General Discussions - 300ZX Related

having lots of cooling problems lately had the metal water pipes on back of engine changed when sprung a leak, but now week or so later (maybe 100 miles) steam from under bonnet again, when filling rad and squeezing top hose can hear what sounds like a leak round no.2 clyinder so i was going to try a plenum bypass but more i read and see more confused i get.seen pics showing 3 hoses from back of engine to (i think ) the turbos and somewhere else( yes i am this lost) but have aslo seen and read that you can block the small pipes off and still be ok .as i'm not sure this is the cause of the leak just looking for a easyish way of testing to find out. cheers

I would like to recomend this polish as it is very good for black or dark coloured cars:thumbup1: I polished my black zed two days ago and tried this polish and it performed very well I put it on with a slightly damp cloth and buffed it of and is the best polish I have used to date. Sorry about the pics of the zed it was to dark for good pics but might give some idea of the finnish And the white specs you see is two days of dust:no:

hi all, when i come to a stop say in a carpark, foot depressed on brake and at the same time i press down the clutch, i hear a strange squeak and the brake pedel seems to depress some more? almost like a pressure leak? what can i look at to fix this.. cheers all.

Targa drain issues have been covered here many times, I did a tech on the passenger side one some time back, but as a good example of a drivers side one came up today I took some pics along the way. So targa drain issue in general is due to disconnected pipes and the result is wet carpets on both sides but in addition on the drivers side damage can be caused to the fuse box and / or the connections. So as per the Nissan style getting to the problem is the biggest part of the battle, removing the seat, knee pad, heater ducting and fuse box access panel is just the start. So the targa pipe was tested by dripping water down the targa channel and …

I've discovered that one of my injectors is knackered, the one at the front on the passenger side. I was considering swapping it using the dremmel method. It looks like quite a lot of material would have to be removed from the plenum. I wondered if many others had done it this way as i'm scared of scrapping the plenum. I was just after some reassurance really!

Im looking at getting a compression tester and wanted to check what ones people have bought as with the V configuration i need to make sure it will reach. Links please :) Marty

if i lower me zed do i need to change anything else apart from the springs, i want to lower it about 40-50mm ///

Hey guys, First of all, Ive not been on here in quite a long time due to one reason or another but its great to see the site is still as alive and kicking as ever! :clown: One of the reasons Ive not been on here is because my zed has been dead... :thumbdown: The first issue was the turbos and then when i replaced them, the engine just gave up. If i remember correctly something was wrong with the #6 piston having a tantrum and the valves not seating well in #1 cylinder. :helpsmilie: Ive been saving my pennies for a while now while Ive been planning the best course of action. (Heres where I need some advice from you guys). What I plan to do is buy another en…

I have a Jap import zed and was wondering for insurance purposes will that be a Fairlady Z or a 300ZX? They have both listed on the comparions sites :/

Just fitted these from the USA, great quality and fit and only took 3 days to arrive http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120662739649&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

hey guys, can anyone point me in the direction of some decent hids? cheers

hey everyone, ive got to get to changing my cam belt pretty damn soon, and was wondering wether this was an easy swap to do at the same time, or if its worth doing? cheers

Right, been having a look around, and I've found these, i quite like them but are they any good? Hard pipes with BOV's Also, does anybody know anywhere else i can buy single pillar pods for the left and right, like the ones from zcenter, only not so bloody expensive! Pillar Pods

...and going to Zedworld on sat?? Would you fancy doing me a hoooge favour and collecting some bits down to the South?? Do let me know.... Massive thanks in advance! Vig

The belt appears to be squealing on my 300zx NA It does it when you first start the car, through first and into second then clears higher up the rev range. These symptoms I've come across on other cars but the belt also squeals when you go back into second or first, even after a long run. I've noticed the power steering sometimes goes heavy too at low revs manouvering but dont know if this is necessarily at the same time. Is this likely to just need a new belt or has anyone else had similar issues? :huh:

Just watched the first episode of the new series. Yep, very good so far :cool2: It's got a different swing to it than the original 70's series with Jack Lord. This time around it's not the Hawaiian police department, but a special task force, headed up by Steve McGarrett. So nice to see that all the old stuff is still there, the tile music is the same, some of the title sequence's are the same, even their office building is the same as the old one. The team is made up of the same characters, and there is even a 1968 black Ford Mercury (only fleetingly for this first episode anyway) Great stuff, I'll be watching the rest now :D

I have a 99 version S, it doesnt have the rear spoiler and my question to you guys is, would you add the 99 spec rear spoiler or would you leave it as it came from the factory?

I got myself some acoustic cloth and spray adhesive of eBay and this is the result..... .....and with sub fitted......... .....just need to get the car back from the bodyshop now!!!!

Is it possible to split the door trims into pieces? i.e can you remove the centre panel that is covered in tweed or alcantara from the plastic top and bottom sections?

You cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer enthusiasm of zed owners, a case in point this week, the brief was to replace the coil over shocks and springs with some new non coil over shocks and springs all supplied by the owner, ok pretty straight forward , but what a nice surprise to find he had supplied everything by that I mean everything, every nut, washer, bush, suspension top mount, body gaskets, etc. Made for a nice build up, some of the parts were required as his coilovers lacked the standard top mounts but even the new bolts and washers made it a nice job. Jeff TT Suspension

The US version of the zed has some funky looking differences to our UK and Import models and I have to say there is something so much nicer about their swb space saver wheel, I have shown pictures before of the rather large seat belts too but could not help taking a couple of more pics today with the belt extended fully....classic and this particular nice zed will be at the Bash on Saturday so you can see it in the flesh as it were. Jeff TT SWB Wheel SWB Belts

Well I decide to sell my n/a auto to a mate, who wanted a project so Iam now Zedless, but its ok Iam on the save for a TT manual, might take 6 months but will be worth it. Mark

As the title says does anyone know where to get a set of Decent seat covers, as i would like to preserve me seats as best as i can so when i go to a show/meet or so on i and whip them out and they are still nice and shiney :D Hollings.

Hi there ! been part of the forum for a long time , I was however kind of a pussy compared to your Z's I was driving a 200sx at the time. :wheelchair: I have owned a grey 200sx and my second one was metallic black pearl. Not going into detail as I have closed that chapter and had to sell them being hart broken afterwards :crying: , I was only 19 at the time and did not have cash money . Now we are doing better not great tho :cool3: Now 25 years old Current status : I drive an alfa romeo 156 jtd 1.9 :smartass: and to get my freak on I drive a cbr 600rr 2003 fireblade. And I can not get the idea of owning a 300zx out of my head, I'm going quit insane over…

I have had a look now on a few car forums and found that if you keep the cats on you keep a good amount of torque but if you remove them you lose torque and gain HP Everyone knows that the more torque the quicker your car will accelerate. Hp is top end So why do we fit decats or have i totally got this wrong. I am tempted in putting mine back on if this is the case and hopfully tone the noise down a little. Please disscuss :lol::lol: