General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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Some time ago someone was trying to sell a set of black and burgundy leather seats... can anyone remember who that was please? Thanks Pabs

Driving to work this morning and the car was fine till the carriageway where it accellerated fine through to third popped in to fourth and not much power. Managed to limp to work with a rough and louder car the idling was irregular, initially she'd rev with the clutch in but that worsened. After about 10 mins some but not loads of black smoke from the exhaust. By the time i got to work it was hardly revving or accelerating. Any idea's guy? :no:

Well did a 400 mile round trip today and the car performed really well for its first major outing with the new engine and manual box, what a difference in performance overall compared to my old engine and slush box:w00t: I have a couple of niggles to iron out, but nothing major, so in all very happy. The biggest niggle is the steering rod scoring slightly from the manifolds O2 blank, so need to address that one, probably with a hammer :wink: My rear tyres are unevenly worn, ie the pass rear tread is lower than the drivers side so getting little road/bearing type noise at around 80mph and my exhaust is still touching the rear valance and under body. Im goin…

The first time i took a few hoses off and realised there was so much more to disconnect. Today i tried again and got everything i thought off, then realised theres stuff bolted underneath :ohmy: How am i supposed to get all the underside back on (if i manage to get it off) on the refit. Ive put it all back together again now, but damn. It looks so easy on all the pics with the engine out.

which wheel spacers are best? Hubcentric maybe?? I need some 20 or 25mm but not sure which. I have 18" antera 309's. The front are only 8" wide though. I believe these are ET35. The tyre size is 235/40/18. Link are always brilliant ;)

For some reason consult cable doesn`t work on my dtm remaped ecu ... should it be this way ?

Been looking about for a FMIC and found the Japspeed one Here Anyone using one or had any experience of them?

bit of a strange fault developed and i could do with some advice, just changed the waterpump on my car all now reassembled no leaks etc etc , diconnected the battery during the change and have also changed the temp sensor and the one next to it, i am getting full boost on the gauge but the car just seems less willing and not as quick as before anbody got any ideas what may be wrong , , it is hard to give a real symptom other than less willing to rev etc etc

My gearstick is like a cock in a sock it doesn't spring back into a central position for neutral. Is it likely that the bushes are gone?

hi, im in two minds as to buy a zx N/A i spotted.... this is the description, any help would be great, and thanks in advance guys... Hi here is my nissan 300zx she has a long mot with no advisories,tee top roof so has two glass panels one above each front seat that come out ,but no tax, drives great ,condition good for age ,no rust only been in the country for 4 years, lovely blue alloys with good potenzers ,after market exhaust,veiwing welcome in worthing sussex,only problem she has a nissfire ,all well untill about a month ago when one day started to missfire still drives though,8 have had a garage look at it and they tested the compression ,coil packs and injector cy…

Due to indicated speeds I was entertaining the idea that possibly my car had a N/A diff. But, seeing as my car has HICAS, surely that confirms it is a TT diff? At 4k rpm my speedo shows just under 100mph - which is what lead me to believe that it was a N/A diff. I'm thinking its more likely to be a speedo discrepency? Which means I'm probably going a little quicker than I actually think? Am I right that only the TT diff has HICAS? Cheers

Hi, My mate bought my old na and has developed a water leak, but dont think its coolant as when the engine is warm this water is still cold and water not dropping in the radiator. Its from the front passenger side any idea? cheers mark

been playinng around with my exhausts today and when fitted correctly they will sit smack on the centre of each opening in my demon rear bumper, however after moving them to one side im wondering if it wouldnt look better with two 4" each side as theres plenty of room, Can anyone photoshop this for me please so i can see if its too much thanks here the pic

Managed to have a play around with my Data Scan software today, (once I had finally got it to work) Would someone be good enough to take a look and pass comment please? 3 out of 4 look OK to me,(but what do I know) Just could not figure out the correct port setting for the 4th. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Redwine300 Engine at start up Engine Warm Hicas Port Setting

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On the way back from the MOT on Saturday I realised that my mileometer is not working. I looked under the car and I could see some loose wires and I also know my reverse light has never worked since I converted from auto to manual. Does any one know of any decent photos showing which wire are what on the manual box and what the connect to on a auto to manual conversion? Thanks in advance, Andy

Ive finally got my manual conversion done :-) now i got a deeper problem i left the car on tickover for 10 mins or so then it revved missed black smoked then blue smoked and just before it stopped a tapping noise under the bonnet. Now when i try starting it its sounds like a whirring when it turns over and wont start but fires anyone got any ideas what i should be looking at?:helpsmilie:

well have taken the zed away to belgium for the weekend and well what a week end the car did not miss a beat absolutly brilliant and driveing all the way back was just the best feeling ever absoultly fantastic shame about the weather but sunday was dry all day really glad i own a zed cant beat it

my new sticker :) any comments ?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3166641.htm yer right :wink:

Im not happy with it, help :( Everything on the car is brand new and on some bends i get a twitchy bum as if it wants to come round. I dont know if my set up is to good and the back is to grippy, you turn in the you feel the bum turn in like 4wd (got no hicas) The car has been on hunter system so it is set up properly. can cambers do this, i have 2.3 degree on the rear and 1.5degree on the fronts. I was wondering about slighly streched tyres. i have 265's on a 10"wide rim. the rear pressures are 34 psi and i was thinking of putting them down to 28/30 where i have always had them. so i can get more tyre on the road Problem i have is i cannot change…

Well, what an afternoon, only 4 of us turned up, but what a giggle and some really nice :biggrin:Zeds and a little red FTO helped make us up to 5. Thanks go to Martin, Steve, and Ian. Thanks also to wifey (in red FTO) for taking some nice pics. Good food, good location and fun............brilliant. I see I cannot post pics as my subscription has not been sent....ooops sorry. I will sort that out today. If anyone wants a pic please email me at barryj_schofield@yahoo.co.uk and I will send them to you!

Looks like it's over, could do with a little internet diagnosis to confirm it! Last week on a quick motorway run I had a nice friendly chap in an Evo come by to tell me there was something wrong with my car. I slowed down and then the temp started to rise, so put the heaters on full and it dropped, a mile or two later I'm on the slip road and drop the window slightly to here a rattle which I figured was the other car - it wasn't! Anyway the rattle (can only describe it as diesel like) would disappear at certain revs. Anyway, got home and popped the bonnet to see some oily residue on the fuse block (pass side above the headlight). Next day I tried to put som…

I have owned two zeds now for just under 2 years and today was the first time i've drove a zed with a normal shifter. When i mean normal i mean a normal manual with a standard oem shifter. My first zed was an NA with a short shifter and my TT was originally an auto but when doing the conversion i put a short shifter on as thats what i was used too. Well i was having some issues changing gears with the one fitted so i decided to hunt out the normal shifter i got from vody as part of a conversion kit and fit that instead. What a differance - simply couldn't believe how smooth the gears now change ! i took me a good hour or so to fit the oe…