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Does any one elses car drive like a bitch when its cold? I know that when its cold outside and the engine is cold, its actually tricky to drive smoothly. The high revs make it nearly impossible to drive slowly. Infact I have got to 25mph with not touching the accelerator at all.

All ideas are welcome. Its not any flap or gaurd catching, its a deffinate thud or clunk, you can feel it in the floor. It may be the spring, Im thinking something on the suspention.

HICAS is the 4 wheel steering system on the ZX. When it comes on its 95% of the time it just means the steering fluid is low. Top it up and the light should go off. Stuart

What I am saying is with the oil is, as long its a known good grade oil you put in your car and not some make you never heard of. Castrol, Mobil, Helix and other major brands of oil all say they are the best, and for me are all good enough for the Z. Not thier basic oils but their advanced oils. Dont go for oils you never heard off and not made for performance engines. Stuart

The reason why its a Russ Stuart thread, is that we are sad enough to be sitting at our computers at 2am in the morning with our finger on the refresh button. :D

All that money spent on the car and it looks like a NA.

As long as it is good quality I dont think it makes too much of a difference. People change the oil every 3000 to 4000 miles so its not in there long enough to worry about. I used to use Moble Full synth 0-40 but my engine had a knocking noise. I changed to semi synth 15-50 and my engine is a lot quieter. Always use full synth or semi synth oil. People say that you should only use full synth, but considering that it wasnt avaliable when the Z was released. I think the only thing that matters is use good quality not cheap stuff, and change regularly.

Well it was the Stuart and Russ thread untill you butt in :D But even then its still a Stuart and Russ thread :D

Did you know you can stuffen the rear suspention by lifting the brake lever up 1 click.

Glad you got a good one. I hear that the 2+2 are not common in the US and 2+2 TT are nearly unheard of. I remember taking to another American online and he was jealous of us owning 2+2 Twin Turbos. Any reason you have been reading UK bike mags too? Are they better or do they not focus on US bikes as much. ? Speak to you soon Jim. Im off to bed. I have work tomorrow, bloody football (Soccer to you ;))

Hello and welcome to the mad house. You had your Z long, you a new Z owner or are you just new to the forum? Have you been reading some of the posts or have you just dived in? :D Just noticed you are from the States :D. As you can tell we are the UK ZX group but all are welcome. We have had people from Belgium, Holland and Cyprus to name a few and the odd person from the US. Do you know of http://www.twinturbo.net? Its the US version of us. I think they are having an upgrade at them moment so thier site may be a little slow. I find there are too many people on that forum though and its hard to get to know people because there are thousands of regular users. Here there are about I would guess 100 regular so its easier to get to know people. :D You may not get too many replies at the moment cos it 2am here in the UK :D Stuart.

Just read about your sound system. I know a few people who have turned thier boot into a sound deck almost. Put a laminate board in the boot to make it all level and put speakers and amps in it. Check bobs ride :D http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/bob/

K reg 1992 which that Grey Z on that Autotrader looked like.

One last post before I goto bed. If I was you I would go for that grey UK Manual Z. Its K reg, which is a series II and has a few things corrected that went wrong on the earlier Z's and a few improvments, like the AC is more controlable. Plus they say stay away from the first year Z's. Bye! Struart

ALL UK Z's are T-Top Twin Turbo 2+2 There are hard top versions but I have never seen one in the flesh. As for the body flex, I think like all cars it will be there and I think that the flex will be a hell of a lot more if it was just open top like some of the Supras are. That is why I think they went for T-Top, plus front strut bars are not that expensive and compliment the car well I feel. As for the strength, I downloaded a large vid from the net of a US meeting, with them driving round country roads, not racing just driving and meeting up some where. They has CB's to keep in touch and the car with the camera got a message saying that there was an accident further up where they where heading and people should turn back. The driver was very worried that it was one of thier group members that crashed and drove up to see. Strangely enough it was a Z that had crashed but not a member of thier group. The camera person got out and filmed the wreckage, no one was in the cars at the time, and both the Z driver and the driver of the other car where fine and released from hospital the next day, so there is good news. My point is coming :D. The Z was upside down and looked to have slid a long way upsidedown too. The A pillar was crushed, as you would expect from 1.5 ton car on it, but the B pillar which as you may know is the one slightly behind you which is also the pilar there the back of the T-Tops are joined, was not crushed, that is why the driver survived with little injury. It acted like a rollbar, and I wont be surprised if it was designed as a rollbar too. Also not, only a few days to a week ago a memeber on here had an accident and he says that the Z protected him. I have also read a review between a Supra and 300ZX from a guy in the US who owns both of them. He said where performance he cant tell and where one car is slighty better at one thing the other is another. He also said that he crashed his Z on a track at over 100mph and walked away from it. He also said he feels that he would have been worse off if it happend in the Supra. Of course this is speculation, because he may just be over praising the Z because he got away scott free. May point is........... I forgot now I have been babbling on so long :D Oh yeah, seen loads of 3000GT round our way and I am sure one keep wanting me to have ago. Went round a sharp corner today with me on the out side and him on the inside. I didnt see him, only noticed it when he swirved over my side cos he over cooked it. 4WD and 4WS. Hahahaha, Shit driver more like :D Stuart

Thought of another reason why to get a Z not a 3000GT. http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/images/nissan/300zx_4.jpg T-Bar. Driving with the roof off in summer. :D

I was looking at a 3000GT when I was looking for a car. I went for the Z because I think it looks nicer, but every ones taste is different thank god. The only think that I would change on my Z is the front bumper to a 99 spec one which looks a lot nicer. I think that the Z suites a wing too, but I dont like the aluminum ones. A part of me wants one but most of me will think I look like a prat with one on. May be because I see Corsa's and Punto's with them on round here and they look sooo funny. :D Anyways back to the 3000GT. I hear they are not that east to modify either, and the 4WD system means it loses a hell of a lot of power through the drive train. I looked at Dyno's, not of a 3000GT but of other 4WD cars, Skylines R-33 and R-34 and Mitsu EVO's too. They all produced about 200-210bhp at the wheels stock. I was shocked. That means it loses between 80-100bhp throug the drive train. A Z will lose between 50-20 through the drive, depending on age, and gear box and any other mods like lightend flywheel. If you want to look at wings, http://www.zcentre.co.uk/spoilers/spoilers.shtml Nice selection here if you havnt seen it. Stuart

As I am typing this you are probably typing another reply :D The 2 seaters are only quicker because they are lighter. a foot or so of chassis and prop shaft can weigh a substantial amount. As for being a handy mechanic, it helps but not as much as you think on a Z. Yes the oil change, brake pads and discs, radiator and may be a few of the bushes are not hard to do, but some more major things I wouldnt even dream of doing. Only a few years ago my and my dad stripped a Metro down completely, resprayed it, rebuilt the engine after polishing the head and re-sitting the valves and tuned it perfectly. No I wouldnt even dream of attempting getting anywhere near the head. :confused: You seen a Z engine yet? Stuart

Mine beeps like you said with yours when one of the doors are not shut. It could be simple as one of the door sensors, boot or bonet sensors are not working. Could just be a wire fallen off. Stuart

That is true, you could be saving loads on the £1,000 Z, and as you said intercoolers are easy to get hold of. AndyZ breaks Z's so if needed you could get some from him, and there are people here who know where to get good uprated intercoolers. If you are really thinking about getting the £1,000 Z get an RAC man to look at it. It may cost a few hundred, but its better than buying it then finding out the chassis needs jigging, the steering rack is buggerd and the wheels are buckled. I think you should try get a quote soon. Dont waste your time looking for a Z then find that an import is too expensive. Find out what you can afford first the go out an look for one. When I was looking for a Z when I was 20/21, a Jap import NA was more expensive than a UK TT to insure and a Jap TT was nearly twice as expensive. As for modding, I think that you will be more than happy with the power at first but after a year or so you will want to be experimenting. Please drive the car for a year or so before you start modding. Going from a pug to a Z TT is one thing but going to a modded Z TT is an even bigger leap. Also with the modding comes the increase in insurance. When I declared my Mongoose exhaust, which was on my Z when I got it, the insurance went up over £100, and my APEX'i induction made it go up another £100. :eek: Terrible isnt it. If a exhaust and induction which only adds about 5-7% increase in power if that, adds over £200, I dont want to know what a boost increase and chip will do to the insurance which will add another 70-80bhp. That is why I am putting the boost increase and chip on hold till I find out the damage for it :( Stuart

Me again Russ. :D Noticed a post on the for sale section about you wanting pics of a car. We have a rides section on here with peoples cars on. Have a look. http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides Here's my rides with its squashed up pictures :D http://www.300zx.co.uk/rides/srrae/ If you save the pics on your Hard Drive then open them there they will be the right size :D Stuart

Sorry Russ. I was only having a joke. I dont think you would have seen my edit of the post before you replied. :D If you read it again, it was due to a bad past experiance. :D How much you looking to spend on a Z? Forgot to mention milage. Very open milage. You can geta 91 import with 50,000miles on the clock. However you can get 91 imports with 100,000miles on the clock. My ones a UK and I have over 157,000 miles and still purring. :D I thought it was all original and I gloated about it on a regular basis. :D But after getting my clutch changed I was told by the mechanic that my turbos are new and that the gearbox has been rebuilt. :confused: You can imagine my suprise when I was told, cos I have been expecting my turbos to go any min and a gear box with 157,000 miles in is getting on a bit too. I wouldnt be surprised if my car has had a rebuild too. Stuart

The simple answer to this is have a ride in a TT if you can. I cant see any reason why the TT handling would suffer because its a TT. If anything I would think that Nissan put better suspention on the TT. 2 seaters are said to handle better at slower speeds and 2+2 seaters are said to be better at higher speeds. I dont know the specs of a NA too well but I think the 0-60 is about 6.5-7 seconds isnt it? TT range from 5.2 to 5.6. On average over a second faster. I dont know about MPG too to be truthful. I think Nissan said in the stats that I have read somewhere that the MPG difference is only 1 or 2 more. However when I asked someone on here a few years ago I was laughed at, which makes me think that the NA does more than 1 or 2 mpg more than the TT. I think that you will be surprised at the difference in power and speed. I have heard many a tale on the Twinturbo.net site of people having a NA and when they finally get a go in a TT selling up and buying a TT because they where so surprised at the difference. Stuart

Problem with buying a damaged Z is you dont know what else is damaged. If its just panels fine but the chassis could be bent, the intercoolers could be smashed, the steering or suspention could be damaged, you just dont know. 2+0 is a Japanese import thus more expensive to insure. About 80% of Z's Automatic so finding a manual is rare and. I think all of them have climate control. When you say you are a person who overtakes and gets flashed, are you the type of person who overtakes and just sits infront of the car you have just taken? Pisses me off when I am a line of traffic, which may be going slower than the speed limit, but not much, I'm leaving a safe gap between me and the car infront then some twát comed behind me pushes thier way in just for 1 car length. That pisses me off and I will blind them till the bugger off. I also can tell these people and when I see them pull out, they will see the gap infront of me quickly close up untill they have no where to go :D Also if Im driving at the limit and some twat is up my arse and over takes cos they want to do 80 in a 60, again I will drive up thier arse and I will blind them. However its a straight forward overtake with no cars infront of me and not driving like a mainiac, no probs. :D What type of person are you ;) Ooooooooo. Sorry you hit a chord there with me. Bad memories of driving home from the Rally a few weeks ago, with me having to slam my brakes to stop some twat Subaru driver hitting me as they forced their way into a gap not big enough for them. However they didnt like it when the roads went to dual carrageways and I left them in my dust.! :D How much have you got to spend? Stuart

Goto http://www.play.com They are giving one away as a prize to celibrate the release of Back To The Future box set. ;) Also I belive that the yellow Z is supposed to be the worlds most expensive Z. Stuart