General Discussions - 300ZX Related

i bought a car for its gearbox [manual conversion]. it was smoking turbo seals gone. the guy said he had stage 2 turbo technics turbos which i have had reconditioned and they were. he also said he had uprated 555 injectors i put them in my car the tops were blue. just wanted to know if theirs anyway of finding out if they are 555 injectors. i have a chipped ecu and a standard ecu im running standard ecu at moment and still runs fine would 555 run as normal on standard ecu. any help appreciated thankyou.

red k reg in garage on a2 today around two-ish near gravesend.

Ok, I'm fairly new on here but I want to get this off my chest. In the short time I've owned a Z I've discovered that there is a shortage of Z specialists out there who are willing and able to take on any major work on the cars. At the moment there are a few people who have proven themselves to be an asset to the club (Jeff among many others) Then there are some who want to take the enthusiasm they have for the car to the next level. These people should be thanked as without them, in the end we will be left with rotting Zeds and a bunch of memories. However, in any learning process mistakes are made. And it's down to the bods who do the work and …

Anyone got one of these fitted? Or should i just been looking at a k&n kit. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-DUAL-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-INDUCTION-SUCTION-KIT_W0QQitemZ370245202096QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item56345570b0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

As above.... Al.

Hi All, done an A/T diag/fault code readings using Conzult and got all these: THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SIGNAL VHCL SPEED SENSOR - A/T TURBINE SENSOR ENGINE SPEED SIGNAL BATTERY VOLTAGE OR FLUID TEMP SENSOR I then deleted all these, took for a drive and all came back?? does all this mean they cant be read by the autobox ecu? they arent very clear like ecu codes? Regards Andy

I'm thinking it's the cambelt service due to it's location and the service record diagrams that I can make out it's all in japanese and can't read it . Any thoughts?

hes a hot potato at the moment this chap... so c'mon then, stand tall all thee who have had thy zed blessed by the zed god and say: 'I have a Jimmer enterprises engine build' ... il start... I have a Jimmer enterprises engine build! :dance:

Who would you reccomend (down south or London way if possible) to do a re bore to 3.2 cryo treat the engine and put all the new forged parts in as well as ugrade the turbos etc?. Also can you help me make a shopping list of what parts I will actually need and where best to buy them from to go stage 3. I sent an e-mail to z1 a few days ago and have not had a reply yet. I was thinking of buying the 800+ HP pack from them its just under $20K or would you stay 3.0 and go for the 700HP pack? Or can I get the help I ned from someone who knows there stuff here in the UK? Any comments much appreciated

can anybody p.m me groovers number? He`s buying a plenum off me and tommorrow is working near me, would be nice to save him postage costs.

I was walking to the Tesco's by Hampden park station crossing at lunch today. Makes mine look like a wreck! Was a Jap spec J-reg and had a high level spoiler. Very clean

Hi, Im thinking of buying either the 6 Pot Dash Pod MK1 or Pillar Pod. My question is how much work is involved in fitting either of these? Do you need to cut the dash or anything/ Also do you use mechanical or electrical gauges in a Z? I drive a non turbo so are there enough gauges to use the 6 Pot Dash Pod MK1? Any help appreciated!

Today i decided to de-carrotise my front indicators and relocate my sidelights and after putting them back in i tried the indicators and the o/s was flicking too fast as tho a bulb had blown, so i tried an old one and still the same? so after taking them all back out again and putting back together i now have no indicators, not even on the dash? wtf is going on:cry:

Found this tread over on sxoc some good suspension bits for sale .http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=425713

Funki si's favourite car is still not sold................... :tongue: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-300ZX-TWIN-TURBO-WIDE-BODY-FERRARI-STYLE-AWSOME_W0QQitemZ230374677267QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item35a3669b13&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Hi guys, finally decided to try get my Z back on the road thanks to selling my Calibra :) Anyway quick question their are two wires 1 on each cat im assuming these are the cat temp sensor's? and if they were to be removed they shouldnt affect the running of the car? Thanks Rob.

For those attending JAE this Saturday (Tomorrow), please consider use unfortunate ones that are spending the day at work! I personally will be spending all day tomorrow (10 hours) stuck in front of this PC here at the test centre, so if anyone wants to upload any pics it would be appreciated to 'keep me going' until I can be there on Sunday :cool: Have a great day tomorrow (and those of you camping overnight tonight as well) and hope to 'meet & greet' some of you Sunday :dance::dance:

As above, anyone got an ecu wiring diagram, the one on the online service manual cuts off some of the pins and colour of wires.

Christ time has come round quickly! Z's MOT is actually due at the end of the month, but I'll be in the USA then, so having it done today. Have covered a mere 6,000 miles since last MOT....and since then have fitted yet more new parts. Hoping all should go well. Passed last year with no problems, if there is anything that's wrong with it this year, it'll be minor.

How does this work? If you were going to do a engine swap how does this affect the insurance? Lets say i had a big bhp VG engine insured how would the price compare with a insurance company on a engine swap? Is it more difficult to insure? I am currently with Adrian Flux i am sure they would insure a engine swap but at what price who knows. It may even be cheaper as it may be classed as a kit car. Who knows. I have no idea how insurance companies see and work with engine swaps. Can someone shed some light on this please.

We are now set up and ready to go. Big thanks to Kim and Shrek for heading down last night the BBQ is alive and your free food is waiting:cool:

As I'm now between jobs and have as much money as an Ethiopian camel herder. I'm looking at tackling this myself. so what's the best way forward as you can see the last owner has had a VERY poor attempt and has overspray everywhere

Many of you will already be aware that I sold my car recently. Still shocked that I have actually allowed myself to let it go. :cry: I honestly thought it was going to be with me until I kicked it LOL. Anyway, after some long thought, I have decided to step down as Club Secretary. I just feel that without the car, my interest and commitment wouldn’t be the same as it once was and that just wouldn’t be right and fair on the rest of the members. Time for someone else to have a stab! :D I will still be a member of the club, just won’t be as active as I once was. I have made some really good friends here and hopefully that will continue in the future. For those of you w…

Saw it Thursday at around 1pm. Looked pretty nice. UK-spec. Stock looking apart from the wheels.

A bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' type of question this but thought I'd give it a go. Having had the Z for a coupleof months now, I've noticed that it has OFF and ON days. On an ON day, it is smooth as silk, refined and well sorted. Drives very sweetly. On an OFF day, the engine sounds gruff, the gearbox seems to clunk between changes, and the car vibrates at speed. Generally, it doesn't sound or feel healthy. As far as I can tell, there is no relationship to the weather (i.e. damp/dry/hot) and no relationship to it being cold or warmed up. Any ideas what it could be? The performance is about the same in both moods.