General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I need the dial pod for a UK ZX Any one got one Mail Me SRRAE@hotmail.com

After having my Zed sprayed about year ago I finally got around to doing something about the tired grey trims on it. There had been some slight overspray on some of the grey trim that goes up the windscreen and along the targa roof panels. Also the strip that goes between the targa roof was starting to blister and look a bit tired. I had been thinking over the last few weeks how best to sort this problem out. I did not want to go to the hassel of spraying them and going over them with back to black (silicon spray) just did not last long enough. What to do.... I thought that an easy way out would be to use self adhesive black vinyl ( like they use for car stickers). S…

Hi guys! I'm about to place an order with Courtesy Nissan for a complete set of NGK PFR6B-11B sparkies ($51 + shipping, VAT, etc). However, I remember seeing several posts a while back that mentioned the coil connectors breaking when replacing the spark plugs. Courtesy sells the coil connector harnass ($52 + the usual) and I was wondering if this is what I need to order. On their website it states that it comes in a pack of four - I would have thought that a Zed needs 6 coil connectors . Can someone please confirm that this is the part that I need or if this is a waste of my money. Thanks for your advice. Cheers! Danny

Hiya folks, can someone tell me how I perform timing check on me Z. I've got a strobe light and as far as connecting + & - leads to the battery but which is No.1 cylinder to clip the inductor on??? Or is 1 of the 3 wires on the coil packs?? Also what's the best way to test I'm running on all 6 burners, is it just a case of pulling each coil connector off to see if the engine note changes??? cheerZ Jon....

Blimey! Just bought the proper GT3 USB Wheel TOTALLY different game..... Thats my Winter sorted ------------------ Let it be Said, That the Best Thread, Is when we Talk about how our Zeds Turn all the Heads

Hi guys write up below for headlamp upgrade Will post pics on rides and link later (edit) Jeff TT Nissan 300 ZX Headlight Upgrade Materials requirements. Chrome film (Homebase cat No. 4006765780153 Metallic ) £5:99 Silicon sealant (Clear) Tools 10 mm spanner (Open) 10 mm spanner (Ring) 12 mm spanners (Open) 12 mm spanners (Ring) 2 x wide blade screw drivers 1 Phillips screwdrivers 1 x Hairdryer + (Lots of patience) Headlight removal There are 2 x 12 mm nuts & 2 x 12 mm bolts securing each light unit into the car Off side First remove 2 x Phillips screws to side indicator (Jap spec) (da…

Help, Got my ass wipped by warren and his gang. I found my 56k modem no match for their broadband connections. Charaters were appearing in front of me, I shoot and there gone. I get shot by something I cannot see. Are there any modem tuning tips for Unreal Tournament or shall I wait a few years for Broadband to appear in Maldon? I have a 100 meg LAN at home where UT runs fine and I reign in the Eddie household. The refresh of characters is as fast the eye can see. Any tips gladly welcome. ------------------ crazyeddie.co.uk

Booking my Z in for cam belt and new radiator. It's done 60K so what else is worth changing at the same time that's not going to cost the earth? And don't say everything!

i know it's not a z, but you guys seem to have some fairly extensive tech knowledge, and i've no clue what the hell is up... went to start my bm, and, well, it didn't. it's been sitting on the drive undriven for a bit so i though that it could be the battery, swapped it for a new one - and still nothing. well, thats the limit of my mechanical knowledge ;o( the starter motor appears to be working, as i can hear it when trying to start the car, but the engine doesn't turn over. if the starter was knackered could i expect to have seen some other symptoms? or is it possible that a cable may have popped off (please let it be this). i know it pretty vague and o.…

I'm probably not going to be able to make Le Mans next year but the initial information came through from Motor Racing International today. Those who came this year will recall that I wasn't overly happy with them but, in hindsight, it wasn't too bad and saved a lot of hassle. If anyone fancies organising it this year and would like me to post the information to them then just let me know. Alternatively, if you want to go for a cheaper option, then booking ferries / campsites direct is the way to go but more complicated. Let me know if you're volunteering - and for those who have never been - GO ! Dave

Does anyone have a special tool for holding the rack steady so I can slacken my rear steering arms? Or the part number of such a tool?

Hi guys, finally got home after a w/e in Edinborough, good time there but... Left at 0900 to go to Johnny's at Pennington, wad in pocket toyish grinn on face off we went. In the map the only Pennington is on the A590 just before Burrow-in-ferness, about 25 miles off the M6, get there to find 8 or 9 houses & a garage with a fuel pump you see in the deep pan pizza, asked at the garage & he said "you lookin' that grasshopper chap 'arnt ya'" You can all gues the rest from there! Johnny mate, he gets so many callers from all jap car owners he's thinking about it, about 8-10 a week he says. Missing £££'s mate:O By now the moby's died last call to your good la…

Standard exhaust for sale in excellent condition whats it worth? call Zaz 07801 371695

Hi guys, one know the standard wheel alignment settings front and rear or anyone have modified settings for 18" wheels

Had me car at RC Developments for a while now, engine rebuild and fitting of a set of ball bearing spool up turbo's from Turbo dynamics, not cheap either at £1,645.00 pair anyway they were working Sunday to get the ready for me for collection tomorrow and had everything fitted, fired up, when woosh smoke pissing out of 1 of the Zorsts, car on ramps, down pipe removed, fired up and oil was pissing out through exhaust outlet on turbo, on 1 turbo only, various checks and tests done to eliminate engine probs, confirmed turbo failure, at midnight they e-mail me the enclosed pics. I contact Craig at turbo dynamics, not in a happy mood obviously, send him pics too, guess what …

Found these links on TT Net. They give fascinating info on the subject of the different types of bulbs available, super white, blue, PIAA and HID kits and what works and what doesn't and some consumer tests. Apparently most of the super bulbs are often worse than std bulbs and even the HID kits are not always worth the money. Also a great article on how to rewire your headlamps to avoid voltage loss. Any auto electric experts out there please comment as it looks pretty good idea to me. If you are about to upgrade your headlamps, as I am, its an eye opener. http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/ http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/dalehughes/carcare-newsection/print_carcare.p…

Now, that's starting to look like something.. [This message has been edited by lymon (edited 29-10-2001).]

remember reading some where on the forum that some one had a boat and goes to the lakes just wondered who it was and what kind of boat u have because i have one too i have an 18ft bayliner cobra with a merc 150 XR2 engine on the back

How would you make your zed run lean or rich? basically i mean can this be done without the change of an ECU?

Does anybody know the tech details of the gubbins inside the CAS ? I need to know what type of LED's (or whatever they are) that are inside it. I've got it apart but the components inside don't have recognisable component part numbers or manufacturers names on them. If I can find this out then I can repair the CAS too. So anybody know, or perhaps know where I might be able to find out ? BTW the manual is no good - this is treated as a sealed unit.

how many people have had their gearboxes rebuilt ? and was it auto or manual ? if used car guides are warning people about shredded manual gearboxes, how common is it ? i only know 1 person that has had a manual gearbox rebuild, compared to a heck of a lot of autos.... granted, that some of them would be imported ones with smaller oil coolers, so specify that as well manual rebuilt ? (uk and import ?) uk auto rebuilt ? import auto rebuilt ? curious...

Yeah could do with a Kenwood CD changer, the one out of the Z got ncked somewhere along the line, the brackets and cable are still in so just need the hanger. So if you have one or know someone that does then let me know would ya Thanx

Ok we are goign to run a game of unreal tornament tonight at say around 9 pm onwards we can get on msn then post ip and i get to whoop all your arses actually except and ingrma but we can gang up on him

Hi guys, I had the timing belt changed along with my engine last month, and the timing is off, resulting in poor performance, how do I adjust the timing to bring it up to normal levels, and what are the correct settings?? Thanks for any help, Brian

My mate has just bought a Ducati 748 and needs to sell his NSX (strange boy - only had it a few months, but he is kind of impulsive like that). It's a 1992 (I think) auto, black, with the Sport feedback steering option (whatever that is - £5K new !!!), 42K miles. He's looking for about £21K. Drop me a mail if anyones interested and I'll put you in touch. (Herts/Essex border)