General Discussions - 300ZX Related

and the autobox is out think im gonna need new exhausts too

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Hi guys, Need some advice yet again! lol OK, first things first, my engine is on a stand stripped down, it's been sitting for 3 years and my mechanic suggests new head gaskets... I have the complete gasket kit, but I want to run up to around 400bhp with a boost controller after. Do I need a metal gasket with arp head bolts or can the standard new gasket take that with a set of new bolts??? Thanks a lot peeps.

As the weather was nice,:dance: I thought I would take the Z for a spin along the by-pass. at around 5,500 RPM under full boost, WHAM! sudden loss of power,:scared: It felt as though I was only running on 2 or 3 cylinders and she was really shuddery. Brought the speed to 20 MPH with no load and everything was smooth, but as soon as I applied any sort of load she just ran awful. managed to limp home in second and third gear so as to keep the rev' down, once on the drive she ticked over and revved like a sewing machine,:confused1: any ideas? this has got me worried to say the least.

OK after the long wait which felt like years, she has had a recon gearbox auto, fitted by my local garage. Then had other issues but they were not experts on this car, having tried their best. I took it to D2 in Strood. As he was recommended on here and by Nissan themselves Got the car back at 12pm. Took here for a ride about 35 miles in total which I have to say is the longest ride I have had since owning the car. Well all I can say is she ran sweet as a nut....! My heart very relieved. There might be issues that appear later but so far so good. Gave it some heavy right foot as one would on the fast roads and my oh my!! She was great! So although i…

Ok im looking to find how wide i can go with wheels as i just read someones post that has 9.5 inch on the front. What do you have, what offset and any work done to fit them? Marty

Can anyone tell me where I can get hold of a fibre glass spoiler - as per the original - for a '93 2+2 please. Thanks. Dicey PS. This car is costing me a fortune !!!:scared:

well i cant even remover how long its been and how many components I've change and checked...... (not to event mention the amount it's cost).. any way finally sorted out a vac tester unit, made a couple of these up: and low and behold, massive pressure loss.... one of the pipes form the intercooler direct on to the turbo had a big hole in it (could push my littler finger though it)... I'd already tightened all those pipes up but hadn't taken them off...D'Oh.... anyway one of the vac pipes also had a split in it, rubber melted close to the turbo.... anyway, car now has the power I remember.... very happy :) :D :)

Just spent most of the day at work giving my car a good clean - gave it a good polish that gave a slight cut first to bring it right up with a nice shine then applied a sealant over the top given to me by our valeters :wub:

needed to borrow today please, anyone got one......

Well all its been a while, unfortunately i have only driven my Zed once this year and that was for the Banzai mag shoot in about March. It has MOT Tax and is insured :mellow:. I really need to pull my finger out my backside and do a few bits to it to get it proper sorted out so it is a more sensible drive. 1. Fit a new stock fuel pump (that I have) just till its run in. 2. Bleed or adjust the clutch as it bites a bit bit low 3. Sort out the Emerald stuff its doing like 3-5MPG and has a bad blank spot. Then I can run it in, I love the car but just seemed to loose interest in it when I realised I could not do anything with it because of the MPG. At the …

Hi guys, Very quick one need to buy a new battery for the car, what is the correct size? I think its an "068" size but I'm not sure, is that correct?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2852065.htm Really!? It does look pap though, but that's cheapo.

Hi guys well after 2 years of being without my engine i finally get it back next week. The problem is what to do with it? As some of you might remember this engine has everything done to it (Greddy TD 05 Turbos,Pentroof manifolds etc) Do I sell it as one lump or break it down for parts? Answers on a post card:mellow:

I know this must get asked time and time again, but what is the engine oil capacity of a twin turbo z32? Also, I "mostly" do short drives, about 5000 miles a year? what oil do you recommend? Thanks, Dan

Ok quick pointer got an auto engine for coolq and putting his clutch and flywheel on and i see the bushing is different. What needs to happen here? Auto engine Manual engine

Well my track zed is still in bits and with an attic and garage full of upgraded parts and boxes of bits the temptation to fit them to the Shortie' has been over powering adjustable suspension and coilovers is a given but I was curious to see what the carbon fibre bonnet, nose panel etc would look like on a black shortie' so I test fitted it today and to be honest....it did nothing for me so I switched back to stock. All the carbon kit is going to stay on the track zed and the shortie' will remain sleeper'ish

Hi Z heads! The Z31 we have here has a VG30DET (Single turbo from a nissan gloria/Leopard) It hasnt drove for the best part of 2 months, stared it up yesterday on the button, took it for a spin and its boosting at just under .5 of a bar, before this it used to boost 1.1/1.2 bar. Any suggestions? Doesnt feel like a boost leak. LMM Team.

next time a change this stuff i want to use a wee pump system , as crushing the can to make it fit above the diff was a task lol , i love the smell of diff oil lol not

What are the guards in the front wheel arches called? The covers that are located in front of the front tyres, dunno if that makes sense. Mine have come loose and i need to figure out how to replace or fix them back on. Any advice or help would be much appreciated :). Cheers

Hi, How much are starter motors, is it worth getting my current one rebuilt or is it too much money? Dont think its retracting quick enough some times and causes and clicking and a wizzing lol. cheers Mark

Im sure this zed went for around 1500 on ebay before what an attempt at a quick profit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300-ZX-SWB-TWIN-TURBO-WIDEBODY-/150635553349?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2312942245

Typical that late yesterday afternoon when I was 200 miles from home and with darkness looming, one of the headlights decided to give up the ghost. Not a problem as Mr Halfords wasn't that far away so off I pop to grab a replacement bulb then I realised that one of the sidelight bulbs had given up the ghost also as a precaution I checked all the fuses and replaced them with new The 'bulb guide book' in the store stated that I needed a Bosch # 448 (single pin) and a Bosch # 501 (bulb tip) apparently. anyway, I replaced the main headlight bulb (448) and full beam worked just fine but no headlights on both sides? so I went to fit the sideligh…

would a Skyline Gear knob/Handbrake handle fit 300z ? as there isnt many around for the 300z but loads for the skyline thanks again Mark

it was on the ramps at malvern tyres, back wheels were off it, not seen it about before...