Quavey

BMW do a 3.0 twin turbo diesel, uses one small turbo and one large, quite clever. (where was on their 3.0 twin turbo petrol they use two small turbos like on the ZX) IIRC 272bhp in standard trim, but being a diesel it can be made more powerful very easily, simple ECU remap and another 30-40 bhp can be obtained from it i believe

i'll just take a loan out for the fuel... Might well come if im in the country :)

depends on the smoke, little puff of black smoke when given some greif is just removal of a bit of carbon build up. Blue smoke when started from cold is normally worn injectors providing the wrong fuel/air mixture.... When i was at school one firm that ran the school bus service used from 25 y/o + scrap heaps. Hole place would be covered in a blue haze for 5 minutes after they were started. Diesel technology has evolved amamzingly in the last few years, had a go in an 07 reg BMW 320d the other day, not far of performance wise from my 1998 323i I had. Quite amazing. Petrols are beginnging to follow suit, BMW has just started fitting Direction injection systems (and turbos) to some of its petrol line up. The difference in economy and performance is staggering. Current 530i manages an output of 272BHP a 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds whilst returning an average of 37.7 mpg. (those figures are for the automatic version!)

i paid £4500 for somthing very similar.... But mine had aftermarket alloys, exhaust, induction kit, BOV, turbo timer and remote central locking Series 1 Jap Import, 12 months MOT just serviced. Mine also had just had all the pipework on the cooling system replaced, new PTU and new heater matrix

I'm pretty sure reveresing lights and front fogs are "optional" as it were We had a Discovery, its reversing lights never worked, and was never pulled up in MOT's.... The rear fog is the only mandatory one i believe. But that could be year based, similar to cataytic convertors and side repeaters, i think if its before 1978 then the car doesnt have to have them... or somthing like that :) Another useless piece of information brought you by Quavey

oh aye, i had forgotten about that ;) JK, I'll be there... Armed with a ball cannon for the fun factory!

Hell, we got a Me Myself and Irene going on here!

I'll be there, hopefully with large brakes attached;.... or in the boot lol

20, not had my zed long

mines got 10 months and im already worried about it :( ah well, lets see if it still starts in 10 months!

i dont have an overdraft, for that very reason i would just spend the bloody thing. No credit cards either, just a debit lol

that will mean a UK Z32 (a twin turbo 2+2 targa :) ) My 300zx is the best thing i ever bought, just such a pitty there is so much to improve... the costs are never ending! I was in the same boat as you, young trying to insure one. Try swinton, they were the best for me.

might be cat overheat? Mine does it from time to time

just done a proper check, now i know what that HUGE ASS red switch does lol.... Can't believe i didnt work that out on my own... ah well. Only one is connected, the other is cut :s remedy that in time lol Thanks guys, spot on as ever

ah ha... cheers, that might be the issue then. I thought there were only ment to be one on each side... How stupid of me. I should really have checked, ah well get some at the weekend!

I have one on either side of the vehicle, (far left and far right tail light lense) and what appears to be three bulbs in the spoiler. Looks like three but i cant be totally sure!

No rear fogs mate, all the light up as they should, and I dont have any LED conversions on it. All very strange... Well im glad it shoudlnt have any rear fogs, that clears some confusion up!

Thanks guys, all the brake lights work (including the spoiler mounted one) So its not bulb failure, or being wired up strangly. I did wonder if it was a relay, needs some attention anyway as its very annoying. Glad all is (almost) normal, just reading that comparisons sheet is lists the JDM cars having rear fogs in the centre panel :-s But thats gotta be wrong, just has 4 clear lights.... Now to the buzzing....!

My Zed has an interesting light set up, just wondering if this is normal. I've had a look on the "jap vs US vs Europe" list and then had a long look at my lights, and mine doesnt match! When I turn the fog lamps on, (main switch, i.e the rotary one is of) the dash lights come on, and what i presumed were the tail lights along with the fog lamps (front lights in the bumper) When the rotary switch is turned to the first position (with the foglamps of) we get dash lights, tail lights and a very dim bulb in foglamp is illuminated In the second position as above with head lights. (smaller lense in the main "bonnet" light) Then full beam works fine from the indicator stalk. The car doesnt appear to have any rear fog lamps, they are ment to be in the centre panel on the rear i belive BUT all i have is four reversing lights?! (is that a UK centre panel?) Indicators are all fine, but the front indicators in the lower bumper have a compartment behind which i assumed was for side lights, but there now appears to be two bulbs in fog lamps in the front bumper?! All on top of this when any lights are illuminated (except brake and reversing) there is a high pitched buzzing from the rear of the car. When the brake lights are illuminated a warning light comes on labelled "lights" on the left hand side of the lower dash. I always assumed this was a self check for the brake lights, but now im not so sure. (didnt old mini's used to do that??) Is this correct, or has somone rewired my car back to front LOL

im going to be coming, but with some friends from a local club (for local people, nothing for you here!!!) but with other, dirty jap crap. No clean ZX's other than mine haha, but i'll keep a beady eye out for others :)

And i subcontract to EDS, to fix shoddy cat5 and fibre cabling in prisons from time to time!

ah right thanks guys, sorry i didnt explain my self very well there... Cheers!

the back seats work really well for shopping bags... one in each "arse depression" Other than that they are a bit pointless!

Just been looking on the "US vs Japan vs Europe" comparisons list. Does anyone know what the crack is with this restrictor, is it a major issue on jap cars??, just wondering if i should look at having it removed... Thanks Chris

make a block to go under the accelerator, so its not possible to floor it.... Sensible (ish) road car.... Track time, remove said block and call an ambulance :) Maybe that idea only works in my ruined head after work...!