General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi Guys My Z originally had Koni Shocks with Eibach lowering springs. Then when i had a Z-Centre body kit fitted Strosec front bumper and wide arches the front bumper was too low. So decided to buy a set of Tein monoflex coilovers with EDFC. Now could alter the ride height. My problem is at speed if i drive over a dip in the UK's quality roads, my offside tyre bottoms out against the GRP underneath of the wide arches. What is the best way to correct this? i do not want to make the gap bigger between top of tyre and top of arch. i have got two ideas not sure which is best for Tein setup. 1. Tighten up ring supporting the spring, this i believe would increase …

Well i took my zed off the road 2 months ago so that i could change the plenum, plenum by pass, injector plugs, coil plugs, rocker cover gaskets and few other jobs. Anyway i have just finished putting it back together and turned the key and as expected its not running right. It runs, just, but back fires. I have not reved it as i dont want to break it. Im guessing i have a coil plug on the wrong coil or something? i numbered all the injectors up so i think there right. Anyone know what i have more than likely done wrong? Oh i have not set the tps correct yet as i need to order a conzult cable and disk would this cause it not to idle and missfire? any help …

I have removed my rear steer and all the pipe work from the front to back. Can i by past the pipes on the steering rack that went to the back??????? Can i bridge them together????

Met up with our newest NE member today, Kev, aka Harby300. What a top bloke! Great to meet you Kev, your car is stunning. Thanks so much for letting us take her out and the cuppa. And your generosity - much appreciated :thumbup1:

I had a few runs at santa pod again this weekend and have now had my fill of the quarter mile at least until TOTB next year anyway :) I managed a best 12.25 quarter and my best terminal speed was 129.84 which bodes well for the topspeed run at TOTB. I think not too bad for a road legal car which is set up for handling rather than the strip. Will probably be going to silverstone for an open pitlane event in mid december if anyones up for it.

Im Finally setting up my Journal, Ive been putting it off for ages and there are loads of photos to go through so bare with me and i will get there lol!! Here is the link to the Page http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=155089 So any comments are welcome :)

What would be the ideal rear tyre size for a 8" x 19" set up?? I've got 235/35/19's on the front but the rears are shot. What options/sizes do i have? Would 255/40/19's work?

with the plenium coming off, can you tell me which parts i will need to buy and where from. are there any hoses under there that need replacing if so what size/ type. any gaskets..... and connectors.... basically everything i need to get i would love input as to what i need please.

8 front end zed clips :( take a look at their website!!! http://www.munleeauto.com/

Hi, If the master cylinder doesnt fix my clutch problem probs going to brake the car would anybody be intereted in a TT engine, manual conversion, leather seats ect. just gauging interest to see if i could shift the parts as i wont have place to keep them lol. cheers mark

Having a drink in the Grapes this afternoon parked almost next to a 280z?

Following on from sorting my boost leaks etc on Thursday I went back to Lee Dents place today and changed the plugs,oil and filter and the fuel filter and Lee re-wired my rear lights and run me through ditching my egr pipes and aav (think thats right) pipes and re-plumbed the boost controller pipes as they were like spaghetti!!!. The end result is now my engine bay looks tidier and shes now running even sweeter Turns out shes also got custom downpipes fitted, as well as the rest of the system, so happy days Thanks again to Lee, cheers mate :)

Well took the black lwb to the mot center today and it passed with no problems :thumbup: well it has only done 1500 miles sence the last mot so I expected it to pass so thats it ready for the new owner and by next Friday it will be gone:cry:

saw a lovely blue zed in the hagley area near kidderminster yesterday around 3.30 . the misses spotted it first as i was engaged in some abusive arm and hand signals with a mini driver at the time . who was it , anyone on here

after haveing replaced my brake pads a couple of months ago i bedded them all in and from cold they work fine but when you are giveing it some they seem to go a bit vhage they dont really feal as if they are stopping you as much as you would like i think i had ferrodo pads on before and they were great but when i was buying these i was on the understanding that the yellowstuff pads would work even better does any body have any ideas as to why they seem to be doing these

right ive just had a zedworld chip fitted and a blitz sus induction kit fitted . the car has a free flowing exhaust although im not sure what make . the cars running at 13.5 psi with boost jets . im just wondering what sort of figures the car will return . i gave it a bit of a blast the other night but lost my bottle . i wont say how fast i was going but needless to say my liscence would how been taken away .anybody running a similar set up with figures

Anybody seen them on e-bay ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220865393847?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

2 spotted ,one was Bobgenie?sorry if i spelt that wrong,lovely swb looks a very capable car,and a red swb not a member though.

Ok so this has been done a billion times, but screw it, the last few days I've heard some good ones, so here's my latest: 1. Look mum, a ferrari! 2. That looks just like Knight Rider! 3. How do you get it to make that "ptsch" noise? 4. Your cars are both awesome mate! (little 5/6 year old who sees both cars regularly when dropping Michael off) Kids adore it and are quite open about the fact, but the truth is, the adults lust after it, when we're working on one car or another here, the garage faces onto this little side road and people are forever walking up and down it, the guys all slow down and look the cars way :D

I am currently upto getting the timimg belt on and need some advice. On the lower crank there is a dot, but where on the engine should this line up to?. Is it the little cut out mark on the oil pump thats at the bottom right hand side?. Thankyou.

been up the garage trying to fit this lower brace but i cant get it to sit properly in position! it wont clear the lower rad pipe outlet of my koyo rad, anyone who bought this brace fitted it with a koyo/type rad and do you have a pic of it seated properly? dan.:confused1:

trying to change the power steering belt got the adjuster nuut undone but cant get the actual pump to move to get the belt off im working from under the car isthis the wrong way to go about it asm getting frustrated now at what should be a easy job any advice or diagrams will be helpfull please lads

Which one do i need to by pass my det sensor?

have been reading threads on light upgrades i have hid fitted as dip beam but am told they are not recomended for masin beam but to use osram nightbreakers instead can someone enlighten me on this also what type of bulb to buy for eg h1 h4 h7 etc

Ok so yesterday I fitted some replacement standard shocks with lowered springs that I bought off Kinugawa Turbo (Cheers dude, turned up real quick :D). They have dropped the car back down to the height it was when I bought it, before I fitted the nackered set of Teins I bought earlier in the year which were fully extended height wise and made the car REALLY unbalanced and just didn't sit right. The problem is now I have a knocking, but it's like a knocking of something that's loose, only nothing is :thumbdown: I've jacked it back up and checked the lower joint, the mount bolts, the strut brace, everything, nothing is loose, yet when I go over a bump at more than 5 mph the…