General Discussions - 300ZX Related

RX7, not the latest one, but the slightly older one (series 6 was it?) Me and him chasing a bike down the dual carridgeway, bugger couldn't loose me, but I did have to boot it in 4th to keep up. Couldn't overtake due to traffic. What's the HP one one of these? (he was wearing a basball cap so that's got to be worth another 50 :D) Well impressed. Mike

Does anyone know the maximum speeds at rev limiter in all gears. Also I've heard that UK spec cars are more prone to rust than Jap imports. Why is this so. Our cars are undersealed while Imports are not. Did they use cheaper panels on the UK cars.

Hey all, If accelerating or revving hard, if I lift off the throttle suddenly there's a "cchhhhh" noise, sounds almost metallic. It doesnt happen when lifting off slowly or if I accelerate right through the gears. Its definately not dump valves ;) - actually its almost like a v loud click. It was suggested that it could be related to the recircs - so has any one else has this? :confused: My zed is decatted if thats important, noisewise. It does it even when revving in park or neutral. Any ideas? Performance is not affected but I'm concerned that its breaking something? Cheers folks :) Pete

Having had one side of the high level rear wing rebonded when i got the car the other side has now doe the same :( so a couple of questions 1. just rebond the side that has come loose or completely remove and rebond both sides? 2. What adhesive should be used and where to get it? remember someone mentioning something but cant find it for the life of me TA Glyn

Hi The company i work for can order (aquire) almost any bearing their is - Genuine products as they deal with distributers all over the country. Does anyone have the PART No that is stamped on the side of the "prop centre main bearing" (Not the Nissan part No but the manufactures part no.) Thanks Tom

Hi all. I've just replaced my prop (usual knackered centre-bearing) for another known-good one. I've tried fitting it in all 4 positions (run-out remains the same) onto the rear yoke but it STILL vibrates like hell between 30 & 50 mph. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing it? Many Thanks Shaunmac

Now I have got my 300zx working I will be starting to smarten it up. First thing needed are new front and rear bumpers, although there are so many to choose from i'm not sure which to go for. Once the body is sorted out I would like the car to have a respray. Does anyone know how much this will cost and where I could get this done? Thanks.

I have got a very small water leak from the nearside on a pipe tucked away in a gap between the battery and the engine, i dont know how to upload pictures to show exactly where the pipe is and not being very technicaly minded do not know what its called. I have already emailed Andy and he does not have one as its already taken off the vehicle he has for spares anyone that can possibly help email me (dunk5y@dunk5y.plus.com) and i will forward some pictures of where the pipe exactly is Thankyou

Have noticed in recent weeks that i am getting a strange bubbling noise from inside the nearside wheel arch, sounds a little bit like a kettle with not enough water in (very tecnical...!!) apart from a recent leak from a water hose in the engine i have not noticed any problems with the vehicle but am worried incase it is something more serious any help would be appreciated

At this moment huffing and puffing trying to get ex gear knob off!! whith out much success can any body help in this matter who has gone down this route of fitting short throw stix from luke!!! it looks like on the modded one sent down it should just unscrew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heeeeeeeeeeelp cheers Dave :( :confused:

have been offered a stolen recovered sx .. cheap but ... The f'n BUT again apart from the damages the weee shits done to it .... they must have held the motor wide open until it died .... dont rightly know as when u turn it over the solenoid just clicks ... i would think that dropped valve and knackered engine ??? any 1 else ??? as it is cheap i could slide a boring engine in like primera or sunny etc ... does any1 know if this is simple enough ???? (if oringinal engine is shot) means the Z can just show it's head to the sunshine !!!!!!

A dual carriageway in weston super mare, i pulled up at the lights and this cosworth was there on my nearside. I thought fook hes gonna be quick, lets see if he can keep up:cool: There was only bout 400 yards to a roundabout so not much road, lights went green , floored it and he got half a car infront, then the Z power took over and i pull past him with my back wheels zig zagging 4inch side to side (last owner put 225's on back:rolleyes: ) then 2nd gear kicks in and Z growls and surges forward pulling 3 to 4 car lengths on him before breaking hard for roundabout. cossy eater yumyum :D

Hey, I have a problem with the zed not starting right. It will start, but will run as rough as a dog at about 250rpm for 2 or 3 seconds, then the revs will rise to the normal 1300 or so. btw this only happens when starting from cold. Any ideas what it could be? Could it be that the idle valve is adjusted too low? Thanks

hi guys i,ve lost one of my plastic hooks which holds the roller blind to the rear tail gate anybody know someone who has one for sale cheers cully z:)

Anyone got an XP version of this software ? I just got a Clifford AG4 alarm fitted and want to change a few things with the settings and alarm tones. I have version 1.3 but it doesn't want to know on my laptop which has XP loaded on it.

Working in HULL last week (shame on me). 12 o’clock Friday dinner pulling out of a service station on the M62 Shit loads of traffic so I nailed the FAT ARSE BITCH and as usual she preformed her shit. ½ a mile on thought I spotted the OLD BILL in the rear view mirror some distance behind so slowed down to the boring limit, turned off towards SOUTH CAVE and would you believe ((((they followed)))). Pulled in to my mates road and guess what Yeh blue lights, so what did I do (kept going till I got to my mates drive 200 yrs down the road). Removed my self from the beast greeted by two fat bastards in uniform with the words “I think you know why we’ve pulled you over s…

Can someone please tell me where the central locking control unit is loacted on a 91 jap import 300zx tt, Because I need to interface this unit with my car alarm system any information would be welcomed. thanks nigel :confused:

used enamel paint from halfords to brighten up a few bits from engine bay

Anybody use slick 50 in their Z? I had a RX7 before and couldnt use slick50 in it. Is it ok in a Z? Is it worth doing ? Also is it worth putting the auto box slick50 in? Also the book says use 5/40 or 10/40 fully synthentic but ive seen on here that alot of you use 10/60. Is that thicker and why use it ? Also, is any make of filter better or worse? W/B pleasey weasey

Hi, I need a variety of adhesives for my collection? A metal adhesive that can withstand the temperatures generated on the plenum? A high temp adhesive for glueing some heat insulating matting to the bulkhead? A flexible adhesive for attaching some Fibreglass IC vents to a poly bumper? Adhesive anoraks please supply your answers and where to get these products from?

was doing timming belt the other day.. noticed that there is a large weight on the pulley at the rear othe pulley . it does not meet the mounting in any way .... this could be turned of using a lathe ???? lot cheaper than an unothox jobbie ..... any reason that this could not be done ? would it cause an imbalance in the pulley or is this not really an issue as the same amount of material would be removed from all areas of the pulley

Hiya, i know i am posting in the wrong section, please can you move it to the sales section. I have a Brand new Samsung A300e mobile phone which i am selling. Its the dual screen one and it is in silver. With the phone comes, the hands free kit and the home charger. The phone is on Orange, but can be opened up to all networks. No box though. Price £100 including P+P Ray

Full of the joys of a brand new MOT certificate I took my Zed out for a spin this morning. While crusing along I felt a strange warm wet sensation in left shoe. Glanced down to see rusty brown water poring into drivers foot well :eek: Moments later I'm treated to steam gushing from dashboard and bonnet. To cut a long story short, AA man confirmed my suspicions of heater matrix failure and has by-passed it. So I'm back on the road but with a lot of work to do. Any advice on repairing/replacing heater matrix - how much is this sort of thing going to cost. I've just been looking at the 'how to' to replace without removing dash. Has anyone tried this? Is rem…

right, started the bastid thing this morning and left it to idle for about 5 mins. got in, reversed off the drive, then drove down the road. upon accelerating all power just disappeared!!!!! (although the engine was still turning over ie diddnt cut out) i got to the end of the road bout 150 yards and the idle was hunting between around 60 (maybe less) and around 1200 to 1300. it seemed to settle after a bit but then started hunting again. I managed to turn round and limp it back home. oh lordy what now? ptu? airflow sensor?

Got to get my clutch done very soon and wondered if anything else should be changed. I'm also getting a lightened flywheel and I'm changing the clucth line for a stainless steel one. Is it worth changing the MT fluid and if so what's a good replacement fluid? Cheers Vijay