General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Was reading the thread from Zimon regarding bringing a few Zed parts in from the states and kinda hit upon an idea. My wife is American and more than once I`ve had parts from Courtesy shipped through her twin sister in PA. The thought hit me that maybe my sister in law could make a gift of parts for my Zed on a more regular basis.....get my drift? Hows about it? If I can help a few fellow Zedders "bypass" customs it can`t be a bad thing can it? Any ideas?

I am right thinking that to test a themostat, that you put it in hot water and watch it open? I thought my old one wasnt opening enough so bought a new one from nissan to be one the "safe" side. So i put the new one and the old one in hot water to see if the new one opened more...... .....but the new one didnt open at all:confused: I think that it must be a duff new thermostat, am i right?

when you have been doing 60 for a bit on a moterway and then then take your foot of the gas , we get a big woff of burning oil smell any idear wots going on ???????????:confused: :mad: :(

Has anybody done this modification, or can anybody put me in touch with someone who has? Unlike the UK car, my import 2+0 TT does not come standard with an Engine Oil Cooler and I would like to understand how the modification is done. Fyi, I have tried a number of bits from Think Auto, but nothing I have tried is a perfect solution. I am wondering if the UK adapter/housing can be used on my import engine block, etc... Really would like to talk to somebody who has done this mod for their engine. Thanks, Geoff

had a quick look but cant c any info about replaceing cats with test pipes as i have heard a higher amount of back pressure can blow up turbos?

My rear spoiler is on the way out, the old waterlogged problem. I plan to replace it with a replica fibre glass one. I also need the front bumper replacing as it is cracked and horrible. I'll be fitting a 99 front. The question is, does anyone know/have a rear bumper that looks good with a single exhaust. I have a Kakimoto sport exhaust. May as well get this all done and a respray at the same time me thinks...

Hey everone very cool site. I am from Canada and have tried emailing Paul Bailey but never get a reply does anyone know how I can get in touch with him. Thanks

I am looking for someone who would supply me with non standard front no plate ie 13"wide 4"deep [high] i am in Bristol so any body have an idea were to get them. Most people need proof of ownership or so there websites say so closer the better. I spoke to a guy called jon @ japfest last week and he gave me his card but cannot get hold of him, he says this size is called SHOW PLATE!! so can any body help cheers Dave:confused:

Anyone else had a problem with this? Wired mine up to number plate light wiring and then to my left hand rear light wiring and nowt happening. I've tried mailing the guy who made them in the US for us but that account is dead. Also his website is disabled. If anyone has a copy of the fitting/wiring instructions could you let me know so I can give you my email. TIA Quote from the delivery note "Only two inverters out of 70 have been bad so far" and he says that he tests the panels before they go out...eh??? So does the inverter go duff (no pun intended Andy) between the US - flight over the pond - and mini me US? I don't get it.

Whenever I come to a halt quickly, usually traffic lights, or slow down quickly for a turing my Zed tends to stall if I don't dip the clutch at the last minute. It will also stall blipping the throtle to over 3k and letting off. the revs just keep dropping :( Now I've gone through the archive's and figured that it's the TPS. Soaked it in WD40 yesterday and it sorted the problem temporarily until it dried. Got some solvent cleaner today and attacked it with a toothbrush (did the CAS too :D ) but although it's made it better it's still happening. Opinions please? Did I do a sh*t job of cleaning it - it's not green anymore, or do I need to whack some copper …

Anyone know of the best place to get these? I did get one with the black Zed, but am looking for a spare. Can you get full sets from Nissan if you quote them a specific number...and if so, where do you get this number? There's nothing written on the titanium key that I already have. Looked on Ebay and Courtesy but nothing doing on there and I really don't want that NISMO thing.... Any idle-flears?

Smokey Exhaust --------------------- I enquired a few weeks back regarding the smoking from my exhaust and the likely problem was the breather hoses needed replacing. A couple of things: 1) Apparently these were replaced when the engine/turbos were reconditioned/replaced just over a year ago. 2) The smoke only comes from the left 2x exhausts (facing the rear of the car). The blue smoke varies in intensity and it usually occurs more after startup or idle... 3) I was told by the company (APi) to check the state of the air filter as this is the likely problem. Apparently if they're blocked or in desperate need of replacement they can create a vacuu…

Finally after days of struugling, and undoing every bolt on the damn car ive got that blinkin crankshaft pulley off, i can now set about changing the waterpump!!!! Hoooray. After removing the pump, it seems there is very little wrong with the pump itself, just that the seal seams to have gone around the bottom of it. But now im this far in its getting changed anyway!!! along with the stat, and hoses. Now i understand why its not cheap to get this sort of thing done at garages. However, I will feel a great sense of accomplishment when ive finished, and done it all myself. (well nearly myself, with the coahing from of quite a few of the other 300zx.co.uk…

Hey everyone. Well, my `91 TT is now in the country :D hopefully going to be ready for collection in two (maybe three) weeks. Previous owner already fitted a sports exhaust system, lowered it, added 17s and a rear strut brace and since joining this forum I`ve aquired a JWT chip (cheers John if you`re reading this! ;) ), the Blitz Sonic Power induction kit is on order and now waiting till next month to sort out a HKS EVC V unit. After buying the car and other bits as you can imagine the coffers are running a bit empty! But as is the way, theres always something else that demands to be bought! ;) From the posts I`ve read it does seem that importing parts f…

The speedo dial in my j-spec only goes up to 110mph but the dials advertised by the Z Centre go up to 190mph.. Are my dials reading correctly, and why the difference?

Well folks, Just wanted to share today's little scare with you and hopefully pass on some information that may help some of you in the future. Now we all know what happens when our battery goes flat. Theres a lot of dim lights and relays fluttering thier arse off. However, what happens when you get that battery going again? Well, I can tell you! Every time you hit the brakes, the HICAS light comes on for a second, but here's the best bit, all the electrics die for a split second too, and then come back. Now, when you are 23 miles from home, and after finishing 10 hrs work, the last thing you want is to be hanging around for 45 minutes for a RAC van, only to…

What are the side effects of running rich? Could it bizzarly cause my big power loss at 5000+rpm? I do get black exhausts very quick (not smoke just the metal surface) and near to 10mpg on my daily 8-9mile journeys. Also is there anyway of adjusting a/f ratio at WOT? ..Also does a JWT have pretty much stock fuel maps at stock boost?

I am now paranoid about my water pump :( I parked up in Sainbury's car park after doing some spirited driving and went in to Sainburys for about 10 minutes. When I got back to the car I noticed the small puddle running away from under the nose of the car. "Oh well I though, If I worried about the car everytime I parked on someones elses puddle of oil and water that I didn't notice when I left the car I would be in a looney bin by now!" So I rolled the car back a space anyway, and noticed a very small trail of water that had followed the car. I looked under the engine and I couldn't see anything dripping out but it looked a little wet under the drivers s…

Guys, car is now finally running sweet as a nut thanks to Option Motorsport and £4000!!! Anyway, my rear speakers flap more time per second than a hummingbird, I need to replace them but there an oval shape??? Does anyone know where I cna get my hands on a set of these speakers? Or where I can get some replacement ones??? TA.;)

Anyone ever got the auto box diag to work? I've been through it 7 times now following the instructions I found on zedworld, and I've also found identical instructions elsewhere, so I'm sure the instructions are correct, but it don't seem to work. The A/T check light comes on for two seconds, so it ain't that, but it just doesn't flash once I've gone through the combinations of gear settings and overdrive settings. Any help would be much appreicated, Cheers Damien

Hi i was driving my zed on monday,i had to pop to see family,i stopped out side got out of my zed locked it visited family for say an hour got back in my zed and it would not fire up!...it turned over but would not fire.....i repeatedly tryed to start it over and over when it started but ran very rough and idled at approx 1800 rpm and would not drop....i drove home and it was hessitant and and seemed to be a lot of dead spots through out the revs expecially when i tried to accelorate....zed was just powerless... like you were running out of fuel but there was quarter of a tank... i got it home and gave her a few revs and noticed heavy black smoke pouring out of the ex…

Anyone else found that their brakes seem to work better if you give a light push on the pedal before you brake properly. I'm guessing that this is just normal pad knock back, but seems worse since fitting GTR stuff (bigger pistons, so more fluid to push out?). Was going to buy some residual pressure valves to try out - anyone else noticed this or tried the valves? CheerZ

I noticed a gurgling sound from f/near side - can be heard from inside car. I did a search and found same question from keith with a reply directing to TwinTurbo Net - AIV cleaning/rebuild. Does this really hlp - seems alot of work. Will any harm happen if left as it is? Geoff.

for any of you guys in the devon area there's a performance car show going on next sun! i'm going to be there being a demonstrator for DIRECTED AUDIO! should be a good laugh hoping to get my build featured in one of the mags soon! if you need more show info let me no!

anyone have a link to a 300zx done out to the tits? w/lists of all modifications and effects? or maby one of your is the best 300zx out there? post plz