General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I know this is such an ambitious question, but on average what are your annual running costs - excluding tax, petrol and insurance. Should I be affraid very affraid of get an increase on my Student overdraft still running for 6 years ..............................

Guys Just purchased a manual Jap 92 TT. I knew the turbo's were on their way out and so the car is currently with a recommended mechanic, awaiting recon turbo's, new timing belt, ancillary belts, water pump, plugs, fuel /oil filters, calipers and pads. This should, hopefully, bring the car to a good service level, ready for modification. The car already has an HKS exhaust set up to the cat which seems to be in good cond. I'm thinking of de-catting and also fitting either an HKS or Apexi induction system for starters. Members seem to rate the Apexi over the cheaper HKS. Are there any other suggestions or should I stick with the Apexi. If so, where's the best place to…

If so has anyone bothered with fitting brighter bulbs? If so which and where did you get them? if you're ashamed to admit it and want to keep it off the forum, please PM me, your secret will be safe. :) cheers.

Hello to everyone, I'm brand new to the forum as I want a Z32 as soon as I've saved up the 6000 or so British Euros to go and indulge myself. I've seen one in Exchange & Mart with an awesome spec for nest to no money. Does it belong to anyone on here? There are images on the sie and it looks feckin' gorgeous. The description is: "1990(H) NISSAN 300 Auto, SUPERCHIPPED, 76000 miles, £3,495, Panther Black, Full UK Spec 300ZX, 3.0 Twin Turbo, Targa Convertible; Auto(see other adds for details) PLUS superchipped to around 400bhp, massive torque increase, 18inch alloys, low profile, wider rear tyres (265s). 2x240W amp 1x400W amp for sub-woofer, Pioneer …

just been speeking to guy from power-chips he say's i should never use unleaded in my 92 jap speec tt! is this true? says i should be using super plus octane booster! what fuels do you guys use? does anyone us power-chip ecu + boost upgrades or are they poo? 60BHP increase? with trade price inc chip fitting its only £125 +vat sounds too cheap to me, any help gratefully recieved! steve :rolleyes:

My z32 has done 104'000 trouble free miles and realise that the turbo's may only have a few miles left in them. I was thinking of upgrading and see various options are available with either Garrett T25 or T28. Firstly can anyone explain the difference between the two types and secondly which would you recommend for a standard road car with very little mods apart from Air filter and Titanium Sparks. I have been offered a trade in off my old turbos for a pair of reconditioned Garrett T28/28. How will this effect the power at various revs. I also believe that the T28 was fitted to the 200sx, I had one of these and used to go through a turbo once a year w…

When checking under body for oil leaks, my mechanic noticed that a certain comapny who some of us love and some hate had bypassed the water lines to the turbos when they had the engine out last year. Any good reason, or just lazyness because they can be a pig to refit?

Quick question? Is changing the 3 belts under the bonnet (not the Cam belt) something a complete idiot can do? i.e ME ! :D:D:D Mike

Take a look at the attached picture of two engines when stripped at the front, the top one has different inlet cam shaft pulley inserts, never seen them before today, always been the type like in the lower picture...any one recognise them for anything special or is it because it is a series two Jeff TT

Help, what do i do now, left work this pm and the car was ok, after about two miles it misfired and started to splutter and pop again:( , its not ticking over right about 300 rpm on what sounds like 2 cyls with the third occasionaly trying then going off. It sounds like a bag of shi*e, however put your foot down and all seems well? loads of accelleration and doesnt miss a beat?? soon as your off throttle its popping and banging in the exhaust, it feels like its really over fueling if that makes any sense, what can i check??? im having no luck at the minute? any help would be great.

ive been offerd some nice 18" jag wheels, can any 1 tell me if they wood fit on the fairlady , anyidears let me know thank:confused:

what should my oil pressure gauge read (import). thanks jim.

Sorry - I know there's a for sale and wanted section, but my car is in at C&S Wood in bits and I need some parts quickly or the work won't get done in the window I have booked with them (and I won't have my car back for the bank holiday weekend or the NW Forum Members meet!) I desperately need.... a pair of front tie bar bushes (preferebly synthetic) n/s front top suspension arm steering universal joint (lower - between the column and the rack) o/s rear wheel baring (not as urgent) and (if there is such a thing available) I'd be interested in a manual gearbox too! PM me if you have goods ready to despatch this week please! Many thanks.

I was asked to start supplying this garage as the owner has a Zed and he says that they are often working on them, so i asked for some idea of prices for various jobs that people often ask me about when buying goods of me, i have never dealt with them for jobs on a Zed, but thought it might prove usual to anyone nearby their Garage. Engine out/in for Turbo swap £1,000, Cambelt £160, Clutch £130, Auto to Manual £350 all are labour only and a guide, Hope this helps someone. Hall + Martin garage, Ross road garage, Huntley, Gloucester. Tel 01452-830333 cheers smithy :cool:

Hi All, Does anyone have central locking fitted to their Zed and if they do have you had any problems with the motors going faulty. I am currently on my third motor in 2 months. Is there a special motor for this as it seems to have a very short throw on the mechanism whereas the motor has alot of travel. Please help guys this is starting to get expensive!!!!! Thanks, Zedhot

my passenger side jap can is a real nice even deep note, my drivers side is not! the only way i can descibe it is, you can hear the nice note in there somewhere, but it seems to run off and start hunting (flat notes) then ok, then not, then ok, then not. any ideas????????? thanks jim.

I have a 3l v6 z, wondering,, what kinda job am i lookinhg at to fit a turbo or two to it?? i'm wanting a f***ing quick car,and just wondering, what would be better,,,,, TURBO or NOS?? Thanks :D :cool: :D

I've just had a new prop shaft installed on my short wheel base 300ZX Convertible and I'm experiencing high levels of vibration at high speed. The mechanic I used cant find a solution so I'm looking for a local specialist or some advice that will solve my problem. I live in the West London/Buckinghamshire area. Please help Suzanne :confused:

Someone must know where we can get mats like these. Japanese Z's (being right hand drive) must have sorted some decent mats out !!?? Anyone got a Jap contact we could ask? .....or has anyone actually tried fitting the ones on the attachment, ie the left hand drive mats, how bad would they be do you think?

...I've had this on and off since I got the car (NA) 3 years ago. At first I thought it was disks so I replaced them, but it still juddered once the pads had settled in. Then I noticed that it went away if I replaced the pads, but when they were half worn, the judder was back. I'm told that the calliper pistons get corroded at their midish point so last weekend I dismantled them and cleaned them uo - they were like new - and replaced all of the seals (kit off this forum). Bled the brakes and all's well, apart from the fact that under easy braking. I still get the wheel wobble - but no where near as bad as it was. Both tie rod bushes seem ok, Pads are ok, disks look o…

I'm converting my auto to manual Where is the oil cooler for a manual Z? I thought it was at the front but been told since that it's on the diff at the back? Can I just fit a Z Centre engine oil cooler at the front and use my Jap engine oil cooler for the manual box? Where is the pump to circulate the oil?

Isn't it about time we had some car stickers to show that we are proud of our Zs. A lot of us have other cars and you feel an idiot when you flash a Z and he looks at you as if your mad. If we had a sticker something like "my other cars a Z", we could be recognised. The second sticker is for the Z. Couldn't we have a funny sticker like the old ones of "windsurfers do it standing up" "accountants do it with internal control" Any suggestions?

evening all, I this week i changed my jap imports plugs (pfr6b11) to (pfr6b11c) then reset the ecu. my zed feels a flat now, is this the plugs or the ecu re-learning itself? thanks JIM.

last sat [japfest] was the furthest i have been in the new z since i got her and i think 1 or more of the wheel bearing/s have gone in a straight line the noise is there [on n/s] if you turn to the left it go,s does this seem conclusive!! were is the best place to get other than local dealership cheers Dave :confused:

My battery is being drained of power when my car is not running. If I park for about 6 hours I can't get started again. I've checked everything I can think of but can't work out what's draining the power. Any idea's ?