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F1 CHICKEN Why did the chicken cross the road? We asked this traditional question to a whole load of Formula 1 personalities. As you'd expect from grand prix drivers and team managers, the answers were quite varied... Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) "Why did the chicken cross the road?" (pause) "that's tough question" (pause) "maybe" (pause) "maybe it's a question you have to ask the chicken." David Coulthard (McLaren) "I was really surprised when the chicken swerved right in front of me and crossed the road. I was expecting it to walk straight along the pavement, but it just cut right across in fro…

GTR-engine.. turbocharged AND supercharged...hehehe ! I'll get me hacksaw and sledgehammer..there's gotta be a way to get this baby into a Z ------------------ http://300zx-twinturbo.com [This message has been edited by lymon (edited 21-06-2001).]

I took my Z into the mechanic today for the 'bottoming out' I mentioned in my earlier post. If they chuck it on the computer again there is a good chance it will show there is nothing wrong (same as last time), is there much that can be wrong that WONT show up on the computer diagnostic?

Does anybody use the chat room on this site??? If not, WHY NOT??? Just wondered - maybe we could get things going on here as well as ICQ, MSN and MIRC!!!!! CheerZ, Andy

At last - I got my new rear light conversion fitted last Saturday It just needs painting now.....

....will keep reading the forum, just in case I feel the urge to buy another! JEZ300Z

I'm looking at upgrading to a JWT ecu and am just wondering what the boost jets are and how easy they are to fit?? Thanks Vijay

Hi Guys, there are some pictures up of the Le Mans trip on the Nikonnet site. Currently, we have pictures from me and Warren but I am expecting more to be added from the others when they get them. I'll post here everytime there are some new ones. To get to the pictures: 1) You have to admit that a Bentley is a Bentley and NOT A BLOODY AUDI 2) Go to www.nikonnet.com 3) Login as: Login ID: andrew_ingram Guest password: nikoneditor_-285949290 4) Click on "Albums" at the top of the page Enjoy. Andy

Chapz Given that my first and only zed always ran in safety I am not aware of the true boost it (or any proper-running zed) should peak at in first and second gears.... The reason I mention this is, I am going to look at an import TT manual out at Jap Village when he has the thing sorted from the boat trip.... I called him on the phone and asked about a couple of things - the fourth gear synchro and how it boosted (cant handle another knock sensor nightmare) He said his driver had given it some and it only boosted right up in third as and i quote: "300TT's dont boost right up in first and second.. they are like the GT4's and MR2 turbos like that - only get max boo…

I don't want to put too much of a dampener on things but had to share this. I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday who's husband is a mechanic for a team that races a mini (Craig, it's the team that got us into Silverstone last year - you met them all). Their driver was killed in an accident at Silverstone on Saturday. Bad enough in itself but death occurred due to his neck breaking at the moment of impact : only 100 mph and into a tyre wall. Have a think about this the next time you're doing silly speeds - tyre walls have a fair bit of give and 100 mph really isn't that quick ... I know a mini won't have the strength or the front end impact absorbance …

My Z is still bogging down below 3500 RPM. I cleaned the throttle bodies last night and have noticed a big improvement overall - much smoother and more free revving, but the problem is still there. I haven't had chance to do an ECU diag yet but some of you guys said it could be the O2 or lambda sensors. How much are these and what's involved in fitting them if they have gone? I'll start preparing the bank account for another shock...

Some of us are going through engine rebuilds at the moment, a couple of us at SE. We are having our heads and valves done, so what are the ins and outs of having polished heads and valves etc. I know that the gases can shift through the heads quicker but what sort of power gain should you expect from this upgrade? Tim ;-)

Does the ECU used in the 300zx use a standard EPROM IC? I have seen references to an 8 bit and a 16 bit ECU (I think it was on the Jim Wolf technologies website), what are the differences. I.e. Does it depend on the year/ destination market. Would it also depend on the destination market what map was programmed into the ECU. I'm guessing that as the driving conditions (speed restrictions and emmisions) would be different the map would be also. Also if you perform an ECU upgrade, is the replacement of the EPROM all that is neccessary, or is a daughter board/jumper wire modification required. Thanks in advance for an information.

I've a set of Skyline GT-R33 Brembo brakes for sale with braided hoses for the Skyline with a set of newish pads and a pair of discs. I believe that they'd go onto a 300ZX without much bother.. I'm looking for £500 for the lot... Cheers,

When looking at the engine there is a bottle behind the right light with coolant written on the cap of it. What is this?

Great vid, over 8 minutes long but rather large >14MB ! OK for you people who live near civilisation that have ADSL, cable etc :- http://www.btinternet.com/~pingram/lap1000.wmv

Please dont view if you've got kids around and I aint joking. http://www.amplus.com.br/crashed/ferrari/ferrari1.htm Not sure if they were doing 280Km/h which I think is below 180MPH. Speed kills alright.

okay, i have started posting these url stickers out, some of you might have got them by now i havent stuck mine on yet, still, but am getting there Andrew and i decided on locations while in Le Mans though.... i just wanted to apologise to those that have received them, i didn't get a chance to put a note or anything in there, and the envelope situation was a bit Blue Peter but i had trouble finding some decent longer ones in time.... hopefully they are what you were expecting, and i think Warren is working on getting the logo ones sorted out at some point... ------------------ UK 92 TT White Mongoose K&N AVCR KYB Eibach

I'm sure someone on this forum recently posted a link to a vid of two Z32's racing, or maybe a Z racing something else. Now I need it and can't find the link. Can someone point me to it ? Thanks

I've spotted this over on scoobynet, there is an offer for the Navtrak tracking system: heres the link http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/Forum26/HTML/000103.html Heres some text from the post: As I'm sure you all know, Navtrak offer a satelite vehicle tracking system that assists in the recovery of your vehicle should it be stolen. They offer 2 systems - the passive & the proactive. The passive system works on the basis that you find your car is missing, tell the plod who give you a crime reference number, you tell Navtrak & they work with the police to recover your car & bring it back to you. The proactive system tells Navtrak when your car is s…

Craig or anybody who has the answer to my Q Where can i get some EBC pads in the UK??

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Hi guys I seem to have aquirred a blood stained passenger seat( don't ask why) are there any tricks that i can use to remove the stain? I don't want to pay for the leather to be replaced so I was wondering......... regards John

I noticed that Super Unleaded is not all the same RON rating. Always thought it was a set standard but obviously not. Shell's is 97RON and BP is 98RON. Anyone noticed who does the highest RON?