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I liked the post counts as they were helping me to count LOL :x:

Matey, get an aftermarket guage fitted. The old ones are phoo!!

http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=el&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=54&design=default&total=133. That might help a little bud ;)

Welcome aboard buddy!!!!!!!!

Matey, my feelings go out for you as all i and my wife have been surrounded with the big C for the last 5 years. Its dog shit. Keep your chin up matey and keep going!!

PM sent bud!!

YUMMMMMMM :D Just had some LOL

The gasket is next to nothing but if you get it done by a specialist or a garage your talking a days labour easy :eek:

mmmmmmmmmm. will have a look at mine tomorrow bud and try to see whats going on. Who fitted it? and did you disconnect the two origonal plugs on the engine?

:eek: fookin cheap bud!! Hes been a member since 26 Sep 03 and only sold 18 things!!?? and all the feedback is in German. Alarm bells do ring :eek:

Mine went yesterday!!!!!!!!!!! Yippppppppppppeeeeeeeeee!!!

;) anyone??

ARRRRRRRRRRRR, why do this before christmas LOL

Might be coming from the valve cover gasket above. Mines just started to seap and i know its common. Thats a start bud. If it was a normal car, £5 later and 1 hour the jobs done but its a fookin Zed and will take all day. Got to strip off the Plenum etc. ;)

I agree with Greg. Unless money is no option go ahead but then you wouldnt be looking at dogs. Mate is better to save and get a mint one than one you have to play around with. Yes, they all have hidden spooks but start on a positive. If you are mechanicaly minded it helps, cus as i said it can end up a money pit. Get a mint one then the other will end up breaking his and you can get the leather LOL

The eye of the Apache is upon you Dunx :eek: :nono:

MMMMMMMM what dates are we lookin at everyone.

Fook, i'll send it back LOL..............................................jokin by the way. As said above, no wonder FFS and the govenment say they are doin somthing about it. Yer right!!

If it is the bumber its quite nice that!!

Welcome bud, another victim of no money LOL!!!

Have a look at the traders section but you will need to become a subcribed member to get the benifits. Well worth the money matey ;)

Andy, what do you mean by having the speedo sorted properly. Mines a Jap import with a converter from Luke. Is this the right way. If its not how does it effect the HICAS as im suffering from speedo on, speedo off syndrome at the moment :rant: ;) Ive never experianced the HICAS in effect yet. So not sure myself.

You can go through the ECU grommet on the passenger side but it again is a long way round.

Here are a few reasons for the differences of the auto-man questions: Taken from the FAQ section of TT.NET... Does my automatic Twin Turbo really have 20 horsepower less at the flywheel? Yes. I couldn't believe it, based on the performance of the two cars, so I did some research. I found two quotes from books written about the Z: "The four speed automatic was also available in the Turbo but in deference to the auto boxes longevity, the engines power output was cut back to 280bhp by different camshafts and fuel injection maps. Torque remained the same." From: Illustrated DATSUN/DATSUN Sports Car Buyers Guide by John Matras. and: "For various reasons the 300zx Turbo in some versions is rated at 280bhp. This applies to the Japanese market, where the manufacturers have an agreement to limit outputs to 280, to automatic trans models in the US, which have different camshaft profiles and fuel injection settings, and to the European market 2+2 because of its setting for lower-octane unleaded fuel." From Nissan 300ZX - The Enthusiasts Companion by Ray Hutton I asked people I know at Nissan USA and Nissan Japan to confirm the horsepower rating of TT's with automatic transmissions. The response I got from a contact at Nissan USA was: "Aside from minor changes in the ECU, the cam profiles & turbos are also different between the M/T & A/T models. The A/T has 240 degree intake cams & 248 degree exhaust cams (the M/T has 248 degree cams for both intake & exhaust). Also, the A/T uses smaller turbos for more responsive low speed acceleration (the A/R ratio is 0.63 for the M/T & only 0.54 for the A/T). Even with 20HP less, the A/T turbo is capable of beating the M/T turbo to 100MPH." I checked the fiche in the 'DOCS' section: There were always different ECU's for manual and auto cars. The camshafts were always different on the autos until the 1996 model year, and the part numbers changed three times. In 1996, Nissan discontinued the variable valve timing system, and rated the TT engine at 280 HP. The exhaust manifolds (from the cylinders to the turbos) are the same for all years. The turbos were always different (see Nissan USA comment above). They went through two part number changes on the right hand one, and three on the left hand one. The exhaust housings (which attach the pre-cats to the turbos) were different for manuals and autos only from 9/93 to 9/94. The manual and auto had different pre-cats, and the part numbers changed three times from 1989 through 1995. Both cars used the same pre-cat for the 1996 model year. The H-pipe was the same for both manual and auto cars throughout production. The main mufflers were different throughout production - even for the 1996 model year. The auto has a different radiator, to accommodate the need to cool the transmission fluid. There were no part number changes throughout production. From all of the differences in components, it's pretty clear that Nissan did some serious engineering to get the two cars to perform much the same way even though the auto model is down 20 HP. you should be able to work it out from that bird buddy ;)

Will most likely be the switch itself. What i did was test to see if the switch was paying out any voltage with a Fluke. It wasn't at one stage so i then took the switch off the seat and took it apart and cleaned the contacts. Warning: when you open the switch there are alot of fiddly parts and ball bearings to loose so do it it a good tidy space.