General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My Zds failed its mot with exsessive play on the rear weel bearings, only having done about 5000mls last year and no other related problems with the weel bearings. Now i have just jacked up the car to check for any play where there is a little movement in the direction of 4ws travel, but with holding top/bottom of the weel theres barely nothing. The movement travels to the rear PAS. ? Now im not to clued up on what is allowed with the 4ws ??? Any help or tips with any of this would be apreciated........ Cheers..

Got a strange problem. when driving along in first gear for instance will run fine up to 3000 revs then not budge above really. sitting with the car in neutral and rev it, it will get up to about 6 ish then start to die. Basically whenever the boost guage would go above the 0 point it won't move. Also at this point there is a hell of a noise from the front like a boost leak. I've disconnected now the recirc valves so it is off. This is where the noise was coming from but performance is still wrong. ECU says 55. If i disconnect the big pipe going to the recirc valve coming from the air inlet pipe going to the turbo from the afm (If u know which i mean) It will run bet…

What kind of fuel are you running on there in UK ? I run on 95oct and Im thinkin of running the boost a litle higher. The car is standard exept for decat and Im thinkin of going to 12-14psi. Is that safe ?

Hi everyone - happy Easter! This may be a daft question to put on here but I thought I'd ask it any way. What is it, in an exhaust system, that produces the distinctive tone? A friend of mine just changed the exhaust on his Fiat Stilo to a run-of-the-mill stainless jobbie but added Remus back boxes and now his exhaust sounds fabulous! I was wondering if the sound is in the tubing (i.e., diameter and/or bends) or the back boxes. I'd love to change the exhaust tune of my Zed to make it sound like a Ferarri 355 - IMHO the sweetest sounding car on the planet! :) Silly question but I hope one of you knows the answer. Cheers! Danny

I have R33 Brembo Calipers fitted to my Z but am looking for recommendations as to which Discs and Pads to fit as they need to be changed. Anyone with the same upgrade able to help?

How do I go about paying a subscription? Have emailed craig with no joy Cant believe I am having trouble paying someone:D

I just go a new engine fitted. I would like to check the potentiometer on the throttle housing for correct setting. Ive done this before but ive lost my bit of paper with details of this procedure and what pins to plug my multimeter to on the ECU ????? Any help or advice cheers..........

My fairlady tt 1990 Z32 has just failed its mot with exessive play on the rear weel bearings. Does anyone know if these are adjustable or do I need to replace these items ?????? I would like to do this myself so any technical help or advice would be appreciated, eg torque figures, Prices and availability or problembs etc.....???? Many thanks.............

Hi Guy's My car goes in next Tuesday for a high level rear spoiler to be fitted. So up for grabs will be the Rear brake light out of the standard Twin Turbo spoiler. Let me know if interested. Cheers Dave

Enquired about these sensors on TT.net the other day and got a reply from this gentleman who is hopefully organising a group buy in the near future! I believe the price range will be 300ish dollars and hopefully we could get a couple of sensors and a switch to check each bank! Here is his email! Hi, guys. This O2 sensor works just as well as or better than FJO or Motec systems... it has much more user functionality and features and is less than half the price of other systems. Here's some info on the wideband unit... 1) It will utilize the Bosch LSU-4 5 wire sensor, which is cheaper, easier to replace, and more readily availble than the N…

Does anyone know exactly where the switch for the boot interior light is?? My light is coming on when I do a sharp right turn and I assume it's the switch. Cheers Vijay

Thanks to all the guys advice on here, and the good weather, I decided to have a look at my air box and see what was what. Took off thwe front panel and found this bugger sat there Now I know what it is, but dont know whether its a good make ( is there a bad make?) Also, is the black tube on top the o2 sensor?

Does anyone on here have one? how much are they and where can I get one from?

Hi Guys, Have just bought UK interior which has the slots for UK front seat belts. My question is will my jap spec belts off the door relocate to the UK position or did they make a different belt for the jap spec car. Cheers, Dean.

You lot getting bored of me asking the same sort of questions over and over again yet :D :D :D. Chris C mentioned previously that to run nismo 555 injectors you need a chip mapped for the 555's. All you guys running these, what chips have you got and where did you get them ? I'm like a little kid with sweets at the moment. I have really set my heart on these injectors :o

hi all, been looking over the site to find the part number for spark plugs on my 92 NA but have been a bit confused from all the discussion as to which ones i should actually get, so which is it? Also i plan to try and do the sparkers and air filter myself and im an utter novice when it comes to this stuff but u gotta start somehwere eh, and after a bill of £1200 for prop bearing/gbox mnt/wtr pump/cam belt .... i wanna start to be able to save myself some cash where poss Another thing is the driver side window has stoppped working - i can hear the relay click but nothing happens so assume new motor needed, i removed the door panel and found that if i hold d…

Morning all, Just a quick question to ask if the rear hatch struts (little shock absorber looking items that keep the rear hatch open) are the same part for the 2 seater and the 2+2. I need to replace mine as they have now failed and no longer keep the hatch up. AndyZ has a set from a 2+2 but I have a 2 seater and wanted to ask if anyone knew if they will fit (and work). Sorry about the outstanding technical description, but hey, there is a reason why I am a 'Junior' member, lol. Have a good day !

Take a look at the bottom of this page in the online manual :- http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/ma/018.gif According to some of the references inside it specifically covers the Australian and Euopean models. It clearly states that the standard spark plug for a TT is PFR6B-11C whereas in my official, printed Nissan workshop manual, that also specifically covers the Australian and European models, it clearly states that the correct plug is PFR6B-11 ????? Can't they make their minds up ? There is clearly more than one edition. I know that mine is the February 1990 edition, but I don't know what the online version is as that page has not been scanned…

i am recovering my interior tweed (only a moron could have invented tweed) and i cant get the cubby hole thing of (the bit between the seats above the gearbox)? plus the door panels are kak how do i get to them? other than that its been pretty easy lol :S

Hi Folks, Well, my car's started to peel a bit - the plastic front air-dam (pre-99) has bits of paint coming off it which leaves a nice fleshy yellow coloured plastic showing through :( My question is: How can I cheaply and effectively re-paint it? Do I need to get a professional to do it or can I squirt it with an aerosol can from Halfords? I saw this thread: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12390&highlight=front+peeling+paint but didn't really get the gist - TT Tim or Gio - how did you get on and what did you need? Will I need to prime the placcy first? I guess I should strip it back to just the plastic - h…

Just took the Z for its first MOT since I got it. They couldn't find the switch for the rear fogs. As I've never taken it out in the fog I had no idea either! It's a J-spec manual '93. Anyone know? Harry

Hi Guys, As some of you are aware i crashed my Z about a month ago and still wating for the f@cking court to sort things out. It looks like it will take about 3 months before i hear anything from them. My questions are: 1. Is there any other way i can repair my Z apart from using original parts? As in fiberglass for the bonnet and bumper, a way to sort the headlights out (the glass part). 2. Is there any other car that shares the lights and or bonnet of the Z32? 3. Has anyone on here ever "made" themselves a bumper and/or bonnet, etc... and if so do you have any info on how i could do this. Basically i need to get the car on th…

After timing belts finished by Jeff at Zedworld,flew back to London having fun with a Subaru WRX,noticed that when i hit about 120 the speedo dropped off completely as if busted. When i took it back to 100 it kicked in again then going past 120 it then cut out,anyone else noticed that? Also anyone else rigged up the rear relfectors working as side lights?Thinking of doing this.........

Hello all. I'm new to the group but have been reading the posts for quite a while now. I totalled my Mitusibishi Eclipse last year and picked up a Z32 about 2 months ago. I'm looking for an experienced specialist in my area. I'm in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Looking for a rolling road, and ECU test. CHEERS M8S

hi guys sorry i havnt been here for a while hope you r all well, my zeds been off the road for a while so i had a chance to play with the plenum chamber question is this! i have sand blasted the outside of the plenum and have spayed it with a chrome effect spray paint, now this paint is ok up to 150 degrees, am i safe with this paint or is the car going to smell funny for a while p.s looks damn good though. bye the way if the paint faills does anyone know of a firm thad can polish and chrome it for me?? cheers.