insurance. From the above there is a clear advantage in going for a UK car over an import (Expect Imports are che…

Does anyone have NISMO 555 injectors ??? If so is the correct part number for these 16600-RR701 Just want to check before I part with my cash Thanks

I want to remove the vinyl logo's on the doors of my Z (apexi, nismo etc). Anny suggestionns for getting them off without killing the paint?