General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, I'm after a cheap laptop for a project I'm working on. Minimum spec must be: Pentium 200MHz 32Mb RAM (pref 64Mb) Windows 95 or 98 Integrated FDD Would be nice if it comes with a CD drive and modem but not strictly necessary. I have no price in mind as I'm not well versed in what these things cost, so I'm open to suggestions. If anyone wants to part with the above, please e-mail me on dannyzaat@yahoo.co.uk or phone me on 070440 16586. Many thanks, Danny

Can anyone tell if they have the right amount of oil in their Z because as we already know, the dipstick method of checking is absolutely cr#p. My service manual says that the oil capacity with the oil filter is 3.4 liters. I do an oil change tonight and fill up with 3.5 liters of oil and barely get any reading on the dipstick! I put another 0.5 Liters in and then can just about make out on one side of the dipstick that the oil is half way up. So..... I've put more oil in than the service manual says I should and if I didn't know that I put exactly 4liters in then I would be looking at the dipstick thinking it needed another liter or so. There must also b…

cheers Jon.....

Hi to you all, - Timmy, ring Iain for my number - Simon glad to see you got your water pipes back, (see what i mean)? if you can also get hold of my number-i'll tell you what to do next mate :-)Contact Craig,Tony,Mac1,etc etc. Other members? & people who have given me an explosion of unreadable mails from yourselves - my MAIL is fubar, i can only see sender not txt & at this time, i cant reply, virus is still on l/top & after putting fist into l/top im waiting for a new screen too :-( This old piece of shitastic '386' hashed to the net cant handle it! So be paitent please. Here's hoping that you pop on to our site as advertised in mag! …

Anybody (Dave W Etc) know the recommned run in milage on the ACT clutches - I lost that shitty little yellow book and wanna know how long after the 200 miles before i can boot the fucker Cheers ------------------ Z ya Nico91TT Dont be a Punk ... Please please buy it - im gettin desperate now god damit !!!

The zed doesnt wanna start. Before you ask yes its low on fuel, but once it stsarted it runs a dream, just takes forever to start. Now the car had a fuel leak last time we used it in the winter smelt like a service station, but i really cant see any leakage in the bay anywhere and it doesnt smell any more. Seems to have gone away. Now I know its more than likely to do with it being low on fuel but could is be something to do with that old leak haunting us?

Does anyone have the part numbers for brake pad shims (front and rear)? I've read some of the "how-to"s and the fiche on TT.net but it's all very confusing. Fiche says... 41080-0889 (front) 44080- (rear) How-to says... 41080-40P26 (front) They're for a 7/90 Jap spec 2+2, if that makes a difference. Ta muchly.

hello, my power steering is fine most of the time but sometimes it gets heavy and eratic,a local garage (exoticar) said it maybe the power steering fluid that has degraded and needs flushing,does anyone know what fluid to use and how much, also oil pressure guage is not working, got new switch but can't locate it. the car is a 90 jap model, p.s is there any where you can get bonnet Z badges without paying mr mandella's prices.cheers.

After my car comes back from the body shop on fri i will need to give the car a full service any body have any info on best oil to use mobil 1 etc cheers Dave

...But where's the 300ZX? http://www.syclone.freeserve.co.uk/rivals_cars.htm

around about half two today. I was in a white z, anybody on here? kris ------------------

hi guys, first time on the forum.just bought my first 300zx what a car!!!Anyway i'm gonna put some new alloys on it,does anybody know if 18"will fit with no bother,also will 18"x10 fit on the back,and whats the max width i can squeeze on the front without rubbing!!!??any feed back would be great.

I have a 1990 modified Twin Turbo, and I have just discovered a couple of components under the trim in the passenger foot-well that i did not know about. They are an HKS Automatic Line Oil Pressure Controller, and a Project M ECU. Can anybody enlighten me as to what they do,and how they improve my car's performance?

I have put in 0.5mm/hg into the unit convertor and it returns 0.00965psi. My car runs at max boost 0.5mm/hg on my GReddy boost gauge which I have no reason to doubt This sound right for a stock boost zed? Thanks Glen

Hi all, Just got my head off and cleaning up the faces, you wouldn't believe how relieved I was to see a shagged head gasket when the head came off. Anyway what do you lot think to using gasket sealer on the head gasket for that extra bit of grip? And if it's worth doing which one? Cheers, Jezz.

help ,i have a noisy 2nd and 4th gear ,a bit loud and grindy!looks like its had it, can anybody recomend a good supplier its a ninety swb non turbo,by the way i have checked the oil and its ok!. many thanks.

ive got a uk spec 91z, and the clutch is knackered. Ive been quote £600 by local nissan to get it fixed, ripping off b*******.Whats the best way to get it fixed, i.e recon my own or get new one. Which is a decent brand anyone can recommend if its a new one. Ive been quoted around £200 for LUK, SOLID, ADL. aNYONE GOT ANY OF THESE AND HAD ANY PROBLEMS. Is there any difficulties i might get into that i should know about when changing the bugger??? Thanks lads. Hope you can sort me out!!!

Guys and girls Driving it hard last night and hit the rev limiter and there was a really loud backfire, is this normal? while I do not intend to scare the living shit out of those around me at the time again, just wondered if this does any damage to the engine? Thanks in anticipation. Mark

Christ what a bargin, check the spec below then click the link! Ben on the Aus forum posted this: http://216.119.125.120/forum/index.cfm?action=getMessage&message=13307&forum=1 All this: Trust TD05H 16G twin, trust stainless manifold, trust wastegates, ARC intercooler, trust BOV's, Earls oil cooler, trust hard pipes, OS Giken twinplate clutch and flywheel, trust muffler and downpipes, Bosche fuel pump, 550cc injectors, Tein suspension, ARC air filter, Earls brake lines, tuned ecu, HKS EVC boost controller, Exh temp guage?.... Modena 17" wheels. for about 500,000 Yen(starting auction price which is about £2,651 Trev

Looking through Banzai mag for summat and I spy this ad from Woodford Garage Motorsport who are claiming that they do Blitz BOV's for all models! Hmmmmm! Will ring them tomorrow and see if their claims are good, seeing as the Blitz BOV's have been discontinued for eons. ------------------

im playing golf tomorrow, and ive just had a thought..... if i remember rightly, both tim and phillyctt enjoy a bit of a hack, so i propose a northern meet at a golf couse.. anyone else up for gettin their bats out???? mr turbo, ive played the anglesey course, and if i remmeber rightly theres a hotel there too, i sense maybe the need for a golfing weekend, night in hotel and mucho beer. anyone up for it?

your remarks are un called for my reasons for having to back out on buying your ecu from are clear , and any reasonable person would under stand ! hence i have apologize for the event named in the for sale section ! andy best not to slag off scouser m8ty !or any other people from areas that you think are untrusting ! as your reasoning behind it are self centered and not with in reason to slag people off for there circumstances! and last of all you f**kin wanker , to me face kidda , and i dont think you would be so cocky ! learn a lesson from this ! and hope fully you learn to treat people with a bit of respect , as i did you(i kept you informed the be…

Alternator sorted - loose connection on battery feed back wire, so it cooked itself, For me it was Dismantle & replace 6mm bolt terminal......BUT. As the alternator is an open cage variety - the crap & bits in the casing & around the armature was unbelieveable. flies, feathers, dust, carbon & a shreaded wrapper off something! Now its 14+ volts again, so if yours isn't? its worth a look & 30 seconds with an air line to clean it before you have to go to the remove & swear stage. Cos i had to 'make' a long bent 15mm spanner to reach the back nut on it. harve ------------------

well here goes. sounded a little tappetey today not loud but definatly making some noise. tonight i lift bonnet grab throttle cable and listen,at about 2000 rpm v.loud noise sounds like there is somthing loose internally. runs v.smooth from 3000rpm upwards. then i remove the oil filler cap, big hiss for a few seconds then revs drop to about 600rpm. now i have never had that in there before. i then replace cap and revs rise to 850rpm. what do you think. any one else had this? please only reply if you genuinely think you know whats wrong. cheers "T"........

Hi, Just thought I would keep you posted on experiments at the Southern Californian College of the Z. I pulled off the Rubber trim at the top of the bulkhead from the driver side, to a piece of wiring loom that enters the bulkhead. I then proceeded to empty a years worth of rain in 20 seconds onto the windscreen and none of it entered the engine bay. Removing that rubber trim must create a least 10 square inches of ventilation, pretty valuable I would have thought. Also what does the rubber trim on the underside of the bonnet at the front do, has anybody any ideas? The rubber trim on the next Twin Turbo I get is going, did I mention I've got a NA con…