General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi i am new to your forum, any help would be appreciated, i am looking at a zx300 twinturbo manual on friday ,can some one please tell me what to look for, as i do not know much about them:confused: :confused:

absolutely chuffed i am bought my first z non turbo import silver not perfect but it will give me somfing to do. read a great deal bout z,s and finally took the plunge 3 weeks ago. it cost me 3800 with all new tyres put on and taxed as well in the deal. anyway i be real chuffed with it (i could just stand and look at it for hours if i did not have to go to work) oh one more thing i have an ariel on my front bumper(passenger side) about 8inches long with a green lense near the top of it ,and ariel is in front of headlight so is it a guide or something for distance parking the z. any comments would b great! cully Z

Is this coming back or have we access to Rides section from old forum?

November issue of 'Japanese Performance' carries an article about buying a used 300zx....and in the section 'Suspension/Steering' is this.... 'Many owners don't realise that the suspension dampers on all UK spec twin-turbo models can be set for hard or soft settings. It's done using the handbrake mechanism. Yes, really - check with handbook or dealer/specialist.' Sounds more than a bit wacky to me....but....have checked handbook, nothing! So now I am asking the resident 'specialists'.....is it right, and if it is how do I adjust???

Still looking for a Zed and would like to try some of the Jap import car auctions. A previous thread mentioned; "Motor Way Car Auctions" in Southampton and the Auction at Donington. Where can I find out about others? Cheers

I just read a thread in which an electric engine fan was mentioned, am I missing something obvious here, as my z appears to have a pulley riven fan that runs whenever the engine is on. Plase don't tell me that it is also electric and can run on with the car static as I'll have to rewire the bloody alarm Ive just finished!! Paul N

Seen 2 Zeds in 2 days. One on the M4. Blue P reg One in Marlborough... Black Anyones? Dan

Just had to check the tyres as the car is pulling very slightly to the left.On inspection i've noticed the front tyres are only 205's and the rears are 225's is this correct? I assume the pull is the tracking even though the steering wheel is straight it could still be tracking? Shouldn't the tyres be little phatter?

Hi, I think I need some SOFT brake pads for the SVA. I say this because of the stupid way they test the brakes, ie engine off etc, and I need them to grab cold and well without the servo.. Any ideas...?

Unversed as I am in things of this nature....how easy is it to get a polished finish on the plenum chamber? I'm talking about doing it 'in situ' with nothing more than...what? Rag and a bit of metal polish...I really don't know....can any of you people please advise me???

Hi, I know it's been done to death, but I need a replacement bulb urgently and don't want to convert etc. Who can I phone to order one? Cheers, Andy

Sweeeet looking silver 2+2, with twin-scooped front panel, parked across the central reservation of the ring road, on the section between the A52 roundabout & Rayleigh island, 10:15 this morning :) Looked for a driver as I trundled past, but couldn't see anyone :/ It's on my regular route to work, but I've not seen this Zed before... quite exciting, then :) But it put my stock red Zed to shame :'(

I've got a J spec Z with standard wheels which are the same size in all 4 corners.Does the UK model come with different size standard wheels?I saw somewhere that the rear wheels are bigger,why do the Jap and UK models differ if that is the case? Also if I wanted to put aftermarket alloys on my car,could I put wider wheels on the back or can I only do that with a UK spec car. I think wider rear wheels are going to give much better grip,especially when the back ends are prone to slidding! Cheers, F.T.

Zed Spotted in Camberly this morning, Import 2+2 with after market exhaust Reg: v**3053. I was in my Green Hire nissan Micra while mine is having it's gearbox rebuilt. Mike

Hello every one im new to this site, but have 90 import non turbo z for 6 months, and i know its vv dim but cant find the fuse box, also hesitation and almost cuts out as u try to pull off, tick over is smooth and no probs thru range, been on nissans machine which reported no faults ????? can n e one help ???

Was down at Jeffs last week and tentatively asked about a chip upgrade. "no probs" says Jeff, "instant 70BHP increase in power". After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I wondered if there are any deleterious effects from the engine suddeny having almost a quarter as much power again as it had before. I have a large bore exhaust (catted) and am about to fit a blitz induction kit. This is most probably fairly standard stuff for a lot of you but it will be the first time I`ve had a mod like this on a car.......worth it? good for the car or bad?

Just sent a mail regarding your crash Email me on royodonovan@eircom.net if you get the msg.

Can anyone help? I have a vibrating propshaft centre bearing that is need of replacement shortly. Working for a Bearing and Transmission company that also reverse engineer bearings etc. (tut tut) I may be able to offer a substantial saving on obtaining these bearings. Has anyone out there got an old bearing that they don't mind me having a look at to obtain. It may be that this has already been done, if so please advise. Obviously the savings will be passed on if found Regards Steve

John..I have read your post about your accident mate...sorry to hear about the Zed...Glad u r ok though. I think the service you are looking for is something called the BMI..or something like that...It protects u against an un-insured party. Your insurance compnay should be able to put you in touch with them. Beats making a claim on YOUR insurance and having sky high premiums for next year. Also in closing....I would personally have injured a few more of the tossers myself...with a nice hard baseball bat. Chris:mad:

anyone know the website /adress/phone of frank de ruyter( from holland), alias JudaZ.NL from the old forum? He had a nice machined camber kit on offer for about 35euro. rik 42 year old member

Chaps and Chapetts, Some how I've managed to allow some cretin to change the properties on my IE. EVERY time I am unable to locate a valid URL a load of popups appear, where before I would just get a default "can't find the requested URL" page. Does anyone know how to remove it? I'm about to put a hammer to my PC! Cheers, Andy

hi i am kobi from israel i have subaru impreza turbo i am using apexi power fc ecu i can work wite nissan zx 300 twin turbo airflow in my car i need to now 2 things 1. what is the part nomber for vg30 80 mm airflow 2. i need that the dyameter will be inner dyameter80 mm and that is important if you can help me it will be great

How do these operate? Where are they located? If they start to give trouble what symptoms would you exspect to experience?

I have a strange problem with my Zed. It has always behaved impecably but on my last couple of trips I have had a niggling problem: The car stars and runs beautifully, from cold. Runs fine on journey, both M/Way and A roads, no lack of performance or pinking/detting. With the car warm, I stopped for fuel, when I started the car it fired fine but the idle was stumbeling all over the place, the car stalled as soon as I tried to move. After 5-6 restarts it seems to rectify itself and idle returns to 750-800 and all is fine. It may be unrelated but I haven't been driving the Zed as much as I used to over the past 2 months, as I've bought a run ab…

Having ventured into broadband ahve turned up my Firewall security and getting loads of wierd stuuf that Zonealarm is blocking, what is this? is it someone? or is it a machine thing?. Also are there any sites or methods for tracing the author of this attacks? Jeff TT