General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Been looking for some alloys and come across an add on gumtree from may, 18 inch 8.5j front and 10j rears with michelin sport tyres 235 front 265 rears, rang the bloke, went and had a look, got them for £80. not my first choice of wheels but couldn't say no at that price, alloys are unmarked. im now looking for some spiggets as the centres are 85mm, where can i get these from?

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submhttp://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submitit found this site while having a look around thought it might be of use to others here.

I've completly removed the HICAS from my zed and unplugged the large connector from the ASCD but my HICAS light is still on? PS fluid level is fine. Any ideas on what's going on?

i bought the series 2 air con pod and ecu off of jeff a couple of weeks ago, well i managed to fit it today, took me all of 45 minutes from opening the garage door to testing it! i even swapped over the housing as it was a little worn on the series 2 one. its a recommended mod imo as you have much more control of the aircon but you do loose the ambiant temp info on the new pod. another mod done to the lady complete :)

hiya all. hears my problem my car runs and drives superb hot or cold. BUT soon as i use power meaning lights and heaters together the engine cuts out wen i push the cluch can enyone help please.

a week or so ago there was a discussion regarding vented bonnets i have which i bought in 2009 is still wrapped in its packaging (my car was the same red then ..) problem i have is should i get it sprayed the same colour as the car is now lexus matador red ...or sell it ..?? my car has some extensive engine mods so im not sure if i should use it to aid cooling or not ...or if temperature with the PE1420's and mike smiths would be an issue ....what would you guys do ?? see the bonnet here .....http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=124915&highlight=bonnet

Hi guys, Just spotted a small pool of oil under the car - probably collected over a week or so - but being a bit dopey when it comes to cars I was wondering what it might be from. On closer inspection it looks like its coming from the oil cooler at the front of the engine: a lot of the bottom of the cooler and all along the horizontal piece at the bottom (there are two bolts on this piece, one at each end) are wet with oil, and I can see its spread all across the front engine cover piece and from there down on to the floor. It quite black oil; blacker than the engine oil, I thought, and sure enough the dipstick level is normal. Any thoughts on what else it cou…

Hi guys, Dug it out earlier, it was fitted to my old Zed that got flooded, if I connect it up to my new car to see if it works still will I do any damage? Also is there a test I can do to see if it is working ok. Cheers, Rob

just seen a black zed on Bow rd london.(21:05) very nice looking clean car, reg K425 U**. only got a quick glimpse but looked like it had ferrarri rear lights

Bit of an odd one bare with me and I'll try and explain it. Bit of background first; Car is at stage 1 (decats, apexi filter, Blitz SBC, i'll get to ecu in a mo). I ran the car with the original stock ECU and was getting code 34 and NO reading from the left hand o2 sensor. I put the det down to upgrades and standard ECU. But I was a bit confused about the dead o2 sensor. Anyway, today I changed the ECU to a JWT chipped one and set the TPS to 0.46v. Ran Conzult again and was getting code 55, which was a relief. The timing also settled at 15 from 23 once the engine had got up to temp. Now the odd bit; The lefthand o2 had come to life but the voltage read…

i made a make shift vac pressure system and i have a slight leak from the egr but as i can not remove it now as its at the back of the engine and would be a bitch to replace/remove it so i thought about disconecting Vac and blocking off these pipes and next time i have the engine out i will remove it completely is there any problems in blanking the EGR off ? my plan is to fill hole with loads of silicone resin ? unless u have other ideas

I picked one of these up a while back and now i,ve been running the car abit and i,m happy all is well i thought i,d better fit the chipped ecu and play with the boost controller , after a few runs and increasing it gradually i settled at 12psi , FOOKING WOW :scared::scared: , the cars felt faster as a manual anyway but this has put it in a different league !! One very happy middle aged pot bellied bloke ! lol :dance::dance::dance:

im looking at purchasing a set of 19 inch alloys, they are 5x114 8.5j front and 10j rears, but the seller is unsure of the offset, will this cause a major problem or can i use spacers or roll arches?

Well over the moon got my clutch sorted after afew months of waiting lol wanted to go for a drive but weather is pants typical lol Mark:-)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Diagnostic-Scanner-Fault-Tool-Nissan-300ZX-Micra-/290587566502?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item43a85e61a6 or would i need software, also is there any compatability issues with using vista

Slight use, some scuff marks, can be seen modeled on the 300zx in this photo.

Well, I have my Titan 5w-40 ester synthetic oil ready to go, in along with a K & N high flow filter. My question is, can i put a cheaper oil in first so as to flush out the old oil without contaminating the new oil?

it sounds like something is catching. It only used to happen on the outer direction settings, (windscreen only, face only) but now only the middle (feet only) setting is unaffected. Any ideas?

gents has anyone fitted some some to there zed? or have an idea of what might fit? maybe ones from the z350 if they have any the reason why is i think the stones flying up from the road damages your arches and the rust then starts, having a plastic liner would really help i think

Just watching bbc 3, a comedy show called the pranker on BBC 3, the first scene the guy goes into a garden center and starts cooking sausages on the BBQ saying hes gotta try it before he buys it. When he is being kicked out, in the garden center carpark is a apple green 300zx with the viper wings on it lol Cant get it up on bbc iplayer at the moment as its streaming the show live.

Simple as that, dark blue, had a JDM rear bumper, standard wheels I think, couldn't make out if a TT, N/A, Manual etc. etc. etc. Around lunch timeish today (Friday) driving through/past Lyric Square in Hammersmith, London.

I've been trolling through the forum for an answer to this but I'm still a little unsure. Hopefully someone can clear things up.. I am having an engine rebuilt which should hopefully produce around 500bhp. I've been considering a dual intake set up. From what I understand, the only proper way to do this is to use two MAFs and use the selin maf translator. However.... I will be using an AEM EMS. Does this Make the redundant? In which case, I only need a doolz style pipe and an extra filter? Thanks

Hi, Recently whenever i boost there seems be a nasty smell that comes into the cabin, anyone know what it might be? It smells like burning rubber or something. Also i boosted it from 0-130 (private road) my whole cabin started to fill up with smoke. Anyone got any ideas what might be causing it??? No smoke from the exhausts or anything! Cheers!

What brake pads would you recommend for value for money / performance... I don't plan to take my zed to track days, nor drive around pushing it to the max. Would Mintex front pads be ok for general day to day driving?

with family i hardly drive my 300 anymore money tight and maybe thinking of selling what sort of price would i be looking at 1992 import na manual 80,000 miles many reciepts? can check my rides needs two rear dampers 1 front adjustable arm and slight blow in ss exhaust