General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hiya all Just done my 1st engine out very happy with myself. It when very easy too easy. My garage is now flooded with gearbox oil Oh well a day of cleaning ahead. Hope that makes you smile....

Hi guys I was a member about a year ago but need a little help. I remember that a member of the club had a signature image I used to love; it was a Z in colour against a rugged (kind of Grand Canyon) backdrop which was dark and in black and white. I have been trying to describe it to my g/f but she hasn't got the faintest what I am on about. Anyone point me in the right direction? pleeeez!

Can anyone tell me that the two pipes I have arrows going to are meant to be connected please? Cheers, Ant

I've got a Greddy Turbo Timer which has been successfully waiting 40secs before turning my engine off. Now i am one to touch and fiddle, and after looking at the manual, decided i wanted to investigate further the workings of the device. However, after trying to get in to it from the front panel i appear to have totally nadgered it right up, in my defence, i will say some of the instructions in the manual are i bit vauge and the key combinations simply do not work! Anyone got any suggestions or can tell me if there is a software reset switch thanks Rich

...not me! the Z! Relegated the spare wheel to some dark corner of the garage and replaced with a large can of tyre weld. My electric driver's seat remains untrimmed - I intend to replace this with a manual drivers seat and trim that. The two remaining bits im thinking of is the N/A subframe (to junk the hicas) and naturally the diff as well ;) and perhaps the aircon. TBH i'll probably not go further than that as I want to keep the right ratio between performance and 'comfort'. Although annoyingly my distant future brake upgrade will pile it all back on again :( And I still struggle to save weight by constantly getting rid of that damn V-Power ;)

hello every1 me me uncle and brother inlaw have just got ourselfs a workshop in dagenham essex with an oven big enough to paint vehicles up to mercedes sprinter van size. im a mechanic have just left my job at a well known large workshop in dagenham called sfd solutions which work on anything from aston martins, range rovers, porsche, almost anything, wanted to try have ago at doing something for myself, have worked on a few zeds over past couple of years, i have 1, so does my cousin and my uncle use to, have a couple of friends with them too, and i always get lumbered when things go wrong lol, have done gearbox conversion, fitted stage2 turbo…

Saw a transporter with a bright yellow zed on the back going round Kew Roundabout today at 3pm. Had a big spoiler on it. Was it you or your's?

hi can anybody help ive rebuilt a engine tt with acl race bearings npr rings honed out bores uprated turbos (new) 660 injectors lapped in valves full engine gasket set. ive been running it in for around 700miles now and its started to smoke, it only smokes when its in park and you rev the engine, it seems ok when driving though and ok on tickover i have put the datascan on and have no faults also taken off egr and blanked them off tryed new maf new aav new plugs tested compression etc etc and still cant figure it out can anbody help please

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-NISSAN-300-ZX-twin-turbo-manual-2-2-t-bar-fairlady_W0QQitemZ120486884591QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item1c0d93f4ef Am tempted but haven't got time to go see it before the auction ends, any help apprecaited, this would be my first...

I have been driving the Zed for a month now and after my last visit for a conzult @ Zedworld we found thet the thermostat is jammed open the engine is running too cold and is spending most of the time in safety mode. I'm up to Zedworld on Thursday to get is sorted and i'm also having an ECU upgrade. my questions are as follows: How much of a difference is there between safe boost mode and normal mode (ie performance difference) and secondly how much of a difference will the ECU upgrade make? (Jeff reckons about 70bhp) but what will this equate to on the road? Thanks for your help people.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110424751358&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT they fit my auto floor pan. not sure if they all the same or not , neve rhad a auto before so wouldnt know

I bought and paid for a pair of recaro sets for the zed that was Sport Seats - Trim Finish: Ambla Leather black / Dinamica Suede black Sport Seats - Optional Extras: With Belt Guide Package price: 2 seats, 2 universal frames, 2 sliding runners - £1275.81 – Total price. They confirmed this twice. I sent the money by paypal as agreed then got an e-mail saying they wanted more money as they had made a mistake. It was about another £50, I was less than impressed and asked for them to send me the seats at the agreed price or issue me with a refund. Here is my mail Garreth Thanks for the refund, "unfortunately a lack of planning on your part sho…

omg what a poofy hooter they have, i really need to get a different one fitted that sounds as macho as the car looks. any recommendations please :)

I’m looking in the near future for a manual tt, just trying to find as much information out as possible before the right one comes along. I have noticed some of them don’t come with leather, and wonder how universal the seat are to swop over between the models, does the seat belt move between s1 and 2 cause any problems or are the electrics different? Thanks for the info.

i know theres a way to remove minor scratches of metal but what about plastic , theres a few bits of plastic in the zed that has minor scuffs , is there such a thing

Have a look at this web site. http://www.sfsperformance.co.uk/colours.asp now you can see what you engine will look like.

as you know we have just bought the grey zed and now it`s started making a noise what dad thinks is the big ends, because really loving the car bought it hoping it would stay trouble free and wouldn`t have to spend money on it till we were back on our feet, me and dad are gutted:shock: Dad belives the job can be done while engine still in, can anyone advise on a link to doing the job and where the needed parts could be purchased and what sort of money it would cost. any info really appreciated , Thanks:cry:

Trying to get the window tint of the side and back but with no luck anyone know of any good stuff you can buy??

At about 3.30 heading to worcester from kidderminster looked nice, no rear spoiler i think

Hi peeps, as above has anybody fitted the 2fast decat pipe kit to a manual turbo with the engine in? My mechanic seems to think there`s an issue with regard to removing the old downpipes, i.e hitting the footwell n getting stuck making the change a complete nightmare.

a question for you hoping you all might run outside & check! on a TT auto while engine is running & you press the wind screen demist button can you hear a click from the idle valve? if your listening as a referance point the click comes from just infront of passenger wiper blade???? your time & replies will be greatly appricated thanks

were can i get some white dial from , i dont like the El ones as they kinda look tacky , any other ideas

I will be doing a update shortly of what happened, but i have my car back in a complete mess and most of the parts NOT ALL PARTS. I may be selling my parts, the majority will be for sale. Majority of parts are brand new. Everything down to Other supplied parts were what i was intending on running as my spec, other supplied parts are bits i was going to use after changing the spec slightly. I am considering selling the entire lot or... Selling the majority of parts. only keeping a few items. highly likely i have missed some bits off. Engine: Wiseco pistons 88mm Eagle Rods JWT 500 Race Cams 272/.385" 229@.050"+4 DEG ADV ON EX LC. MAXIMUM POWER…

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Hi guys, Can you tell me if the petrol gauge has a low petrol warning light? Dont want to run it dry just to find out.. Thanks Rich