General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Was well impressed with my swb N/A manual z, I brought it as a backup incase my TT wasn't ready for the trip( it wasn't!) so I took the N/A on the trip along with two scoobys and a Clio 172, it's got a few small mods.. exhaust, chip and lightened pulley, when you wind it up it goes really well ( nothing between it and a Subaru rb5 in pickup speed around the track I went past him on the corners, absolutely loved it, great machine! I would have set a lap time however realized I had massive brake vibrations about 1/3 way round but still had a great time

Hi guys, So in my magic garage which has lots of bits and bobs in, I have 2 of the nicest 300ZX front bumpers. And I don't know which one I want to wear for a while. first up, is the well know 99 spec front bumper. & 2nd is a nice wings west front. So at the minute, the car is fairly standard looking apart from alloys, side skirts and zaust. The future plans are to go wide arch. What I want to know is which bumper will suit the car best as it is now and which when I go wide arch

The problem of lower arm metal fatigue where the tension rod arm bolts through the lower arm was identified some years ago by our very own Mac1 and the subsequent issue with solid poly-bushes. The manufactures of the tension bushes went through a series of modifications to resolve the issue and finally arrived with a more compliant poly bush ( kind of defeats the object!!) the zeds effected were I guess dealt with and the problem seemed to of got less common. However there is the odd few still displaying the metal fatigue problem and with lower arms retailing at £200+ each its an expensive repair, but no need to go spending near on £400 to sort the problem. …

Hi Guys.. Looks like im buying the gearbox I asked for advice on, so now.. im guessing im better off putting a new clutch in at the same time? What do you recommend? Im never going to be pushing big power.. just the usual mods which I doubt will ever exceed 400hp.. interested in what you have and why....

Got some pic's of this will put them up later:thumbup:

Hey Guys, Was wondering what would be faster in a straight line drag? i see some places were i see autos are faster but most cases people say its the manual! Whats your opinion?

I am having a nightmare with front pads! I have the skyline Brembo caliper and 320mm disc conversion but am finding it difficult to get usable pads. Ive just changed from Ferodo DS 2500 Pads (FCP1298H) as they were too hard for the road and sqealed sooo much. Bought a set of new EBC discs and yellow stuff pads (code EBCDP41032R) and once again fine when you get some real heat in but driving around town the noise is horendos! As well as that even when the brakes are not being applied there is a sound from the pads, like they are slightly touching the discs, like metal to metal eeerrggghhh:no: Can anyone give me the part code for the standard Blueprint pa…

hi there, one of my wheel nuts has split. its the slim type with a hex key to open, like (but not exactly) this does anyone know how the hell i can remove it! ATS said they could sort it, but then told me ' the key wont get any purchase because the nuts split' WELL I BLOODY KNEW THAT! thats why i took it there after calling to ask if it could be removed!!!! my tyre is illegal now, so desperately need to get it off somehow. any ideas anyone? cheers :-)

just been and put my car on the weighing platform and its come in at 1620kg my car is the LWB Manual Half tank and Full Install have AC removed and NA rear end conversion is this bad not so bad, good ? What is the Stock weight of the 300zx lwb ?

right got the engine in was running fine....till this m orning went to fire her up she started then after about 30 sec just sort of died so checked all the fuses relating to fuel coz it sounded that way i.e she kinda wanted to fire but doesnt.. then the cat warning light comes on when i turn the key and nothing.. any sugestions thanks

Just wondering... where do you all go to have ya car sorted out??? I know a lot on here do thier own stuff and so do I but sometimes things get a bit busy in life and you eventually say ... hey my car will die without help so you have to bite the bullet and give it to someone else to do. So, where would ya go? where do ya go?. Right now I need belts doing and have a noisy tappet (lifter). Also have a auto trans changing up way to high in normal driving buy hoping a filter/fliud change will sort that. I think I am expecting a massive bill on this one but hey... thats what ya get when ya have a supercar... just asking who I can trust if anyone can help (the las…

With an obvious condensor leak the zed in the workshop it looked like a straight forward replacement job, but no this was anything but. The condensor replacement on a zed goes one of two ways, either the alloy threads undo with out issue or they strip out the threads and you stuffed. So with this in mind its a case of slowly, slowly with lots of WD40 in the threads. But once the condensor was removed it was clear there was a second leak as the injected dye had left tell tale signs on the front member ( under the radiator ) this could not be seen with the condensor in place. The pipe is held down to the front member with a plastic clip and its most bizzare that t…

I've forked out on two different types of degreaser and neither of them have touched the thick dirty/oily/greasy parts of my engine. The first was some autofactors own brand stuff and the second was GUNK, that I was assured was 'really good'. It's not. What do you use that's good and preferably can be used on paint so it doesn't strip my engine bay?

OK, maybe I am just getting use to her now, but I am convinced that my tt just is just simply not right. Don't get me wrong, she boosts fine and generally pulls great through the gears but she lacks that expected kick in the back, if you know what I mean? I am starting to miss judge over taking due to the difference to what I feel should happen and what actually does. It's getting embarrassing tackling the middle of the range cars now. I dare not even consider taking on the likes of Audi's or Jag. One thought has crossed my mind though, my exhaust system is stock and probably 10 years old now, and when I was stripping my rear break pipes, the exhaust system was…

Hi all, I'm trying to find a set of front and rear discs for an NA 91 plate Z32. I'm looking on eBay but it's proving to be quite hard as I can only see TT ones for Brembo and MTec, etc I've actually contacted MTec and they say that the discs in this listing WILL do the NA but from reading on here it wont!... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300472173657?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D300472173657%26_rdc%3D1#ht_2089wt_954 From what I've read the rears can be TT but not the fronts so does anyone know where I can get the fronts from? At some stage I reckon I'll upgrade to TT calipers as that seems the way …

Hi all, Wondered if you could help with this one, I'd usually ring up Jeff and book her in up in Birmingham but this one is leaving me reluctant to drive the ~125mi up there. Idle is rough, really rough. Car is rocking a bit kinda rough. It gets progressively worse up until about 3,000 RPM then it's a little better but the exhaust note is not how it usually is. It doesn't seem to boost to more than about the 0PSI mark so I'm assuming I'm in safety boost also? It sorta sounds a bit like a tractor so I'm again assuming I'm down a cylinder. I suspect it could be an injector but I'm not positive. I'm mechanically inclined but not mechanically knowledgeable abou…

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I want to replace the nissan twin turbo decals on the back of the car, where is the best place to get these from please.

Hey just wondering if anyone would post up some pics of there white 300's looking for some ideas for mine Paul

Would I be correct in thinking I would use a tt pulley on a n/a pump........or is there no difference between the pulleys?.

Anyone know where to get them from or are they going to be a dealer part? They only have Z31's on ebay. TIA Mark

Just watching sky channel, home and health. Program called paralised and pregnant, one of the guys on there just drove a nice black zed out his garage and down the rd :) , same program will be on home and health +1 , yes I need to get a life ;)

Hi all, Does anyone know the standard dia of the fuel lines including the hard pipes that run from the tank to the engine bay? Im hoping 8mm but im thinking they are 6mm for some reason. I know the braided pipes leading to my Nismo FPR and the pipes going in and out of my 300 degree fuel rail is 8mm but that seems pointless if the feeds from the tank are smaller. Cheers Dan

well my gearbox is dead my car whines on boost, it looks like a shed and is Hemorrhageing power steering fluid, and now...... my head lights are playing up... right when i turn the sidelights on, the dash doesn't light up, then when i turn the headlights on the dash still doesn't light up but the full beams come on??? the stalk is working i can flash or put the full on, when i put the front fogs on the dash lights up, could this be the pod that's failed? or is there a fuse?

As some of you probably know - i had this shitty 34 error. Mr Baz helped me out and sent me another sensor which i fitted on top of the engine (as advised by TwinTurbo). All looks good - i clear the error, got code 55 and after starting it up got code 34 back again! Maybe it's wiring? How do i check my wires?