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So why does it start to smoke when decat? Why does less back pressure cause this?

Don't know if mine is a series 2, how do I tell if It is 1 or 2?

Thanks all, now I can see them I will get rid of them. I've heard that it can give a 10% increase in power!

Thanks, I think I can see them now. Is it a 3 way cat system?

Probably a stupid question, where are the cats located on the exhaust system? I have looked at it and can see there are 3 parts to it, down pipe, mid and rear. Which section has the cat?

Well it seems that people are getting differant data from differant sorces. Eveything I have read online and in various offline material says that the Jap's are limited to 280bhp because of their laws and the UK's are 300bhp at least the 92 model anyway. So, now I am more confused than ever.

Jap laws restrict cars to 280bhp, that includes skylines evos rx7's infact any jap car. UK cars dont have that restriction. I guess 300bhp was a nice round figure?

Wrong. UK spec TT manual is 300bhp.

UK spec TT manual =300bhp Jap spec =280bhp

Just out of interest is anyone going to the above this Saturday to the legal "cruze"?

I had the same problem a few weeks ago, I bled the clutch system and all sorts of crap came out of it. Let it settle in the bottle and there were two differant fluides one floating at the top it was green. Flushed it all out and its working fine now.

Escort 1.3L MK3, X reg. Escort XR3i, D reg (Got nicked off drive.) Escort RS Turbo, G reg, Mercury grey, 190bhp. (Got nicked off a car park). Rover 216 G reg 300ZX TT

How many litres of oil will I need to replace the engine oil?

Point taken.

Found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2424132383&category=18238 THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN IMPORT AND UK CAR, a uk car comes with full specification, including all the electrics, leathers (optional on jap car, so most have cloth interior). the jap import twin turbo had the same brakes as the uk non-turbo. this is due to all jap cars being restricted to 110mhp to comply with japanese laws. As the cars in uk are restricted to 155mph you get better brakes. jap cars also come with H speed rated tyres unless aftermarket. most uk high power cars have Z speed rated tyres. the jap use smaller ceramic turbos which spool up faster. UK cars use alu blades that can take more boost. jap cars usually have KMH clock and not MPH. if the radio is the standard nissan one then the jap radio will have to be replaced because of different radio frequencys. Jap imports have higher insurance costs. im 23 and paying just over £800 fully comp in a med to high rated crime area (i was 22 when i got it insured). i was quoteed nearly twice that when i was looking at buying a jap import. a quote on my dads name was under £450 fully comp. UK cars have a checkable service history. jap cars dont unless you are fluent in japanese and dont mind paying international call charges calling people up to comfirm that the information like mileage and service hitory is correct. parts can be more expensive on imports as even though the engines look the same, the parts are different. you may find you need to wait for part to be ordered from japan at extra costs for shipping and time payed by you. you can not get parts from nissan dealers and will have to find specialist dealers, who dont usually dont have stock of everything you need. the jap imports come with plastic headlight lens whilst the UK car has glass. you will also have a higher resale value on a UK car as they hold value better than a jap import.

Oh, and i'm fully comp.

Hi Welsh. I have a UK TT and the body work is perfect! I had some welding to the sill which cost me 45 notes but thats all. I have leathers and a manual box which is much better than the Jap auto. My insurance cost me £760 (10 month bonus exceleraror) from Elephant.co.uk I have zero no claims bonus and 27 years old. My opinion is to go for the UK spec if you can find a good one.

I pay £760 for 10 month with bonus accelerator. I am 27 with clean licence, I dont have any no claims bonus on the car, use for social domestic and pleasure. With Elephant.co.uk .

MAC 1, how much work is involved in changing to 360 thrust bearings? I say this because I am running at higher boost and dont want my turbos to give up. I have had the car for 3 months now and am still on a big learning curve so sorry if the question is stuped. I want to improve the safety of the engine before I start increasing the power any more, I will start with adding BOV's followed by replacing the superchip ecu with a JWT.

I didnt watch the show, glad too. So, did they have the z32 on, or was it the older z?

I have a Uk spec TT and want to change the passenger seat from the standard to the electric jap seat. Will I have to change the rail that the seat attaches to? If anyone has done this before any suggestions would be great.

Well, I have been using Optimax for a few days now and thought i'd let you know how I got on. I can tell you that I have noticed a definate reduction in power as apposed to reg unleaded. Don't know why this is. I have read in these forums that the ECU has to "adjust" to the new fuel, any ideas?

I did a search and all I found was this http://www.300zx.co.uk/links/SENissan.htm I dont know anything about SE, so any information would be helpful.

Thanks, will look into changing the chip. Do you have a web address for SE, don't know who they are.

I bought my first Z 3 months ago and am still on a big learning curve as to what the engine is capable of. It has had the ecu reprogramed by superchips and it has 2 bleed valves to up the boost. The boost guage hits the +14 when I boot it, I dont know if that is a acurate reading. Anyway, I noticed it was pinking just a little when driven hard it very hot weather, so was wondering if optimax would help out, i'll give it a try. If this fails I've been told water injection helps prevent pinking, any suggestions on this?