General Discussions - 300ZX Related

You probably already knew this but Nissan Motor (GB) removed the charge for looking up parts. (My dealer didn't tho - I had to tell him!) Consequently and after a letter from their legal eagle, the site nissanmotorgb.co.uk is no more. *sigh* But there is one called http://www.nissanpartscharge.co.uk One of the letters from Nissan said "...and I hope this has demonstrated that Nissan is fully aware of its customer obligations." Make up your own mind... [This message has been edited by Gio (edited 10-06-2002).]

I recently brought a 300, and shortly after a snooper to assist me in finding the camera's, but as my 300 is an import, the lighter plug that comes with the snooper is bigger than the Japanese lighter socket. I have tried to get the panel off, but there is only 1 screw in the ashtray to remove and the panel is stuck under the stereo section to stop the panel being pulled out to access the lighter. Can someone help me please.

So I'm tootling along the road this morning on my way to work - doing about 40 in a 60 zone coz its a bit wet and just as I get to the offset junction - I am on the main road so they have to cross it - this prat in a axo decides to cut me up and the STOP to turn right - the ABS did its job well though enough to let me steer past him and into the field - bumping over a curb...BASTARD - he totally straight faced ahead without even acknolwedging I was in the bloody field coz he thought he could do it in one go and found he couldnt. Can you tell I'm pissed off? luckily no damage seems to have been done as it was just a curb and it wasnt high enough to hit the car.....I'll k…

Ok So one of you works at C&S Wood, but what are all the others doing there, they seem to be there every day for weeks. Just wondering Andy

Yesterday I had a little race with a 300ZX in Surrey, not too far from Chobam (is that how you spell it??. I think it was on Chobam road near Horsel common. I was the mad bloke in the 200SX. Just wanted to say Hi!!

Hi, perhaps someone can help me out here. I've just bought a 300zx TT auto & when I rev the engine in neutral, there seems to be quite a bit of vibration in the car. I'm thinking possibly knackered engine or gearbox mounts because when I put my hand on the engine, I can't feel any vibration at all. I could be wrong of course. Has anyone had similar problems. Also, the car seems to have very little power. If one of the turbos was knackered, how high would the boost gauge read? because at the moment, it reads about 4-5 on full power. Cheers guys. PS. I only paid £1750 for it so I might just break the thing yet!

My 300zx tt went into terminal meltdown mode a couple of months back, seems that the turbo(s) went south and unfortunately took the engine with them..... long story and guess what the warranty was not worth the paper it was written on. The repair bill resembled the Argentina national debt so it was time to part company with the Z. Despite all that I have to be honest and day that I miss the car (not so much the performance more the looks ), I'd like to buy another but the perceived fragility of the engine/turbos worries me so I'm considering an auto non turbo version but would really like to know what the other main differences there are, or just point me in the ri…

Seems to be playing up. Sometimes have to wiggle gear leaver in park or neutral to get the starter to work. Is it accessable through the car, if so how, or do you have to go underneath?

I'm getting a smell inside the cabin after I boot the car, I open the up the bonnet of the car and I can see some smoke not a lot rising from the back on the engine, But I can't tell if its coming from the Engine, or the exhaust, any ideas? anyone had the same experiance?

Hi I am hearing some clunking sounds in the differential, what could it be and if it´s serious, and i need a new differential, can I then put a 1993tt differential in my 1990 N/A 300zx, Thanks in advance ps, sorry if there are any misspellings, my english is not so good. Kristinn.

You have to check this post on the Aus site http://216.119.125.120/forum/index.cfm?action=getMessage&message=19591&forum=1 : Heres some of the pics from the post: Heres some of the specs: So this Zed is coming to these shores, Supras and Skylines beware! T. ------------------ Trev 1990 300ZX TT 2+2(import) http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/trey/

since i bought my car ive had a sound which sounds like i have bov's,but i have never had any fitted,a mechanic even once thought i had bovs! does anyone have any ideas? the car is a 93 uk

So you guys that got them in green and blue lets see them . ------------------

I have just got hold of a copy of Desktop Dyno 2000. So for my first 'project' I would like to do a simulation for Z32 TT engine. Does anyone here have exact specifications for our engine? I need all obvious stuff, bore, stroke, etc. I also need more in depth info like cam timing, valve sizes, turbo type (std) boost pressure etc etc. Any more info I have left off please let me know, too much is never enough :D If anyone knows where (on the 'net) I can go and find such data, then also let me know :) Many thanks in advance, Robert.

My rear wing is looking tatty. Where is the best place to get a slock look a like wing. The Z-Centre is £185. Any where else sell them? Stuart

Is real carbon fibre easy to use or purely a cunt? Is the fake stuff just as good?

[RANT ON] I finished my night shift, went home for some kip, get woken up 2 hours later by loads of loud banging(this is 09:45am on Sunday remember). Now the russians next door are always doing some sort of f*cking DIY, shouting in russian or the son is jumping around like a rabid babboon But I thought this hammering wont last long(our houses share floorboards), but it went on and on and I snapped! This was the last straw as for two weeks I get waken every morning by their banging and shouting. I got dressed went down stairs and not thinking I picked up my heavy duty 2½ foot long Torque Bar and started banging on the door(with my hand). They were slow to open but…

basically its so i can wire my turbo timer(rpm + speed sensor) also im interested in what each wire into the ecu does? any help guys? jaylox

There's a 300Zx twin turbo here for sale on an internet auction. don't ask me about it becausee it's not me who's selling it http://www.express.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/300zx.htm http://www.express.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/300zx.htm ------------------ (^-^) 07812 931031 (^-^)

I'm looking for blitz gauges, but the WWW I was given,is wrong (www.blitz.co.uk, some PR company). Can anyone help??

Hi all, I've just got my Z back on the road after replacing: front brake discs, all brake pads, all brake hoses, all shocks and tie rod bushes. It's now running 1000% better than before (ie. it stops when I tell it to) but there's a loud thump from under the front when I brake hard or turn sharply. What have I done wrong? What should I check? I'm pretty sure I tightened everything...! Ta.

andy,for the turbo timer,where do i connect the grey wire for the handbrake,ive removed all the centre panel and cant find where to connect(splice)the grey wire to? jay

rob,where did you connect ur grey wire(for parking break)ive unscrewed all my centre console and cant find anywhere?jay

Just found this on TT net....Beware! Paul Just a little warning about John Samartzis aka MRZ32 from Australia. If you have any kind of problem whatsoever, you have no recourse with him. He does not inform you that there are absolutely no returns or refunds when you purchase his "JWT" chip no matter what. If the chip arrives damaged and/or non-functioning, then you are out the 360-380 you paid for the chip. There is also no official serial number on the chip. Here is the response that I last recieved from him. He has since decided not to email me back at all when I brought into question the fact that he made no mention of his policy during the 25 emails we correspon…

Why is it i always spot other Zs when i am in another car and not in my own Z? Saw a nice maroon one at 2pm today,anyone here?