General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Interesting how the applications of " ecu chips" well eproms really have evolved for the Z32 over the last decade or so. We ae familiar with the big name ecu tuners from Japan such as Veilside, Central 20, Blitz, and of course John Wolf technology from the US. Along the way we have come across many different lesser names chips in breakers and ecu we are fitting our eproms in, most of which are similar if not the same as each other. Here are a few odd and viirtually unknown ones amongst a couple of known names, like Superchips and DTA. Here is a pile of standard eproms we have removed when fitting improved ones, again the variety of eprom numb…

Im looking at getting some coilovers from a mate of a friend lol! All I know about coilovers is that you can adjust the height and they stiffen the suspension but is there other things I need for fitting them? Like camber arms or new dampers etc as im on a budget at the moment. These coilovers are HKS and from a R32 skyline but im sure I read these fit. He wants £250 for the set front and back but small problem I hope :) One of the coilovers has a broken valve which I think is called "schrader valve" from what I found on google. Is this a major problem or not?

thinking of marking my car up for sale, had it 3 years and im ready for something else, prob another one lol its a 1991 fairlady that has been professionally converted to manual by a local garage. its the tt version, grey, 110k kilometers approx, 19inch alloys with excellent tires, de-cat, japspeed cat back exhausts, quad lights on rear (fiat type) the front seats are good the back one needs re-covering, the paint work is id say 8/10. it will have 12 months m.o.t any ideas please? i know its going to be less than i thought but dont want to price to high so i end up keeping it but at the same time i dont want to give it away,

Thanks to pmf300zx for delivering the car, now a proud Z owner again :tt2: I will get to work soon to fix the water leak and get a MOT, then it's a new paint job and bumpers, anyone want to swap front bumpers or selling one? Anyway, the car is she stands before the work begins, only 56k on the clock!

was on route to custom exotics and passed this zed jap spec with 4 pot rear lights nice deep dish rims :)

has anyone used these doors or know anyone that has?? Are they any good http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170369328443&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT cheers

Anyone seen these available anywhere, might just be a US thing, but i wouldnt mind getting hld of a pair:tongue_smilie:

Hey, Ok, can someone please tell me what the 'Rec' and 'Ecom' (or Econ?) buttons do? Also, does everyone else's reset back to 25 degrees when you restart the car? I wish it would remember my last settings! Cheers! Edit - Whilst I'm asking, what exactly does the Auto button do, just hold the temp at whatever temp is set? That's what I figure it does?

what ever happened to the snake

I found out today the the seat joysticks go left and right too, tilting the drivers seat and heightens it too I think. The passenger seat only goes forward and back and has level tilt, should it do more like the drivers seat?

Just started my Z up after many months and its idling at 4,000 revs. Theres no exhaust from cat back on, so sounds pretty bad. Ive had the plenum off and 555 injectors added with new ecu. I probs have some vacuum hoses wrong but do I need to do anything due to the new ecu?

turned teh key today to move her from round the back and she fired up straight away after being stood for a few weeks, not even so much as a thought of not starting :D sems to be good like that. touched the acceleratior and a horrid grinding rubbing noise came from the engine bay, took my foot off it stopped. :/ i went a bit pale at this point thinking please no you were behaving so well recently. I stopped panicing popped the bonnet and applyed a touch the throttle, noise came back used my eyes and ears the fan shroad was rubbing on the fan. 30 secnds later panic over problem sorted. i think was a turning point.

Where can i find a nice chrome "twin turbo" badge? My car is currently having the boot fully smoothed with the perspex strip fitted and a full re-spray and i would like a nice simple looking badge on the rear. Cheers.

As above what is the best way to check the oil in the box ie: engine running or turned off,when its warm or check it when its cold can any one advise me please. Many thanks paul

its ugly i dont do radio and id like it to stay down rather than popping up every time i turn the key. so where the wire to disconnect. or fuse to pull.

got twin hks straight through,no cats, ss zorsts, and have baffles in back boxes one fell out months ago thought the mars god of war jumped into pass seat,they are removeable having watched john dixons monster and exhaust chat or thunder im thinking of taking them out,its so loud at mo but as hardly drive it thought be diff when i do drive it,will it affect engines back pressure?

Hi, Just a quick question. Is it ok to leave the diff with the oil drained whilst its off the car for a week? thanks, tom

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-NISSAN-300-ZX-TURBO-RED-/140500452061?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item20b67ac2dd terrible advert, and unless its packing 600 snarling horses under that ugly bonnet its horrendously overpriced. Someone back me up?? :thumbdown:

Im getting my autobox tomorow off vodkashots, just wanted to know what oil i need and how many litrres ?? Engine oil ? Gearbox oil ? Cheers

had a call from caribzx enjoying the sun and lovely beaches at home and was very pleased to come across some Z's!:thumbup: asked him to take as many pics as he can. dan.:thumbup1:

Hey guys! Midlands based 300zxTT owner here, just wondering if any of you guys know any good garages in the area that do 300zx work? I'm looking at getting the clutch/cambelt/alternator belt done, and I know pretty much just about ZedWorld, who have quoted about a grand. Anyone know of any other places? Cheers!

Another quick one (hopefully)... Got some speaker components a while back from someone on the forum but under the understanding that they may/may not work. Now...how can I test them without wiring them up into the car to check this? I'm not very electrical-literate but there must be some way I can wire them to something?? I don't have a component hifi system with separate amp etc so that's out of the question...any other ways? I only have one speaker working in the car at the moment and AFAIK all speakers are originals. Got an aftermarket cd/radio jobby but it's nothing spectacular. Hope to one day upgrade the entire system to an all singing all dancin…

Okay, i have fitted HID lighting to my 93 nissan, i now realise that the headlight beam alignment is way out, has nybody got some sensible advice on how to set the things up correctly, and where the adjusters are located on the headlamp thanks

So having thrown a small fortune at the car in getting the mechanical side updated/fixed and the body in a better shape I want to make a start on the interior. So far it's all completely stock and original (1990!). The seats have the usual rips and holes on the drivers bolster and the leather looks worn. Having spent so much money already I really want to try and keep costs as low as possible, without sacrificing quality too much so was wondering how difficult is it really to do the seats yourself?? I was thinking of replacing the padding, re-covering in leather and possibly adding heated seats. Also the possiblity of adding electric adjustment to the passe…

hey guys, as above, but i mean the one to take off with the 300zx written on it? cheers people