General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, My gauge in my 94 UK manual TT seems to go to the half way position when I start her up. But I noticed the other day after an hour or so driving it was registering nearly zero. Checked oil all seems ok, in fact I check it about 2 times a week now as I am not sure what is happening. No unusual sounds , no oil on drive, no smoke. Confused.com............

Seen you before, pretty sure your not a member but if you are your a miserable sod! No acknowledgement at all after following you for a few miles and flashing and waving as we went seperate ways!

Hi all, Has anyone heard from or waiting for parts from Redbaron??? Ive not heard from him since the 7th of April and im still waiting for my strut brace to arrive. Has anyone seen or heard from him or know if he is ok? Im waiting for a few parts to be powder coated as well as the strut brace i bought off him. I need to let the guy know when im delivering the parts to him to be coated. Cheers Dan

before i got my new Z i had an S13 200sx, and i used to get it sideways all the time (private roads of course:whistling:)and i know they are really common drift cars, how come you don't here of Z32 being used for drifting, i did find a video with a few drift spec Z's in it, but that was it really, my s13 was a manual running 320RWHP decent suspension and brakes, yet my Z, which is a nearly standard '90 AUTO!! is so much better at drifting then the S13, was wondering if anyone has drifted their Z's, or knows why a Z isn't a good drift car? i've decided to take mine to santa pod in a few weeks to let it lose properly, just wondering how its going to …

Anybody keep in contact with Radron since he sold his Zed? He seemed like a top man when I dealt with him. I was looking for 300kph or Nismo kph clocks at the time, and Radron had a set. Due to taking a serious financial hit at the time, I couldn't proceed and buy them. He actually offered to give them to me for free when he learned of the situation. I couldn't accept his generosity as I'd prefer to pay for the set when my circumstance changed - after all it was me who posted a link looking for them originally. Thankfully my circumstance has changed somewhat. So if anybody has contact details for Radron, please pm me with them. He may still have the clocks.

My dads 300zx recently for some unknown reason has the air con fan turning on when the engine starts. Sometimes its would turn on for a split second and off again numerous amount of times :thumbdown: other times it would be on for a few minutes then turned off. Last time we started the car (last week) the fan didn't run.....so thought must have fixed itself loool but today we started the engine again and straight away the fan started going. :angry: and wouldn't turn off, so my dad just removed the fuse. and yes we made sure the aircon inside was off:tt2: when air con is turned on the car revs a bit more as its should. i'm seriously confused lol

cant pm you mate, was wandering if you still wanted the wheels?

can anyone help i need a standard s/wheel recovered can anyone recomend a place that does it in yorkshire area /or south wales area as i live in wakefield now but still do work in wales .

Just want to say I have been in this club for a few months now and would like to thank all the people that have helped me out with parts (Mostly Madmax Thanks bud) advice and a good laugh. When I had my alfa the club was ok but a bit slow and stuffy and the mazda club was a bit clicky. And I hate to say it but I try everyday to log on to see whats going on. One again thanks to all the people that have helped me out over the few months the beer is on me :thumbup:

Hi people, Well, it has been a long time now since i hit that f***ing deer, and with a big help from "apache", "car mad" and "andy300z" (from e-bay), i am almost finished, gonna fit my new modded indicators tomoz. It took alot of tweaking, bending, and moving to get the front end to line up, but i think it looks ok. Will be on the road tomoz for a test drive to make sure no oil leaks and boost leaks. Al.

The girls are away for a bit so my newly primed nose panel is straight in the oven. Once its painted it'll be back in there tomorrow! I wish I had a bigger oven so i could get the new tailgate (thanks Baz) in there! Do the ladies in your lives let you take over the house or are you restricted to the garage? or road? mine is gradually taking over the garden!!! Tom

any 1 help?? cheers

Hi Guys, To do the above work do I need the whole unit including the diff or will the subframe only suffice? Cheers all, Rob

Well chuffed, Absolutly sailed it, never had a car yet thats passed without having to fix something.:lol::lol: Even the emissions test. CO% 1.686 (limit 3.5) and HC 263 (limit 1200) Love this car, best £500 I've ever spent.:devil:

RPS billet fly wheel??? I have an rps max street clutch at the moment which is knackered and do not really want to buy a new fly wheel:thumbdown:

looking at increasing to 555 injectors however i can see that alot of sites are saying nismo 555 injectors commonly known for lasting only a year in the 1990+ 300z's is this true or should i be looking at a different brand of 555 injectors? wishing to get some soon

Just wanna say a big thank you to Mark, picked up the car yesterday and i cant stop smiling, she pulls good and quick and feels well solid, dont think iv ever been so chuffed with the performance on the car and its only 12psi i think, hopefully after a few hundred miles ill take it to 14 psi and be laughing my head off Gotta say he deserves alot of credit for getting her done and the work was to a supreme quality, love the new gauges Mark you done a brilliant job mate and im chuffed as it didint cost me as much as i thought...... Defianetly coming back for the brakes to be done Thanks mate, all credit goes to you Fas..... a very happy Zed owner p.…

Guys car is running a bit rich (exhaust pipes are sooty and black). Power delivery & boost all seem ok. I know that I need to adjust the TPS as it is very slightly out. Any suggestion were to start looking, adjust mixture etc. I will have Conzult soon to check out codes etc. thanks in advance, H. Just a thought the car hasn't been on many long runs recently, only 8-15 miles for the last month or so, could that have any illl effect? ps. Cars running JWT chip, 14 psi, Biltz filter, standard tubs at the moment.

ok until i next get the engine out i will resort to using others advice and getting some hammerite spray and APC cleaner and doing it satin black............. hopefully will go with the polished plenum and the blue silicone that matches the cars body colour So would you say these two are what I need? Alsi should I get two cans of the former? http://www.toolbaydirect.co.uk/catalogue/product/Paint-&-Spray-Paints/562/Hammerite-Smooth-Finish-Aerosol-Satin-Black/162523/ http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/accessories/meguiars-apc-bottle/prod_378.html what you think?

hello every1, just done a shell change from a uk auto tt [converted to manual] into a jap spec manual [no rust] [jap car had no cruise control] 1 of the problems i have is i used all the jap spec looms apart from the engine loom which is from the uk car, next to the fuse box in the engine bay, their is only 2 plugs, but on the engine loom their is 3, would any1 no what the extra plug is for, as any1 else done a complete shell change, will my uk clocks and other parts all just work or have i run myself into a lot of little problems,lol, any help will be really appreciated, thank you,

Ive got a 1990 TT auto that had its MOT after sitting for about 6 months.....when driving back from the garage, and once warmed up, i dropped the hammer, as one does....after about 3 seconds of max boost (running standard) the engine just stalled (dont panick!) and restarted after about 5 secs of coasting. I drove it home very gently and promptly changed my underwear. When home, I noticed the fuel pump was making a louder whine than usual to...and the car was idling erratically, seemed to misfire.... when stationary and revving the engine, as soon as you let off the throttle pedal, the revs would drop very low and the car would stall 50% of the time... This was…

Sorry if this has been answered already - I tried the search but couldnt find a straight answer. So.... my brakes are shite. They heat up in about 2 mins. Also the pads start to rub on the disc on the front left side which makes the wheel knock really bad so its probably warped the disc. I cant decided if I should see if the calipers can be rebuilt or splash out (eventually) on some big brakes... the k sport 356mm 8 pot front and 330mm 6 pot rear look/sound quite good. So, my question is... if I went down the big brake route would I need to upgrade anything inside the motor (master cylinders etc) to power all the new pistons?? or is it literally a case …

best way to fit JBL 6x4 rear speakers as they don;t locate with the oem retainers?

Any advice on the above? Mine are very pitted and in need of sorting out, nissan replacments are a fortune and ideas / advice guys?

Just interested, does anybody know the difference in spec i.e n/a auto top speed 0-60 compared too a n/a manual and then difference from the n/a to the turbo models? Just interested thanks Mark :-)