General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi just an update for the peeps who was interested in the Carbon parts i had made recently. Pics aint the best quality but gives you an idea Just got to tidy up alot of wiring before final fit.

red zed junction 6 M4 leaving slough around 17:00ish didnt see reg as was in layby busy stuffing my face with mcdonalds!!:whistling: all i saw was red zed at the round-a-bout had high level spoiler:cool3:

red zed reg' G52*** today at 14:45 heading into Beckton. looked like a standard car. i was in a lorry waiting to exit the trading estate

I noticed the other day coming home from work, ambient temp around 22 degrees the car would not hit max boost, however today the car was fine with temps being lower. Now I know there is a minimum limit for safety boost but is there a maximum temp? The car is not overheating or encoutering any other problems. Standard jap auto no mods other than zorst and airfilters.

anybody know of a GOOD skyline specialist who can sort my mates R33GTR he's been messed about big style and wants the car sorted. local to dorset preferred..............

Hi Jeff, having read your informative post on the plenum water bypass for A tt, you said you would get some pics up of the N/A plenum bypass, mainly the water pipes at the rear of the engine, do you still have some pics and if so can you post them up. Much appreciated Graham

Hi John, Hope you have had a relaxing holiday. After speaking with you about my zed. Which has a one of your chips in it programmed for 555cc injectors. I have had the car on rolling road and she was pushing 400bhp to the floor. 500 to the fly. With the apexi set at 0.7 bar boost.The guys at the rolling road have told me the car could handle alot more with a standalone or a better chip to handle ignition timing etc. The engineer who built the car has told me the turbos can handle 600bhp to the floor. I have sent the car to him for its yearly check-up and was hoping to speak with you. Could you sell me a chip to handle 500bhp to the floor.(ie; replace y…

So I bought a set of UK clocks off eBay and I fitted them to my car last night.......... The speedo sat at 20 MPH while the car wasn't moving and the rev' counter was wound all the way round to 9k and stayed there. The other guages seemed to work fine. Is this a known issue with fitting UK clocks to a JDM car and is there a workaround or are the clocks just stuffed? TIA

Good news message for geordie_liam Look what was bolted to the back of your old engine, two cracking HKS 5 bolt turbo`s, Jamie removed them and refitted to the replacement engine for you. Oh and as a taster a few pics from earlier of your zed

Oddly have seen a rise in badly fitted crankshaft spigot bushes on manual engines, if not completely flush with the crank face the gearbox input shaft batters the bush to the point it starts to break up, as you can see in the photo's the bush wear/ damage can lead to gearbox input shaft excessive movement which potentially can lead to noisy operation, vibration and at worse clutch or even gearbox damage, ignore the oily mess of the engine in the pics, was duff anyhow. Mad this part which cost just a couple of pounds can cause so many issues if not fitted correctly, just a heads up for you. Jeff TT

I`ve been having a swap around as i need to do some work on the z31, so my silver TT is off to live in my nans garage for a while, so i though as the sun is out i would take some snaps of them all (first time they have all been together), The z31 hadn`t been started for about 8/9 months, so i charged the battery and it started on the button, not even a splutter or a moments hesitation, No rattles, no smoke, just perfect!!! what a car!! feels like a bus comparied to the z32`s though, still pulls like a train aswell Hope you like :cool3:

Well, got my Blitz valves and hard pipes on. Blocked the pipes as you do with my home made bungs. Well went up the road and all was good then the car wouldn't go into positive boost. It spluttered cut out and i limped back home. It was over fueling and smoking like mad:taz: I then took my front cover off to find that i had blew one of the bungs out (the large pipes) the ones with the positive pressure. Im stuck in germany and i think i can get some plumbers end caps like some of the lads on here but how do you stopped then flying off as its a large rubber pipe. Just wondering. I know i may be in for a few running issues...so im prepared for the worst. Also on…

HI all, I've been looking at drop links on eBay and came across these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-90-94-FRONT-STABILIZER-DROP-LINK-BAR-2-/260591559843?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cac77a4a3 Just wondered if they'd fit my 1995 J-spec N/A auto? Says 90-94 on the ad but i thought it'd be the same for a 300zx models? Also, is this a good price for front drop links? Cheers Peter

Hi guys, does anyone have any advice on getting a glovebox open, the lock turns and seems to be working but the catch itself wont spring anything. Has this happened before? Thanks Mark

Guys was just wondering if this would fit our cars or not? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Apexi-Power-Intake-Air-Filter-FREE-Universal-Flange-/140413967535?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20b1531caf H

hi there was a very nice nissan in the landsend car park on 16th june either 300z or maybe skyline not sure pure white with england red flag on it emaculate condition any ideas who guys

The car is taking a second to pick up when the throttle is blipped. Tickover is sometimges high. Electric RAD fan is stuck on.... thee issues that happened after a plastic bag got sucked into the engine bay Can anybody give me an idea about adjusting tickover? I am also thinking about changing fuel filter as I run the car very low recently and I am wondering whether there is semi block.

Hi All, Thought I would throw this one out there. I am currently running my zed on 20- inch wheelmania vortex R's with pirelli p zeros with good rubber all round. Would having such big wheels affect my zed's performance 0-60. If so how much time am i adding to my 0-60 performance. My car is running 400rwhp. and 420lb of torque. Cheers. Kash

Whilst in the states i saw a few Zeds with rear Lids that looked like MR2 s are they after market if so they were very well designed Whats peoples opinions on them? i guess there only for 2 seaters as there would be no room in the back for peoples heads :wheelchair:

Well shes finally in the shop looking very sorry for herself, So far weve stripped the rear end, lights, ariel,rear wiper going for the smooth look. also started working on the little dents and dings, removed all the windcreen trims and got me plasticote to refurb them. next is to cut out the drivers side sill at the rear as its full of rust and see what its like. heres whats being fitted AB Flug style front bumper 99spec silver/chrome headlights single slot centre panel viper front wings bomex side skirts demon rear bumper smoothed lip spoiler by the time the respray is complete the new engine and manual box should be ready to go in. Also …

where can i get pair of this size brake disc but with drilled holes? dan.:biggrin:

I Run at the min at about 8/9 bar of boost. I have bigger injectors to fit and would like to increase the boost up to about 1/1.1bar on 0.8mm tips im guessing this would be safe to do so. got the chip for the injectors. big Smic,exhaust and filter. Stock engine and tubs Any ideas on the hp gain i would get?? :wacko:

Hi all, I'm dropping my Z off at Jeff's this Saturday (19th) - anyone else going to be there?? Richard:cool3:

has anyone got any for sale, aftermarket about 18" would be good, something to set a red z off nicely. let me know how much and some pics and will let you know

OK, it may look a bit marmite I'll admit it - but I just took off my double exit RS*R exhaust and fitted up my Kakimoto 3" decats and 3" single exit exhaust system - it's not quite as loud as I'd have hoped for but dear god it sounds AMAZING!!! Very much like the infamous 2JZ note, really round tone - (best way to describe). I'll get a recording as soon as I can!