General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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Is there anyway of getting the pistons out without using an air compressor? Im bored, feel like doing the job but dont have access to one.

Hi guys, Anybody know of where i could get hold of them from?? cheers jaz

Just thought I'd update my situation about me missing a cyl after tinkering about last weekend. Changed plugs this morning-can't believe that after 4 plug changes I've only just thought of taping the socket onto the end of extension bar so it doesn't remain in the cylinder when you've tightened plug back up and pull it back out!!!! Also checked connectiond to injectors, all seemed fine. So, 6 new plat plugs all in................. broooooom!! ahh, lovely, so don't really know what the cause was or what I had disturbed to cause the miss. Had already checked TPS during the week so that was set spot on and now idle's better than ever, which I would say has more to do …

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Hi all i have some 17" alloys for sale, they are in white and are still brand new and boxed and have never been fitted to any vehicle. They are team dynamics and are five spoke. Quite a nice wheel. I bought these but my car which i have ordered from Japan has already got 17" alloys on her. I have a pic but you will have to email me so i can mail it to you. Offers??? Ray

Thinking about sticking front fogs of a jap mobile onto my UK car, apparently they go where the sidelights are. So does that mean i have to connect up those stupid lights on the side that do nothing, making them do indicators and sidelights? Anyone else here done this? Any help would be cool. Cheers:cool:

Does anyone know of a Z / Jap car specialist somewhere between Oxford and Reading , or thereabouts? My Local Yokel garage offered to service/tune my Jap import , but I was a bit cautious when he asked if it was the diesel version ! ( I kid you not..) Cheers

How does this compare to the gearing ratios below? The gear ratios are:- 1st- 2.621 2nd- 1.637 3rd- 1.240 4th- 1.000 5th- .839 Thats the Website http://www.uniqueautosports.com.au/gearboxes.htm Do you know if this gearboxes are sequential/do they use clutch?

ive tried searching through previous threads but cant find anything... My car seems to do this 'wiggle' at theback end sometimes; eg; when crossing lanes on the motorway when i hit the catseyes, it feels wobbly. its hard to describe but im sure someone must know what i mean. the cars done 95k, i dont think its had the shocks changed - could this be it? or bushes? also, why does my horn sound ridiculous? a bit like a goose. its so embarassing everyone laughs and points at me. and thats before i sound the horn. ;) cheers, ed

Any one know much about GTO's ? it's the twin turbo 90 spec. Mate of mine who unfortunately is very young and naive bought a modded one from Leeds the other day, after handing the CASH over, 15 miles later it loses all transmission ( no clutch) then dumps it's coolant on the hard shoulder, stuck there in the middle of the night he decides you get it trailered back to I.O.M ( against my advice) £400 lighter for said pick up, i get the car inspected by performance engineer, seems it's a minger ! quotes of nearly £3,000 result in tears, so question is does anyone know how hard/easy gearbox removal is, Engine in or out ? Water pump removal the same and as rear rack is fooke…

I have a 5' fishing rod with a reel and string, or whatever you call it. You can tell that I'm not a fisherman. If you pay the postage, you can have it for a song, but be quick cus I've put it on a couple of other forums. First person to mail me, gets it. Cheers Cos

Can anyone tell me from looking at this diagram which is the high pressure hose that goes from the power steering pump to the steering rack.

Hey all, My borther has recently bought a new bonnet vent, the one with the big twin vents which fits inbetween the headlights, has anyone fitted this with the standard airbox in as he is having problems fitting it, the airbox seems to stick up too high and its obstructing the vent. any help is appreciated. thanks

if i get an apexi s-afc fuel controller, and a s-acv boost controller do i still need to get the ecu chipped? i thought the ecu had to be chipped to change the fuel mapping and limits, but would the fuel controller override this? oh and does anyone know of a decent air/fuel ratio meter? will the apexi show this? i dunno. and while i'm at it why doesnt nayone appear to do a charge cooler for the 300? as opposed to intercoolers

Firstly im 20 and the best quote i've found for my UK car is about £1160 from Budget. Surprised me they've beaten all others ive tried?! Secondly, does just an aftermarket exhaust make any difference to a quote in your experiences as isn't it pretty much accepted they're cheaper and/or last long than a manufacturers replacement? And thirdly, different wheels make a difference? Cheers boyzies:cool:

Where can i find the difference in weights between all the zeds, eg na, tt manual, tt auto, and weights difference eg auto swb na. man swb na. ttswb man/ ttlwbman /auto etc you get the jist, its just that i went off the mark with a black lwb tt today it sounded like an auto, but it never really got away that well, we went up to a hundred or so then hit traffic, i cant explain it?? i was expecting him to vanish ?? maybe he had a prob/was old/handbrake on/or was it anyone on here perhaps??? im dissilusioned if thats how they go as i fancied getting a tt, but see no point, any ideas or links to that data would help, cheers gavo

Can anyone tell me what this is I just bought off of smithy ?. Looks nice and shiny and I remember ordering it for some reason but I can't remember where it goes or it's purpose. I remember Smithy saying something about pushes air twards something.

At the mo im fitting clear lenses to the Z, i fitted the lenses only to find that the silver paint i used to paint the backings became discoloured!, so I took the lenses off as quick as poss hoping that the silicone hadnt gone off,!wot a frickin mess! so now i have to strip the paint and bits of silicone off so to start again!, I've tried thinners with no joy, is there any other chemical that i can used to remove paint and traces of sili. Was thinking acetone maybe! Thanks, D UK :confused:

Following a strange non operation of the PC this morning (PSU most likely...no fan operation) have removed the hard drive and tempory fitted to a new machine in place of the cd rom/dvd I can access all the data ok and have started transfering files, folders and images that I need. However this is going to take days at this rate, is there any way I can store the whole contents of my old hard drive to my new pc hard drive? so that I can remove it from the new machine and either access the data as I need it or transfer it as I need it rather than having the old drive hanging out of my new machine for days? My new machine has a much much bigger hard drive so space i…

well, actually it is now! :D just thought id share. was bored today in my lunch break so i thought id investigate why it wasnt working. removed the control unit (in the drivers door) & found a cracked solder joint. resoldered that up & cleaned the contacts on the mini relays. hey presto, one touch now works :)

Sometimes when i put my clutch down there is a groan/squeak do i just need to grease something up?

Has anyone uprated their pedals? im mainly having problems with my clutch pedal at times, due to my trendy taste in trainers ;) my foot sometimes slips. I would ideally like a pedal with a lot more grip than the stock ones.

I know it's in the wrong section but......... I have for sale a Laptop, spec is; Hewlett Packard Omni Book Intel Pentium II 32 MB RAM CD Rom Floppy Drive 4.23 GB Hard Drive 56k Modem That's going for 300 pounds.........was 350 pounds but talked the brother in law to knock 50 notes off. It would be good for those that want one (obviously) or have Race Logic Traction Control or ConZult software. Interested? Matty.

I thought that title would get your attention! But my car is like a big vibrator! Driving home today along the good old M4,I noticed my car was vibrating,not much but enough for me to pull onto the hard shoulder to check the wheels. I could feel it litrally through the seat of my pants! I can't find anything obvious and will go to my local tyre place tommorrow to get balancing and tracking checked,although I only had it done about 4 months ago when I had new tyres! Hopefully it's nothing too expensive!! Cheers, F.T.