General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I've seen a set of side ducts that fit in the dummy lights on my uk bumper only problem is there in the states ,anyone know if I can get them in the uk

Ok, Quick description, my car has been for sale on the 300zx facebook page, this guy from Belguim shows interest and after a while says he'll have it and come tomorrow, he then pays the money,no haggling, to my paypal. , i then go to withdraw money and it gives some security reason not to, but says it could take up to 21 hours now every thing seems ok, except...i have a nagging doubt about him, empty facebook entry no posts on any clubs. my worry is he will cancel the payment and it refunds while he's driving away!! i mean, does he even live in belguim Any help would be appreciated

I've been considering getting some new 18 or 19" alloys for a while. I'm after a nice stance, but nothing extreme. I'd also like the tires to have flat side wall with little or no stretch/bulge. I also need to clear 350z Brembos and discs at the front. At the moment I like the XXR 527 (http://www.xxrwheels.com/wheels/xxr-527), but they only do certain size widths and two offsets (+15 or +38). FRONT 8.75J +15 245/30/19 REAR 9.75J +38 265/30/19 Can this setup be made to work or am I miles off?

What are peoples' thoughts on having different diameter wheels on the two axles? 18" front and 19" rear, for example? I seem to remember it was quite a popular thing for SW20 MR2s back in the day, but how about on our beasties...?

As Above Is there anyone near York that can help with an oil change for the auto box? Thanks

Oh the embarrassment. I've got the dash off, cluster off, wires taped and labelled, duct work off, stored, sensors in the right places, bolts back in holes so they don't get lost.... but I can't get the *expletive* heater box anywhere near off. Shiny new P10 Primera heater matrix is sitting on top of my fridge waiting to go in but I'm more stuck than a stuck thing covered in glue in a tight space. I've been following various writeups as best I can (most seem to have lapsed their image hosting) but they all seem to say 'remove this, remove that' with regards to whole units, with little explanation as to how or why, so I must once more dive into the pit of wisd…

I've been a bit naughty this week. As it's the last week before I break up from work for 10 days I decided to run the Z to work. It's not moved for weeks and I think it's done it some good getting some heat into it as it's sat outside anyway! I've also got its MOT next Thursday so it's been good to make sure everything is running as it should. It's been a very busy week at work with it being the end of year but every night I have gone home with a smile on my face being greeted by the Z on the car park:)

The thread title says it all really, on idle and when driving the engine fan seems to spin up extremely fast and the car sounds like a jet engine. After listening to Tom's car on idle I'm beginning to think maybe I have a problem here. I took a quick video of it after the car had been idling for a few minutes which I'll upload to YouTube shortly. Just wondering if any of you have seen this before? Thanks

Hi to the wisdom folk of the forum, not sure if this question has been asked and answered before but here goes.. Can an OEM TT front bumper or a 99 spec front bumper fit over a FMIC or do i need to go back to standard intercoolers? thanks trev.

Saw this and thought of you guys https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/nissan-300zx-spotted/37257?utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=Enews%20Bulletin&utm_content=PHDS%20-%20ENews%20Bulletin%20(21.12.2017)::Main_4_2&utm_source=20171221

Picture the scene, I'm hoofing down some back lanes, feet dancing on the pedals, hands a whirl on the wheel, coolant dripping unseen from the heater ducts... anyway I conclude my drive, cool down, park up, shut off and am stunned by the sheer amount of crud I have all over my hands. Time for a new steering wheel, or one of those natty Halfrauds covers. I chance upon a gentleman on Facebook breaking a Z but 4 miles from my home. I turn up at his place, pay a very reasonable sum and leave with, amongst other things, a less un-shiny steering wheel. Mediocre at best, but not split and shedding crusty black bits everywhere. I jolly on home, swag in hand, gr…

Yep can tell I am new to 300 ownership! I cant work out the Heating/Fan controls on the car at all! I can get air up at the Screen and thats it. I cant work out how you get air to come out the cabin vents? I wouldnt have posted something as silly as this but a mate of mine had a look at the weekend and couldnt work it out either so now I feel less silly!

Hi folks, my TT has a very occasional miss, most often occuring when cold no worse on or off boost just hits now and again. Now I haven't had chance to go into diagnosis mode and check compression etc. but from my experience coilpacks are a known failure point on many older cars and the Z's of the age where it's definitely a likely candidate. So my question is this, can you buy splitfires for the Z like you can the RB engines? and see the PTU, can it be upgraded, or can you buy the S2 new?

I'm only a few months late in getting started on this group buy work, but it will be starting next month. :) There is, however, now a catch for all of those involved... As many will no doubt be aware, my name has not been spoken in a nice manner at LA Autos in Shrewsbury for quite a while now. Mr Lee Dent has been incredibly vocal regarding both me personally and my business. This seems to have culminated in threats being made (to third parties, obviously) a couple of months ago. Call me suspicious if you will, but I can't help that think if someone turned up at his place to have work done with a lovely new interior in their Zed (courtesy of me), he could see an…

Just a heads up - Halfords are doing a good deal on this excellent product at the moment: http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-cleaning/shampoo-polish-wax/autoglym-high-definition-wax

What are people using on here now days for increased power for basic mods and around 14 psi boost? I have read a lot of older threads but nothing too recent about this. I see that Protuner is the best place to go for a custom map. As for chips I read that Turbonoz chips are good and still seems to be available from the Turbonoz website. Has any current member used the Turbonoz chip or can recommend another which is readily available?

Evening everyone I took the car out for a small drive the other day and noticed one of the injectors making a lot of noise. After about ten minutes is started to quieten down and another minute later it was silent. I've had a small amount of noise from injectors in my other 300 but this was very loud. Is it a sign there's a big problem coming my way, will fuel system cleaning additive help, will I need to replace the injectors? Any other input welcome. Cheers, Chris.

I have two zeds tt manuals ones a J reg jap ones m reg uk what series are they thanks Stephen

Has anyone fitted a better dipstick that the pile of crap thats fitted to our engines? There has to be a better solution

Hi, Ive bought a 92 TT auto just over a month ago. Its not done much mileage since it was imported 15 years ago and needs some maintenance on it, to turn it into a daily commuter (8 miles a day), and I was just looking for some advice. From what I can see the car needs new tyres, brake and the cam belt doing. Can anyone recommend decent pads and discs for road use. Ive seen the brembo front pads and pagid discs, and pagid rear disc and pads on euro car parts, and was wondering whether it would be advisable to put money towards ebc redstuff pads and discs, or tarox discs. And is it worth paying for drilled/grooved over standard brakes for fast road use? Im a…

I am in the process of a Auto-Manual gearbox conversion on my Nissan 300 I have made a thread about needing a clutch pedal but when I was asked turbo or non turbo I hit a brickwall and need some input Its getting kind of complicated, and the person I bought the box off dident give me the clutch pedal, so I'm going to text him about that but I'm not relying on getting one from him anyway the car is a 1995 Japanese Non Turbo Auto model, the gearbox is shot so its being replaced with a Manual gearbox which came off a turbo car , and is being fitted with a brand new turbo clutch and flywheel which matches up fine, however upon investigation it looks like the bo…

Sparked from Tom's thread, I've realised a lot of people (i think) don't think of these engines as holding a lot of power. Of course someone can correct me on anything. I always think of these engines as vastly underrated. They can hold 550bhp stock bottom end 'reliably' (rb26 and 2jz realms) and sometimes stories of 900hp cars on stock bottom ends (which wouldnt last long), it has loads more torque than an rb to the same spec has (see: http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/28207-vg30dett-vs-rb26dett/). VGs have cast iron blocks, which although heavy are incredibly strong and are nearly never the first things to break. In our world you can buy a TT engine for around £…

I have a total 180 degree disagreement with my cousin, regarding his R33 GTST Skyline That one ^^^ He is doing a big rebuild on his car and has the engine out... I helped him do it... it was minus 5 and he lowered it onto my hand :-# Anyway, here is the main disagreement we're having, He wants to crack open a 70'000 mile perfectly functional stock RB25 and replace internals, possibly stroking it and all sorts. Whereas I think he should leave it alone. In my opinion as I have done with my zed, he should replace everything supporting the engine, radiators, alternators, oil and fuel pumps, etc etc, and get all the life out of the original engine that he …

Hi everyone I am after a Manual Clutch Pedal for a Japanese '95 Model year 300zx Does anyone have one for sale please? Many Thanks

When I purchased my car a few months back I had a bag of bits in the boot including some new NGK BCPR6ES-11 spark plus. Are these the correct one for a 92 TT running standard boost?