General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, Well i'm sure some of you remember some of my frantic attempts to get some readings off a std injector (cica 1989/1990) but i have another question, i know what they read if they are working correctly and i know what they read when they are dead, but which is best....fi no no to much harry hill, now my question is what state are they in if they read 140 and dropping.... i will say that this injector is still working. Thanks Rich

Guy's Looking at making a bid for this car on Gumtree, it is to far away to view, has anyone here seen this car in the flesh, he said that he has been at a few meets? https://www.gumtree.com/p/nissan/300zx-non-turbo-auto-78thousand-miles-2-2/1272950688d Thanks

Here you go Ted, not sure why it would not work by pm? Jeff

Not posted for a long time, fell out of love with the Z after I was having a few issues with her, anyway I have found new interest in her and want to sort them out, first thing I want to do is change the timing belt and tensioner, as after reading one of Jefftt's old posts the symptom's where the same as he described for a failed belt tensioner, so I stripped the front of the engine to find that the belt had no tension on it, Thank you Jeff for that post, you may have save my engine from terminal damage. Second I would like to sort the starter ring gear out as it has some damage to the teeth and I get that hideous screeching noise that turns everyone's head towards you …

Any one got a write up with photos on the wireing for the gearbox from the plug under the bonnet did have it but can't find it now

As title, could be helpful with understanding the boost leak problems and how to work through them. Note air leaks effect non turbo zeds as well. http://www.thumper300zx.com/z32/boostleaks/boost_leak_guide.htm Jeff

I'm after a genuine Apexi air filter, does anyone know where the best place to buy one is in the UK? There's loads on eBay but I'm assuming most are fakes as they are mainly coming from China. I'm not wanting to spend ridiculous money on one, but not I'm not sure how much they usually go for either with all the fittings etc.

Well i got the veilside exhaust i bought off Dan fitted at Keltech and had them fit my new 3" ams divorced downpipes as well as custom make the decat pipes to connect the whole lot up. They stripped off my old mongoose system and fitted the new stuff and afterwards i drove the car as a daily for a couple of weeks. I knew the system was louder than the Veilside Evo system on zebedee but didnt realise how much louder till i drove zeb to work last week. Well the explosion system is waaaaay louder although not as bad as i thought it would be. Its got an awesome note and you can hear the turbos spooling nicely too. All in all i like it a lot even if my neighbours dont.......ah…

Morning all I trying to get some clarification on what mods to buy as ive been reading some very mixed opinions online. Im looking to take my stock TT to a reliable 400-450bhp. I have a few parts ready to go on the car already / Full polybushed NA rear end and Nistune ECU. I have however been told by some that all i will need is 750 injectors and a boost controller. Then by others that ill need bigger turbos and intercoolers, larger fuel pump etc etc. Could anyone please clarify what is actually a recommended set up. Thanks all in advance.

Well after being laid up for a few days with some kind of super man flu :lol: I've just taken the zed out for a few miles to see what was what. Drove lovely, seems quite lumpy and hesitant for a couple of minutes and then all is well. One thing which did concern me slightly was the temp gauge slowly rising and it did go all the way up. I turned the hot air on and it only blew cold for a couple of minutes, then it got hot and the temp gauge dropped back to normal and remained normal after I turned the blowers off. Almost as if there was a blockage in the cooling system perhaps? Speedo doesn't work. And then there's the advisory notices from the mot Nearside Front…

I have removed the 99 spec spoiler from my UK 1991 TT in preparation for the fitment of a new OEM series 1 spoiler. The 99 spec had the perspex strip fitted ...which was cracked ...and broke while removing it :angry:.... I had always thought is was the non brake light version...as it didn't light....however on removal I noticed it 'was' the brake light version...but not working as there is no brake light harness in the tailgate !! :confused1: So...I'm assuming that a UK 1991 TT 'would' have had the centre brake light....so does anyone have a spare one for my nice new spoiler....and the harness to connect it!! ? No brake light harness! Spoiler f…

Had the zed 2 days and left the lights on 3 hours ago. I go to unlock the car using the hornet alarm fob and nothing.... no bleep. Now i haven't attempted to open the door because it's quite late and I'm worried the alarm will go off all night because the battery is dead. Any ADVICE? Shall I just try and open the door and start the car?

Hi all, my S4 TT has just failed MOT on emissions (which have never been a problem before). Before the test I went for a 60 mile blat up the motorway so she was nice and warm, but the CO reading was 3.9 - yes that decimal point is in the right place, the allowable limit is 0.2! Having a search through previous posts I tried disconnecting the two hoses by the balance tube, one at a time, and that dropped the reading to 2.0 but still 10x the limit. Sadly my car is just new enough that it has to have a post-Cat test not Basic Emissions. Just looking for suggestions on what to try next. I’ve got a new air filter arriving tomorrow and have found the instructions on …

The very last weatherstrip that I haven't replaced yet. Mine is actually in very good condition however I'm worried that it may have shrunk a bit and collapsed. Something I noticed when I fitted my new door and roof seals was just how much extra pressure is needed to close the doors and secure the targas. The reason I ask is that over rough road surfaces, my boot does rattle and vibrate a little. I have adjusted the catch as far as it will go, fitted new boot rubbers and checked the location points for the hinges, the condition and operation of the gas struts and all is in order. If anyone has replaced their boot seals, did you notice things were a little quiete…

Getting the blue car on the road now. When I brake and almost come to a stop, I hear an electrical ping. Any had of heard of this before?

Blast from the pasts for sure !! Jeff

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/used-car-buying-guides/used-car-buying-guide-nissan-300zx I was pleasantly surprised in how many accurate facts this writer was able to produce (however 'grey' imports are not a bad thing, they are really a good thing) And then I scroll down and see a familiar name, James Thomas. Good job on this fine article autocar.

So, got a call last week from a man who found out I had a few Zeds:innocent: Said he was clearing out his sheds, that he had a few Z32 bits and would I be interested in taking the lot off him:whistling: Called over on Monday to have a look and been debating whether or not to spend even more money in the "World of Zed" Anyways, here's what I found..... 1 x Red Jap TT manual, has tall spoiler, needs dash, carpet, full interior and an engine rebuild, as it has a knock. 1 x UK red rear bumper with fogs fitted. 3 x TT rear Subframes complete with diffs, drive shafts, hubs etc (can't recall if they've calipers attached). 1 x pair front calipers with GTR discs a…

Am I right in thinking that only the swb had a rear washer bottle??

This tip will without doubt help everybody who has to replace the heater matrix pipes at the rear of the engine, Sadly I had to try to do this rather confined job last week, I was not able to, hands are too big to get down the back of the engine, even extra long ,long nosed pliers did not help, So, plan B, call in the Genius I know as dad, What resulted is pictured below, A very very simple tool which enables to hoses to be effectively put into position and then pushed home onto the Heater Matrix barbs on the firewall. I suspect it can also be used easily for all hoses in confined spaces, The only thing that is not self explanatory is that you twist t…

Hi I ope some one can shed some light on this, I went out tonight running fine as always, on the way back I lost all turbo pressure if I put my foot down about half way the gauge moves up to 0 any ideas ???

Hooray!!! I've just had the call from Jim to say that my 300zx is ready for collection. It's been with Jim for almost 2 months and I've had good new and bad news along the way (had to charge the aircon 3 times before fixing all the problems). I'll be doing a full write up after I've collected the car but for now I just wanted to vent my excitement on the prospect of getting it back soon.

I was looking for a while before I decided to get my current car back on the road (its going to Jimmer's on the 29th next month) and I've wondered a lot about this car. I haven't posted a link as I don't want to promote the sale inadvertently(but I'm sure everyone knows the car).....just wondered what anyone thinks it'll go for ? It looks very clean but am I right in thinking if it achieves its guide price that'll be a new high mark ?

Had a nice drive down to powerzed yesterday in my uk zed to drop it at jimmer for a full service,we had a right good chat:) then I collected my impul from him that's had a full service with cambelt and pully's done, she was a pleasure to drive home bearing in mind she's been of the road for 10 years. Cheers jimmer :thumbup:

So after the disappointment of failing to fix my first red zed, I came across one on ebay a while back. After a bit of haggling, I was the proud owner of a rusty, smoking red zed! First thing was get it welded, My welding friend is a wiz, so he spend 3 weeks welding it up, making sure it was perfect. He has worked on these cars before, so knew exactly what to cut out and repair, he then waxed it, oiled it, protected it, etc. As long as I am careful, it should be good for many years he said! Next bit was getting it to quit smoking, as a smoker myself this is not easy! After buying several 50g bags during a Spanish holiday, I set to work. The block was fine, the h…