General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I always thought the zeds steering was way to light for a sport gt car, so i had a go and disconnected the hicas ecu and its now alot heavier which i like, I can feel alot more of the road and what the cars doing. :D I was always told the steering might become even lighter with it disconnected...nope. Im thinking about re connecting the ecu BUT looping a switch to the power wire so i can have it both ways light or heavy, light for parking and city driving and heavy for cornering. Whos with me? :D Those of you with hicas bypassed and are fed up with the hicas light on constantly... well its now off too :D added bonus for me.

Hi, My ZED has been cleansed of all unwanted tosh and the vacuum lines are simplified as per the drawing below BUT... with the addition of the Boost Sensor still being connected to the balance bar - which is NOT shown in the drawing below! Is this an error in the drawing - or because I have an AUTO?? :o

Which one of the above would be better for me? I have a NA with 98,000 miles. I'm avoiding anything fully-synthetic as it's probably too thin for an old engine and not sure if it will give any advantages.

My cigar lighter socket is not working, and on the assumption (hope!) that a fuse was blown, tried looking for it but can't find it. Found the ones for the lights etc. but not one that is obviously for this. Does anyone know where it is located? I am of course assuming that there is a fuse for the cigar lighter.

I've been working on the zed and I noticed the battery has been going flat while its not been used. Did a check (ammeter in line with battery +ve) and when ignition is off its still drawing about 0.18A. Is this normal??? Rich

Hello My UK auto TT has been sleeping in my garage since January after breaking down one too many times! Next weekend I am going to fire her up, however this is the problem. last time I drove her after breaking down the engine kept cutting out, at the time I thought it was either a failed PTU or Wet MAF (Apexi!) so replaced the PTU with a working one, and disconnected the MAF, but the engine cuts out. When she dies, you can start her up again no problem then 30 seconds later, it sounds like she is only running a a few cylinders then dies, there is no knocking, ect! I have no consult or data scan about 150 miles from Zed World and the car is not drivable,…

Was it possible to buy a 300zx without a centre brake light? Mine had a blank when I bought it, but I assumed that was just because it had a replacement spoiler, but now I've removed the spoiler there are no wires for a brake light. I assumed they all came with one.

Just made a phone call to Carol Nash insurance after searching threads on here, and have been quoted £139. They are going to ring me back tonight to let me know if they have to increase it slightly because of my alloy's being slightly wider on the back compared to standard wheel's.What do you think the outcome will be, an increase of £100.:rofl:

I've scoured the forum for these basic answers but cannot find what I need to know. 1) Do I have to remove my headlights just to fit some bulbs? 2) On the high beam clip, what is the action to remove it? (pinch the ends together etc?) Been trying for ages but seems stuck! I ordered a set of bulbs for my headlights from ebay which are all H3's which I now know won't fit. as far as I can see, the outer bulbs are H3C's, the inner mains have the H1 3 pin connector, but looking through the lens (as I can't remove either) the ends resemble H3 tips - Do the Jap cars have an adaptor ring and standard H1's will definitely fit? getting majorly p*ss*d off with this …

This is gonna take a while to explain but im sure someone will say i know what it is, Right, around the wheel you have like lets say a protective bit of plastic what run all a way round the wheel but part of the car, what has happend is that its drop down and it had rubbed agaisnt the wheel and techincaly melted it etc. what is it called and were would i get a replacment etc. i dont have a camera at the mo if not i would have taken a pic .

Well I've listed the car for sale, What do you think?? (damn those rear wheels look good!!) http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=130627

Both my targas have been leaking where at front corner of window glass where targa meets roof. Used creaking crack cure then replaced rubbers along edge of targa (at top of door glass) - no improvement. Yesterday went to a classic car show where a Z was on display- spoke to owner who suggested problem may be blocked 'A' pillar rubbers- reckons water runs down inside these ( as well as through drain holes on top of roof). Is this correct and, if so, how do you remove the rubber block at top of 'a' pillar which is attached to the rubber which runs down the 'A' pillar.

my mate has just asked to look at his focus, thermostat, beleive they are on the back of the engine on them? anyway lead me to think where is it on the Z?? im asuming its by the pipe where the temp sensor goes? or isit on the back of engine? just out of curiosity really, nothing wrong with mine (at the mo lol)

Registered users not permitted to sell, sorry

Hi all, I was installing my new HIDs the other day and noticed there's a wire not plugged into a connector: It's located on the passenger side of the engine, right next to the plenum. Can anyone shed any light on what it's for and why it's not connected? Cheers, Brian

Hey all, Anyone know what wheel brand these are? They were on my car when I bought it: Cheers! Brian

As heading says how much would i be looking at to spray a frp bumper in pearl white just lookin to get an idea of cost before i start lookin around I know i should get it blended in but monies tight so just wanted it resembling the rest of the car till i can get it done right was goin to take it off and refit it myself once painted Cheers jim

... Made some great progress today test fitting the new Rad and the additional Autobox oil and engine oil rads as well. Still work in progress but... It all looks pretty good with FMIC taped in place temporarily - I need to do this as I am starting to fabricate the (stillen) bumper to supply enough air to the right places now. Just awaiting delivery from Dan of the BELTS and the injector seal kit and then it will be a case of taking two days off to finish polishing the plenum - lol!!! :nana2: If anyone is interested I can post some pics... :D;) (tease) :slap:

as a just incase option. what are compatible geraboxes and or what needs replacing /swapping over on a box are rb25 boxes the same , how hard would it be to fit another "nissan" box to the z etc etc

Spotted you this morning, i was southbound in my 300. Al.

Well my bodykits will be getting removed, so when it goes back on will need to be a respray on the white. So what i was thinking is if anybody has any good ideas on a colour to change the white 2? I was thinking just staying white and having it a sort of ice white, like a nurinburg vxr or an audi white.. whats your thought?

hi everyone, could someone help me with a bit of advice,what is the difference between the n/a and tt auto boxes,also has anyone get a standard centre rear light lense for sale,thank's for any help.

really is the wrong time for this to happen to me! i have a noise in my z. yesterday while pulling away from a set of lights (sensibly not hard ) i had a bang from under the car. pulled over and couldn't see anything unusual or oil etc so carried on my journey. (gears changing fine etc) well today been doing a little driving around shopping etc and there is a noise that has developed under the car. this only happens in first gear when coasting in gear (clutch in or out) and sounds like a rapid timnny knocking noise! you can feel it through the gear leaver if you push forward and hold it in gear. also if you do a slow gearchange while rolling into 1st the no…

Here are the Winners of this years CLUB AWARDS. 1. BEST STANDARD Z ~ NAF 2. BEST WIDE ARCH ~ JASON FARROW 3. MOST MODIFIED Z ~ JASON FARROW 4. BEST INTERIOR RE-TRIM ~ JEFFTT 5. BEST BOOT BUILD ~ TIZER 6. CLEANEST ENGINE BAY ~ JASON FARROW 7. BEST TECHNICAL ADVICE ON THE FORUM ~ JEFFTT 8. FURTHEST TRAVELLED TO SHOW ~ TULIP 9. HIGHEST ROAD MILEAGE ~ TULIP 10. COMMITTEE AWARD TO THE BEST MODERATOR ~ RICHARD SMITH 11. THE JEROME MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR THE MOST DESIRABLE Z ~ JASON FARROW Very Well done to ALL, well deserved. :cool: