General Discussions - 300ZX Related

my mates just bought some chrome 17" alloys for his zed. the wheels catch the calipers :( where can we get some wheel spacers to cure this? its got to be ones with extended nuts, not just the universal discs halfords sell. any help with this appreciated. thanks.

the joint in the small rubber gaiter that comes out of the HICAS system (i think?) just to the left of the centre of the page has gone on my drivers side. you can get about half an inch of movement in it, and therefore in the wheel as well. explains why my car felt like it was going to skip off the road everytime i hit a pot hole!:D does any one know how much this part is and where i could get it from? cheers chaps!:D

Where can I find FAQ on dashboard removal

Where's the best place to get a Heater Matrix from and roughly how much are they? Cheers

Do I have uprated downpipes or are they all two into one. I looked at my downpipes when fitting cat replacement pipes and they have two outlets on the turbo side one for the wastegate and one for the exhaust. Is that normal or are they uprated ? All help greatly appreciated ! Olly.

Me Clutch started slipping, due to power I think as it was fairly new !!! I have bought a Jim Wolf Technology 700 bhp friction plate. Do you think I could use this with a standard Nissan cover or would I need a Jim Wolf Technology uprated one, I have tried e-mailing JWT but get no reply ! All helkp greatly appreciated. Olly.

anyone got a spare ptu i could borrow just to make sure that this is the failure,i live in the suffolk area.

I really want to place the window pillar trim, and I tried to contact Z-centre by email and phone, but they don't reply me, so can anyone tell me where I can get the rubber trim from?

Have had me rear shockers and front tie rod bushes done and the old thunder is handling much better now but I still think there is to much body roll, especially during rapid weight transfers, like coming off roundabouts, etc. Reckon that one of Lukes poly bush sets would sort me out or should I be looking at ball joints first? Any help appeciated.

How does the manual box wire in to the auto harness? The auto has a section that unplugs from the harness but I'm told the manual box won't plug in to this. What wiring is required?

Hi all, Just thought i would warn ya about the above,!! I have just bought a lovely 91 Z 32 TT. acquired on Monday the 16th,drove home hitting double the legal speed limit!! like ya do!! Following morning at 8.30am,fired new car up to go to work and hey,ping,pong,crash!! cam belt twanged 12ish teeth and clattered 10 valves!!! actually snapped 6,this was at no more than 1100 rpm in 1st gear!! Luckily i am able to do the work myself!!This is still gonna cost about £600 after calling all my favours in at the local parts supplier!! ha ha!! Just letting ya all know!! a word of warnin,if ya belts gettin close for renewal…

Does anyone know what type of oil is the best for the Z? I have 5L of Comma XTeck 5W-30 semi synthetic oil, will this do the job ok? Thanks. Ste.

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After paying a visit to Zedworld to get an erratic idle sorted (dodgy connection, very green!!) I noticed a slight leak on the rad, right below the bleed valve, it's not a 'big' leak only a small hiss of a leak at high temp but I want to get it sorted ASAP. Where can I get a rad from? (recomendations please) Can I get an upgrade rad without plastic sides as they are not the best and are the weak point IMO!!? How much? (ball park figure will do, ta!) Thanks in advance, Matty.

my brakes have been getting a bit crap lately (as many people complain about on zeds), pads all looked reasonable still so decided to strip & clean. 4 out of the 8 pistons on the front calipers had siezed :eek: . no wonder they were so crap!! pushed them back & pumped them out a few times to free them off. I now have working brakes again!! :) next pad change i think i'll get a caliper rebuild kit & do the job properly. bet theres a few out there that need doing!!

I am going to buy a new PTU that replaces the factory-installed PTU. I have seen some pictures of this one and it seems to be four connectors at the wiring harness...where should all these connectors be placed...I know two of them should be placed on the PTU, but what about the two others...?? (Maybe one of them is placed on the CAS?) Thanks EgilTT

Hi, How beneficial would it be to take a car I'm thinking of buying to Nissan to get them to check the ECU diagnostics?

Howdi My 300 is on it's way from tokyo, due to arrive 6th July. First time I've imported. I know it'll need a foglight for mot, but any suggestions as to what else will need changing due to it being an import? Also, the car wont have been ran for atleast 5-6weeks, any special precautions i need to take as i know from experience 300s can be a little bit troublesome at times lol (owned one before)? btw it's a 91 TT, 50k, manual, leather. Supposedly in "good condition". :)

For years now everyone has (quite rightly) criticised the illumination (lack of). Anyone ever thought about changing lights & surrounding bodywork by removing OEMs and setting up say 'pop up lights' from an MR2, MX7 or something like that???? Just wondered what the front would look like???? Didn't know whether it was possible or if there would be enough room....

got my bro a damages mr2 1990 j spec n/a manual it had been damages by the guy when he was drunk, obviosly no insurance stuff :) anyways rad was split, when went to look at appaeared fine... apart from the obvious front end damage got it fixed and painted on saturday... when ever the engine warms up and been driven for about 5 - 10 mins the is severe knocking noise .... any body any ideas ? crank ... would not last cam wear ...... i am going to flush the system and put in nice new THICK oil and see what happens any ideas greatly appreciated scottie

Alright Lads, I have had an engine noise problem (blowing / fan type noise then a screeching at 5K) on my Non Turbo for a while. After being in for an alternator change the garage said the noise could be from the Viscus Fan? Anyone had this problem? Any idea's where I can get one Thanks G

Hi all, I need help on the R34 Brembo front brakes (calipers and discs). 1. What is the diffrerence between R33 Brakes and R34 brakes? 2. What's the disc size on the R34 Brembo fronts ? 3. Are they ever slotted/grooved as the ones i saw are plain discs? 4. How hard is t to fot them on a Z? Many Thanks in advance "Ammar"

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I was think of getting my Zed serviced at a place called Zedworld. Anyone ever used them or have opinions on their work? :confused:

hey i want to put a uprated ecu in my 92 tt. What is the best ecu, given that i don't fancy soldering my own chip in? The only thing is i use the car every day and so can't send the ecu to anyone for any length of time. Would be best if i could get a complete unit that i can just swap over one night, or am i just delusional that things could be that easy?