General Discussions - 300ZX Related

OK guys, i know after Williams post about his car getting lifted it might be a bit late but if any of you are interested in getting your cars belled up with alarms give me a call. I am based in Chester but if there are a couple of you in one area that can get together i`ll travel to you. To give you an idea of prices, as a special i`ll do Insurance Approved systems with a motor in the drivers door to operate the central locking from the remote, i`ll throw in a free glass break detector and free fitting of a pager if you buy one for an all in price of £300.00. You may find someone who`ll do them for around the £325.00-£350.00 but you have peace of mind that i have do…

I am getting pretty good at removing the IAA valve and have got it down to 15mins however I think I may have sussed the problem. The plunger under the solenoid has a hole through it however I don't know which way the plunger needs to go as I assume the hole makes the idle valve work. Does anyone know which way the plunger needs to go?

I have just had my auto reconditioned. Cost £1500 but was a total rebuild. The company are excellent JR TRANSMISSIONS in Farnborough Hants. The local Nissan dealer sends all the Z's there. They even loan them the Breakout kits for fault diag's. When mine was there it was sitting next two ours luvely Z's. The problem was caused by the bush at the back of the box which can move forward and block the oil feed. Common with fault with Imports. The bush needs to be replaced by a solid bush, UK models were recalled to fix this apparently.

Hi, I need to compaire the vacume pipes on the offside bulkhead area,with another uk Ztt, pulled pipe of while fitting new master cylinder still cant find where the f*** it goes to! Car now runs like a fsz1e (moped)at low & town trafic speeds.Might be doing some other damage as pulling away and ideling so rough,in MK area can anybody help? Cheers harve

I've got to get my stereo sorted this year and basically wanted to know if anyone has some ideas. My main problem is that I don't really want to lose my boot. I was looking at making a box and using a Kicker 10" sub (made to fit in the area where the tools fit). The other problem is where to locate any amps????? Any help would really be apreciated. Thanks Vijay

wat rear pads would u recomend nissan ones are about £30. got my z center catalouge today hmm nice shit veilside kit me thinks? need more cash any of u guys want your Z`s painting??? got a girly friend whos tai and her dad imports 4x4 toyotas may be a veilside kit will fit in da back?

I have fitted Blitz Exhaust and HKS induction. What is the next stage? I spoke to Pro-Tech in Bristol(Keynsham). They say "gains of around 5BHP only. Better to uprate fuel pump as this is a common problem on Nissans????" They run a 720BHP Supra (so they say) any ideas

does any one recomend pirelli 7000 245/45zr16 not bab at £135 each

Makes you think eh? http://www.geocities.com/chrislonghurst/index.html

Dear Everyone Woke up this morning to find my Z had vanished into thin air. No glass, no marks on the drive...nothing ! It was parked on my parent's drive in Isleworth - West London (A4 Great West Road) Please look out for it...details as follows : Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo - 2+2 - Auto Jap import - 1992 - Reg : XDZ 2270 Metallic Grey - Matt black surface on top of rear standard spoiler - Grey cloth interior Other distinguishing features, but I'm not posting them here in case the scum reads it. E-mail if u require more info. Just like to say, i'll be reading the site for some time yet but am unlikely to ever get a Z as good as the one I had. It wa…

Yesterday at a Little Chef on the A1 some low life broke into my Z smashing the Drivers Window and stole my laptop which was hidden behind the seat. No one could replace the glass and I was told Nissan have to order it from Japan. Anyone got any alternatives. Unlucky of Putney.

Does the ECU compensate so it runs the same on Super as standard Unleaded? I use my ZX a lot and the fuel prices are making my mod plans look like distant dreams. I heard that Jap fuel is higher octane than we can get here, is this true? I think I'll start drilling for oil in my back garden...

My import came with it fitted. What do I do with it?

I don't know what prices you all pay for insurance but my Jap import only cost me £950 through A-Plan's Specialist Vehicle Division at Thatcham. Policy is with Axa. Tel: 0845 0711234 Everyone else quoted me around £2500 and most wouldn't touch the import anyway! Maybe you guys know of someone cheaper but it seems like a massive diference to me.

Well I love my cars and I love working on my cars, up untill saturday I was a renault 5 tg turbo boy (don't take the piss). However no one touched the engine but me, now I have just got my dream 300zx twin turbo and I needs a cambelt it can't be that hard can it?

Anyone know of a good ZX Service/Tuning specialist near Leeds/Yorkshire/The North?

Can I legally remove Cats on my '90 Jap ZX? I have heard that pre '91 cars don't require the Cats to pass the MOT. Is this the correct date? I have what I think is the standard Jap exhaust with single 3.5" (ish) tail pipes each side. Will I see any benefit from removing them? I have a Blitz/K&N type air filter fitted & intend to get an ECU upgrade eventually.

My Jap '90 TT Auto sometimes flashes the Power light when I turn the ignition. Is this a diagnostic code? It lights steady for approximately 2 seconds then flashes 16 times. Help much appreciated...

My top end needs a rebuild anyone got any good suitable Stock S/H parts for sale.

Heres some pics of my left front suspension damage, the tension rod has snapped and the link transverse is buckled! the small pics link to 800x600 versions (if the HTML works) apart from the first one which links to the story of what happened. The wing damage I sort after she's back on the road. oh and I have a new side exit exhaust!!

I am thinking of doing a power upgrade but am getting mixed stories about the auto box being able to take the extra power. Any of you lot chiped a 300zx twin turbo auto, if so have you had any problems with the box?

Hi chaps How often do these need cleaning ? My idle was a bit lumpy this morning ! Many thanx William

My Z will need the dreaded cambelt change soon,and I was wondering where I can get it done in the Midlands area?(I couldn't tackle it myself) What parts are required,and how much do you think it is likely to cost me..including labour. I didn't want to risk the local Nissan dealership due to cost and the likelyhood of problems arising from the fact it's an import non-turbo.(Last time I tried to get a part..they said that Nissan never built a non-turbo Z32!!) Thanks, JEZ300Z

Here is one for the gurus. I have fitted 18" BBS wheels (RS11). They look great shod with SO2 tyres. With lower profile tyres than was on the stock wheels (still for sale)I reckon that the wheel/tyre diameter is 25" (versus 24") So by my old pythagarus (spelling??) the rolling circumference is 4% greater. Thus am I correct that my speedo will under read by 4%???? ( Got to watch the Feds and their blooming Gatsco's)

Have anybody seen Johnny boy without his Jaguar hat ? Is it true that he actually sleeps in it ?