nickz32

If your on 555's they must be running at 90% duty! Get some 740's in sharpish

I know he's no longer working on Z's and hasn't done for a while now

Somehow I have managed to misplace the undertrays the go underneath the intercoolers/leading edge of front wheel arches. I'm after a matching set in good condition (no cracks etc) There is a set on the bay but the seller has repeatedly failed to send me decent quality pictures (ones displayed as horrendously pixelated) Cash waiting Cheers

That's a good point Andrew. I recently came across something that one of the guys in the US has used on his car to ensure subframe alignment stays true. Made by Spoon Racing and available for the 300zx

If your comparing sides of the car, it's relative. If you have a difference with wheels off and suspension is unloaded, that difference will still be there when it's sitting on the ground, and in theory, viva versa.

Take the wheel off and measure from the hub nut to the sill on both sides, that'll give you a definitive answer. If it is off, as you've said, castor will be out

If the battery light is staying on, you need to investigate that issue before moving on. Is the belt in good condition, correctly tensioned and not slipping? What voltage do you read at the battery with the engine running? Is the alternator wiring correctly installed and seated fully?

I'm with sky insurance at the moment, £312 a year, 5000 mile limitation, £15K agreed value all mods declared

Happy birthday fella

It almost looks like it's shrunk

Couldn't agree more. I ended up choosing someone who knew the Haltech really well (they're one of the UK distributors) rather than someone who specifically knew Z's.

October 2013.... Whilst on a chipped Ecu, not the Haltech... Yes, it's been off the road THAT long

While yes it's true there are loads of people running a stock setup with no problems, what I'm trying to get at is how many of those people running a stock setup have an engine failure that could have been prevented if a modern Ecu was installed. My stock engine went pop for due det, I wasn't running any increased boost, just exhaust and intake mods, yet it cracked a ring land on cylinder 6. Would my current Ecu setup have prevented that damage, yes it would because it would have detected either a drop in fuel pressure/high air temps/knock etc etc etc and reacted to it. My Haltech with wideband controller, map sensor, intake air temp sensor, boost solenoid, fuel pressure sensor and oil pressure sensor came in at about £1570 to my door and I fitted it myself, easy job, no harder than installing a boost controller. In hindsight, if I'd spent that money as a first modification, I wouldn't have needed either of my forged builds

Think JoelyP has a TwinZ spoiler

If you're that worried about it, you now know it's not a huge deal to remove the oil cooler. Flush it out completely with brake cleaner and an air line and refit it. Make sure you prime the oil system before your next start up and check the oil level before you fire it up (top up as required) Run it for 3.5k miles or whenever you next oil change is. Pull the cooler and inspect the oil. If it's dead clean compared to the oil you drain out of the engine, you've got a check valve issue. If it matches the engine oil, your all good.

Depends on what you define as up to the job. Can a stock Ecu have its fuelling and ignition timing adjusted to suit performance modifications: Yes Can a stock Ecu monitor knock throughout the entire rev range: No it can't. It only detects knock up to circa 5200rpm. While a mapper can adjust the map to avoid knock whilst on a dyno using a set of det cans, the instant you take off the det cans, there ends your high rpm knock detection. The theory would be that once it's mapped it's safe, but that's ENTIRELY dependant on your car running in the way it ran on the dyno. Anything outside of those parameters, the Ecu was VERY limited capability to adjust to compensate. Can a stock Ecu monitor fuel pressure/ oil pressure/ oil temp/ wideband O2 sensors/ egt sensors etc etc etc that enable finer tuning AND safety functions: No it cant Can a stock Ecu adjust the map and engage safety measures to potentially save the engine should any of those sensor read outside whatever parameters you/mapper decide: No it cant. Please don't take this as me being padantic, that's not my aim. But is the stock ECU fit for purpose to run AND keep safe a 300 hp performance engine..... No. It's not.

Haltech platinum pro plug in. There are others that will do similar to the z, but very few if any are direct plug in. I ran 500rwhp for about 8 months on a custom mapped chip, worked fine in terms of being able to be mapped to give that power, but had 25% of the safety features, which is what ultimately caused my engine to go pop. Lesson learned from my experience, don't fork out £7,000 on a lovely forged engine and then try and protect it with a 30 year old computer!

Yep, I'd be interested in a set of those

I'm pretty sure the only weekend im working in August is the 20th/21st, so I'm up for this. Nice one Howard

Wow that's a project and a half! But well well worth it!

Regardless of the flaws in the add, that ad is worth screen grabbing for insurance valuation purposes. The more cars that appear like that at that price range can only help those of us who have/want high value agreed values on our insurance policy. Throw a handful of those adverts under an insurers nose and pics that show your car is in a more cared for condition, they'd be hard pushed not to agree high values

If your worried about the longevity of a second hand part, you can still get this cross member new from the states https://conceptzperformance.com/nissan-oem-75210-40p60-lower-radiator-core-support-twin-turbo-tt-nissan-300zx-z32_p_6853.php

I know I'd prefer a real carbon part over a skimmed part! Matching cam belt covers and throttle cover would be nice, as would a fan shroud. Carbon pods either side of the clocks would be cool aswell

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