General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Was washing the old thunder today and did the normal trick of standing back in the garage taking a look at the wonderous 99 spec bumper when I saw what I thought was a twig sticking out from underneath. Living out in the sticks, I tried to yank it out, only to realise it was a wire:confused: Managed to find the other end (it was a single male-female joint) and linked it back up. Thing is that there was nothing non functional on the car.....everything was working and I`m a bit confused as to what this wire does. It was trapped between the rear of the bumper and the front of the undertray about three inches over to the off side of the car. Do any of you have a cl…

I'm not starting a Manual Vs Auto or UK Vs Import discussion here! ;) What are the "true" performance times of Auto TT Zeds? I have searched this site and seen loads of conflicting information. Some posts say 7.5 secs to 60??? WTF! That's slower than a quick hot hatch! Other info says they are 5.5-5.7 to 60 and Nissan say they are faster to 100 than a manual. Also I have seen loads of different power figures showing the UK Auto is around 260BHP compaired to the US/Jap 280HP... Is this true or just a UK Vs Import thing? I don't mind an auto cause I like them and do lots of traffic driving, but I don't want an auto if it's going to be 2 seconds slow…

get someone else to do it!!!! :) firkin nightmare, never mind 3 down 1 to go. I hate it when in the how 2's when it says things like, Just lever the hub down..... my arse , what that should say is get yourself a 12 foot fence post and a jcb.. oh and how much crap do you have to remove to get the rear shocks out.. ffs

Don`t know if you guys remember but last year reported that a certain dealer in B.ham with a gravel drive was selling poor quality zeds and applying registration plates newer than the real age of the cars, in many cases removing evidence of date of manufacture by cutting out labels etc. Well they are at it again! despite me explaining in detail to the owner that what he was doing was wrong and even giving him a data sheet of information so he would not "innocently" make the same mistake again. Was asked by a prospective zed owner to check out a cherry red zed at a garage I did not recognise the name of, but all was revealed by the address, this is the same garag…

2 pm today driving back from work car seemed to start to judder. Was worse at lower speeds. Also the power seemed to be dramatically reduced. When at 60 mph you could still feel a vibration coming from the engine as if it was trying to push the car back as I drove. Is this one of the coils/Plugs or something more sinister. Had ordered plugs from courtesy on the 21st of Feb. which havent arrived yet. How long does it usually take to get stuff form the states?? Will a ECU diagnostic shed light on this. How do i check the coil packs are OK?? Cheers Roy

As follows:- 1: 182psi 3: 162psi 5: 176psi 2: 178psi 4: 155psi 6:158psi Did a wet test on 3 of the lower ones (had no blimmin oil left in me bottle to do others!) : 3:approx 200psi, 4: approx 182psi, 6: approx 172psi. I also feel that 5 was probably a wet test as when i took the spark plug out there was a little puddle of oil in there?! Diagnosis? Are we talking teaching the evil bugger a lesson with a baseball bat or lightly rubbing it better? I might try it again tomorrow see if i get the same results but the low ones i did repeat a couple of times anyway to make sure. Cheers Rob

Anyone on here? A red 300tt, J plate, with an HKS Drager (it looked like), going past Baker Street tube station last night, about 7pm? Looked nice...

Hi, I am after a drivers side mirror shell, i.e. just the outerbody of the mirror! If you have one give me a shout! Markl

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has had any experience removing one or installing one, I want to swap the unit from one car to another and would appreciate any advice!!

Right i just had to have a go this morning lol, was at the Madmile traffic lights, Honda s2000 pulls up , could not resist lol, he had his shades on ultra cool yuppie lmao. got him of the lights bigstyle, had him at the bottom of the road by well errm many mnay many cars lol... :D:D his car did sound nice off the mark.

Hi guys, i have searched the archives and not found anything so i am asking for a bit of help 1. At speeds above 10-20mph the rear of the car is really noisey like the sound from something without any oil in it. I had check and top up all of the (things?) where oil can go under the rear of the car but its the same. What can it be. In addition to this, the car has started to make a knocking noise when i boot it hard in first gear and this noise seems to be coming fromt he back of the car. 2. The area around the Gear stick is really noisey aswell when the car is in neutral with the clutch up (not pressed down). But when i press the clutch down the noise is…

I got woke up thismorning at 7:30 by the zeds horn blaring constantly all by its self, had to remove the fuse to shut it up, nieghbours will be happy!. Anyway this is the second time this has happened, last time it popped the fuse, after a couple of weeks got round to replacing the fuse and all has been ok for a month or so untill thismorning, when it happened again, anyone had this before? I dont think its to do with the alarm system its a cat one Toad that doesnt use the horn for a siren any help would be nice cheers.

Hello. Car was running fine yesterday, nothing remotely wrong, started her this morining and she wouldn't idle properly. revs were going up to 1500 - 2000 rpm then cutting off so the car nearly stalled, then just as the battery light comes on it revs to 1500 - 2000 rpm then cuts off and so on. There is also a lot of fumes coming out of the passenger side exaust and i think there is air escaping somewhere in the engine bay. I'm going to have a fiddle about now but any advice would be fantastic. Thanks.........

hi folks, rooting through e.bay and found these, i REALLY like them and will go well with the luminar gauges I have ordered, BUT will they work on a j-spec zed?? I am left thinking that if i order a converter from luke to change to mph, then the readings will be accurate:confused: any help appreciated vicky x x http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2404962929&category=33695#BID1

More help please! My Zed has been a pretty good little runner (!) for several years now but she is begining to cough and splutter! I took her in for a Consult test at my local and friendly Nissan dealer, and the tech ran some tests, pulled some faces, and tutted. His verdict? I wouldnt get this place to do fix it, if I were you mate! At least he was honest! My problem: Running awefully rich all the time, when cold wants to stall when pulling up to a stop, and also when cold, cuts out dead when booting it. Some times it will come back to life after a second or two, sometimes its dead for a minute or two! Its definately an electrical cut as its insta…

evening all i,ll b getting rid of my original spoiler before long and getting a mid level fibre glass replacement as my original spoiler is waterlogged so i need a few ideas of prices to remove old spoiler, respray new fibreglass one and fit it as well any input would b appreciated cheers cully z:D

hello and good evening all should the rear fog illuminate when front fog switch is operated i have a jap spec 91 z if it should then fuses or bulb ? :confused: cully z

Finally put the dash back together today, was testing out all the buttons etc.. Theres a problem with the fog lights. I press the button and sometimes the lights only come on very dim, like so dim when i put the sidelights on it gets brighter ;) Bout half the time they come on normal, the rest they come on dim. Likely to be a problem with the switch or the relay? Anyone else had this problem? CheerZ :)

hello all good evening i met a tosser in a red subaru impreza today. i was in my z when e turns across in front of me so to impress his missus e gives it loads of heavy right foot goes off weaving all over the place and expects me in my beloved z to give it some back nah i thought on yr way tosser can,t be nasty to my propshafts an other bits and moving pieces he,ll grow up an buy a z one day mind you it was nice to make the wan...er !! jealous ha ha cully z:D :D ;)

just recently whenever i go over a bump, and in the zed a 5 pound note feels like a bump, the open door warning light flashes in time to the bump, sounds like a loose connector as it sounds like i can hear a solenoid click, or it could just be another rattle coinciding with the bump were would i find the sensor to check it out. thanks in advance rob

Guys, Thinking about selling the Z but not really sure about its value. Got a quote from sellcar (on line job) for 3337 but reckon its got to be worth 4500. details are 91H/TT MAN 110,000 leather/red In the last year its had,New clutch with master and slave cylinders new water pump,master brake cylinder,discs all round. and tyres. Mot runs till next Feb and 6months tax. can't think of anything else apart from its a UK car. offers opinions welcome. Later Guys Pete

Got my R34 callipars today (cheers Jay & Andy). Can anyone who's got 'em tell me if there's any retaining spring across the back of the pads like the stock ones, or is it just the 2 pins that run across ? Cheers

I am considering fitting some gauges to my interior, would like to know the difference between mechanical and electric ones?? boost, temp and maybe oil which models are best ?? can i fit them myself? any info would help cheers Andy H ps Stuart (Sprae where did you get yours??)they look great:) :)

hi folks, decided i have enough funds and can justify a bodykit for the zed. Spent ages on the zedworld site, and know exactly what I want. trouble is there is no way i can get up there and back - impossible, also dont want to order it all by m/o and then get some yts kid given the job in a reputable garage down here (yes, i know we all need to learn - but not on MY car;) ) so... anybody know either a very good garage south of london competant enough to undertake the work OR any other manafacturers of bodykits down here who supply/fit fine and dandy extras to make the car look even more mental?? all help appreciated vicky x x

i have fitted a new brake brand...and forgot to adjust it before fitting box back on car.....i have found the adjustment screw and lock nut on top of box....does any know weather i have to screw it in or out to tighten it....it supposed to adjust the free play in the band......????