General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Today I had my first confrontation with the police in my Z. Sitting in traffic when I see a police car came down the other side of the road stopped next to me and asked me to roll down my window. I did and he said "Your number plate is illegal" This is the number plate that I got with the car. Standard font, not italic, hidden or discoloured or broken. "Why?" I said "Your 7 should be after your H" My number plate is H7*** and it says H 7*** on the plate. So the 7 is after the H. "Ok" I said in the most bored and doppy voice ever and drove off. Petty little man. I have had dozens of police cars following me for miles at a time, either going in the same dire…

Would it be possible to do an insurance links section (Hint: possible financial benefit - to the club of course ) The number of times I have seen posts about people asking for ins. companies etc..... I am not complaining about the posts - I just think it would be more helpful if there were dedicated links with the possibility of people adding their own to keep admin down??? Maybe have its own section (on the left)....???? I dunno!!! Sorry I keep dropping you init bud - the ideas just keep on comin' CheerZ, Andy

OK lads, don't dis me for this one, you lot have had Zeds longer than me I need to take my car to the limit, I need to know the limits of my car and myself as a driver - I do not wish to try this on the public highway, death to innocent third-party drivers is not my idea of fun. So where can I learn more?, I pride myself on my excellent driving ability, but after flooring it up the A1 earlier today I am getting and idea of what this car is capable of. Not sure I want to embarress myself at a Track Day soooo... are there skid pans etc I can go on?? Don't judge me too harshly on this, just want to know the max without killing anyone Ta Glen

Hiya Guyz, The Blackpool meet has finally been decided... I'll be there with Matty(topsquads) from about 12pm on Friday 14th September. This will allow plenty of drink etc to be consumed in preparation for the main event - Saturday We'll be there from Friday till Sunday so if you wanna join us then please let us now. This date has been decided since the 14th is actually my bufty and only a couple of days after mattys Seemed like a good idea to share the celebrations with a load of other pissed up Zedders If you are coming then PLEASE put your name down so that I can try and get some decent prices from hotels (they need rough numbers). I should expect a…

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Offer until end of July. Any HKS exhaust at 24% discount. Grasshopper along with Racelogic will be launching another group buy on Trcation Control to coincide with our European launch. A little more expensive than last time 550-00 for the complete kit. This will be 100% unbeatable so thosew of you who missed out last time, please let me know. If you guys are lookng at boost controllers induction kits etc let me know and I will see what I can do for numbers. CheerZ Johnny ------------------

Hi chapz No major worry, just the HICAS light comes on first thing and then goes out after a couple of mins, then stays off all day - The fluid is a little low and this is what causes the problem methinks, trouble is I dunno what kind of fluid it has in. If Chris is about, what where you using mate?, if not, will I have to flush it all out and start again with a refil?, and is that a big job. Thanks as always, Glen.

OK, who was driving north on the M6, J29 at around 5:50 this evening (thursday ). Red Zed on a K plate... I was going in the other direction but I still spotted u CheerZ, Andy

I am getting some tyres - due to budget problems - IE no dosh! I am getting part worns just to see me though, I can get some 225 55 16's for £30 but my tyre size is 225 50 16....are these safe to use and what side effects will I notice? I know this may have been posted before in some form or other but finding it is difficult - any help appreciated.. Bilky

Hi People, I has this light come up in the car last night for the first time since i've had it. It went off after a while. Can someone explain what it is? Cheers

It`s an SX(boooo boooooo scum get off our zx site inferior loser boooo boooo) It`s obviously lacking in the looks department compared to a ZX but it was such a clean car i couldn`t really fault it.I can work on the looks courtesy of bodykit and huge alloys etc. It`s a nissan 200sx touring,red,96P,2.0turbo,unbelievabley immaculate full leather interior and absolutely spotless exterior,CD,a/c,remote central locking alarm and immobiliser,FSH,40,000miles,UK carfor £8,500.Now i know i`ll be spat at and flamed and poked with big sticks when ever i visit this forum anymore but i`ll still pop in from time to time for the actual driving banter.If any of you could help me t…

Just wondering, maybe we could get a round together somewhere which would make for a decent meet at the same time. Will say one thing, golf is a very cheap sport in de Wales, aiiiiii! If anyone does play, let me know what standard aswell. Would be quite a laugh I reckon as me and the boy wonder are borderline ARSE! Being in IT and having some spare cash of a weekend, I've acquired some top golfing parafinalia, but that doesn't mean I can play. Excellent with a ball scoop though, average ball recovery for a round at the 18th pond at Caernarfon course is usually 10-15 balls...LMAO! So maybe we could swap the power of the 300's for some yamaha lawnmower engined gol…

Hi, I would imagine most of us either own or have owned a 2+2 seater 300ZX. Most of the US cars seem to be 2 seaters, and a lot of Japanese spec. cars are available in this guise.Personally I prefer the shape of the shorter 2 seat car, and might consider a Turbo 2 seater in the future.....how many out there own this spec. of car? JEZ

Recently Bridgestone announced that S-02's were being discontinued to be replaced by S-03's. I just tried to order a set of S-02's and they were out of stock but S-03's are available at about the same price. I called Micheldever and for standard sizes they quoted Fr 106.27, Rear 122.72 for their remaining S-02's. So the deal is if you want S-02's then crack on and order them. I'm taking a chance and getting a set of S-03's from MJP next Monday. I'll let y'all know how they go. For info: http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/archives/prodmarch01.asp

Anyone know where i can get hold of a Dual guage pod for the Driver side in the UK ? for 60mm guages Size aint to important tho i have a hefty selection of files and saws... I need it in a couple of weeks also. Cheers Nico91TT

hiya, Jez has suggested that it might be a good idea to create a techincal forum for those type of questions... and leave the general forum as it is for general chatty stuff what do you think ? i think its a good idea, as long as we can keep to the main topics.. although past performance has shown that it is a bit difficult... thumbs up or down ? ------------------ UK 92 TT White Mongoose K&N AVCR KYB Eibach

i need a 1u or 2u rackmount case for AT board. need one of those isa horizontal converters as well, to move network and scsi card onto so they fit. not seen any of these around for a while, only seem to find prebuilt and custom ones. ------------------ UK 92 TT White Mongoose K&N AVCR KYB Eibach

I came across this site which looks quite useful for people like me who are scared stiff of doing anything to their cars http://www.installdr.com/ Andy

How the jeffin hell do you get the side (yellow) indicator units off my z?!?! Tried wiggling but no real movement! Help!!!

I have been reading posts to various message boards about things going wrong with ZX's and its got me scared, my car has done 107k and has had a transmission rebuild, because my car has done soo many K's does it mean its about to die? I see people saying, get a Trans oil cooler, Your tops might need resealing, The engines only last 100k, fuel leaks are common, you wont improve your fuel consumption cause your engines stuffed etc? Did I buy a car thats about to die?

After getting several quotes for around £2500 for the respraying of my door and replacing the back wing (This all from hitting a small post). I have been forced to put it through my insurance company, luckily I have accidental cover and NCB protection. I phoned the insurance company this morning and they seem to have no problems with the quoted prices and also said I can use any garage. Does anyone know of good bodyshops in the London/Kent area??

Jez I'm interested in the prop shaft kit you have for sale. Let me know if it will fit a 2+2 auto na (I assume it will) and I'll buy it from you. ...thanks Jack

Well I got the info from TT.net and did the diagnostic, no error codes. Nissan did the consult, no error codes car still has hesitation, smell of fuel, and poor fuel economy....Nissan have cleaned all sensors, replaced fuel filter, cleaned throttle bodies and butterflies, set up TPS what more can I do?

Hello again Zedsters, After buying the Batmobile, I notice it has these attached: ‘Field’ Air/Fuel mixer in dash & 'Digital Speed controller' Would anyone know what these fellas do? Could I also ask? - Will I benefit from using 97 Super Plus Unleaded in my car? - It doesn't run bad at all and infact absolutely flies, its a Jap import TT with HKS induction kit, blowoff valves and full GReddy stainless exhaust (twin 5 inch tail pipes ) .. Also, would anyone know what sort of power increase the aformentioned goodies give the car? Am I right in thinking 25bhp for the induction kit and 10bhp for the exhaust? I hope someone knows what I am talking about, bec…

IS there a Consult/Software that the common man can buy to check out his Z? Can any damage be done from doing an ECU diag? I havent done one, but Nissan have no clue about my car, they are gonna rip out the Air Flow Meter on the off chance it might be stuffed, whats next new seat covers in case there is a connection? Should I try the ECU guys?