General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Is it just me or is cleaning alloy wheels a pain. I have the orig 16" alloys and they seem to have a pitted surface - just right for brake dust to stick in! I have tried scrubbing with a standard car brush - it gets the recent stuff off mainly but the old black marks that were on when i bought the car are still there. Has anyone managed to get it off or is it a lost cause?? I am thinking maybe a toothbrush and some liquid - perhaps white spirit?? Barry

Anyone dealt with Veilside www.veilside.co.uk

How much too? Mine is slipped every time with hard acceleration in 3rd gear or higher. Mods include Mongoose Exhaust, Apex'i Induction, so I dont have any huge BHP. But I would like something that would hold about 400bhp cos I may chip the car. Stuart

I'm concerned my Z may be developing turbo trouble. Recently noticed that the turbo whine is a little louder (figure its an air leak). But just today discovered that off a standstill the turbo doesn't kick in like before. At about 30mph+ rolling, accelerating will boost to about 10. The oil pressure at idle is a little below the first mark, i'd say 20psi. Checked the oil and topped up, no oil leaks seen. Thoughts? [This message has been edited by pvdw (edited 22-09-2002).]

Is it just me or is anyone else finding that the technical forum these days is funnier than the general forum ? I am NOT having a dig at those new to Z ownership asking questions which others might see as obvious (although one person should recently have acquired a fairly red face...). It's more the 'quality' of some of the advice given. I'm not interested in naming names but how about everyone puts their unproven theories onto this thread along with all the technical gems which they heard from a fat bloke down the pub. Then we can take them as read and not post useless stuff onto the technical forum which might lead to someone creating a bigger problem than the…

Anyone know how much? I'm just sick of trying to think of what to put in the second slot p.s or anyone got any for sale?

Spotted a yellow Z by the Bostin Fittle about midnight on Saturday. I know there's a grey one round Gornal, but never seen this yellow one here before.

On Wednesday I asked for a quote on my Z on a limited mileage policy together with a quote for another car. I told Quoteline Direct that it was an import and they put it down as a Fairlady. They quoted a premium on both cars. The one on the other car was very high (over £200 more than Direct Line)so they referred it to the underwriter. I called them back Friday as I had not heard from them and the quote on the other car was still very high. When I asked to go ahead with the Z insurance, only to be told that they do not insure imports. As my new car arrived at the weekend, I was left uninsured on the Z. They could not care less and suggested that I phone up Tesco for a quo…

From howstuffworks website... "A V-8 engine is much smoother because it has eight evenly spaced EXPLOSIONS instead of one big EXPLOSION. Another reason is starting torque. When you start a V-8 engine, you are only driving two cylinders (1 liter) through their compression strokes, but with one big cylinder you would have to compress 4 liters instead." http://www.howstuffworks.com/engine6.htm

Looks like a single dump valve? or am I being stupid and it's something totally different... What would the disadvantages be of doing this? Must be much cheaper if you've already got the hardpipes... :S More pics http://www.thai300zx.com/images/members/yai/Yai.htm From the Thai Z site. http://www.thai300zx.com [This message has been edited by ChrisC (edited 22-09-2002).]

That adds a whole new element of pleasure to the event, knowing that another piece of vermin will die Paul

These look damm good.... Seems the cost was $75 split 3 ways - thats about £48!! Heres the thread on tt.net(you need tt.net login): http://www.twinturbo.net/cgi-bin/ttnet_viewmsg.pl?forum=general&msg_id=679974 Trev [This message has been edited by Trey (edited 22-09-2002).]

For all you import owners, wondering how many other peoples cars were shipped on the 'Asian parade', I found our import docs this morning and it was on the asian parade, also just seen a chap on the GTR register with a larker on the same ship. So who else? ------------------ [This message has been edited by Clarkey (edited 22-09-2002).]

Did someone make these as a chrome badge a while back? Bob

Rugby town centre around midday,dark in colour,lovely big single rear jap type zorst,had a great sound,and stock wheels, --- 2677 reg,anyone on here!.

£8 plus carriage Not sure which DIN slot it fits in it didn't come out of my car. Part numbers off it in case you want to see if it can be supplied by Courtesy are: No lid - 6847590J10 ------------------ Z first and anything else is secondary! John (Nukem) Newcomb www.geocities.com/jn300zxtt [This message has been edited by jvnewcomb1961 (edited 23-09-2002).]

£10 plus carriage. ------------------ Z first and anything else is secondary! John (Nukem) Newcomb www.geocities.com/jn300zxtt

Hi, Just fitted new toplink to drivers side, and when I got back to the 'wheel on' stage - gave it a good yank to test - OK vertical movement is now fixed - but now I notice there is some horizontal 'give'. If I place my hands either side of the wheel in line with the axle and push/pull there is about quarter of an inch total 'give'! Seems to be in the direction of the steering arm! Left side is OK. Is this a bush thing - or a steering arm adjustment/replacement thing? HELP! AndyGP

I know its all down to personal taste but could anyone love a car with a face like that?? notice the perspex window in the bonnet so you can feast your eyes on that throbbing 8 valve cavalier engine lurking in there Paul

when i start my 300tt from cold it dosent smoke .But when it idles after about 5mins after starting the left exhaust starts to smoke light blue smoke quiet heavy.Some times its smokes from the right exhaust it dosent smoke under full throttle so its not the turbos and it dosent use any oil or water.If any one has an idea please let me know cheers Spencer

reasonable condition, with tyres. from what i can remember, 2 rears about 1/2 worn or so, fronts scrubbed on outer edges. would have to check to be sure tho. £125 buyer collects ------------------ I feel the need, the need for speed!

May be of use if anyone wants a cheapie to put on, bit rusty around the centre box to back box joints but hole free!! £50 if its anygood to anyone, buyer collects. ------------------ I feel the need, the need for speed!

posted a while back about my zed holding back under acceleration. just thought id share incase anyones got similar probs. reset adaptation data with consult (i believe you can do this by disconnecting ecu for a while), all actual values had checked out ok. also cleaned afm hotwire with electrical cleaner. seems to be performing as before now. apart from the lovely tone from my shiney new Mongoose exhaust. ------------------ I feel the need, the need for speed!

Hi guys, I am thinking of buying a set of Radius R6 alloy wheels for my SWB,in 19s. It will be 8x19 for the fronts,9x19 for the rears. They don't come any bigger in width than 9 inches. They said they will do me a package with the TOYO proxes T1-S (as i wanted TOYO): 235/35/19 (front) and 265/30/19 (rears). Is this the right size of rubber for these wheels? Any suggestion/help will be appreciated as I am ordering them on Monday. By the way I have been quoted £1580 (inc.Shipping). Cheerz "AMMAR"

Need to get an alternator repaired/rewound (or whatever it takes). Any recomendations in the Herts/Essex area ? Not off my Zed, it's for an MR2 Turbo.