General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Is there any way to pep up my Z. It is standard bar the Mongoose exhaust. It doesnt seem as fast as it used to, or it might be me getting used to the power. I am planning on a induction kit soon. When will I get to meet you guyZ? I need to go in another Z cos mine is the only one I have been in so I dont know if my Z is down on the power, due to its age and milage. I would love to goto the dyno meet but its too far for me. Stuart

Just a quick note for anyone who's been following my "something wrong..." thread over the previous weeks: Thanks to the masterful yet modest hands of Vijay, my current troubles are over! After cleaning the coil packs and anything that looked remotely like an electrical connector my hesi/misfire/rough idle are gone - this is the job a main dealer was asking £900 quid for... :O Many thanks too to Maciej and Henri who also diag'd the problem, and to Andy, Danny, Aaron, Timmy T and all you other fine gents who offered info and suggestions. This place makes me feel all warm and fuzzy sometimes One final puzzler: after sorting out the contacts, Vijay kindly di…

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It's a quote from Pulp Fiction before anyone asks.. And if you have to ask... Where have you been the last 5 years!? Anyway.. I'm talking about my mobile scrap-heap of a car in this case.. Which blew a water hose off the back of the engine (at least thats where the steam was coming from.. you try seeing down there!) while I was doing err.. 70 (100) on the M40 I *think* the HG is OK - the temp never hit the top of the gauge, and I pulled over and stopped (and let it piss the rest of the brown muddy water over the hard shoulder ).. Then had to wait 4 hours to get a flatbed (AA) truck that was low enough to get the Z onto to take me home (Slough)... …

A guy came to look at my Z and informed me that my propshaft is on it's way out..... ....any idea's on cost and who does it? Basically the guy ripped my Z apart, even told me my electric mirrors were struggling....WTF... £7k for a UK TT boosted to 340bhp Z, with SH....and receipts, any offers? Matty. ------------------ Am gonna be gettin one of those, one day...(sigh) :D

Looks =& sounds like a lot of tuning work's gone into this one, can't see it in the rides section. Is it anyone here ? Black, tinted rear lights, after market alloys, dump valves as well I think for the noise in the bromley traffic - think he was having a bit of fun !

code 34 has appeared since I cleaned my throttle bodies. On reading previous posts it seems it could be the connector, wiring can anyone tell me what the connector looks like & where it is??. By the way I checked it when fully warm & I'm sure it's not gone into saftey boost still boosting past the last mark but one???.. cheerZZZZZ Jon..

Can Too much back pressure kill my turbos? Cuz I just relized that I went from Free FLowing to, 2 chambered flow masters? Just a thought, Anybody know of anybody else that has Flowmaster 40 ser mufflers?

I saw a red Z with skyline style lights in Wigan on Saturday I think it was. I saw it near the saddle junction by Asda and the JJB football/rugby stadium. Is it anyone here? I have seen 3 in Wigan, not counting the NA for sale a few weeks ago. I near the 2 mile strech, H reg, red with a body kit, also a black one with a personal number. Are any of them here? I dont want to be alone Stuart

Soz 4 ranting, this is mildly amusing, doing the rounds on email Government Announcement A Downing Street spokesman has confirmed that in order to meet the conditions for joining the Euro the phrase 'spending a penny' is not to be used after the 31st of December 2001. From this date the correct terminology will be 'euronating'.

Ok i have spoken to my South african connection in North london , and i could oragnise a dyno day if enough people are interested. So its time to prove all the claims.

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The other day on my way home from work I had no power steering for about 20 seconds. This cured itself and so I ignored it. At the same time I notice that the kick down on the box was not working properly although the engine was running fine and reving ok. I stopped turned the engine off and on the the 'power' light for the auto box flashed about 6-7 times then stayed off and all returned as it should. WTF does this mean. Is my engine/gearbox about to blow it self to pieces or am I panicing for nothing. Any help appriciated. Tim

I never had a problem with pulling the ebrake to drift and fishtail and pulling donuts, but what's the price you have to pay for pulling the ebrake constantly? lol besides the tread life of your tires, and possible suspension issues

Will I need to bleed the HICAS system as I am replacing the Power Steering Pump? Or will just bleeding the P/S System be sufficient? Hope someone can help... Tim

Please can someone explain how the ignition system works (in lay mans terms ish).... Previous only used to dizzy cap/rotor arms/HT lead set ups..... all looks a bit complicated on the Zed...Forgive my ignorance.. Regardz...

Now then gents, I had a ride to johnny's place, after much riding around and getting lost .Not to mention planning my route from yorkshire via petrol stations.When I got there I spent 5 hrs there, and got 1 hrs conversation, due to (honest)him having the phone strapped to his lug oles!! any way looks like my z will be having some of those blitzs wheels and a veilside c2 kit soon!!! ps sorry about the wrong posting in the parts section

Now then gents, I had a ride to johnny's place, after much riding around and getting lost .Not to mention planning my route from yorkshire via petrol stations.When I got there I spent 5 hrs there, and got 1 hrs conversation, due to (honest)him having the phone strapped to his lug oles!! any way looks like my z will be having some of those blitzs wheels and a veilside c2 kit soon!!!

What type of connection is this server running from / where do you host it? Setting up a couple of servers myself at the moment.

Kept up with one going away from a roundabout on the A1 south at Peterborough, upto 120mph and he wasnt leaving me! So, was he not trying or is my Zed bloody quick ?? Hehe Glen.

Hi, just wondered if anybody can supply me with an right hand oxygen sensor and how much it would be? Many Thanks Mark Hanley

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rides are now updated with my new pipes from smithy take a look as they definatly brighten it up under there. hurry up mate with the last one.

For those people who were at Trax and witnessed my fuel pissing out of the side of the car on right handers I've now found the cause Pulled the shielding from around the filler tube (from the filler cap to the tank) and the vent tube that attaches at the top is completely corroded off This explains the terrible fuel economy!!! Anyway, does anyone know the part number and approx cost cos I'm damned if I can find it! All I need is the main filler tube and any gaskets.... CheerZ, Andy