General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Been driving the Z for a whole two days now and I'm a bit concerend about the auto box, it doesn't seem to change up and down when I expect it too, and under full welly it runs into the red and doesnt change up till I relax the throttle, now i know i'm new to the Z but is that normal or is it something that a good service will cure as the beast had been standing for almost a year???? Please don't tell me my Z is F**Ked

Thanks to "TorboZ,Shaggy & Stuart for the info on the electric window trouble. It turned out to be a bad connection to the relay swicth box. CheerZ Ken

Help - my flasher takes 20 minutes to start working! I got a new one from Halfords (after the original died) but the new one only starts flashing after about 20-30 minutes of driving. It works fine after that, so it's not faulty. Can't be a fuse. This is too weird. Any clues?

Hello all, I picked up my z last night with no manuals whatso ever thus i have a few questions 1. What is Hicas and should the light for it come on and off? 2. How do i get the stereo out (im bored of radio two now!) 3. Do you drive an auto with overdrive on or off for normal driving?

Hi, The car has always started at 1st turn of the key,until last weekend. I hardly use it during the week, commute on my motorbike. So, Saturday morning last week, surprised when it wouldn' start. Put a battery pack on it and it started, reluctantly.So I cherged the battery and my Optimate charger showed the battery was good. So, this morning I was surprised when it was reluctant, needed a bit of throttle to tickle it into life. Does anyone have any experience of curing this symptom?. Must be simple (I may regret saying that). Still starts straight off when warm. OOPS Sorry, thought I'd put this in Technical [This message has been edited by bryane …

I spoke to Johnny at gps and he recomended GP who make them custom fit . QUESTION ONE/ whats the quality like? QUESTION 2/ are they too loud(boom) QUESTION/3any difference in performance using full system without cats

Got my Z back today. What can I say but f**king great. Suns out, shades are on, and it's time to cruise. SE Exhaust sounds awesome, even though I can't put my foot down yet Getting the heads turning down ESSEX way as I head towards a cheap Shell Garage to get some Optimax. BTW don't use the Maldon one they charge 78.9 where as Tiptree is only 75.9. Ahh it's good to be back Now just gotta update my rides section, sigh!! ------------------ crazyeddie.co.uk brave-orchid.co.uk

Can anybody help with information on how the Stainless Steel Brakelines fit on the front? As you can see on the following 2 pictures the lines pass through two retaining points on the way to the caliper connection. Special mid mounting points are shown. I have a Z32 BSR-Aerotek kit, which has the hoses and end connectors only. What have others done to retain the front hose to these 2 mid points? The second picture shows retainers, but these are not part of my kit (and suspect not part of the kits fitted by others?). Thanks for your help. Geoff [This message has been edited by Geoff (edited 09-03-2002).]

Had my car booked in for 9am this very morning to check out my oil leak at my local Nissan dealer on Anglesey. I turn up a bit late at 9:30 and announce my presence to the Service Manager. I explain to him that I can see where the leak is coming from and if I could just show him it would save their time and mine. "OK" he says and we walk out to my car. So he asks me to show him, so I say we need it up on a lift...well fuck me!!! He then tells me that they haven't got any lifts available all morning. WTF is that all about? So anyway, we walk into the workshop and just like every cloud has a silver lining So to does every Nelson I've ever, ever been to have a 300…

keep hearing about se nissan's ecu chip,where are they,as i am very interested in this mod,cheers.

Wotcha.... Been going thru most of the pics in the rides ection deciding on which alloys would look best on my (stock) Jspaec Z, and I've decided that yours are thw winner!!! You say they are Kosei, but which type precisely?? Had a quick browse and they look like the Kosei 'Sniper'.. is this right??? Also would you mind letting me know what sort of price range they're in... Assuming you got them as a wheel/tyre set, this obviously depends on what tyres you got too. AND FINALLY.... also quite taken by the side skirting.. where the f**k would I source a pair of these, and again, how much are we talking?? Thanks in advance bud, Smurf

Last night at about 10.20 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, meaty looking white z I think, very bright headlights, anyone here?? Regards John

Hey guys One for the more clued up of us all. The crank shells, someone mentioned to me they might be colour coded and in which case i should leave it the f*** alone!! is this true?? i can only see numbers on the backs of my shells? Cheers Latz

Hi all, Could all of you who plan to attend this record breaking meet please cruize on over to the event section and register your attendance. I need to know exact figures to inform the caterers and I don't want to be holding a massive bill at the end of the day. Many thanks and have a great weekend! Danny

I know, one day owner and loads of posts, my window seals have got a few cracks and I want to replace them, has anyone done this or am I insane?

I've only had the Z for a day now but i've noticed its not always eager to change up gear (auto) and only changes up when I relax the throttle a bit, now is it me driving a bit spazzy co's its new to me or does this mean a problem with the box?

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not to cause a massive debate but i am still looking for the right tt and while searching i have visited this site regularly. i just wondered how much a tt is going to cost to maintain,are they as expensive as the sellers state or are they reasonably acceptable? i realise that arent your regular car so will be fairly expensive.anyone got any idea on maintenance costs and reliability since buying theirs?

ok guys and gals i have upped the file upload size limit tonight, to allow some of you to put some vids into your rides sections. hurry hurry... get them flicks uploaded Craig

Hello Fairlady pwners from UK My name is David and I am from Aruba a small island in the Caribbean I own a JDM Fairlady And I am looking for some white face indiglo gauges for my 300zx since the ones in the USA are in MPH and my Speedometer only goes till 180 kh/h also do you have any websites of performance parts there in the UK?my Z is N/A and I am also looking for other headers for my my Car that aren't stillen please e-mail me at davidg@setarnet.aw Thank you

you on the M1 between J28 + J29 at 5.15pm tonight in a RED Z? Spotted coming the other way. They look very gurthy in RED. Stomp on!!!!!!!

Finally picked up my Z, a black 90 TT (import) auto had a good drive home and i'm pleased to say the cars as mad as a hatter, its going to take me a while to get used to the car.....he he he he....still smiling now. Pictures coming soon.

Not the ones that I have, the ones to replace the black dummys on a UK. ------------------

Just trying to convince someone at work to buy a Zed and look what I found, tupperware city !!! 2001 NISSAN 300ZX 3.0 V6 Targa 2+2 2dr Coupe 2001 3.0 V6 Targa 2+2 2dr Coupe Twin Turbo. Electric Blue. Manual with twin 2to1 stainless steel exausts full body kit. 19-inch alloys Kenwood CD Player, climate control etc immaculate condition. The ultimate pocket rocket. 58000 miles. Price: £9,500 Somehow I doubt it's a 2001 models

I have had a few probs with the Z last couple of days.....anyway to cut a long story (Read the technical section!) took the Z over to Jeff's this afternoon and he located the problem and sorted it with the help of his probe.... Dodgy connection.......should have guessed... One of my injectors wasn't firing and now it is after some removal of corrosion (green and fluffy) and cleaning of the join all seems now to be fine. Cheers Dr. Z.....and his trusty probe...LMAO Matty. ------------------ Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce...Bounce... (sorry no sound!) LOL