General Discussions - 300ZX Related

To answer a question asked a few days back the link shows the difference between the UK standard plug on the right compared to the Japanese spec plug on the left. The insulator nose is much shorter on the UK plug and hence is a cooler position than the Japanse spec plug, running the aformentioned on UK petrol leads to the plug possibly running too hot and possible detonation and/or misfire. Having said that see many import zeds running fine on them, which is in part due to a good service levels but in the main charactoristics of each engine ..in my view anyway. Jeff TT

Drove from Brighton to Boxhill on Sunday....noticed in my rear view mirror that I was being followed by a couple of hundred other Z's!! F*ck this I thought, so I floored it but the buggers kept up with me and some had the cheek to overtake me! Right , I thought , I'll teach you all a lesson , so when we got to a roundabout I slipped in close behind a silver Z. He was driving round and round (must have been lost!!) and then all the others just sped off . That'll teach 'em!!!:D :D :D F.T.

Hey, Told Adrain Flux about fitting the Stillen intake last week. Result: they want £144 extra:eek: :confused: :eek: . Shocking! The other mods (exhaust, decat, momo wheel, alloys, strut brace) had NIL effect on stock quote. And they want a cheque "within 10 days" :confused: Jeez! Pete

Not many want to race us when were in my m8s cav, im not sure y this iz, i think its cause he has a big bore peco and they can hear its been modded and dont want the shame of being beat in their big maxima engined automatic knight rider lookalike cars. i was thinkin of savin up 4 me m8s 300 which he will sell me cheap, its seriously modded with body kit big bore n boosters n that and has some power bands fitted professionaly, but i think they are beginning to get a bad image, lots of older guys pottering to shops etc, and from the replies ive had i dont think you lot are very friendly anyway, so unless someone talks sense i might not bother

Hi guys, Im getting my engine replaced and there are a few things that i need to confirm and check with some of u's! 1, My timing belt is being replaced, so do i also have to replace the tensioner with out disrupting it? 2, Im trying to clean my eng but i cant seem to get all the grease off the plenum successfully. Ive used 'hyper clean' i think? cleaning agent made for this specific job but unfortunately it doesnt work that good!! :( has ne1 got any suggestions to as wat i could use to get the best possible results? 3, there was something else but i 4got!:p cheers jaz

Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can get a gear knob for my auto. Also how difficult is it to fit? Thanks in advance for the advice i'm sure you guys will provide. P.S. Just got the car back from SE nissan after having a fast road rebuild on my poorly box. Mac1 is right about it being the king of fast road rebuilds. The changes are now far quicker and alot more positive. Big thanks to pete at SE for all the help and advice. zedhot

Guys probably a silly question but hey wtf. You guys have spent shit loads on yours cars, how do you get the insurance to recongise this? For example if it got stolen they would normally only pay book price no matter what you say its worth, so if you spend 20k getting your zed sorted you don't want a payment back for 5k. How do you get this sorted? Ta Martin

Hi all, Can anyone provide a link to a Z32 Service Manual in PDF form that I can download. I know there are links to files that can be viewed on-line but I am after something I can view offline at my leisure. Ta in advance,

anyone know if these are any good: wavelinker bluetooth USB dabs are doing them for £22 +vat each i just want to network 2 pc's, my one downstairs to my daughters in her bedroom & cant be arsed running cables

Wheres the best place to cut into the vacume hoses? Inline with the stock- or @ the big nut feed on the right side of the plenum? :confused: ....harve cheers

About to get some new Alloys for my Zed.... What would look best Silver or Black on 5 spokes. I've a Silver 2+2 Dan

Does anyone have these or know much about them? There's not much info on the JWT site but they seem quite cheap. Chris.

i cannot add to my rides section keep getting Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@rides.300zx.co.uk and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. :(

Hi all, 3 months ago a rather silly girl reversed into my Z in her Polo. Since then I've been waiting for a new passenger door to replace my severly dentented one. Last week St Martin's Nissan finally received the door but managed to stamp on it/completely ruin it before getting it to the bodywork place. They now say it's going to be another 6 weeks! Does anyone have a passenger door for a SWB Z or know where I can get one? Cheers, Andy

I need to get hold of some silicon lubricant but I don't know what it is or where I can get it. I went down to Halfords and B&Q and couldn't find anything which called itself silicon lubricant. Can anyone help ? Is it a grease of some sort ? I need it for the chassis of my paramotor and given the fact that a failure would be more than a little catastrophic, I'm kind of keen to get the right stuff ! Cheers Dave

Hi, (1st post) I bought a 1990 Japanese imported 300zx fairlady a couple of years ago and on the whole she's been pretty reliable. As with buses, all the problems seem to have arrived at once. First off my Autobox will only go into first and second when in drive. It's still good enough to break the speed limit but I can't imagine driving bouncing off the rev limiter is going to do it any good :) Is this a common problem? Secondly one of my turbos has started to smoke on idle. I realise I will have to replace this but should I do both together and can anyone recommend a good source for replacement units? I was going to try and get some kind of hybrid from S…

Silvias are quicker than zx datsuns, anyone knows that, my mate has one what can even beat saxos off the mark.He has pulled a pipe off his turbo to lift the boosters up and its now rapid, a lad down the street has a 300zx and he just cant keep up with him ha ha ha

how can i go about delimiting my jap import 300zx tt its limited to 180 km/ph . What are the defferances between the jap & the uk car. Same power & tourque Spec's My car is on a h reg dose it have a cat. finally where can i get a 300zx tt manual thanks nigel:confused:

z31 going cheap but its N/A. Is it too much hassle to slip a tubo on it? if so which one would be best/easiest??

Just had the facia off for the climate control pod to see if i could replace the bulb/s but got a bit confused, is what i thought was the bulb the bulb, it seems to be coverd in blue plastic??? or am i looking at the wrong thing??

I think the majority of people on here know that when you put an aftermarket exhaust on the Z there isn't enough back pressure to hold the rear turbo seals in place so you end up with turbo smoke. (happened on my 200 actually but cured it to some extent with a one way valve in the breather pipe). My question is, is this always the case 'cause the car I was meant to be looking at (which broke down) today had a super dragger on but apparently no smoke. I wondered if it's 'cause it's only cat back?

hello all these dimmer switches seem to be one unit got the back off one that s as far as i got circuit board city i found ,the only option might be cross wire it so the dash lights come on without dimmer involved if that can b done ,so if that ,s not poss anybody know of anyone who got a dimmer for sale any info would b most appreciated cheers cully z :)

Good news: Went to Santa Pod today to test times with the new intake - got best time yet of 14.204s @ 100.91mph - woohoo! :D Bad news: Had a water leak straight after my only run, which slowed when the car cooled down. Looked like the hose going through the firewall to the heater matrix had a fine pinhole puncture. So when the time came to go I set off cautiously, but 2 miles down the road steam everywhere and water all over the road :mad: Luckily I did manage to pull over and cut the engine before *all* the water flowed out, the remaining water came out while engine off. Phoned the AA who arrived in 20 mins :) and found the offending hose, now with 1…

Well, so my Zed saga continues.... tonight my zed died on me whilest idling. I tried to start it to no avail (just cranking over). Called the AA out, (lovely bloke) who tried a few things, pretty much everything that i'd already done. He eventually got the thing started by keeping it cranking until it stumbles and catches. Tomorrow I'm going to find out what's wrong with it. The symptoms are:- A really unstable idle, sometimes dying, sometimes when the clutch is depressed the revs stay at, say 2000 instead of dropping down. Now I think the fuel pump is making more noise than usual. I know I can test it by checking the load on it, but what are the figures…

Took rear drivers side wheel off today for brake inspection. Noticed a small cooling device like a tiny radiator / intercooler attached to the underneath of the car quite close to the drivers side. Couldn't work out what it was for!! Cheers. Andrew