General Discussions - 300ZX Related

A young apprentice at work went to max power live and e-mailed me some pics of some 300s including one that he called "A mint silver one parked outside". Guess who's that was..Dont get too big headed now Paul

I have had good results from the EBC 'green' pads on one of my other cars. I am going to have to renew the discs and pads on my '90 z32 TT - experienced scarry brake fade! Has anyone on group had any experience of EBC pads on 'our' cars or know where in the UK is the best place to buy discs from?

Well, the car has done it again ... Was in London yesterday and 3 minutes into my journey back home (B'ham)when the engine overheated. I already suspected something was wrong because the hesitation I normally experience on pickup from stationary was extreme (i.e., when moving foot from brake to gas the rpms dropped to the point of stalling prior to catching). Anyway, called Polesworth Garage to see what they think (I just spent £700 replacing my waterpump and timingbelt with them last weekend ...) They reckon it could be a headgasket, timing or electrical problem. Not feeling much better at this point ... Called the AA who sent over a very knowledgable guy who performed a…

Having only installed 2 days ago a web server running windows 2000/IIS5 and not having had a chance to patch we have been infected with the .ida "Code Red" Worm. Having looked thru the MS site and eEye there seems to be a little confusion as to whether we need to do a clean re-install. Any of you guys know if a re-boot and patch is sufficient? It look as if it only runs in memory. More details at http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AL20010717.html F***ing Arse Cheers Martin

Working in the West End has its pluses!! HMV on Oxford Street just had a giant launch party for Gran Turismo 3. There was a queue of several hundred people waiting (first 50 get the wheel free). Loads of free t-shirts and keyrings being handed out. 2 Page 3 girls arrive in a Honda S2000 with GT3 logos all over it. 5 minutes later, the creator of the Gran Turismo game arrived in the same S2000. The band Feeder (who do the title track) were inside HMV playing. If you beat them at the game, you get a free, signed album. I got to speak to the guy who made GT3 and get this, 2 of his favourate cars: Ferrari 355 Spyder and the Nissan Fairlady!!!! Good taste. I c…

Has anyone worked out the Mph per 1000 Rpm figures for an auto Z32 TT? Through the gears, I have the figures for the manual, as published in Autocar in May 1990. My speedo is reading about 12% low! and I need to check against the revs. If anyone has I'd love to know.

Received camera letter from police today. Dual cariageway around the town 30mph. Sneaky bill taking pics from a van. I was doing 36.. What a joke. They should speend time pulling joyriders and murderers not 6mph over the limit.

Leigh, mate, I'm not ignoring you, been on a training course and you know what Nortel training rooms are like - jack all access to the Big Wide World (including e-mail) and won't be back in the office until Tuesday next week - will give you a ring then.

how much for a second hand engine and fitted. coz there is a mean looking Z on www.japanese-carimports.co.uk that has a blown engine. Im trying to do my sums. to see if it,s a deal. I recon it would cost £3250 by the time it landed in blighty, it's the changing the engine i'm not sure about. Any idears?

Hello guys, I get steering wheel vibration when braking and I've seen in other posts that this would probably be caused by warped discs. If this is the case, why do I only get vibrations some of the time? Vijay

A big thanks to all you guys that have posted a message for me. I gave a few insuance companys a call and it turns out the TT is actualy CHEEPER to insure than the N/A!!! One company would'nt even insure a N/A! So a TT it is! All I need to do now is find a nice humdinger of a motor driven by a 90 year old vicar with a heart condition and 6,000 miles on the clock!! Know of any?? Cheers lads! Nick.

I know most people on this forum are in the IT industry so maybe you can help. I keep having some one port probe me the count is over 150 times. Black ICE defender had blocked them but they keep trying over and over again. Even when Typing this message there have been over 10 more attacks from the same IP address. 62.110.110.205 What Can I Do PLEASE HELP. ITS ANOYING AND WORRYING Stuart

There's been talk about insurance companies yet again recently, and although I can't give advice on which to opt for... I can tell you 3 to stay well clear from ! They gave the best prices at the time, but they've screwed me over relentlessly ! I've even got one of the numbers for complaints on the memory dial ! Prestige Insurance: Screwed up my cover, they don't know which each department is doing, as I was constantly getting bad letters with contradicting information after the manager has told me on the phone that the problem is sorted. I've been with them for 3 years....had no claims...and yet only have the first year no-claims bonus that I joined them with. H…

Ok guys I have done 376ks before the light came on, filled it up with 96 octane i took, 61.43 litres (till I could see the fuel) I think this works out to 233.6 miles and 13.51 gallons and this means I have been getting 17.29 miles per gallon, is this alot or quite normal? btw Car is off to Nissan on monday for the 4th time in 2 mths!

Give Star Wars quotes, Funniest, favourate, most hated anything..... Stuart

What a crack-up! Watching the afore mentioned last night, quite late, must have been on about 1am. Anyway, basically it was a documentary following some of these kids with their cars and going to Cruises with them. Max power guyZ were also going to photo. lads getting their arses out, but more importantly, girls getting their "Coal Pits" out! LARGE! But that wasn't the best bit, best bit was this girl goes to this Southend cruise with her mate. Now this lovely young lassy has an A reg Astra which she bought for £700 and has now spent over 4K on it! Not only that, but the sodding thing was a 4 dr. aswell...SAD! But each to their own! She's stood there with her ma…

Haven't got any roads long enough near me to try this out and I need my licence. What is the speed when pushing 6000rpm + for 4th and 5th gear on stock manual tranny?

The turbo gauge on my zed has stopped working. I have looked to see if any pipes are hanging off but they all seem to be in place!. The gauge just reads 0 and does not move. Any thoughts guys on what else I should check?. The car does not appear to go any slower, it still has a great deal of kick to it. I would be appreciate any ideas! Cheerz Simon H

My tt has seems to be stuck on cold start fast idle (about 1500rpm)even when hot. Any easy answers before I let mt main dealer loose on it?

My Z has failed the MOT at my local grease monkey on the following: No Rear Fog Light - The guy couldn't find the switch! Derrrr. Both Front Tie Bar Bushes Split - Told me they did one of these recently and it was a ridiculous price. He's getting me a quote together. What price are the bushes and what's involved in changing them? Fuel Leak - I knew about this and traced it myself tonight to save cash. It's the rubber pipe leaking at both ends that is directly beneath the throttle cable pulleys at the front of the engine under the Nissan plastic cover. Seems to join the fuel rails that do a U-turn between both banks of the V. Needs replacing but looks like l…

Hi all, hope you dont mind me asking what is probably the most asked question on here. I'm after my first 300 and I'm going to go for a N/A cos at 21 a TT would just make the insurance companys largh and put the phone down on me. Anyway my question. What should I look for in the way of any teltail nasty sighns that the car is a duff? Thanks for any help you can give. Nick.

Hi for any one interested rough wiring diagram below for converting rear fog lights on Jap imports, more details on the link takes a min to load. cheers guyz Jeff TT http://www.deerpark72.freeserve.co.uk/wizzk.html

Just wondering if anyone else has ever had a gearbox that whines slightly in 2nd & 4th, but no other gear ?? It's also a little baulky going into 2nd, but only when very cold. Thought an oil change might help.

I hope you guys know what I'm talking about cos some Nissan garages don't. I'm talking about the plastic engine undercarriage which seems to be in 4 parts. I want to get them changed (I've got the chance to do it through insurance) and when I ask Nissan parts departments, some say that dont know what it is and some say there is just one part. Can anyone confirm if it would come in 4 parts and the where I could get the part numbers, I've looked in the manual and on TT.net/fiche, but can't seem to find them. Cheers Vijay

Eric mate, I recently got an ASP underdrive pulley and belts from GR(Phuong) stateside. He asked me about how many grooves my cars belts have got, I couldn't tell him coz I don't have my car back. So I rang Nissan dealer, they told me that the belts should have 4 bits sticking up which should equate to 3 grooves. Mines a 91 TT but 2+2 UK model, your red one is 91 TT 2 seater. But does your pulley take the 3 groove belts aswell? Installation sheet I got with it does state for 90-94 300ZX and Maxima aswell. If you get a chance could you just have a quick look at yours and let me know? CheerZ Tim ;-) P.S. I am fairly sure …