General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My sisters are buying me a track day at Oulton Park for my crimbo prezzie :D So i need a helmet. I may aswell buy one as if i like the whole tracking experience i'd like to do it more often and also i'm guessing i'm gonna need one for the Nurburgring in the summer time. Only want summit cheap, can you get em for like £30? Recommendations please, with links if possible :) Taa, Isaac :cool:

I'm sure everyone has either seen these on ConceptZ or eBay but has anyone bought any ? They seem truly great value ! I think Nend mentioned a while back that he was getting some - if you see this did you get them ? If so what impressions ? Mark

...spotted by a work mate.

Spotted a black z with a big rear spoiler & blacked out lights parked up next to the milton interchange this morning, there was a copper sniffing around it! Anyone from here? Hope the z was ok!

Hi all, Im trying to set-up the programming for my new dash display! Can anyone tell me the following ratios for a standard Jap TT gearbox? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Also for the TT diff Thanks Dan

As anyone got any advice on the best AFR wide band guage to buy? Ive been looking at the AEM below any thoughts?? http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=67 Cheers Dan

I am thinking about getting a set of these in white, the price here seems really good for these work wheels. Firstly what size 19s do I need with a big brake stoptech kit?. Also has anyone dealt with this company before? and how much import duty do you think I would have to pay?. http://www.neweraparts.com/Default.aspx?tabid=68&CategoryID=180&List=0&Level=a&ProductID=411&Language=en-GB Was quoted £2850 plus Vat over here so about £3250 plus shipping buying in the uk.

Nothing too exciting here, a usual run of the mill leaking fuel tank in for change, you can clearly see the leak is in the all to common place under the corroded support strap. What though I wondered was your thoughts on the exhaust? its one of those made to measure one`s that are very popular these days and provided they are done well are ok if a little expensive. However this one has had the two rear silencer box brackets bolted directly to the fuel tank? it is one of those moments where you look at something and say no that`s not right :( but, well I dunno really its secure, insulated and not really a very heavy silencer, BUT again it just feels wrong, what…

just like to say a massive, massive, massive thanks to jimmer for rebuilding my heap of rubbish engine that blew up on me:cry:, and now is like a ferrari in comparison to what it was before:dance::D.(195bhp would you believe:x:) i would recommend him to anyone with a zed or looking at getting one. its very very rare to find someone who puts so much effort, time and care into his work. iam now the happiest zed owner :D:D jim you are a top fella mate:bow:, no doubt i will be seeing you again soon for my next hike in power :D i will be in touch

has anyone ever heard of a timing belt pulley breaking on a tt i didnt fit them with the rebuild , is it a must

Hi everyone! I`ve bought a 300zx from WRC sales for £7999. Couple of miles later (around 200) the engine failed. When I`ve told them about the problem they did not want to hear about it. They said that I have signed a disclaimer. Anyway, after 8 months and £7600 later my car is back on road. Yes £7600 for an engine replacement and coz my broken engine was modified I had to swap the important bits to my other engine wich is on the car now. I still can`t drive the car to it`s full performance coz the engine management isn`t set up. I have to go at dyno. Does anyone knows a good dyno around east London? Cheers

I have just fitted a new belt with the rebuild the pulleys seemed fine with no play and they seem robust should i change them ?? any help i would be grateful

hi. can someone recomend a good dyno testing garage? after 8 months in the garage i am back on the road but still need to set up the engime management and suspensions. cheers!

Ive had a quick search but not really found any good ideas on how to fix this. Whats the best way to unblock the water drain holes on the targas. cheers Craig:bow:

:confused:MY TT SEEMS TO BE CONVERTED FROM AN AUTO TO A MANUAL , AND WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH SAY HALF WAY DOWN AND IF I REV THE CAR THE PEDAL MOVES UP AND DOWN , I NOTICED THEIR IS A SERVO ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL COULD THAT BE ABOUT TO PACK UP:confused:

Want to know what aero wipers have the lowest profile, most of them look ok but on the section where it joins the arm they can be somewhat bulky! So who has the sleekest wipers?:hyper:

I was about to throw away my old stock fan cowling but decided to clean it up and use it to take a fiberglass copy master for use later - or for a Carbon fibre version. It's not a hi-priority as I already have a chrome fan shroud for my fat rad and lekkie 16" fan. The original has raised ribs (for strength I guess) which makes it look dated and clunky - not exactly pleasing to the eye - and those little cubes get filled with gunk and are hard to clean right? - So - so the first job is to remove these - I used a powerfile... The idea is to smooth the fan cowling down and paint to match the engine colour scheeme - and/or cover in carbon fibre etc.. This is a…

Anyone know a good garage in Edinburgh where my brother can get a clutch fitted to his recently bought zed with a dead clutch. lets say his 500 mile return trip has had a major problem lol, hes stuck in scotland untill we can get his clutch replaced asap Cheers Craig

Can you get one???

Been trolling through the searches and cant find what Im looking for... I want my HIDS to stay on all the time but when you switch main beam they turn off. I remember a mod to enable them to stay on and from what I remember its to earth one of the earth wires to the dipped beam bulb (now ballast) Is that right?

will a standard 16 bit ecu out of a 1994 TT Manual be ok for my jap import 1990 TT its been converted to manual and has the standard auto ecu in at the moment? dan.:D

Hi again, My headlights dont work. I have checked the fuses in the engine bay and they are fine but maybe there is a fuse in the drivers footwell? If there is I can find it as the plastic covers guide is all in japanese and I must admit im not fluent. Does anyone have a picture of what it says in english (Even if there isnt a light one it would be usefull to have) Many thanks Alex

Afternoon. Cant seem to find a decent place to locate my ballasts for my HID's I was going to mount them under the nose panel as If I mount them in there they bolt in lovely and the nose panel goes down - however - cable length is a slight issue then - even If I can get the cable the right length by moving them up I cant get the connectors routed through existing mounting holes. Anyone done a mounting guide for these? I think before I mounted my old ones behind the indicators but they were only stuck down and in time worked lose and got damaged. Cheers

Hi everyone first of all what a great site you guys have all compiled here with lots of usefull info. i have just got a zx its a u.k model LWB and i also have a baby on the way but am having issues with baby seat and i really dont want to let her go and have assured the missus that the baby seats will fit. I have looked in the threads but cant seem to find anyone that says what the best baby seats are i have 5 weeks left to get the seat and make it fit in so please anyone that help me find the right seat and where to get it from also any pics that you guys have with one in so i can re-asure the missus that it does fit thanks all and keep up the great work on the site..…

My autobox works fine but I was thinking about buying another one and rebuilding it. Jeff at Zedworld mentioned that for about £200 there is a kit available that all the gearbox rebuilders use regardless of price/spec etc. Does anyone know where/if one of these kits is available ? Jeff if you're reading this I dont know why I didn't ask you when I was there ! Cheers for any thoughts....... Mark