General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, i am still waiting for some response or payment from some you guys that i emailed last week. I want to book this at the end of the week and only have about half the money :( yay, nay, or on it's way, give me some indication please... :)

i pull up next to him, and i have a look and he looks back at my car so i put a thumbs up and he looks at me as if im mad, what an idiot, is all i can say.... people like that .....

Since having the turbos changed on my Z the car does is not running correctly. The usual smooth running V6 now seems to be going like a tractor. It is mis-firing at idle and at low revs. It also appears to blow more smoke out of the drivers side exhaust on start up and has a strong fuel smell in use. I have changed the plugs / leads and fuel regulator but this has not helped. Any thoughts on a possible cause guys? I would be grateful for any views guys as the tick over at the moment is going up and down more than a kangaroo shagging a space hopper!! Cheers Simon H

'Ere we go, behind the rear bumper is a steel pipe approx 18" long, doubled over with a u bend it needs replacing, but I cant find it in either the cd/online manuals! Is it important or just a spare butchers rack. Dunno mate! What do I ask for! Or has anyone got one going fs. harve.

...I had a couple of cops give me some grief over the loudness of my exhausts, this evening. I have an NA with large bore s/steel catless pipes, and this cop car pulled up outside my house as I was parking, and said they had been following me across Town, by the sound of my exhausts!....they said I was a bit old for such a car...And that I should consider selling it..What a cheek! I was wondering if they can nick you for being too loud. JEZ

Here's one for the 300ZX guru's (you know who you are!), Our cars are limited to max. speed of 155mph, so all this talk about upgrading the ECU's to Jun, Mines, JWT etc. Do they remove the top end speed limit and if so what is the realistic top end for the 300ZX TT as standard??? Anyone know? CheerZ Tim ;-)

GuyZ, I know that some of you have been asking if anyone knows if or where you can buy CD/MD/MP3 combined units? Well I've found a site which satisfies all those requirements and more, check it out:- www.caraudiodiscount.com They're based in the UK, Chiswick in London. Happy soundZ Tim ;-)

Can some tell me how to remove this ???? Any cheap diy way. Thanks

I think we need a dedicated thread to find out who wants to purchase the Traction Control so we can get an Idea of numbers...then obtain a discount!! We need to arrange numbers and a good time for people to take thier Z's. Andy your in charge of this thread :o) I want to have Traction Control fitted to my Z. There you go, You got One! :o) Matty.

i want octane booster pleeeeeeaaase as i am hungry for boost lol

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This is quite timely really, what with the current rules in F1 being changed to allow this gadget too. Have you noticed how many engines have been self-destructing with this on? I did a bit of digging around and found that cutting the spark to the cylinder is the most common method as its the easiest to implement. Basically ( dunno if you already know :) ) as the system detects that the rear wheels are moving a % faster than the fronts (for rear wheel drive) the system then cuts spark to cylinders therfore reducing power to the wheels until they get grip back, then it feeds the spark back in again. Simple. Effective. Slightly dangerous to the engine though. You get…

Hi, it is me again. Looks likely that theyare going to write off my Z, so I was thinking of buying it back from them to sell on the parts as they are obviously quite hard to get and expensive too. So you all know. It was recently overhauled by Nissan in Epsom who did an outstanding job (then I stacked it after 1200 pounds worth of repairs). So, I just wanted to find out the general interest in it so that I could ask them, if no one wants anything from it then I wont bother probably but apart from the chasis and rear axle and right side, it is pretty immaculate :) Dan

This is a question to anyone with the quad lamp rear brake light/reverse panel. I'm in two minds wether to get one and I just wanted to know which are the brake/reverse/fog and can they be changed around, i.e inner and outer lamps swapped over. Thanks Vijay

On the 1st of April @ MK some members (sorry guys forgotten your post names) were disscusing the wear on there leather seats. But mine being as bad as they were, as possibly yours are, I had to do something about it. So - me thinking leather care stuff £££ etc, then the little woman suggested "kids shoe scuff" hhmm ok it cant get any worse! It has worked beyond belief! ! ! The two guys who saw the results now what they saw! It was put on that morning - and after waiting a month to see if it wears off - it doesn't. All those piping scuffs & white crease marks are still not visable at all. Bung it on watch it dry (30 sec) buff up, esay as that. I used "Kiwi l…

So, on Friday i Get the call "im phoning about your 300zx, is it still for sale?" Reluctantly i say ( gulp) "yes" next day it's gone. But me thinks what next? Must be at least as fast, must look like a ( real)sports car (no scooby looks). and most of all must be under £10k I could in the end get another Z, but it's a bit like shagging your old girlfriend, you no you will like it but you realy want something different. Toying with mitzy 3000gto ( i know Z'S are better but i haven't had one) or late toyota Supra. The supra is edging it. Ive enjoyed this Site, most of you will move on from your Z's. So what next. Hope I don't get bannished from the si…

All I've seen all weekend since Friday afternoon is 300'z. Not impressed as I'm still without mine...bummer! Anyway, was it you? Friday, about 13:00 at Vauxhall plant roundabout in Luton, gorgeous grey Z, think it was a TT with hugely nice back boxes, single tails not twins. Saturday outside Bill Smiths motorbike ship in Bangor, grey import with targa roofs off parked in front of the Oggie van, then to make it worse I come out of the bike shop and a red one pulls up with two lads in...then also same afternoon after picking my Merc up from ATS, testing out my new P7000's and passed the other way a lovely red K reg. All these Z's in North Wales, any of you lo…

Hi, Can anyone tell me the best way to get in contact with Darren (the expert 300zx mechanic). I'd like him to do my cam belt for me but he doesn't answer his phone and hasn't responded to my messages. Has anyone else on here used him? Did you have difficulty contacting him? Cheers, Andy

Regretttably my car must go... Its a 1991H UK Black T-Turbo Auto with 340 BHP.Has 4 relatively new tyres, two new turbos, new fuel pump and radiator side.The body work is in superb standard condition as is the leather and all electrics. If anyone is interested please call me on 07768664664 or mail me back, was after about £7,500ish. Cheers Jason

My immaculate 92K Non-turbo 300zx is for sale. Imported from Japan July 2000. Silver, custom black leather interior (£1,200), 72,000 miles. New tyres, brakes, discs, cambelt. Undersealed, CD, Immobiliser. Have also renewed the propshaft at a cost of £800 to stop a slight vibration between 40-60 mph. £7,500 firm. Co Durham 01833 650495. for instructions see www.lartington.com

My immaculate 92K 300 ZX Non-turbo is for sale. Imported by myself from Japan. Silver, 72,000 miles, custom black leather interior (£1,200) New tyres, brakes, discs and cambelt change. Undersealed, CD, Immobiliser. New propshaft (£800) just installed to rectify slight vibration. I know it is not a Turbo, but I defy you to find a better 300ZX. Co Durham 01833 650495. Also on the Autotrader website tomorrow with pictures. Asking firm £7,500. Robin Rackham

It's very sad to hear of people like Dan crashing thier cars. Just remember Dan it's only a lump of metal. I'm glad both you and your family are OK. That's all that matters. Just a thought folks if none of you have ever lost the back end I would suggest you get some practice in, and soon! Lot's of power and rear wheel drive will produce lots of tail wagging action. My tip is to find an empty carpark after an April shower and have a go at stepping the back out and experimenting with opposite lock. You would be amazed how easy it is to balance the Zed in a power slide. The tip is to ease power in and out. Backing off in a tail slide is a bad thing t…

Well i have seen the post and i am really dissapointed that you guys mock the way i drive lol (i cant help it i drive like a girl) anyway get to rome and it is a public holiday lol, so i could not get my car on wednesday he he, then on thursday morning i go to the shop and the guy does not pitch up till about 1.30 pm , (by now im going mad) Anyway they did a really nice job on my car, and i am happy as a pig in sh*t. she is going like a boeing, and never gave me trouble once, all the way through europe.

Just thought I would let you all know that yesterday (Sunday) I wrote my Z off. The classic of it being wet and losing it's back end in an awful way. It spun and hit a lamppost sideways making my car like a banana, the rear axle is bent and so is the chassis. Unfortunately on top of this I had all 3 kids in the car with me but fortunately they are all OK. Only thing I would say is after having mine for such a short period is, please be careful of those back ends in the wet, I know they are famous for it but the fact that I was lucky and could of lost my children yesterday brought it all sharply home to me. Anyway guys, I wont be getting another so all the best to you and …

Had a nice drive home on Sunday afternoon, with the targa panels off! You can't beat a nice empty country road, a 300ZX, and the roof off! JEZ