General Discussions - 300ZX Related

A mate of mine has just bought a 90 TT Manual Ive a had a look and the drivers side is blowing alot between the turbo and downpipe its making the car very noisy, and its running very lumpy, but no smoke what so ever. wheres the best place for new gaskets or does the old cornflake box and gum gum trick work. any help would be appreciated Cheers Craig

can someone please tell me what the oil pressure should be at idle in a 1990 twin turbo????

Before i carry on... When i refer to used i mean 2000 miles old. Have of which was running in miles on the dyno in a controlled enviroment. These are not the parts the garage were meant to be using for my old build. The engine failed after 2000 miles due to a pulley snapping off the front of the block. I need to check condition of parts and everything will be sold with the buyer being aware of the engine they were removed from failed. So i would advise they get everything checked before using. I will check parts for condition before listing and take detailed pics. the parts are as follows. JWT R4 cams (Wild) JWT heavy duty valve spring…

Arrgh! Help! It's driving me nuts! Can anyone (Groover? :bow:) help me figure out why my HID's are flickering? Not been driving the Zed much recently because I've had to use my bike to commute to work (no parking on site for us lowly contractors :mad:) but hit a stone or something going round a roundabout recently and smashed it up :( Since using the Zed again, the HID's have been flickering badly (i.e. like a strobe!) and sometimes the left one cuts out entirely. I thought that I had sorted it this weekend as I heard arcing coming from the cable on the output side of the left hand ballast, taped it all up again and the arcing seemed to stop. The strange th…

Just off the phone to Thor racing and they are reporting that the mapping is going well and everything will be finished on Thursday morning. They have only ran it up to about 8 or 10 psi at present and are getting good power from that. He asked me what sort of power figures i thought would be achieved, but i have got no idea! So, I would like to run a small guess the power competition! The member who guesses the closest to the final flywheel power figure that is achieved by Thursday afternoon i will donate £20 to a charity of their choice. All the engine information can be found on my rides page. Good Luck!:D

Hi all, have been having a few problems with the ol' z lately. If I take my hand off the steering wheel the car will pull to the left. I took it for tracking when I first got the problem but that hasnt really solved it. On its previous mot, there was an advisary on the front left boot but would that cause the car to pull. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

...so I was a bit of a pratt last night and pranged my bumper on a rather large rock-like kerb last night whilst pulling a hasty u-turn! End result is a rather mangled front left corner. I also had ducting from the front to my brakes which seems to have been ripped off (and I presume left somewhere on the road!)... ...so does anyone know of any decent fibreglassers, preferably in the South someplace, that might be able to help me out??

I have seen this around where I live, and I was wondering if anyone on here knows who it belongs to and if he/she is a member of the site... ... also I wasn't aware Michael Knight owned a Z :wack: ahhh! - still can't get pictures to work lol

Just back on the road and while changing the exhaust I find a trickle of oil from one of the drive shaft oil seals. Now spots all over my monoblock. Anyone suggest the best place to find seals please?

been to see jeff at the weekend and he has done a great job of looking over the car and pointing me in the right direction. the dump valves were leaking and that seems to have solved the overfueling issue. however still not making propper power. i realised this evening that none of the boost solinoid lines have restrictors in them. would this be why i have poor power?

I've recently bought an old-skool Momo steering wheel, which is in 'reasonable' condition. Leather is a little faided and is going a little tacky at the top. Now, instead of having it retrimmed, I am going to refinish the leather. Just wondering if anyone's done this before. I am going to buy black leather dye to recolour the wheel so it's an even colour all over using the below (but obviously black) http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/Leather_Recolouring_Balm.htm To finish off and protect. This is the same lacquer product used in the manufacturing of leather. I can get the matte finish which will give the wheel an 'as new' look. http://www.fur…

whats the benifit of useing T28 turbo`s on a 300zx? or is there a better option?

are koni shocks any good i`ve just broke up a damaged car for its engine and interior but when stripping found a set of koni adjustables are they any good over standard items or shall i just bin them

Hi guys Can anyone tell me if there ia any advantage by removing the de-cats and does it improve performence, also would there be a problem with mot ? Cheerz Chris

Scroll down 2-3 pages and see specs and lots of pictures. This is probably the most sexy ZX that has been made........ http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/most-expensive-300zx-show-car-wide-body-650hp-19-3pcs_W0QQitemZ230383727486QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item35a3f0b37e

as above, i just won this on ebay but cant find it anywhere on the net :confused: i went for it as its quite standard looking tho looks better for cooling. anyone have a clue http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180412717914&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT cheers in advance.

As in the title im looking for some Intercoolers but im on a budget as iv got so many costs going on right now and need to be careful with how much i spend Iv heard about the Godspeed ones from the states but have no idea if theyre any good http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-91-92-93-94-95-96-300ZX-TURBO-S-MOUNT-INTERCOOLER-KI_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4a9b2cf833QQitemZ320430995507QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories only want sidemount intercoolers, can any body put some further light on these ones or recommend any other ones Any help would be greatly appreciated Fas

like AMB what is it and it reads different every time i get in, and on the auto box what is the POWER. A/T. AND HOLD. and why do the revs change when i put the heaters on in the same way they do when using ac. a new car to me and just learning whats what, or just being thick :rolleyes:

Hi has anyone got a pic or know what way round the camber arms fits? Cheers Dan

OK.....This misfire problem is naffing me off now, and I need a reliable car. So thinking of selling the Z as is and buying another once I get my feet under the table with my new job. Basically the car is mechanically sound apart from the misfire. This only happens due to heat soak. ie the car has been running for a while (will go all day without a problem). It only occurs once the engine is switched off and the car has been left for 30 minutes or so. On restarting the car misfires, this then goes away after a while. Bodywork wise, it needs the roof panel in front of the targas sorting (been quoted £180 to get it done) the N/S wing needs attention…

:dance: well my car went threw its M.O.T today and PASSED just got a couple adviseries,I.E BRAKE PIPES STARTING TO CAROAD, LOW TREAD ON REAR WHEEL.so im pritty happy as you can tell.:smash::nana2::dance::D

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Hi all, to get the rear lights apart I need to heat them up, I cant find a heat gun or a hair dryer at the minute. Im sure I read somewhere that you can put them in the oven... Is this correct???

I'm trying to remove the vent on each side of the dash, but it doesn't seem to want to come out! This bit... Now according to the manual it should just have some clips, and by the look of it it should just pull out! Anyone removed them before, any tricks not to break it! TIA Dave

Recently fitted a boost guage, i dont think i have a boost leak but since my idle has dropped to about 650 from about 8 and its cut out twice when cold. It also seems very lumpy when i pull up at lights.