General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Does any one work in metal fabrication or know where i can have these made? The reason being is i bought some adjustable arms from a member here and the bolts in this picture are to short. I only just found out the original kit comes with 2 types of lengths depending on car. But ive only been sent the short ones :angry: Im cant find a supplier so looking in to other opsions Thanks Dan

got one for you all, thought id solved it a long time ago but when we had my gearbox out noticed i hadn't i've got something leaking down the back of my engine, its more on the passenger side, and its getting onto the earth cable on the gearbox, (N/S top bolt) its not obvious what it is, what is back there that could do this? i've only seen smoke once the engines turned off about 10-20 seconds later?? what i've done... i've got Z1 silicon heater hose so there not leaking, rocker covers are a couple of weeks old, the turbo oil and water feeds were replaced a couple of months ago whilst the engine was out. i have bypassed the plenum water pipe…

Hi guys recently i've noticed a slight vibration on my Z tt which i believe is the prop. the car was recently converted from a auto to manual a few months ago by previous owner. i know that it had an N/A subframe and gearbox, i only feel the vibration between 30 - 40 mph and goes away after that. If the prop was taken apart and not aligned right can this caues the problem? and if so how can i tell if the prop's aligned? would appreciate any help cheers guys

Hi, I'm sure I remember a post somewhere where the rear drain pipes were adapted so they allowed water to run out cleanly and not allow water to sit on the bodywork/chassis, for the life of me I can't find it. Does it ring any bells with anyone? Cheers Vijay

Hi all, As my previous thread one side of my exhaust is lower than the other...I contacted Greg Dupree at SpecialityZ and told him what ive come across. He explained that it looks like one manifold has not been centrered correctly as the bolt holes on the manifolds are larger than the studs to allow for expansion. I really dont want to take the engine out and strip it down again after all the dramas previous and recently getting so far with it. Im hoping these manifolds are ported a bit larger than the stock head ports so the ports wont be over lapping otherwise im giving up! :angry:

ive got a little idea in my head that includes using bailey dv26s they might not be the first name that pop in your head for bovs but they have been a long standing favorite in the ford scene for years now. the fantastic thing about them is they are common as muck. prices for a brand new one range from 75 to 90 quid each. so not cheap cheap but far cheaper than hks or equalivent. the base is 25mm and they can be adjusted upto 60psi. looking about you can pick them up singly very cheaply. less than £30 each. my question is this aside from buying a matching pair of dv26s and bunging up the recirc line and fitting them to the correct line, what else would i need…

do Mitsubishi evo Brembo Brake Calipers and discs fit 300zx na cheers

Hi Bud, Just realized you dont have the PM opsion..If your still interested in the Hks bovs and Z1 pipes you can contact me on Dgbsn06@googlemail.com Thanks Dan

so what does yours sound like? especially if you have a decat japspeed system.. interested to see just how loud it is. currently have a japspeed catback system fitted... cant help but feel is a tad quiet though :shifty: had a blitz nurspec on my rx7, and it eclipsed my 300 even though the RX still had cat + pre-cat fitted.

What are they made out of??

Managed to fit my FMIC this weekend, despite thunder storms. The car is running fine, cant believe the power its added! Just got a couple of little issues. First issue is, the bumper brace bar wouldnt fit back on over the FMIC, even with the middle cut out, so no more fog lights. My question is how deep are intercooler ducts? I only have about 5mm clearance between the bumper and the intercooler, and how to they fit? Do they need to be bonded or do they screw into the bumper? Second little issue is, when i removed the brace bar i found a small black box screwed to it. I have no idea what this is or what it does, so i've relocated it and bolted it to the same pla…

Is just I simple question. What size in mm boost contoller pipes is the best. I got blitz boost controller but i heard that if pipes is too long or to wide you will get more turbo lag So how i can avoid that?

Hi guys sorry for all the questions lately, been looking for subframe bushes, knocked out the metal sleves thinking new ones come with them to find out they don't. Came across a set on driftworks and omit says to knock sleve out. Anyone know if there stuff is any good has bushes seem cheap to me. Thank u.

Hi I have a n/a auto and im thinking about convert it to a tt manual i know this has been done by a few members on here but what work is in volved in doing this do i need to change the loom or can i use the n/a one any info would be great full. many thanks paul

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Ok firstly apologies for all the questions today, i have a week off coming up and plan on a few days in the garage working on the zed. I have a lockout bar fitted and really want to remove all the gubbins in the bay to clean it up a bit. Now i believe i have to cut a pipe and join it to another one then i can rip out all hicas related bits. Now does anyone have a picture they could point out the 2 pipes i need to join??

Just a quick question, What can i do to have brighter headlights??? They were really poor when i first got the zed, then i fired in some nightbreakers and tbh they are still B******S!!! Any suggestions? is it a common issue?

Wierd problem here, just got my car back from phil. Some amazing work he has done. And for the first few days back all has been well. But today, had a nice drive around, no mad driving, just cruising, and now this problem has come back, had it before all the works been done. So, the problem, bear with me. Car isnt hitting full boost (16psi), is controlled by greddy e01 controller, and monitered by the e01 screen and a greddy aftermarket gauge. The screen reads a steady 5psi and the aftermarket guage reads 14psi ish (is in kg/cm2). i could tell the problems had returned because the boost at idle is -15.9psi on the greddy screen, think its normally 14 or under. …

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Ok, been thinking that since the 300 is in need of paint and i have a few ideas i want to try out that i would start prepping the car. Now my idea was just to do what needs to be done and primer it, but since it's gonna be maybe after xmas before i have the cash for a respray i thought i could use satin black which i can get from work cheap as chips. Now this would defo only be a temp job so i can get any imperfections sorted and also do a few mods while im at it. Question is if i use satin black and spray the whole car when it comes to the full respray ( done by a pro ) will it just be a case of keying up the satin black or will it react with the paint going on top…

At first very good boost, but around 5-6K - boost gets cut off .. ideas?

Hi people, does anybody have a scrap Z engine I can have am looking to make a table!!

Hi all, I started fitting the exhaust today but when i fitted the decats to the down pipes i noticed the drivers side pipe was sitting in a total different position to the other. It sits about 2 inches higher so its impossible to fit the pipe on to the gearbox exhaust bracket. Has anyone else come across this problem? Im guessing im going to need to find someone with a pipe bender :angry:

Hi all, Done a lot of jobs today which 1 was fitting the exhaust brackets and part of the exhaust. Does anyone know what the big weight is for thats attached to the gearbox mount? Ive got one bracket with out and another with..for the moment ive fitted the 1 without as it just seems like added weight i dont need. Thanks Dan

im new to electronic boost controllers, but i think mines set up wrong.... my car was chipped and fitted with boost jets by zedworld last year, i since fitted a blitz boost controller, when i fitted it i removed the boost jets, but left the solenoids in place (wanted to maintain safety boost etc) finally got my new gearbox fitted today so was able to take my zed on a proper drive for the first time in months. the problem is my boost is all over the place, with the controllers gain set to off and/or 0 my boost is anywhere between 11- 14 psi???? (reading on the boost controller and my after market gauge) i thought it would revert to std with no jets????…