Sandeep

i think (in vic) you're only allowed one intake mod (so you can choose one out of pod, larger front/side mounts, bigger throttle bodies, bigger turbos etc). but also it's an epa violation if the pod is an oiled filter (eg K&N) whereas a dry filter (A'Pexi etc) is legal as long as you comply with the 1 intake mod rule.

have you done a boost leak test?

hmmm... not too sure about performance. took a quick look at the NA section on here, i see power figures of around 100-110rwkw with the usual mods (intake, extractors, exhaust etc) for the skylines. for the n/a zeds expect 120rwkw stock (this would be for a mint zed with perfect compression). most of the na zeds on our forum are around 130+rwkw mark with basic mods (exhaust, pod etc) most powerful one on our forum is 155rwkw owned by a guy in melbs, he takes his car to the same mech as me (most of the melbourne zed owners go to Joe Imbesi). that was with a full exhaust (including extractors), pod, larger throttle bodies, head porting and a retune. I'm pretty sure he's running stock cams and bottom end is also stock, but again, this car has perfect compression. some of the guys in the US claim to be putting out 200rwkw in their NA zeds... to get this figure you're looking at big $$$$$. it'd be alot cheaper to rebuild a VG30DETT to stock spec and swap that in. most of the 18 year old zeds out there will be low on compression (same with any old car i guess). A mint VG30DE (stock CR is 10.5:1) should show close to 185psi with a minimum reading of 135psi. Also, anymore than a 15psi difference between cylinders= walk away. not too sure about the supra but i think both honda's are 147kw at the flywheel...

i'd agree to a degree with what charizma said, alot of the zed's that come in aren't treated right. but you can't rule out the 300zx all together just because a few are bad. you're looking for an NA 2+2.... the australian delivered 300zx's were all NA 2+2's. Benefits of buying an aussie delivered model are that you're more than likely to get genuine k's. my NA z32 is an import, odo reads 145,000km... considering my zed is now 17 years old i find it hard to believe that it's only averaged 8500km per year, obviously it's been wound back. You're less likely to get this with aussie delivered zeds, and you can always ask for service history to back it up. Power wise the NA zed puts out 160kw and around 270nm stock. with regards to basic bolt on mods i'd say it may even respond better to the pod filter, exhaust, catback etc compared to the r33... not 100% sure on this though but i'd guess the extra capacity would help... don't flame me if i'm wrong though. 0-100km in roughly 7ish seconds and good for about a 15sec pass at the drags. common misconception is that zeds overheat, engine out to change the seats lol etc... admittedly yes the engine bay is cramped, even in NA form. that's what you get with a quad cam v6 engine but i've never heard of a well maintained zed overheating. the cooling system needs to be well maintained on any car but on a zed, with the cramped engine bay you really need to ensure that your cooling system is pressure tested and is in good nic. before i started my mods, the first thing i did was get the radiator flushed and rodded, replaced the thermostat and waterpump (part of the 100k service- which is another thing you should do when you buy a zed... unless you can prove it's been done, do the 100k service) and i also replaced my upper and lower radiator hoses. my cooling system is perfect and i've done deca through SAU and a few other track days and i've never overheated, temperature stays rock solid. so the myth that the z32's are overheaters is just bs. if your budget is 15-16k you'll get a very nice zed, probably mid 90's. standard features on my '90 z32 are things like electric/folding mirrors, electric seats, electric windows, climate control. a mid '90's zed will have things like ABS and airbags standard... remember these cars sold for 80k plus... so i've got features in my '90 z32 that my friends vt commo doesn't have lol best advice for you is to join up to www.aus300zx.com if you are interested, you can read and ask for advice. the guys there are very helpful, just like the guys on this forum. we all share a passion for the cars so we're all willing to advise anyone. admittedly, i am quite biased to the z32... i've owned mine now for just over a year. thing that attracted me to the z32 was the fact that you don't see too many people driving them, if you do join aus300zx.com, you'll see we only have about 4000 members. very small compared to SAU or NS. also if you sit in another '90's nissan you'll notice that the Z32 was a very different place to sit inside, it was a much more expensive car at the time and it shows. also IMO, even after 17 years i think it still looks damn fine. only thing that makes it look old is the stock front bar but if you replace that with something like the '99 300zx front bar it completely updates it. aftermarket parts market is good for the 300zx. not as good as the skyline because after all these years people are starting to forget about the z32, there's more money to be made making bodykits for civics. but you're in sydney so you've got Unique Autosports (www.nismo.com.au) . There's also places like www.ttzed.com, www.perthzperformance.com, www.cazracing.com.au. and with the dollar being so good atm, check out www.conceptzperformance.com , www.z1motorsports.com and www.specialtyz.com . also the z32 has support from nissan australia because it was australian delivered so you can get parts from them too but all the suppliers i listed above can often do better prices than nissan. my advice would be to test drive each of the cars you're interested in. if you do need a pre purchase inspection on a zed, give Unique Autosports a call. Also try Autotech as they deal with zeds also. hope this is of assistance to you, sorry about the long post but. sandeep

i used dandy exhaust too. they made my front pipes and fitted my metalcats and service/price was good.

Hey guys and girls. this is really late notice but I've found out about a private skidpan session at DragTag tomorrow morning. the price is 55 dollars for the session and it's private (limited to 20 cars) so you'll definately get your money's worth. If you'd like to come let me know. again sorry about the lateness but I figured since we're short a few people I'd post up here to see if anyone wants to come along... dragtag address: 20 Ainslie Road Campbellfield If you are coming try and be there by 10:30am for an 11:00 start and the best thing... FREE FOOD So hopefully I'll see some of you guys there Sandeep

Does this help? http://www.twinturbo.net/ttnetfaq/FAQpages/stall.html It seems alot of the 300zx guys out there had problems with pod filters. Basically the link explains that by putting a thinnish strip of duct tape on one side of the pod it disrupts the air flow allowing the AFM to get a better reading. Try this first and see if it makes a difference. Hope this helps!

I'm happy with 39th. Was my first time and I knew that my car wasnt as quick as the rest. Hopefully next time I'll try get into the top30. Might have to get some better tyres.

This was really well organised. I'll definately be there next time. Hopefully competing but otherwise I'll be happy to help out.

Thanks. You took some good vids of me and Baxter driving the Z. Thanks for that. The aus300zx members will be pleased. I also linked to vids of Ben, who is one of the aus300 forum moderators, driving the burgundy jspec imports R33.

Was my first time but I will definately come back. The most fun I've had driving. Looking forward to the pics. I'll post up a link to the pics on www.aus300zx.com so the guys can see Baxter thrashing my car and me babying it. Was nice to meet some of the guys and thanks for those who offered their help when my car started putting out white smoke from the exhaust. Thankfully it just a common problem with the Zeds, The PCV is located in a bad spot so on right hand turns all the oil sloshes around and it burns. Looking forward to the next one. Hopefully Snowman can organise for some spots for some of the aus300zx guys to come down. I'm sure they'd enjoy it as much as I did. Sandeep

Got some wheels for sale on aus300zx.com. Check em out and if your interested you can sign up and buy em. http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258001 http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253335 http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257874

Hey everyone. This is my first post as I've just joined up today. Been browsing for a while though. I'm going up with my friend Guy Baxter. We'll both be driving my car '90 300zx NA. I've never done on of these before so I'm sure It will be good for you guys to watch a newb struggling. lol. I think we're planning on going up on friday night too but after midnight as we both have work. Sandeep