General Discussions - 300ZX Related

For something that looks that good I was a little disapointed with the performance. This guy and his woman was up my butt for about a half mile on the main Romford road. We both pulled onto the dual carriage way and he took the outside lane. I let him get level before booting it, but he put his foot down and just crept into the lead. I decided to go for it. At about 80 I was pulling some back on him. At 100 we were level again. At 130 I was about half a car in front. He then wussed out and decided to back off.

The zed hits a power band at 110mph in 5th gear, lol fecking astra was a wee dot by the time i hit 140 gotta calm down, gotta calm down gonne get nicked, gonna get nicked

I have only had my zed a couple of months so I am pretty keen in driving it wherever I can. Why is it wherever I park it some B*****D opens they're door onto it leaving either a scratch, chip or if I'm really lucky a small dent. This is really starting to P*** me off. I even park it dead centre of a bay miles from any other car, come back and someones usually left their mark on it. How much little respect can you have for this car!!!!!!!!! No I am not going to resort to sticking some Ford Focus protective side strips to my Z- life will never be that bad. Just thought I would share my Sunday afternoon thoughts with you. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad…

Hi, Replacing an O2 sensor on the NA and took out the Driver side O2 sensor no problem, can I put in the new one, Can I ****! Can't seem to get my salami style fingers into the space Does anyone know of a way of putting them in, or do I have to jack the car up and do it from underneath! Alternatively can anybody lend me their small child for mechanical apprenticeship! Mark

Does the knock sensor need to be connected or can a faulty one be by-passed untill i get another one fitted? Any ideas?

Just to say me zeds up for sale in the for sale forum,cheers all,been away for a while,so much crap to sort out over last few weeks,Tony:(

recently got j spec 300tt, but no owners manual. have trawled endlessly through net looking for manual but no hope. need to know what should/shouldn't be lit up on dash etc, and what all means. any help appreciated!!!!

How can I re-register using a different profile name.

Hi guys, I have an AVC-R boost controller for sale. Its about 3 months old and comes with everything you need for its installation including English instructions. It works perfectly and has very minor scratches on the screen (not noticable though). I am looking for £275 delivered. let me know (I have spoken to Craig and he is cool about me posting it in this section) cheerz "AMMAR"

any one here black 300zx (jap) with nice set of wheels on. passed you today on the M25 in the white uk 300zx any one jay

It's looking the dogs danglies if I do say so myself :D Will get some pics up later if I'm not too pissed ;) Only problem is it wouldn't start this afternoon for some reason. It's been fine every time we've tried it recently so I can only think it's a loose connection somewhere. It's turning over but won't fire. Didn't get time to check for a spark but it can't be anything too major. Many thanks to Peter at PPS for doing a superb job. I'm going to collect it this week when the boot trim has been put back and it's been MOT'd and valeted. Then it's over to the Grasshopper open day next sunday to show it off ;) Can't wait.

Hello, I'm considering getting a 2 seater Z32 manual and was wondering what increase in performance a grand (just the one to start please) could get me? I guess exhaust and mapabble chip? Not looking to do anything that would need changing if I was to go further with the tuning (so no gentle cams, then harsher cams later etc). Also can anyone recommend some decent bodykits please, particularly this one (whatever it is), what is it called please? Hard to tell but I don't think it's the WW one. Cheers Russ

Ive removed the bolts, but only to find that the arms are just as tightly held on as they were before :confused: . So whats the trick to get them off then people? Thanks :)

Hope the hardware problems resolved itself? I was lost without the forum, I had to watch Big Brother instead FFS

Not really Zed related but i was in crash on Tuesday and Bucket seats and the four point harness saved my life!! http://www.oc4u.co.uk/cars/dead red shed.pps Its a Powerpoint presentation of the pics of the car!! Car was a Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9. Crashed on a straight road, brakes locked up, car spun, hit a tree, rolled 3 times and landed on the wheels!!! Dan

Do the import's have central locking?????????????

Driving along last night with the front screen misted up as usual (had to wipe with a cloth three times in 15 miles) and the temp was on freezing even though the temp was set to the top! When I joined the dual carriagway and hammered it upto about 85 the temperature raised again. When I slowed down it was cold again. On the return journey it was up and down all over the place. Any ideas Ivan:mad: :eek:

Changed my front pads on 300ZX TT the other day as when i had my front tyres changed i noticed the pads were looking seriously low. Not sure if this is right but when i removed the old pads, the brake discs started flopping about! Is there meant to be a grub screw or small bolt to secure the discs to the hub? There seems to be a small threaded hole ready to accept somtehing.It's just that i sometimes get a clunky noise from the front when i apply the brakes at slow speed. I suppose that once all the pads are back in and the wheel nuts are tightened up the discs aren't going anywhere, but most cars i've ever worked on have a little grub screw to stop any play. Any ideas fo…

Quillyboy, Well it looks like i may be selling my zed soon. Im in kent near Maragate. It's a 91 TT manual jap import, 51000 miles. There's lots to tell about this car so if your interested or even just want to come down and have a look and we can have a look on the net, pull of all the buyers guide and chek mine over, your welome!!!!

Remember several people on here recommending redline oil for the Z gearbox. Is the best one to use MTL or MT-90 ? Cheers

I searched the forum about this but I am still in doubt. Every time I get under boost there is a long hooting sound( like a distant ship horn) which lasts sometimes 5 to 10 seconds and disappears when I release throttle. Performance is super otherwise. My IC's were changed last week for bigger items. I understand that the classic goose honk occurs in just the opposite circumstance,i.e when releasing the thottle.In my case my POP charger makes no noise at all. Your opinions , please. "Look no further,sir, you're leaking boost". Correct? rik TT now at 17 psi(max) completely decatted sigle POP mongoose ECU by kempower 375 h…

We'll a fvcking big oops!, the inevitable happened tonight. Was driving back home and lost the zed on a very slippery right hand bend, back end just 'snapped' with no warning and it spun around head on into a brick wall at about 25-30mph ARGHHHHH!!!. I actually found that the car took it extremely well, seat belt kept me locked right in also. Quite a bit of damage to the plastic bits up front, one smashed headlight and sidelight, both wings I think are crumpled. Just spent £200 on fixing the front bumper earlier this year, so one is not amused. Looks like I will be buying some second hand stuff off from here. Thats really pi55ed me off now because I'll have t…

Hello Andy Did U get my e-mail as I am also having pc problems. Cheers mate John Crisp

I am back in the USA and it is Thanksgiving Holiday, so thanks to all of you for everything over the last few years. Here is more info for anyone who is wondering what I am on about http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/

Hey folks! After a long absence I have found my way back to this dark corner of the web! Glad to report I'm still enjoying my Zed albeit with a few more little dents and scratches due to some thieving scum! Insurance company won't pay for a complete respray so I'll have to save my pennies from this point forth - what else is new for us Zed owners ... Just thought I'd show my face again. Cheers all! Dan