General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Morning all, My electric aerial and central locking have just stoped working. Can anyone tell me if they are on the same fuse, and which one it is?? Many thanks Bryan

HI PEOPLE, IM AFTER A JWT CHIP, ANYBODY POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? I NEED A GOOD DEAL AS MY FINANCE SITUATION IS NOT GREAT! NICE1 JAZ:)

i know its an old fart type magazine, but is anyone here a member of the CSMA.. civil service motoring assocoation..? i joined years ago to get cheap insurance(then), but i still continued with the magazine that comes every month.. its usually shit and contains old farts moaning about how they should be allowed to tow their caravan wherever they want, but this month there is a letter from a 300zx owner.... im just wondering if anyone else on here has read it, its very interesting......i'll post more if anyonr else has read it, if not i'll stop waffling.

i quite fancy a set, but how come everyone who i speak to in this country says.. hmm eibach... hmmm theyre not on the list, but on web sites in the US theres loads for sale???

since fitting my induction kit, ive been bitten by the tuning bug in a big way, ive not felt like this since i chipped my rs turbo. ive sen loads of shiney bits i want but unfortunately im sufferin from a lack of funds, anyone got any get rich quick schemes floating around out there? or maybe just want to donate to the cause? all contributions gratefully recieved

are we having another easter meet like last year? i know its a bit early but last years was pretty good, 30 odd zeds if i remember rightly, i reckon if we start to organise now we should be just about done in time for easter. you think i'm being premature, have you noticed the old cream eggs are already showing their faces....

Hi, I vaguely remember a Classic car mag article informing about a insulation material for wiring etc. The reason being, is the mechanic, Dazza the Z man says he has never seen a Z with the original knock sensor intact from heat!! Does anyone know of any links for this sort of stuff? I might as well do it while the engine is in bits!! Maybe my job is getting to me!!!!!! LOL Mark

I want to get an internal cd burner to download tracks from the net. Which one is the best to get and how much? Do I have to have a certain CD player to play the recorded CD's? Mark

i just been for a ride out and had a look under the bonnet as u do at 8 at night, and i noticed an odd kinda rattle kinda like a bearing bust hard to explain sorry, coming from the area just to the left of the top yellow arrow in this pic i nicked from ttnet, the round alloy shaped thing with a black dot in the centre just below the intake chamber, does it sound seriously expensive?

Hi all, I get a strange noise when I turn the ignition on. Sounds like I'm pressing the windscreen washer squirt button. It seems to be coming from the back inside of the car. The noise only lasts a second and is not getting louder or quieter just the same each time. It happens beofre I start the car (not as I start it). Any ideas what this could be ?:confused:

Think the starter motor's on its way out. For a while now, it's been making a slight noise after starting. Like the teeth haven't disengaged the fly wheel properly for a fraction of a second. But tonight, it's started getting worse. Twice now I've tried to start it and I've just received a grinding noise and no turning of the engine. Only on the second attempt does it work. Which probably means that in a day or two it won't start at all! Anyone care to render an opinion on the problem? And also, does anyone know the price of a new starter? Cheers Mike

Hi chris, mate steve said you might have a JWT chip? if so could you let us know, cos im really interested in purchasing1 mate!!! cheers mate jaz

i'm getting a strange vibe through the back wheels feels like driving over gravel any ideas cheers rod

Hi Guys Just had a look at a 1990 uk spec manual TT for sale. Under the oil filler cap, there was a small amount of white residue. The owner said the car had been standing for 3 weeks. We went for a 10 minute drive. On re-examination of the oil filler cap some residue remained. I got him to rev the engine whilst I looked at the exhaust. A jet of water flew out of each tailpipe (std system). Will leaving a car standing for 3 weeks result in such a build up of water? If it is a knackered head gasket, very roughly how much are they to replace? Also the oil pressure gauge didn't give any readings. Is that just a faulty gauge? Thanks Jon

Ive got a slight problem with removing the cluster. Ive removed all of the dash around it and all the necessaries and all I need to do now is remove the connectors from it. But... when everything is removed theres a connector on either side of the cluster, on the top, for the warning light connector... Now how do you remove this? If I could remove this it would be no problem to remove the others, only these 2 have no slack on the cable and I cant get behind it very easily. Thanks in anticipation Clarkey

I just phoned up my insurance company for a renewal quote to find out that my car is insured with them as a G reg '90. I explained to them that it was an '89 and they were trying to argue with me that my car was not made before '90. Geese, how fickle can you get. Then they said ok we will settle this by doing a trace on the car. They came back saying the car was a '99 Fook me, I wish !!!!. I explained to them that this is the year that it was imported into the country. They then put me on hold for a couple of minutes and told me I needed to fax across the Registration document. I've been with this company for 6 years now and never had any problems. It seems as thoug…

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Some interesting Top Fuel dragster facts: * One dragster's 500-inch Hemi makes more horsepower then the first 8 rows at Daytona * Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate of fuel consumption as a fully loaded 747 but with 4 times the energy volume. * The supercharger takes more power to drive then a stock hemi makes. * Even with nearly 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into nearly-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock. * Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output …

has anybody seen or heard a kamimoto racing exhaust before,i have one on a recently imported 300,tt,it sounds abso bloody lutly lovely.......its about a 5 inch tail pipe,"single" and about 3.5 all the way to the kats........has anyone any info on it are they expensive..it looks it.........ta.:eek:

Hi, As most of you probably know I am in the middle of rebuilding my engine! Is there a comprehensive list anywhere showing the hoses that would be easier to replace when rebuilding a z engine? I don't want to replace the obvious ones that are easy to replace with the engine in situ! Please feel free to "fire" away with any fireman related engine building hose jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mark

My passenger window is not going up and down, I think something broke the other morning when I tried to undo it but it may have been frozen in. Basically the motor kicks in and the mechanism works inside (the window is pushed into place as usual when the mechanism gets to the top) What would I have busted inside and more importantly how expensive is it? :)

hi guys i need urgent advice my clutch has been slipping for some time now so i got a rps clutch from smithy and got it fitted free of charge under warranty so i picked the car up this morning with the new clutch fitted. so ive jumped in the car the clutch pedal felt better than before and nice smooth changes so ive let the car warm up on the way home and then i was driving at about 3000rpm in 3rd and floored it and the clutch slipped just as bad as it did before. the dealer has refused to have anything more to do with it saying my clutch is faulty or that my clutch will bed in if i keep flooring it which doesnt sound like good advice to me. any ideas guys? …

well, as most of you know, my zed expeience was a nightmare, i think i just got a poor car in the end and it cost me dearly...nevermind, now cash is in the bank i have about 10k cash and am looking for other alternatives. so what would you get? i am looking at an integra type R tomorrow, great track car for sure. cheers steve

Ooops as i woke this morning to place my repaired clock back into the car i noticed it was no longer on the window sill and one of my cats was giggling next to the sink. I've tried drying it out but it's dead as my ex girlfriend will be if she doesn't come to an agreement regarding our two properties ahhh that's better! Does anyone have a spare or one i could buy?????

Anyone bought the blank key insert from Courtesy and had it cut over here? Are they any good or am I better off just getting a standard spare key cut from Mr Minit or the like? Nick:confused: