General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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…

I picked up on this from threads like http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/ubbforum/Forum6/HTML/000391.html and the fact that the bloke who put the last set of tyres on saidc "something's wrong - you've got uneven wear" Leigh gave me a useful place (ProTyres in Slough) so I am off to get the full monty alignment check done. I have found settings for camber, caster, kingpin inclination, toe-in, tie-rod length & turning angle for front wheels (pages FA-9 and FA-10, plus FA-24 and FA-25. Also Rear Wheel runout, camber, toe-in (RA-6, RA-7, RA-34, RA-35) And lastly a bunch of stuff about HICAS on ST-97 and ST-98. Three questions: a) which are the im…

im setting off for newport in a couple of hours do any of you guys have any info with regards to cameras or sneeky hiding spot for the babylon on this these two roads

Reason being I would like to borrow their recirc valves that are removed to test on my car.As my car makes a goose honk noise and I need to eliminate them ,with a view to buy them if it cures it. thanks!!

same ones that are on body kit 1 at the zcentre

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Help ! I'm having a nightmare finding companies that are willing to insure an imported 300ZX TT. It's got non standard wheels and an Apex'i boost controller installed. Has anyone got any suggestions please.

Here is a pic of the 05 Lambo. Notice it doesn't have the gullwing doors anymore. It's rumored to have around 800 bhp and be AWD. Pic shows that they just completed a 20000 km endurance run. The test drivers name is Dante haaapppaaaareeently! ------------------

Hi. Not being a compter wizard i have a problem. Have recentlty purchased a hp omnibook 500 second hand. But it has a password stopping me getting to the bios. Someone has told me to take the battery out of the motherboard for 10 secs and put it back. Will this wipe everything off the hard drive? Seems a bit drastic if it does. Ideas anyone. Cheers.

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I've just bought a Fairlady Z 1991 model. Driving it from Glasgow to Slough (near Heathrow Airport) I was doing 140 Km/h (Jap import) when the box made a howling noise for about three or four seconds, and then seemed to be okay again. However, I looked at the rev counter and found I was doing about 5000 rpm at that speed (about 95 mph?). I didn't think this was right, so I stopped at Windermere services, and found, when I tried to park the car, that I had no reverse gear, and when shifting into reverse, there was a horrible noise from the box; forward gears seemed to work though. From then on, it was a long ride home in ana RAC recovery truck!!!! I won't go into details …

Hi Just spoke to my mechanic and he has replaced a couple of hoses where he thought the water leak was coming from, unfortunately the car is still leaking He mentioned the leak was somewhere between the back of the engine and the bulkhead. Could anyone shed any light on this please. Many thanks Martin ------------------

I have a Toad Ai606 alarm, are there any outputs on this to control external devices from the remote? What I want to do is operate a solenoid to remotely open the drivers door so I can remove the handles. Is this possible from this alarm??? Cheers mate Jay ------------------