General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone recognise the tuning company on this ecu? Thanks for any help Jeff TT

For those who woke to a flat battery (like me) this morning or who need to buy a new one here is a link to a site which could be called "everything you ever wanted to know about batteries". Its very detailed, lots of technical stuff as well as advice on what battery to choose, how long to recharge and at what ampage, how to store etc. Take a look. Here is the URL & contents. http://pweb.uunet.de/william.darden/dcfaq.htm 1. WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE? 2. WHY BOTHER? 3. HOW DO I TEST A DEEP CYCLE BATTERY? 4. WHAT DO I LOOK FOR IN BUYING A BATTERY? 5. HOW DO I INSTALL A BATTERY? 6. HOW DO I CHARGE (OR EQUALIZE) A BATTERY? 7. HOW DO I INCREASE THE…

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hi guys wonder if you can help me with my zed. it's 1994 m reg twin turbo manual. standard except for air filter and exaust. vehicle runs fine at idle and under normal driving conditions. vehicle is also fine at boost under 3500rpm but anything over this under hard throttle car hesitating/missfiring car feels like it wants to go but holding back and popping and banging. have put consult on and no fault code in memory. any advise would be very grateful to save getting the manual out and going through pain staking tests. vehicle is always run on optimax. many thanks steve !!!

I dont think deadlifting 330 Kilos helped! Anyone had any experience of this? All advice welcome. I await the abuse! Bring it on Ive got broad shoulders:D

Anyone know?

Titanium key arrived 2day, is there another way to get it cut other than to base it on another key?, is there somekind of serial number for the locks??, it's a Jap spec 1990! Thanks, D UK

How Do ....... The back of the car seems to hop or stp out whenever i hit a pothole, is it just the fat tyres that cause this, i am goin to check the rear for any suspesion probs tomorrow... is there any area that i should be paying particular attention 2 ? i am going to get 4 wheel lighnment done, but i dont c the point in doin this unless all suspension components are sorted. i phone up my local nissan garage=, about getting aligned, they said that they do not do it in theor workshop but that the tyre department could, they would use consult to lock the HICAS before taking it over to them. i then asked about checking the diagnostics with consult the…

Just like to say a huge thanks to andy for helping me out!!!!:D :D :D You came through again matey!!! diamond fella:) Cars running cool except the autobox, it going in for a diag at SE on weds but it may be slightly out my budget, so i was wondering if any1 has a conzult in London, who could test my box. i would obviously sort ya out;) nice1 jaz

HKS AFR controller £95.00 HKS S-AFR Fuel controller £275.00 Am I right in thinking the 1st one is air only and 2nd is air AND fuel? Iain....what have you got? Thanks,

As some of you may have seen I was selling a laptop, it's now sold and I sent it to the buyer (Paul) last week and he still has not received it!!! I mean over a week to deliver a special delivery, WTF!! It was packaged neatly and the address written in capitals and it was more than legible............. The post office is pants.............. And I'm feeling guilty as hell as the laptop has not got there yet. Rant Over........... Matty.

going to look at a Z on sat would like a bit of advice or if anyone lives nearby to take a look with me (willing to pay for fuel etc) ps the area is Dorset between Ringwood and Blandford Forum

Red zx seen on the way out of preston towards j31 on m6. At the top of the hill near to the roundabout. anyone?

I am looking into buying a 91 300ZX TT Auto Import. I am going for a test drive at the weekend (weather permitting) and wanted to get some advice from people that have been there before. I am aware of the usual checks you carry out on any used car (and this is obviously not 'any' used car). What I wanted is some 1st hand advice. When you bought your cars what did you wish you had checked? What things should I look for? etc etc etc. Don't want to buy a pony now do I! Cheers all :)

Thanks TTTim. Brill again. ian

Hi all. 1 week into ownership and smiling lots. I have a 1989/90 300ZX Twin Turbo with auto. I need advice on (a) what petrol do i use. The garage that sold it said unleaded is fine, but is premium unleaded better? (2) what oil is best for the engine? (3) where i can pick up a new or refurbished electric aerial? Any help and i will be eternally grateful. regards ian.

ok i keep getting different answers from tuning companies about whats the best route to power:( ok my car is a 1991 300zx twin turbo j-spec manual with straight through exhausts(cats removed not gutted) and 2 hks blow of valves(i know they do nothing for performace but i thought i better mention them just in case it matters) and an apexi induction kit as far as i know thats all the performance stuff it has it was rolling roaded at 280.7@ the wheels running 11 psi im looking for more power but im not sure what the next step should be i have called a few places about a chip but apart from zed world have told me there is no point chipping the car as i can not…

Hi, I need help and advice on selling my zx :( Its great but im too busy............................... These are the details Nissan 300 zx Turbo Z31 1987 LHD Abandoned project drives fine but body no good good engine, turbo, driveline etc, alloys, interior NO TIME hence £200 excellent for spares If anyone has advice or wants it Candice@defint.com

Did your insurance companies use it as an excuse to hike your insurance up, or were they ok about it ?

Hi Dunno if this is normal but each time I come to clean me Zed (weekly) the insides of the exhausts (mongoose quads) are black with soot/carbon - is this normal? Its been de-catted if thats relevant. I'm going to get some proper cleaning stuff for it as scrubbing it was v tiring on the old arms :rolleyes: . What cleaning fluids do people use? Cheers Pete

since yesterday when i go on cirtain web sites like radio 1`s website i get this message "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly." does any one know what this means and how to alter it because i havent even touched any of my security settings and i dont know how to sort it and its doing my head in :mad: thanks Simon

are Phoenix gold components any good halfords have some in for £99.99 6.5 inch 150 watt maximum it says so i would think about 50w rms any good should suit my head unit (4 X 52) quite well if thy are any good thanks ps i know its the wrong forum but there hasnt been much activity going on in there for a while

I've been told that the wiring in 300s is not what it should be. Now given the fact that these cars have lots of wiring, could it be that this is the single greatest cause of problems in these cars.... ...over to Andy Duff...........

Chaps/Chapesses, This morning, I set out for work as normal, and everything goes tits-up! First off, I thought, hmmm, steering feels a bit heavy, and the speedos up to its usual trick of not really doing anything 'til warm (worse on cold mornings) ... then the HICAS light comes on ... oh well, top it up, I thought. Once the car's warm and the speedos working again, the HICAS light disappears and PS is fine:confused: Anyhow, then get some petrol, join the M20, accelerate up to 90-ish (overtaking Scooby;) ), then there's a jolt, and I'm slowing down - coasting in fact - Shite! No life from engine. Pull on to hard-shoulder, call AA, freeze my nuts o…

Further to reading a comment about the '99 bumper and the size of number plate I thought I'd investigate, here's what i found: The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 SI No. 2687 Characher height = 65mm Character width = 44mm (excluding 'I') Stroke = 10mm Verticle spacing between lines of characters = 5mm Space between, top and lateral edges of plate = 5mm Space between characters and bottom of plate = 13mm So, that means you can make a very small plate indeed! But, be prepared to fight if you get stopped because the regs state: (a) does not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval; and …