General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well, that time of the year seems to be hear again and I have got my tinkering mojo back so I thought i'd put up some updates on a few new projects. the first one is to replace the rubbish temp gauge without having lots of extra pod stuck all over the place. So - rip the old one out!!! This very easy and there are only a few screws holding it it. Most aftermarket 60mm gauges will fit in the hole quite neatly. I have managed to source a gauge that gives me water temp, exhaust temp and boost all in one. Not cheap at £180 but it is 3 gauges in one. I have managed to match it to my the standard dash colours and even the orientation of the needle at re…

Hi went to santa pod today my car managed 13.57 it only had 2 runs as i was paranoid about it blowing up or clutch slipping or something, i dont think its that modded exaust, filter,stage 1 turbos and JWT ecu im sure that time could be improved upon but not willing to risk it.

Hi, As above - no battery at the moment but need to push the car around - how can I disengage the park lock on the auto box so i can put her in Neutral guys? :censored:

I guess the previous owner did it, as it's keyless entry only. batter died in the last week... so had to jump it this a.m. works well.

only blasts around Bracknell, Wokingham, Maidenhead back roads... but running pretty damn sweet. super-tight ride. can't wait to get it on a track....

Can this be done by anyone capable of wielding a torque wrench, or is it best left to specialists ?

well it looks like this :-) http://www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ferrari-f40.jpg from the back and side, it looks like an f40 on the road mate, except obvioulsy the door vents.

Hi. A welder has just out in my rear screen. I now need to sort a replacement. (just for fun-Autoglass = £2100 for bronze or £1200 for blue) Does anyone have any perpex options? (I would prefer this) or by luck is there someone with a spare rear screen (or hatch I suppose) going? fingers crossed.

Time for a facelift! Rather than ring round the dealers and coppin' attitude, it made sense to ask my fellow members. Are there aftermarket seats that'll bolt right in keeping the, (electrical), adjustments for the driver?

On Dave again for the tenth time :lol: but always worth watching:thumbup1:

i have the zedworld ecu chip, but need to fit in into my new ecu, i know where it goes etc. but are there any precautions i need to take as to not blow the ecu or short anything??

Hello, starting to find a few little problems now, which I new I would, when I start the car you get that noise, as if you were trying to start the car when the engine is one if you know what I mean, doesnt happen all the time, Iknw the guy I bought it off changed the starter as the old one was lazy, any ideas? Cheers Mark

Hi guys, I am getting a sign up in the dash saying diff oil. What's the reason for this?

I need help with my stereo. Whenever i turn it on and off i get a loud bang/pop through the speakers, no other noises just when turning it on and off. I want to put my amp and subs back in but its even louder through the amp/subs! i know it isnt the car because it did it in my saxo and my last Zed, so it must be the stereo. I hope its something i can solve, its a nice 7" flip out dvd touch screen magic box of tricks, granted its in a 22 year old escort, but its still nice :p Any idea's?

Anyone have a 93-94 Sales brochure scanned, that shows full details of Interior options ?

I have a 2+2 twin turbo on a g reg and it failed the mot on play in the rear steering rack is this common and if so any ideas on what it could be without replacing the whole thing?? any help would be extermley helpful as this is my first 300 and am still learning!!!

Further from my other thread it would seem my drivers side turbo seal is on its way out. So heres a few questions..... 1. Do I need to replace both tubs or just the goosed one? 2. Where is the best place to get re-con tubs? 3. How much am I looking at? Would like to use the tubs off my old UK Zed but I have no way of knowing if they are ok. Cheers guys.

Ok guyz...... Does anyone here have one fitted or any knowledge of these little puppies. Are they a good piece of kit, or simply bu****it!! and not needed. Something i found regarding the above...... (Not wiki....lol) "It is a simple car voltage stabilizer that is connected directly to a car battery.The function is to stabilize or filter an AC voltage from the alternator to get a clean DC voltage. A clean DC voltage is required for electronics equipment to operate in an optimum condition. The alternator voltage output is regulated and still has AC noise which will cause a humming noise to a power amplifier. This circuit will filter both low frequency noise …

I think it was my det sensor wiring that i found broken at the plug, its the one with two wires going itnto it, the o2 sensor has 3 i believe at the rear of the plennum, its a grey plug, would this have been the cause of a very slight rough idle when you give the slightest rev maybe 1500 rpm? have repaired it now but have removed my injectors and having some more that will have been sent away for flow testing to replace them so cant try them till then

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=147993 Your engine running bud :biggrin: Jeff TT

Quarter passed four this afternoon.

Something i have found through trial and error whilst cleaning my injector and coil pack connectors, i have wrapped all my wires with electrical insulating tape, you know the black stuff everyone uses :thumbup: well around the top of the plennum it gets very hot this has made the tape quite hard and the problem arrises at the connector ends where the wires tend to twist easy becouse the trailing wires have been wrapped with tape and are now hard, i found my det sensor connector wires snapped at both ends as the insul tape had hardned and was letting the wires twist easy :thumbdown: now i have stripped the tape off and used self amalgamating tape that…

well been waiting ages on this but finally drop the zed off at the garage tomorrow to get checked over since its been off the road since december 2009.Then get its mot. its gonna be up for 2 weeks. gonna be the longest 2 weeks ever just hope i dont end up with a huge bill at the end lol

As above really clutch is on the way out, so needs replacing, might do it myself as I done the one on my impreza but was a ball ache on car ramps lol, so would like a price of labour lol I know different people charge different rates just a ball park figure Iam looking for. cheers Mark

Hi guys, Got the new car on Wednesday eve knowing that I had to replace the PCV's to stop the exhaust smoke on the drivers side, passenger is ok. These were supplied with the car and I fitted these this afternoon. I also have topped up the oil as it was a bit low and have added a bottle of hydraulic lifter treatment as I had a ticking at the top of the engine. Anyway......... After all that I still get a lot of oil smoke when its been idling for about 3-5 minutes. It idles at about 900rpm and there is a distinct 'chugging' sound. It also doesn't seem as powerful as before. History on the car from the ad was engine rebuilt a few years ago and recently h…