General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Consider the following... Car Engine Engine power Mass of car Power-to-weight ratio of car Tiger Super 6 Kit Car Tuned 1-litre N/A 100BHP 500kg 200 Tiger Super 6 Kit Car Tuned 2-litre N/A 200BHP Tiger Super 6 Kit Car 3-litre Stock N/A Z engine 221BHP 1000kg 221 Tiger Super 6 Kit Car 3-litre Tuned N/A Z engine 300BHP 1000kg 300 Formula 1 car 3-litre N/A 800BHP 800kg 1000 Stock 300ZX TT 3-litre TT 280BHP 1570kg 178 Stock Impreza WRX 2-litre Turbo 230BHP 1250kg 184 For the the kit car, the 2-litre engine is optimal. An F1 car is 3-litre because the engine is lighter and the car needs the extra power for very high t…

after blowing the bottom end i am now thinking about getting another engine, as its not worth the hassle of trying to fix the current one. engine must be good, obviously. steve

Hi! I need to try a known good PTU in my car to see if my one is at fault, I can travel to pick it up in the North of England. Anyone got one I can borrow for a day? I really would like to get the thing sorted ASAP as I'm starting University in a week! Thanks, John

Hi Dave, Thank you very much for my Ayrton Senna picture. I was truly touched by such a nice gesture, just been upto Craigs and I really was genuinly chuffed to bits. Thanks mate, top bloke. Havent got your email address, hence it posted here. Nice one! ------------------ ->Glen - ..hang on a minute lads... I got a great idea..

Keep seeing "Ram City Motor Company" in Derby and "Stanleys Motors" in Brum in the autotrader. They've got a few Zeds each, has anyone viewed any of them or had any dealing with these dealers!? Looks like I'm gonna have to wait for my zed, the wife got in 1st and bought a Ka Cheers Pete [This message has been edited by pete shrimp (edited 30-09-2002).]

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Fitted the Porterfield Cryo front brake discs about a month ago, they are Brmebo blanks that they Cryo treat. Fitted the Porterfield R4 race pads the day before going to Rockingham and a refill of DOT5.1. It felt great on the road, massive breaking power. However on track after doing 3/4 laps at a time and leaving it 15/20 to cool or more by the end of the day got them glowing on a 2 hot lap and the pads melting. NO BRAKES AT ALL, and was a bit of a problem as I had just come to the end of the pit lane straight off the banked corner 4 at 120mph though the cones and drifted to a standstill. End of story - I stopped pissing around with standard discs and have ordered …

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who was it that works there?

Right, fitted my 99 spec bumper Saturday, but the wiring plugs for the indicators are different? the 'male' end on the car is smaller than the 'female' plug end on the new indicator? any ideas?

My autobox for a 1990 TT has recently given up and now considering the options. After reading previous posts regarding the auto to manual conversion wondering if this is a viable option. Does anyone know where I can get the manual box and related parts from?? Thanks Ronnie

At the beginning i used to tell them thats a Nissan 300ZX. Typical response. "Thats a Nissan!!!! When Nissan made such a car?" Well nowadays my answer is this.."Its a Z" Then they ask me "Made by whom?" Me: Its made by a Fairlady. Do I have to give more explanation? I believe that its better for them not to know what car is it. What u think?

How long do Iridium plugs last? I know the Nissan/NGK original plugs were good for 60,000miles but this seller on ebay says 250,000 for the iridium plugs. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1864335304 I'm sceptical to say the least. Does anyone have the answer?. and - Shameless Plug - anybody want a catchy domain name? mine's for sale. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2058136155

hey guys...I just got a 91 TT..does anyone have any sound clips? I dont know what exhaust system to buy.....any help? Thanks guys

Hi guys, This is how the story goes: I was driving along quite happily and the engine cuts out, IIRC the speed and revs dropped to 0 instantly, I might be wrong about that though, it might have just been wishful thinking - I was busy trying to get the bloody thing to a safe place with no vacuum assist on the brakes, no power steering, and no power! It wouldn't start up again until after 15 mins of cooling with the bonnet up. Suspected PTU; but I opened that up to fix it - all the connections seemed fine, I gave them all quite a good pull/wiggle. Where do I go from here? Could it be the CAS? The TPS seems okay, it was giving the correct voltage during t…

Dear Deirdri,when I was a young man it used to stand up but I could'nt bend it.It still stands up but I can bend it.I'm now 80yrs old, Am I getting stronger ? ------------------

Got to get my clutch sorted out, it's driving me nuts and had many thoughts with the words "For Sale" reciently. Anyhow, bled the system many times, finally got a pressure system attached to force any air out (20psi from the tyre) and still no luck. It must be the master, slave clyinder or piping... I have no ideas left... Anyhow, I hear you can get an upgraded slave cylinder, (I already had the Nissan later model fitted years ago), from RPS I think... has anyone have anything like this and got any comment? (ie. does it help the hot/cold pedal adjustment problem or is it not worth it) Jez.

ive done an ecu test today and got a code 34(for 3 times then it went back to 55),think that gurgle noise is the detting u said u know of anything else i can do to the car?to sort it? im gonna do another engine coolant flush and see if it sorts it?after last time i did the flush the noise settled for ages. any more ideas bud? thanks jay

hi guys , ive done an ecu test on my car and when i first done the test it showed 34(det sensor) now ive been expecting this as ive got a very slight detting sound(gurgle) but on loads of testing the ecu ive never got any codes? now tonight when i did the test it only showed 34 for 3 times then it went to 55 how can i sort this prob? ive also got an a/f meter installed but its only wired into 1 side as ive never done a switch and dont no how to install 1 does anyone no of a tech page to install a switch for the a/f meter? what could be causing the 34 det sensor(detting)? i no its a lack of fuel or overheating spot im gonna try a coolant flush…

to fit Strosek front bumper or the replica from Z center.It is a brand new, two piece splitter. I am after £75 included delivery. Thanks "AMMAR"

Hi guys, Just wanted to find out if Iridium plugs are any better than stock spark plugs? Would they lead to any significant improvement in performance and/or BHP as i only replaced mine about a month ago. Thanks "AMMAR"

Hello to all who came today and thank you for makeing the the meet a top one. A car park full of 300zx plus a 280zx and leigh,s top RX7, senna,s very nice GTR thank you for the ride I think I well have to start to save up and get one in 2,3 years time. see yur soon on the next meet. jay [This message has been edited by jay 300zx (edited 29-09-2002).] [This message has been edited by jay 300zx (edited 29-09-2002).]

ive been speaking to jefftt about rear shocks for my jap truck. Hes quoted part number 56210-43p25............but my parts cd comes up with 56210-37p25. Is the parts cd that ive got only for uk spec cars? is there a jap nissan fast cd floating around out there??? i dont seem to have much luck in sticking my vin number in the box neither, i dont think it likes it, either my car is a duffer or im doing it wrong. it appears to want a 17 digit code, but my gcz32 numer is only 11 long. what am i doing wrong.. nissan havent complained about duff numbers on the vin plate when theyve used it for a search which makes me wonder if its only a uk model cd. any help mucho appr…

well i went to rockingham today, was having a great time until we drove into the pit lane and heard seriously loud banging noises from under the bonnet . had to get towed back to hull. looks like after spending 6.5k on my top end, the bottom end has now given up, at least it seems that way. christ knows how much it will cost this time, i could have bought a new car with the money i am spending on this 10 year old car. pissed off to say the least. steve

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