General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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!

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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 …

What do you lot think, ARSE comes to mind... And GT-aRse... ------------------------------------- Tim ;-) P.S. Smiling due to the ARSEness of these cars! [This message has been edited by Timmy_Turbo (edited 18-07-2001).] [This message has been edited by Timmy_Turbo (edited 19-07-2001).]

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A man was driving along the highway(in his 300ZX) and saw a rabbit(must have been daylight!) hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the rabbit, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit. The driver, being a sensitive man as well as an animal lover, pulled over to the side of the road and got out to see what had become of the rabbit. Much to his dismay, the rabbit was dead. The driver felt so awful he began to cry. A woman driving down the highway(in a Nissan Micra) saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong. "I feel terrible," h…

I know this has got to be a question that gets asked *all* the time, and you're probably bored to death but :-) What are you guy's paying for insurance (if I may be so bold as to ask), and how old/yrs NCB etc are you? I know I'm gonna be selling my kidneys to insure the car (Already had one quote of around £1700 from a high street insurer..) but just wondering.. I'm betting most of you are considerably older than me though Course I could be wrong! A curious Az.

Big recall on Patrol due to not enough oil capacity! Upto their old tricks! Tim ;-)

I've been told by several people that the Techtom MDM100 was not beeing made anymore...which appears to be bull sh#t ! You can still buy them straight from the source ! (and for a reasonable price also) http://www.techtom.co.jp/index3.html (use an online translator like babelfish) Send those guys an email and the MDM100N (nissan-version) + shipping costs around 260GBP They have a lot of other nice gadgets as well...like the Techtom DL100 (which is an interface + software which allows you to show everything the MDM100 shows + more...on eg. a laptop in realtime !) http://www.techtom.co.jp/NFmdm100.html#DL100 or the Techtom HDM2000, which is …

Hi, I have a UK 94 TT and wondered if I can get the traction control option added and if so what would be the likely cost. ------------------

Just phoned Firebond Insurance today to claim my £400 quote like many of you lot did, they say the company who did the modern classic policy with limited miles wont do it anymore because of the claims and they now quoted me nearly £1000, so if your with them expect a shock when the renewal comes through. My renewal with Aidrian Flux is £790 for my import, I still think this is an insult when you have 7 years no claims, a licence for 14 years and a £500 excess. Paul

Hi guys, me again. Posted some questions yesterday, most of which were answered - many thanks - but still need some info on the above. 1. Rear foglight - Mine is an aftermarket Lee-screw-on number fitted under the bumper. I'd like to integrate that into one of the reverse lights. Has anyone done this, what materials/tools do I need, and is it a tricky thing to do? Any feedback would be much appreciated. 2. Had a flat tire yesterday - wresstled with the next-to-impossible onboard jack (must get a better one) only to find out that my flat was flat as well ... Should have checked before of course but you know how life goes ... On the tyre itself it states that it must be…

mine is still comming on after driving for about 15-20 minutes on the moterway? has anyone whos had this prob sorted it out?

You all know that the manual and auto have different ECU's, but is the difference only on the EPROM. If it is then does this mean that once an ECU has been socketed you could fit either a manual or auto chip depending on what car its for? Paul

I've just added a Z Buying-guide to the technical section. I tried to make it as complete as possible, but if you have any additional tips or comments, please let me know. -Eric ------------------ http://300zx-twinturbo.com

Get this it is f*****g Nutz http://996tt.com/video/911_Stockholm_Getaway.mpeg Glen.