General Discussions - 300ZX Related

According to the service history my car had a new radiator fitted 3 years and 9k miles ago when the auto to manual conversion was completed. Unfortunately the viscous fan casing has been rubbing on the fins and has now holed the radiator, the fins of the radiator actually protrued past the radiator frame thus allowing this to occur. I'm looking to get an aftermarket radiator that has the fins recessed so this won't happen again but also a radiator that will just slot straight in place with no modifications to anything else It such a radiator available?

This guys claims hes got 452.7 bhp!! Is that even possible? or is it a load of bulls**t!? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4002088.htm

When i stopped at a set of traffic lights this morning on my way home from work i noticed spoke coming from under the bonnet. I lifted the bonnet to see oil all over the battery and surrounding area. When i shone a light on it i noticed the Dipstick had been blown out a good inch or so. I'm guessing this isnt a good thing, but what is the cause? I recently installed a FMIC, which upped the boost to around 1.4 bar, and noticed on the way home it was only boosting to around 1.2 bar. I imagine the boost is a result of the problem, if not the cause. Any help and advise would be greatly apreciated. I'm very worried about this!! :(

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3820936.htm and now http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4151303.htm are they really going up by 2500 in a few weeks :lol: (not a fan of the styling i must say)

My UK Spec came with a boost controller a Blitz Duel SBC to be exact. Now the guy who sold me the car said it was in before he got it and the way i understood it was OFF = Stock Numbers 1 - 4 are pre-set pressure levels M = manual now ive never really messed with it much, sure played with levels 1-4 and there is a definite difference between 1 and 4 that's for sure. Curiosity got the better of me and i turned it to OFF today, and i appeared to have the same power more more of level 4, infact better response through the entire rev range. Is it possible that this unit is infact getting bad pressure feedback from the vac and as such not functioning ri…

what is a fair price for a manual tt prop shaft complete with a half decent centre bearing. i found one on ebay for £170 that seems a tad steep to me.

hi guys yes you guessed it more problems for love no money can I get the lights connected to the exsisting lights seems like a different plug mine is rectangular and the hid one is oval anybody encounted this before Also the loom for the front light shares to high beam how do you get round this cut plug on main light only? Cheers

is this job possible with the heads still on the block, when ive done the job previously on other cars the head has had to come off to clamp the valve and spring to remove the locating piece. but im aware with teh correct tool on some cars its possible without such in depth issues. however if the cam has to come out, the head may aswel really i suppose. just curious really.

....any ideas why?? :) I've stripped the entire interior including dash. New engine in and running, but e gauge cluster ain't working. I double checked, and I've defo plugged it in :)

Picked up my Zed this evening :D Black 1993 JDM LWB TT Manual Thanks to Si-Z for the px for my Honda! Pics and specs to follow, will be making a trip down to Zedworld at some point in the next few weeks methinks!

Well i have decided im selling the zed as i just dont use it, ill probably regret it but never mind. I keep an eye on ebay and pistonhead's to see what they are making and they never sell for what they are worth so im 50/50 about breaking it or just advertisng it for weeks on end. I wouldnt let it go for less than £3250 which ill probably struggle to get even though its a pretty clean uk TT manual. My question is to the guys who have broken there zed's how much do you get back when you break them? would i get more if i stuck to my guns and went for the £3250 or would i get more in bits easier? I really dont want to break it but im being realistic abou…

Hi mate, got my new rear wheel situation sorted so no more shredding rubber and stance sorted so I'm back on the road. Got a loan of a multimeter and set the TPS to 4.6v (was 3. something before I started), disconnected with ignition on (engine off) and plugged back in about 10 seconds later but still got a misfire/erratic idle and stuttering/hesitation when foots down. Are you available this weekend or next if I take a run through to try to narrow down the cause using your Conzult/datascan? You can drop me a line at ??? or txt on ??? (please remove email and phone number once you pick this message up mate) Stance before Stance after

trying to help a mate here, symptoms are theses. TT auto. From cold start. Car starts fine, idles fine. when driving cuts out, strong smell of raw petrol, it wont start for a while after, once left it will start and off you go, if the car still isnt up to temp, it will continue cutting out under normal driving conditions until its up to temp, at which point you can drive it around as if nothing is wrong As long as you are driving normally. From hot Car starts fine, idles fine, when driving will cut out on hard accelleration only, strong smell of petrol, takes a bit to start, but once started can drive it normally and it will be fine. Changed M…

It did pass mot only after i showed the tester where my front seat belts where :) S1 z seat belts are on the door and he couldn`t find them :)

Going through the web I found this

When I got my Zed the dashboard was peeled back more than a banana so I found a second hand one in perfect condition and did the horrific task of swapping them. Just back from 2 weeks away only to find my new one has started to peel in the summer heat! Not really up for swapping it out yet again so has anyone got any tips about how to solve/fix the problem with the dashboard in place? Sensible/proven ideas please.

but the guy says the disk isnt straight there is some play in either the bearing or hub.... would this be what i need? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300ZX-Z32-parts-Front-nsf-LEFT-wheel-hub-bearing-lower-arm-wishbone-/380462527817?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5895557549#ht_1181wt_823

So i can smell fuel at high revs / boost and when i get out of the car from turning it off, am i to guess this is most probably just a pipe that needs checking / tightening in the bay like so many others have experienced, I dont smell anything at idle or cold.

Hey guys, for those who didn't see my newbie thread I'm looking at getting a Zed :) I've read just about every piece of buying information I can find so I've got an idea on what to look for when viewing one. What I was wondering is if any of you more experienced lads had any little nuggets of gold which i could get my teeth in to?! The model im looking for is a manual TT with a budget around 3k :) Also, I'm based in South bucks (Beaconsfield), is there anybody around me who'd be up for looking at a few with me if/when i find one nearby? Thanks!

Was offered r32 brake calipers fronts, how do i check ie numbers to make sure they are they look the very same as the ones on my twinturbo by looking at them, any advise cheers

Hi guys, Anybody got the part numbers for the correct belts when running a full UR pulley set? car is a 1990 JDM TT. I've done a search and can only find info for using a UR crank and OEM other pulleys. Any info would be great as want to get them fitted ASAP. Cheers, Rob

well just knocked this up.. better go see if she works really ;) and yes, i kept the 45º lower elbow thats on the car waiting

you was Spotted as we went passed in van m8 :)

I purchased ConZult a few weeks ago, and finally managed to get it working on my father's laptop. The car doesn't seem to boost properly, but I do know that the det sensor doesn't work properly. My father has clipped a resistor in the det sensor connector to bypass it. However the car still doesn't boost properly, does the fault code still stay in the ECU when the sensor is being bypassed? Can the ConZult software clear the error code so I can see if it is the det sensor that is causing the boost problem?