Noz

Shooting for four figures. I like it! Twin GTX3076R @ 2.5 bar should see you to roughly 1200bhp. Probably going to need decats.

Mine had 382hp & 326lb·ft at the hubs with 108k on a completely stock engine and was still going strong when I sold it. Spanked up the dragstrip every weekend that car was. There's a Zed on here that ran 700bhp on a stock bottom end in Time Attack last year. I run my stock engine at 1.7 bar on twin GT2870s. When I get the chance, that is :(

VG engine strong like bull. Just like the CA.

Big backfire.... Timing, not overfuelling. Disconnect the ECU temp sensor from a running car and it doesn't produce a "big backfire". Had it happen on my Pulsar at TOTB around hard left corners. Just ran really crap, but it was sort of drivable. Did nothing for my times though, with the AFRs in the low 10s :laugh: So that's another DTC, this time lucky number 13. Who knows, exciting times!!

It's going to be really funny if I'm wrong :laugh: Luckily no one has quoted me so I can delete delete delete :D What if there's a historical DTC 21? We could both be right. Then I would have to kill you.

You don't get an EML, you get a DTC. The only thing that would cause the EML to be illuminated whilst driving his G-reg car would be a faulty ECU or EPROM. On vary rare occasions (twice I think out of all the Zeds I've worked on or supplied chips for) has the EML been due to firmware issues on the chip itself. Mark Derby's car was one of them. If the car backfired and then didn't start it would have been due to the CAS connection and the subsequent mis-timing of the spark, causing the mixture to explode whilst the intake/exhaust valves were open. Dead PTU, no spark, no backfire, just flooding. If he was playing around with the aircon pulley from the top and heard a click whilst the ignition was on, somehow bringing the car back to life and allowing it to fire up, it'll be the CAS. The CAS makes clicky noises. It's the CAS. But yeah, worth looking into the Series 2 PTU that rarely fails and is definitely not the problem here :wack: Just kidding! I'll look like a right idiot if it's not the CAS, won't I? :laugh: Good job it's the CAS.

I think that is the first question I have ever asked on this forum. Someone educate me in cheap Chinese HIDs, I feel like such a NOOB :wack:

If the fans run with the ignition on idle, it's an ECU or chip issue, thought I would check that first with you. The car will run with no chip installed, it just runs the fans constantly and pegs the AFR (Air Fuel Ratio) to an incredibly rich 9.5 to 10:1, causing the car to run like a nail and belch black smoke out of the exhausts. The CAS being disconnected whilst attempting to start it will have left a DTC (Diagnostic Trouble Code) stored in the ECU. It can be checked at a later date, either reading the EML flashes off the dash once in diagnostic mode, or by using a suitable diagnostic tool & software.

Aircon pulley is on there if you spun it :)

They're available for £15 a set on eBay, looking to get a few for my cars. Is there a particular set out there that is of decent quality?

Aircon pulley I'm guessing. Did you knock the connection to the CAS when you heard the click? Edit: CAS = Cam Angle Sensor. Silver/grey sensor on the front end of the nearside exhaust camshaft.

Sexy.

Engine fans :)

If the engine management light came on at all whilst it was running, it's an ECU or chip issue. When you put the ignition on, do the fans run automatically? If not, then I'm going for a faulty CAS or associated loom given the backfire and subsequent trouble with starting. If you can't get it somewhere, or get someone to come to you, all you need is a cheap Consult (Nissan's name for their diagnsotic system) cable and some free software such as Conzult Free or ECUTalk. Alternatively, you can pull the codes immediately by searching for the diagnostic procedure on the forum :)

I think the name Simon means you're a Zed snob :tongue: Funky, just got afternurners & full Veilside kit for my low mileage baby down at Jimmer's :)

It's a Targa Top :)

Coming along nicely :)

Nice looking Zed, saw it had sold on here.

The 300zx IS my hero. Always wanted one from first seeing the quad pipes as a young 'un. My other heroes (within the realms of possibility):

Broadmarsh Circuit. Simple, yet challenging :wack: I think Wheels was the most fun though, back in the day. I once went there in my Sapphire Cosworth, streets lined with people shouting "boot it", "Cosseh", "I love you Noel" etc. Unfortunately, I was running it in at the time, really stupid place to go for that. True story.

I love engine bay front mounts :D It may not look very clever, but that there was the most powerful stock 1809cc CA18DET in the world at the time with 382hp @ hubs. Gary, I think it would benefit any set up over the stock location. Whether or not it would be worth the financial outlay, that is only something you can decide :)

Thought for a moment you had broken the Musso!

Get outta here!

But there's minimal thrill from doing it in an empty car park. Some people find it boring, but drag racing for me gives me a huge buzz. The Need For Speed is strong in this one :D