General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I have this evening removed the speed convertor on my 1990 jspec non-turbo 300zx. and something has gone wrong. I seem to have shorted something. and now the speedo, rev counter, and dah lights do not work. and also my steering is still heavy is there a fuse that can be replaced to fix all of this if so where is it located or have i done some terrible damage to my baby!! please please please someone help thanks Mick

I've seen a lot recently about high octane fuels (super / optimax / etc). When I had my Z I had it set up on a rolling road and chose to do this on normal unleaded fuel. Using filter / exhaust / decat / 1 bar boost / custom mapping, this gave 432 bhp at the flywheel (based on wheel bhp plus transmission loss on the over-run). Those of you on an SE chip probably have something based on mine. I suspect that a higher quality fuel might have given me 10 or 20 bhp - so what ? My point is that you can get pretty good bhp on normal unleaded. After the tuning, I always ran on super whenever I could to give me a safety margin. This saw me good on a 2 hour stint at 1…

Does anyone have one of those plastic doorlock actuators? (it's a yellow transparent piece of plastic which sits directly behind the lock barrels) it's for the driver's side.

Birthday today : Sophie Ellis Bextor CD (weird but sexy) Introductory glider flight (those of you that know me will know how that does it for me!) Remote control helium filled UFO - the best toy that man has invented. Video of it terrorising her cats WILL be forthcoming !!!! Dave

Could u please remove the supposed pictures of 'Banzai'. They r pictures of me as 'banzai'from another website, it's just an unfortunate coincidence that we both have zeds!! (mines a 2+2 i think he's got a 2 seater hasn't he?) I have no connection with the banzai on this site.thanks

Hi, I have a 1990 Japanese Import Non Turbo, I am not sure if it has a Cat on the exhaust? also there are two pipes each side of the engine down into the exhaust, i am only asking as i want a stainless exhaust and dont know if i should get one with a cat or not. Cheers

I have been looking on the net and have seen lots of alloy wheels on american websites. The question is does anyone have any idea of how much it would cost to ship a set into the uk?

My rear wheels are looking a state with the rims being quite bad with chips and scrapes all around them and with black marks on the spokes too. Now do I recon them or shall I save up for 17's? Really I would like something like 255 or 265 on the rear, because 245 are not holding higher revs in 1st or 2nd in a straight line. If I get 17's it will probably be a year or so away cos I cant afford it and I just put new tyres on the rear too. Stuart

Recently my clutch peddel has been getting hard and the bite point is rased to the top of the peddel after a short while the clutch syarts to slip. I have orderd a new check valve fro the Maddella Bloke, but I think this wont cure the problem. I think the servo unit is bypassing vaccume to the wrong side and pressurizing the clutch i could be wrong and i hope so as a new servo is??? wait for it £440 plus the added, anybody had this prob. any comment?

I took the Nissan badge panel to check my induction and I noticed that there are holes where the panel attches to the nose, 2 had rubber plugs on to hold it tight against the pins on the nose. But they where bad condition and 2 where missing. The result is that when screwed in the front bumper side of the panel can be moved up and down slightly. If any one knows what I am on about do you know if I can buy more? Or is it a new panel job? Stuart

Hi Guys, I'm looking for a battery for my 1993 zx300 TT jap import. Anyone know where I can get one pref cheap ? Thanks Nick ------------------

Anyone have a second hand(new spare) fan for a 91 UK TT??

anyone else having bother with the zcenter website? all I get is a 403 (forbidden). ------------------

New 2002 model, unoped in box, completely unused becuase I bought it and then got a better offer. 2x175Wrms at 4ohm 2x350Wrms at 2ohm 1x730wrms at 4ohm bridged (birth sheet says 739Wrms) Remote bass control included too. Cheapest I can find this on the net is £420, I'm looking for no less than £350 plus P&P.

A few questions about them to those that fitted them, or have experience of them.. 1) did they make that much difference, is the noise that noticeable? 2) how easy were they to get in 3) do I need two? or just the one?

Maybe I'm getting old, just turned 30!, but I seem to have a problem with driving with the left indicator flashing! The problem is, I'm 6'6" and can't see the top section of the dashboard. My record is about 3.5 miles, can anyone beat this?? Mike

Is anyone breaking a 300ZX Na or TT? I need the plastic thingie that connects the door lock to the actuator (must be drivers side!). It's a real pain in the **** at the moment because the door panel is off & you have to go through the passenger side to unlock the door every time! Any help would be much appreciated, Thanks.

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Being on of the few Zed drivers in the Reading area, I can go for weeks / months / years without seeing another Zed. To my surprise I saw two this week!!! A Red 300 near Blackbushe Airport, he even waved back, on Tuesday 17:50ish A metallic Grey 300 near the roundabout for junction 11 of the M4 at 08:05ish this morning. Anyone here? Mike

Question for Duffman or Lymon, whats the max bhp limit of the standard 370cc injectors?

Why do brakes go soft when used on a trackday? Is it caused by the type of brake pads, the discs not good enough, the brake fluid or what? Running on a set of standard Nissan brake pads, Tarox 40 groove discs, braided brake hoses and DOT 5.1 brake fluid replaced 5/6 months ago. As the front discs are warped I was leaving them on for the trackday so as not to screw up the new ones I have ready to be fitted, but I didn't expect the pedal to go soft after 4/5 laps. So is it the pads? Should I have put on the EBC green stuff pads that are in the garage? I know the best solution is to go for a big brake kit but surely they should be able to last longer than this or is…

Hi I have a problem with my 1990 jspec non-turbo 300zx... please help.... When braking from speed (55+mph), there is a very intense juddering. does anybody know what this can be. and how to fix this. I have had the discs skimmed so i dont think its these. also when braking hard, sometimes there is a loud crack noise comming from the front, this also accures sometimes when i do hard left/right lock on steering. also have problem with failing powersteering - put after readeing this forum it seems apparent that its the speed convertor, so im gonna pull that out tomorrow.. does anyone know of a z expert around south london/north surrey area? any advi…

I have the following for sale in Sunny Kent: 1993'L 300zx TT Auto (UK Spec) 69k (decent service history) Gleaming black, with black leather. All the usual gear + CD Changer and Thatcham 1 alarm - Need the space (on account of having 2 zeds!) All yours for a miserly £6250 e-mail me for contact details/viewing

Hi, I would quite like to go to a racing harness type of belt setup in my 2+2 jap Zed! Has anyone done this, and if so how? I still want the rear seats to be useable, so a bar across the rear struts kind of arrangement will not do! Cheers in advance. AndyGP [This message has been edited by AndyGP (edited 23-08-2002).]

Can anyone point me in the direction of any articles on how to fit replacement gaiters for the hand brake and gear shift. - 91 tt