General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Sorry guys, the car is staying at Polesworth over the weekend. Means I won't be there at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Sorry - better luck next time. Lets get in touch to arrange an alternate date/time for a meet. I hope that the car will be back by Mon/Tues. They determined the hessitation was due to a restriction in fuel supply. The lines will be replaced and that should solve that problem. Still doesn't explain why the engine overheated though ... Call me for a new date/time: 070440 16586. Cheers! Danny

Oright chaps? I know i didn`t get a ZX after all but i thought you`d probably be minutely interested to see what i did end up purchasing.So i`ve stuck up a little simple website with some sticky-back plastic and blu-tac .I know you chaps are all into IT and so you`ll likely be laughing so hard your intestines will be coming out of ya nose but for a complete beginner it`s a start.All the HTML i know is in the source of that web page!I`m using terrapin to upload it and it`s excellent but i`m struggling a bit creating any real content.Any tips or good programs.Ideally something that`ll guide me through the creation of webpages like i`m a dyslexic 5 year old. Dave http://…

Right, it's Friday night, I got back a couple of hours ago but too Phuket to even string the PS2 together...so you lazy-itis guyZ have probably been caining it big time all day! No names mentioned! So what do ya reck then??? Will hopefully have a go tomorrow! Warren(300Z) claims it's arse! Must stay on the fence here before playing, and must admit, I have read mixed reviews...balls in your court chapZ... Tim ;-) P.S. Ignore whatever Nico says, he wrote it! LOL! And is probably getting royalties even as we speak...nice work if you can get it!

Right here we go then, eyes down... 1st) Black Z, southbound M1 between J16 & 15 at exactly 15:40...high rear spoiler, like the one that Johnny has got! 2nd) Black Z, southbound M1 bit further up(me), looked pretty stock(body wise) 3rd) Lovely Silver or was it white? No defo Silver Z on the A55 heading towards the Chester turn-off at about 6/7 tonight! Come on guyZ, sooner or later I'll strike lucky on my weekly travels. Can't be that many Z's in the country that it isn't someone off here! Tim "Zornothology" Zexpert ;-) P.S. Matty, could it have been you? "Was it the Janitor?"..."Could beeee!" Quote from Hong Kong Fuey f…

I am going to have an afer market intake put on but I dont know which one to put on. I have little money, and the £250 K&N one is too much. I might be able to stretch to a Blitz one, (Depends if I win any money on the horses) I have found GreenFilter, and its only £104 for a dual cone. Are these any good? Or are there other alternatives? Stuart

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…