General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Would this be appropriate as a pressie for my husband? http://www.haynes.co.uk/inc/viewmanual.asp?mt=72010 He has 300zx (91 0r 92) but it is a japenese import. Will this manual be appropriate? Many thanks

after 40 minutes or so of my air con working the air flow drops down to almost nothing. It isnt the fan because i can still hear it. Its almost as if the cold air is going......................somewhere else! If i turn it off for 10 minutes it seems to work again. Has anyone experienced a similar problem if so any help greatly appreciated.

This may be a little petty, but I've got a Jap TT import - cool enough. But I really want the brake lights to light the full width of the brakes (and ditto for the indicator). it may look a bit yank, but at night I think it looks awesome. I was 19 years old in 1990 and totally fell in love with these cars when I saw some on a trip to the US, never expected to get one but nostalgia has a way of biting you on the arse!!! Minor gripe but all small things make a big thing like a Zed Rod

I currently have a JWT'd ecu. Would you use an A/F ratio controller on top or completely seperatey, -to be used with a stock ecu? Which setup is recommend/concidered to be best? Also can you tell what voltages your mas is pumping out on one of these? Think mine may be dodgy and buying one of these babies would be a good way to find out ;)

As most of you know stock PTU's (apart from very late ones) are prone to failure. I can get the after market PTU's brand new for £140. I think thats a good price. I sell 2nd hand ones for £100, so £140 for a new one is very good. Nissan charge about £250-£300. These after market ones are better and much more reliable than stock. If anyone wants one then email me at geewhizz@onetel.net.uk. Apologies for using this forum, but I didn't want anyone to miss out :-) Thanks Andy

How is this for lucky...the image shows a near miss for a zed we had for belt and pump swap this week, the engine on the zed had been replaced some 6 months ago by a previous owner but without any belt history and a weeping water pump the owner thought it was time to get the job done. When stripped down is was obvious that some damage had occured to the lower metal section belt cover ( maybe when the engine was been fitted) and the belt was catching on the sharp edge of it, in fact the first I saw was belt debris everywhere, unfortunately the picture does not show how cut up the belt was on the front edge due to this, a belt I might add that was otherwise in very goo…

am in the middle of fitting my 99 front end. I offered it up, and cant get it to sit flush, have the drivers side flushish, but the passenger side is riding about 1/2 inch low, and when I tighten the bolts, its just pulling the bumper or the bodywork out of shape, any ideas??

I've just replaced my rear panel and rear lights with a tailgate panel, so no longer have any need for this original rear panel and set of rear lights, in good condition. Offers??

Just took the car out for a good thrash. (Just discovered locking it down and redlining in first then second, then going to drive really makes it shift ;) ) Anyway got back and there was coolant pouring out the front drivers side of the car with a lous hissing. Engine temp had been half all the journey. I think this is fairly normal for Zeds to jettison coolant when the pressure builds, but I'm not sure. Here's a vid to show what it was doing. Is this normal or is it bad?

HI all this a good day for me sorting out problems ie.. rear seal defo knackered badly split it was so thats my transmission leak sorted.. also propshaft centre bearing definatly gone as well so by midweek i,ll have a well appy z32 so a good saturday for me and now to get some strongbow down me cheers to u all and a good evening cully z:D :D :D :D :D

who does these and how much. i do know that luke does them are there any other suppliers. i would prefer to use the adjustable ones instead of the spacers. does anyone allready have them fitted as mine is running 3.7 degrees should be nearer 1 degree camber

Any ideas why? I was looking to check out the 300z's for sale?

Can anyone help I'm getting a strange hissing noise from inside the dash (top center) every time I add power. The noise goes away when the power is off or when I'm coasting along. Some times this noise is joined by a short girgle (like bubbling liquid). I cant find any air leaks under the hood, so thought it may be in the AC. any idears any one!!! Thanks Chris

Absolutely wasted a prelude yesterday, got about 10 lengths on him 40-80. Normally this would obviously be no big deal, especially as it was only the 2.0i one, but to make up for it I was driving my bag of sh1te, barge like, cement coated, bits falling off carlton estate;) Woohoo feel the power of my 160 horses:D

Are the track rod boots filled with oil or grease? What type? Mine have both split badly and dried out :(

For anyone who's thinking about replacing their stock head unit (HU), the new HU with the appropriate ISO adaptor and aerial adaptor will most likely not activate the rear amp to power the rear speakers. This is because the connection to activate the rear amp from the new HU will not be in place resulting in the rear speakers not working. Either find out how to activate the amp and have the signal from the new HU amplified, again, by rear amp before it reaches the rear speakers or introduce new wires connecting directly to the rear speakers. However, I've found another way of bypassing the rear amp without having to route new speaker wires to the rear speakers. …

Anyone keep up with the latest Non-Turbo mods available for 2003 ? I really want to ramp up the bhp for my NA but I want to get a good cost/bhp increase ratio if you know what i mean ! there are so many companies offering similar products also - who do I go with ? Thanks in advance for any help ! - my Z is having the auto box re-built - £1800 - my wife is gonna kill me ;-)

Anyone know how much Boost pressure you can take the standard nissan Turbochargers up to???

I've recently put a new steering wheel boss on, which was a pain in the arse to fit. I ended up taking all the old boss/electronics off and re-fitting the plate with the 3 contacts only. I then realised that each electrode controls something different and the contact plate on the end of the boss only contacts with the middle electrode only. I rewired it thinking that they were for the cruise control only, so that the middle electrode was for the horn. The very first sharp corner i came to the HICAS light came on. Now i need to know how i'm supposed to fit the boss properly, and also which way round the wires went to set them back to normal. Can i still drive ro…

Is the adjustment of toe-in a DIY job on the Zed?

hi, i need a bit of advise - as the tittle has anyone done this? and can someone give me a list of parts i need? and do you know anyone that can supply these parts. sorry for all the questions.. si

Due to my loom being as brittle as 90 yearolds' kneecap, I need a new one. Nissan UK are being there usual useful selves, so I was wondering a) where else can I get one? (I was thinking MJP or Courtesy). and b) how much is the f**ker likely to cost? Cheers Adam

HI Peeps I am after a set of 315mm Front Brake discs from a Z. Anyone know where I can get hold of them from? Cheers Dan,

I'm in need of a set of pads urgently!! I need them for tomorrow, dont car if they are poor quality or if they last one day!!! Do halfords do anything? Dan

Phoned nissan today to order a new top rad hose, (the shorter one that goes from the top of the rad to the metal pipes). £33 plus VAT!!! bargain!!!! On inspection the plastc on the end of the rad is comming to bits, im hoping that there is enough left on it for a new hose to grab onto. If not has it got to be a new rad or does the plastic end bit come off somehow??