General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Finally managed to strip away the original wires from the connector block on the steering column today to re-fit the cruise control button panel which is now soldered straight in. I've sorted a place to fit the CC buttons which will look flush fitting and factory. Plugged the CC ECU back in and it all works as it should. The only problem being is that if I select cancel, or turn it off (without turning off the master switch) the revs will stay at just under 1800rpm. If I turn the system off completely, then eventually it returns to a normal idle speed. Is there just need for adjustment of the tension on the butterfly? CC cable has more slack than the norma…

hello everybody let me pick your brains i put in 1.2mm jets in made no diffance to car i did not put chip in yet i thought it should have made some diffance am i wrong

What products have people used to bring the dash back to former glory? I dont want a 'just painted' look

Finally got these fitted after I received them from W1NG gawd knows how many months/years ago! Got a new set of vents from Baz and drilled them into the covers, then spent ages carefully filing down the edges until the covers fitted into the indentation around the stock vents. Re-fitted the daylight sensor and hey presto. Not a perfect job but I do like the look - I have carbon fibre-look B-pillar covers too. Fingers are full of plastic splinters! :smw:

Grey Z coming through Tideford towards Plymouth 3pm ish 11/09/09

Hi i need some advise as i have just replaced both my turbos as the bearings on the left one had collasped. Got the engine back in and running now and started getting noise from the left hand one again. Been running for only a day to clear out all the crap in the system and then just started getting the grinding noise on the left side. Just had the downpipe off and same problem again the bearings are collasping and this was a good recon turbo with no freeplay when fitted. Im thinking there must be a problem with oil feed to that side but not sure where to start. Ive got one more turbo left which was the good one off the right side and need to sort it this time.…

Now lives in Berlin :( Probably the only Z i would have truly loved. Never realised it was for sale, gutted i missed the opportunity to buy. Damn :(

I know most of you are at JAE this weekend but for the ones who cant go whats jobs are going to be done to the Z? Ive got to sort my O2 sensor out, fit my new delrale autobox cooler. If that all works ok which it wont lol ill start taking the plenum off to replace the knock sensor lol Andy

Well driveing on the way to work last night,and ten mins into my trip smoke started comeing out of the dash and threw my vents and down by my feet,so pulled over,opend the door and notice water running looked under the car and noticed it was not comeing from the engine,it was dripping from my seal,then notice the carpet on the drivers side and pass were a bit wet,so with all this i take it that it will be my heater matrix that has gone,and if so i take it my dash is going to have to come out to get to it :mad: and all this after ive just fitted my new stereo :mad: so a wee ? is this hard to sort and how much would a part like this cost???

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.