General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Did anyone buy this months Evo Magazine? In the first few pages, amongst all the new & future car release stuff was a paragraph about a new patented BHP quick-fix. Kinda like nitrous injection, I'm no techie but it sounds effective... The system uses the car's airconditioning system to cool a body of fluid (coolant?) down to a low temp in a separate tank. Then you've got a button on your dash which dumps the fluid into your intercoolers, geddit? I can't find the mag :rolleyes: or remember the car in question but it had v high BHP as standard (500ish?), however I remember it saying this method was worth a quick 50BHP :eek: . And get this - the…

HI all, just had a quote for new propshaft centre bearing,"as mine has been hitting the bodywork for a couple of weeks"it came out at £250 , is this an average quote , or overpriced!!!any advice appreciated,,

....across the top of the door! The black strip which goes the top of the door(plastic/rubber type thingy),mine is starting to split in places,so I've got another one. Now is it just a case of pulling the old one off(aaayy!!)and pushing the other one on, or is that too simple?:confused: Is there any thing else I need to do? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.:D :D Cheers, F.T.

Hi all manual tt owners.. can anyone tell me in what situation would you press on the REC button beside the ECON button.. I notice the revs do change slightly.. Thanks..:)

Anyone here insured with elephant.co.uk? Any good? Any problems?

Hi guys, My car has recently started smoking a bit. At first I assumed it was the turbo seals, but now I'm not so sure. It doesn't do it first thing in the morning, or when flooring it, only when I'm stationary or just slowing down at lights, etc. It then lets out a smallish cloud of blue smoke and then the smoke stops. It also seems to only do it once on any given journey - this morning it was after driving for around an hour, the other day it was after 20 minutes or so. I decatted the car late summer last year and at the MOT in early December they mentioned that it was a bit smokey although it did pass the emissions test. Any ideas? Thanks

For those for you that have the rear lights tinted. Can I ask how you did it ?. Film or spray ? I wanna do mine as they kinda stand out a bit now I got the windows tinted.

I would like to fit this spoiler to my 300zx 2+2 (when the car arrives from japan!) but stillen only advertize it for a 2seater and all the pics of different cars i have seen on the internet have it fitted to 2seaters. WILL IT FIT A 2+2 Thanks Tom ps, here is an example of the spoiler i am on about! http://www.z32.com/readerrides/readers5/read274bb.jpg

Hi RS*R Lowering springs for a 300zx?? (z32) I know where there are a set for sale, the people dont know how much it will drop the car, they just know they are good springs. Does anyone know how much they go for?, how much they lower? and how good they are? Also, can anyone tell me a good recommended amount to drop my 300zx? Thanks Tom

I've never understood why you can't tow an auto? What is it about them that makes it a no no? Would have though if it's in neutral it wouldn't matter.

cars booking to go to the body shop on the 19th wheel arches and door getting done that well be the frist job done this year just bushes and center bearing to do next getting there slowly. jay:)

Post frenzy tonight :D Right, i only have 225/45/16 front tyres yet the driv side wheel rubs slightly on the arch liner when turning sharp left. i think the liner is pretty smooth ie not sticking out, what can I do - 16" and rubbing goddammit?! I'm sure ripping the arch liner off would be bad, and I'm not *that* bothered by it, but it'd be nice to fix :) Thanks in advantix Pete

Help !! I tried to change the fuel tank today on my UK 300ZX TT. Got the old one off OK. But I can't get the new one on properly. The 2 straps won't stretch to the bolt hole under the bumper. You'll know what I mean if you done one before. Is there any technique involved in getting the bolt through the strap into the bolt hole. I'm about 3cm short. Any help greatfully received (and a discount on your next order!!) Thanks AndyZ

for anyone who may have attempted this.. Are they a straight swap? ot are there a few wires to change around. And if anyone knows which wire is for the fog-light warning that would be great. Passed the MOT today, so hope to get round to doing this in the next few days. Cheers, James PS talking about MOT's, had to go to three stations before I found a ramp I could get on! and even they had problems :(

Hey Jeff Replaced the fuse but it blew again as soon as I turned the lights on......:mad: Seeya tomorrow mate...might be about 10-10.15 as I have stuff to work out at the office Seeya soon Steve

...Is there a product to keep the leather interior silky fresh and supple? Kind of like an automotive Oil of O/Ulay. Cos I've notice the odd dry patch. And while I'm talking moisturisers - why do car dealers put that cacky waxy stuff all over the dash?! Had it on my old Astra and it just attracted cat hairs and made your fingers feel greasy. DON'T DO IT!! Cheers Pete

Hi there guys, i am having problems insuring my twin turbo import which im due to pick up in two weeks time. Does any one know of any insurance companies that will insure me. I am 29 and have 6 years no claims discount. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Ray

Hi again folks Engine running/performance thing cured. Seems that the wire I found dangling under the front bumper was a connection for one of the sensors. When I connected it up, the ecu must have started to relearn settings, cos the more I drive it, the less evident the problem is.....thanks for all your help though. Another problem tonight though....came to drive home and...no lights....eventually nailed it down to a 10 amp fuse in the drivers footwell....replaced it and poof! it blows again. Any of you come across this problem before, or do you thing it is a bad or wet connection somewhere? Thanks Steve

Hi people, I would really appreciate any feedback you may have on this one. Last week I parked up and after about 2 minutes with the engine off, steam started coming out from the engine somewhere below the battery. So I have just got the motor back from the garage who ran a coolant check, pressure check and a number of other tests, they said it was AOK, so I thought it might have been collected water (?) (I had Jet Washed the car that day) that had ran down onto the engine when I drove up my steep drive at home. But I've just driven it home and the same thing has happened again, it doesn't happen straight away (about 2mins after its parked) and it steams for abou…

Might be a bit hard to answer this one - cos the stock oil pressure gauges aren't really calibrated... But I saw on another thread talking about knackered oil pumps and noisy hydraulic-ing at idle. Well, when the engine is idling, I'd say the pressure is in the bottom quarter of the gauge with Mobil 1 oil, but about midway when the engine is over about 2000rpm. It sounds healthy enough, doesn't really have heavy oil consumption (despite having 125,000miles). Is there any way to tweak up the oil pressure relief valve on these pumps? Thanks for any advice. PS Anyone want any stock wheels?

Can you tell any thing from the cars chassis number? I am only asking as i have bought an import and am just wondering if the chassis number means anything as in year of manufacture,model. When i had my 911 the chassis number told me the year of manufacture, body style and where the car was manufactured. Ray

CAN ANYBODY OUT THERE GIVE ME ANY "SENSIBLE" ADVICE ON BUYING AN R 32 OR R33......AS I WILL HOPEFULLY BE GETTING ONE IN THE NOT TO DISTANT FUTURE:rolleyes:

Hi all, I have here a 1984 300zx automatic non turbo. The car need a new ECU the part numbers i have on my ECU are 23710 06P10 / A18-000 511, the only ECU i can get hold of is off exactly the same car (84 300zx) but this one is U.S spec the ECU numbers on this one are A18-632 505 / 2371001P11 the connections are the same, does anyone know if this will work before i pay for it ???? THANKS STEVE

just need to confirm that a jap engine will fit a UK car and vise versa and also will an auto engine go in a manual and vise versa. That was probably a stupid question, but hey:rolleyes: Just need to be sure................. Cheers Vijay

Hi Guys + Gals, I want to put a CD player in my Jap ZX, coz the one it came with doesn't have the band width for our FM stations, but there are 2 sections for the stereo and I (obviously) only need to install a standard UK stereo. Any suggestions? Is it possible to get a plastic cover to just clip into the redundant gap? WHat have the rest of you import ZX owners done? Cheers peeps