General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Sorry if this has been asked before ive got an aftermarket boost gauge is there a vacuum pipe to the stock gauge that i can use for my new gauge?:confused1: cheers......

As above, I can't remember how the loom is fed through the door :confused1: Cheers dave

Before I bolt every thing up does this look ok?? If not please say......sorry big pics. So so need to clean the garage.......... Thanks....:whistling:

Hi all, I'm changing my inner rear tie rod (failed mot on it :sad:) I've got a hicas eliminater fitted and am having trouble getting a spanner or grips on wide end of tie rod where it goes into hicas. i'm guessing i'm going to need to drop rear section of exhaust to get to it properly. Was wondering if anyone else has managed to get it off without dropping exhaust and if so how? Cheers Nick

Some of you may remember this thread from a couple of months ago... Paint Time Basically, the red paint on my car is knackered. Looks good from a distance, but the drivers door is slightly darker, and theres a few small rust patches that need sorting out. So I have already decided to change the whole colour, and in the end it was a toss up between a straight black or white. Or olive drab :ph34r: I can picture in my mind how I want my Z to look, but didn't know if I would dare to do it olive drab. A lot of you helped me out and gave me the confidence to go for it before, so I ordered a 'sample can' the other day... and sprayed a piece of old…

Just a quick thanks to Dave for sorting me some cheap side skirts and rear bumper - I just t-cut them, and put them on the car (well the skirts anyway) and lucky old me - the paint is an exact match :clap::clap: They fitted perfectly and look lush. I am well pleased with myself. A good wash and polish and she looks lovely. Thanks mate.

Coming onto M4 heading East near Swansea. Waved at you from a Saab 9-3 silver.

just saw you at 12.30 on felpham way, i tooted you at the lights, i was in a white transit. Nice looking zed and also sounded nice.

Really dont wana do it but ive just sat down and worked out my outgoings since just moving house and it leaves me just over £200 a month out of my wage, I could probably afforf to run it but if anything goes wrong im knackered, the car runs sweet as a nut and is fast as f**k, may just see how it goes for the first few months, really dont know what to do as the car is stunning.

Hi guys. I've been having the usual problem of fuel smell whilst cold running my Jap TT, I've replaced a few pipes although I haven't been brave enough to dismantle the parts needed to replace the front fuel pipe! The problem I'm having seems to be more than a mere leak however, more of an overfueling BEFORE the engine is up to temperature. If I get out of the car I can smell it out the back of the exhausts and there's a definate coke build-up around the exits. Once the engine is warm - no smell. So I'm thinking temperature sensor maybe? I'm no mechanic so I'm here asking the experts.. you lot! Diagnosis and possible solution much appreciated!

are there any z specialists in scotland?

I'm after an alarm that would beep or sound if someone was standing near or around my car, I do not know where or what they are called all I could think of were the proximity alarms for convertibles! Any ideas guys? Cheers Paul.

wonder if anyone could shed any light... the car randomly started sounded rough when I started it on Monday evening. I'd driven it earlier in the evening and it had been fine, must have been stopped for a couple of hours, then when I started it up it sounded rough. I tried starting it up again on Tuesday briefly hoping it might have gone away, but it hadn't, and I didn't have time to investigate then. I guessed it was probably missing a cylinder, which I confirmed tonight by pulling the wires off each cylinder in turn. I measured the voltages on the wires from a good cylinder and compared them to the duff one, and they were the same. I then swapped the things th…

Just found this http://www.nissansonly.com/300zx-f4.html must be an old post....

anyone else managed to sheer a top arm?? i also did a drop link for the ARB both are POWERTRIX

Hi, Ive had my engine rebuilt about a year ago now its just sitting on an engine stand. I just havent got round to fitting the turbos etc. Ive been turning the engine over now and again at the crank, I know when it was built it was well creased etc! But do you think i should fill the engine with engine oil to prevent any damage? Thanks Dan

Just recieved my aem bits,but unsure on fitment of following: Aem air temp sensor- does this replace an original sensor? If not where do i fit it? Which pins on aem ems unit to tap into? Aem 3.5 bar map sensor- does this replace an original sensor? If not where do i fit it? Which pins on aem ems unit to tap into? ( pin 35 is the only map signal pin i can find) please help thanks

Does anyone know of any good sites to calculate the transmission loss? I found one site that said for a RWD car you add 10bhp then devide it by .88 to get your FWHP. Surely being a mid engine and front engine the Transmission loss is different?

Hi all im after abit of info if poss, I know the N/A gear ratio allows the TT to excellerate quicker at a loss of top end. But is the mid range better or worse? Also how much is lost at the top end Cheers Dan

Bugger. I can't for the life of me find the key for my locking wheel nuts (McGard). I've spent about 5 hours over the past two days searching the garage and the house for it (and the car, before you ask). I guess you can't get replacement keys easily? If not, then what's the easiest solution to get my locking nuts off?

I've got a feeling they are all squealing from time to time. I've tried adjusting the alternator belt but think it has now reached its limit. All belts are in good order and were checked by zedworld not long back. Is there a diagram that shows the tensioner locations etc so I can understand which direction to tighten etc? Cheers :)

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I finally found the car i had been looking for :D Well chuffed with it. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1332790.htm And another one not on the add. This car really is shocking! book figures are 276bhp which put doubt in my mind before buying it but goes to show why it was a £73,000 car when new. My brother has a RX7 Full standalone engine management, full exhaust system, Induction kit giving him about 340bhp which in a rotary believe me is fast and the RX7 is very light and has a 50/50 weight ratio. He is 64bhp up on the NSX and peformance wise there is nothing in it at all, we are neck and neck. I was shocked!! expecting him to smoke me.…

Compare old pulley to new one.

Guys I have new Stoptech big brakes to put on as well as Tein Flex EDFC to fit. Questions are these. Do I need any other bits for the suspension the car already has these? Front and rear adjustable upper suspension link arms Rose jointed front adjustable tension arms Also how long would you say it would take me to fit them, I cant get the brakes working etc as the master cylinder is not in the car. But just fit it all?