General Discussions - 300ZX Related

can anyone tell me what the correct compression should be for a twin turbo. i need to know as i have to do one. urgent

I got in touch with someone recently who used to work as a 300 specialist in Tokyo. I'm getting a workshop manual from him, and as part of a clearout he says he has about 100 boxed Nissan plugs to find homes for. £20 for a set, contact Paul Farnworth (cdma@tesco.net) for details if the price is right. Raz... (...who took advantage of the rare clear skies today to whip the tops off and freeze me balls off doing 70 around Hampshire's back roads! =))

has anyone seen that max power video of those guys that go to the airfield and do the top end runs. i found it quit funny. the only guy to run the times he said he would was the sierra cossie, everyone else was way over what they said. its funny how you think your car is so fast and then you go to do times and they are nowhere near what you expect.

Can anyone tell me how to change my 93 300zx's airconditioner pump, I have the new one but I can't see how to get the old one off without stripping down the engine, Is it possible? any help would be appreciated...

93L 300ZX twin turbo UK car, FNSH with bills etc (Mobil 1), completely original, never modified in any way. 69k miles.Manual gearbox. Red. Full leather, CD / stereo. Electric seats(heated), mirrors, cruise, etc. Cat 2 immobiliser. Garaged. Genuine reason for sale. £10500 ono E-mail or call me for a chat (Hull 01482 891856) jimus@pepper2.karoo.co.uk

Outstanding condition 1994 model Metallic grey Straight six 2.5 turbo 24v 27k miles Alloys, aircon, climate, etc Cat one alarm with voice module Recently serviced Very quick - £10,500

Here's a post from some in the U.S about his drag strip event in his 96TT with stock ecu. Even Malcolme Lowes' nitrous powered Z has only ever managed a best of 12.8 on the 1/4 mile at Santa Pod, and that's the quickest any UK Z has ever run! READ ON >> It started off as a typical day at the drags for me. two back to back 13.2's with 2.2 60 foot times. But this time my mph was up to 109. So that was a good point. Then a horrific 13.9 @ 105mph. All sorts of shit went wrong there. Now, eliminations. Dialed in at a 13.0. Ran a 13.1 @ 108mph with a 2.1 60 ft, with a slight let off at the end to not break out. Fine, I can live with that. Then…

does anyone know of any good 300 mechanics in the North West London area? I'm kinda getting fed up with changing Nissan garages. I had one that the guy in charge was the one who worked on the car, but he left and basically I did not have any confidence in the garage after that. Cheers!

4 eibach pro springs and 4 kyb agx adjustable gas shocks to be fitted saturday (hopefully) yeah baby

My speedo's a duffa, I fink Its broke. disconnected speedo wire when changing gearbox oil, drove down road afterwards but forgot to reconnect cable. Got back, re-connected cable and now speedo over reads by about 40%. Help!! Does anybody have any suggestions? Please tell me that the speedo drive isn't affected by the type of gearbox oil or something mad like that! Cheers, Paul (Still love my ZX) I feel a strong and long term relationship building between me and my newly aquired Z. Think I'll marry it soon, (wife won't be too impressed)!

I am considering buying the number plate: A 300X i am buying this of a private individual who is asking £2500, in your opinions what would a fair price for this type of reg be as I feel this is quite steep. Is there a market for this type of reg for fellow Z owners if i decided to sell? I would appreciate your feedback before I make a bid. Thanks all

I just had a head light burn out and when I took the bulb out it was not a standard 9006 bulb. I have idenfitifed it as being a H3C there are pictures of HC3's at http://www.shopatmackin.com/whith3cbul.html Does anyone know where I can buy this bulb in the UK? Thanks for your help

sorry couldnt make last nite got caught up in a late completion at work and didnt get out till 2am but you know me im a sucker for work. a quick query for those in the know. what are the two switches on the air con unit one sez econ and the other sez rec

Just been quoted £100 and eight pence (plus vat) per side from Nissan for new front disks. Anybody got any suggestions re alternative supplier (cheaper). They are for my na. so not particularly interested in upgrading. thanks

My temperature guage works normal for most of the time. As soon as i got up to a bit of speed it starts to read colder and colder, give it some welly and the guage just drops to the bottom and rests on the stop. Come off the motorway and the guage starts to go back up to just below normal (where normal is slightly below horizantal. The car appears to be running at normal temperature. Any body know what's going on?

My black trim around the doors and windows is looking s**t. Any body know of a product that will get them looking nice and black again?

Vote for one or two, whichever you want, and i'll add them up at the end. My Vote B or D

guys, does anyone know how to get to the reverse light switch??

I'm new to the forum and have been reading through the past 2 months of discussions to brush up on my knowledge of the ZX. I have seen insurance mentioned a few times as people have recommended the cheapest companies to each other. I wanted to recommend Lanaster Insurance. I am 21 with 4 years NCB. They have just insured me fully comp on a 1990 Jap import 300ZX 2+2 TT for £1050, They are good for imports as they don't charge any extra as long as there is a compariable UK model of the same year. Their number is 01480 484848. Thought this might be of use to younger/ import 300ZX owners.

I have recently purchased a 1990 import 2+2 TT and want to replace the rear bumper with a UK one to avoid the square number plate. Could anyone point me to the best/cheapest place place to find a new replacement? Other than the bumper, i am really pleased with the car and this web site looks very informative for new owners of the ZX like myself.

Chaps: Niks done a couple more logos. We need to pic one so we can get it coloured, converted to illustrater and send to Anders. Cheers /\/\ark

In two weeks time (15/10), the world superbike championship is at Brands Hatch. In case anyone hasn't seen it, the racing is AWESOME. I'm going to be going and will be booking tickets within the next couple of days. Cost is £33 to get in plus £15 for grandstand tickets - if they're available I'll be getting seats at Paddock Hill bend which is the best place to be seated. If they're not available then I probably won't bother with the other grandstands. If anyone wants to come along then please email me at work on Monday (david.hairs@landg.com). Please only email me if you're definite as I'll be booking by credit card and can't afford to suffer losses after my gea…

while out at manc4 cruise last night we had to meet at birch services and some poor guy in a red 300 was just being put on the back of a truck as 500 of us turned up. he didnt look at all happy and he was even worse as the tow truck decided to scrape the front of his car to bits. i was gonna sto pand chat but was performing on the bottom car park and couldnt let the masses down

In the next week i'll be looking at a few cars,is there anything i should be looking for i.e things that could cause me loads of problems!!. And i just like to say i'm well impressed with this bulletin board,and the amount of info you guys have!