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Basic mods / newbie Q&A — part of Z31 Basics archive (317 threads).
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- +38 offset in front, what size adapter?
- 18" or 17" 350Z wheel fitment, anyone running these?
- 1985 300ZX Oil type
- 1986 Turbo dipstick length
- 1986 z31 spoiler w/ 3rd brake light on 1985 z31
- 2 lift possible?
- 300ZX Light Bar (Center Light) Modification Questions
- 3 CM downpipe
- 3in exhaust catalytic converter question
- 3rd Gen Maxima dual log intake
- 71C Fill Plug Size?
- 84' T won't idle and dies when I give it throttle
- 85 n/a automatic trans to FS5R30A swap
- 86 Gll radio in an 85 Gl wiring help
- 86 Turbo Wheel Spinners
- 86 Z31 300ZX NA Starts then Dies, wont idle. HELP!
- 86 turbo lip
- 86t timing with early 87 crank pulley
- ?turbo?
- A/C Drier/Low Pressure switch question.
- A/C gas indicator light
- A/C power switch
- AEM is Ripping me off!!!! Help with o2 Bung!
- A Pillar gauges
- Adjusting idle rpm
- After market stereo installation problems
- Alternator Replacement.
- Analog gauge cluster swap
- Analog to Digital swap
- Another Intake Plenum Thread
- Assorted Lot of Z31s for sale - retired shop owner
- Auto-5spd swap= wiring help
- BOV vacuum source questions
- Basic tuning
- Batch Firing 1984 z31 n/a
- Been wondering what these 2 devices are and what they do.
- Best Nistune board for 85 n/a
- Cams: Turbo vs NA …
- Can I get a shallower dust cap for front hubs?
- Canadian source for Champion 3-row?
- Carbon Canister?
- Carpet color
- Cat converter bolts?
- Certified Muffler downpipe, o2 sensor bung size question
- Champion radiator / Spearco IC kit compatibility
- Cheap intercooler
- Climate Control/Radio Problems
- Clutch and flywheel.
- Compression & leak down testing questions
- Confused on aftermarket FPR hose arrangement
- Converting 1985 N/A to Turbo
- Crank pulley interchange or…
- Crooked steering wheel sometimes.
- Distributor Rotor Timing. Correct Orientation?
- E-Brake Repair
- ECU Fried?
- ECU Fuel mixture knob
- ECU location for an 87
- Electric cooling fan question, which thermo switch to use
- Emissions junk
- Engine Rebuild Checklist
- Engine bolt question…
- Felpro intake gaskets
- Finding out where all the vacuum lines go
- For those of you with stock MAF
- Forgot how starter mounts doh!
- Front rotor/hub assembly stuck
- Front tension rods
- Fuel injector to LIM Spacers
- Fuel leak near passenger side rear tire!
- Fuel system recall
- Fuel vent line location
- GL/GLL Steering Wheels
- Getting New Tires.
- Getting my car back on the road.
- Good Reads
- Good quality aftermarket stero harness and stereo plate
- HELP removing distributer rotor
- HKS RECIRCULATING BLOW OFF QUESTION....
- Half shaft caps ?
- Head boltz.. can't find em
- Headlight Relay Modification
- Headlight wiring question
- Heater hose and watercock
- Help me save my future clutch!
- Hey, I am new.
- High Volume Oil Pump
- High flow cats
- How much power…
- I'm a moron
- ID This Intake Manifold
- I need a complete list of what to buy…
- Idle/Eletrical problems. (86 N/A)
- Idle problem
- Idle up solenoid removal
- Im Intercooled
- In need of help upgrading a few items…?
- Injector clip retainers.
- Injectors install problem
- Inner CV boot for SS axles
- Instrument Harness Pin out (Help)
- Intercooler as first mod?
- Intercooler pipe/Blow thru maf pipe size question.
- Internals
- Is it possible to use a n/a vg30e motor on a Vg30et ecu?
- Isusu NPR Intercooler
- Kaminari light color?
- LED tail lights
- Larger fuel pump
- Larger throttle body on my VG30E
- Leaky exhaust manifolds
- Lower Intake Manifold
- MAF Identification: 22680-22P00
- MAF Sensor
- MANUAL BOOST CONTOLLER QUESTION…
- MPG confirmation
- MSD Ignition
- Manual Conversion
- Maxima Oil Filter Location
- Mirrored T Tops
- Misaligned clutch?
- Misfire, especially when cold. Vacuum leak?
- Moral Dilema
- Motor crying
- Muffler question
- NA to Turbo manifold
- Na2t iacv
- Need Advice On If I Should Go Zenki to Kouki
- Need help on front end alignment
- Need help with tire sizes for wheels on an AE, slighty lowered.
- Need some help..
- Need to lengthen my driveshaft....
- New engine, new questions:z32 oil pump on z31?
- New injectors, 240sx TB, and more. Teach a newb what to do?
- New tokico blue rear shocks
- Newbie's 1st post!, boost gauge and boost controller ?'s
- Nismo knob doesn't fit my Z?
- No Start with Spark and Fuel…any help please
- Noob ? How to tell a turbo motor from a non turbo.
- O2 Sensor Thread (possible sticky?)
- OEM hood liner material…what is it?
- OMG I need desperate MBC help!!!
- Odometer Troubles
- Offset coupler for turbo inlet?
- Oil change, what a difference
- Okay to use wheels that aren't hub centric?
- Old Nissan FAST which includes 70s cars
- Old vs. new hose clamps?
- Opinions: ASCO Plenum
- Over heating issues
- Parts substitution or mistake?
- Please Help me find wheels like this .
- Plug Reading - Too Lean?
- Poly steering rack bushings by Ricochet
- Power Steering Fittings
- Power steering pump / alternator pulley removal?
- Prothane Tension Rod Bushings
- Question on Carpet Replacement..
- Question on a V8 swap
- Quietest Muffler for Turbo Car
- RT Trailing Arm kit questions
- RX 7 Injectors
- Raising engine without hoist
- Random failure to rev, no throttle response
- Rear Fog Lamps
- Rear Shocks - Reaching one upper mount nut/failing hard @
- Rear main bearing fitment issue, photos.
- Rear most exhaust hanger pics needed
- Recirculating bov question
- Releasing the magic smoke
- Remaining Aftermarket 3 Inch Exhaust Options
- Remove CHTS Sub-Harness Head?
- Removing Resonator
- Removing engine bay master cylinder heat shield
- Removing the Speed Governor from an 84 50th AE?
- Replacing The Heads On 84 Turbo
- Replacing broken air and oil piping
- Replacing head gaskets
- Replacing the stock boost gauge with the stock voltmeter
- Rousch Wheels
- Rrear main seal
- Running rich
- SHould i turbocharge ?
- SS Clutch Line
- Setting distributor rotor, battery hookup
- Shiro for sale
- Smoked tail lights.
- Solid mount questions
- Spark plug question
- Stock Clutch worthy?
- Stock Crap that can be removed
- Stock crap that can be removed
- Stock fuel pressure at idle?
- Subframe bushing question
- T-TOPS interchange…?
- T3/t4 az turbo rebuild and upgrade question
- The ever so common fuel pump whine
- The truth about Ebay Turbochargers
- Thinking about Playing a Starion Tune
- Timing Belt Change
- Timing Mark Question
- Tire question
- To reverse or not- a pathfinder question
- Transmission Bell Housing Thread Pitch and Diameter
- Trunk lid swap ?
- Under Axle Exhaust
- VG30DE Build
- VG30 oil filter adaptor plate size?
- VG 33e MLS head gaskets
- Vac Pump Relay
- Vacuum Pump
- Very Stupid Question about Euro Lights
- Vg30et vs vg33e swap
- WHERE TO BUY A MANUAL BOOST CONTROLLER
- W series crank pulley on a/b crank.
- Water Lines to a Medium Size Turbo on an 85T
- Weird miss when crossing over from vacuum to boost, but runs fine otherwise
- Welded Diff Ops
- Welding a bung for fan switch. Best location?
- Well it's been awhile, have to ask this
- What's the best way to add HP to a 89Z w/o turbo.suprchrger?
- What all is needed to swap out my motor for a pathfinder motor
- What are some custom intake options
- What are the lengths of the radiator hoses?
- What color is the ignition ON wire?
- What is this bracket?
- What is this little black box
- What is your opinion about this
- What kind of a/c line is this and are there replacements?
- What should I be taking from the parts car.
- What should I do first?
- What size/thread are the intake manifold nuts?
- What size of spacer or adapter will I need to use my Juke 17 x 7 47 offset wheels
- Wheel Fittment
- Wheel and tire fitment fitment
- Wheel off center
- When I accelerate, my air stops blowing cold. Foot off gas pedal it blows cold again.
- Where can I buy crank angle sensor?
- Where is the dipstick on an 87 turbo. I might just be dumb
- Wideband Sensor
- Will 17x9 wheels fit my 85 300zx na?
- Will these wheels fit my Z?
- Window triangle/window guide questions
- Windshield Wipers Question
- Wiring harness compatability
- Wiring hook up for a/c to control electric fan
- Worn out throttle cable. Trying to determine what cable to buy as a replacement.
- Worn out wastegate acuator?
- Worth it to do E-fan mod
- Y u no bleed?
- Z31 Wheel dilemma
- Z31 fan shroud
- Z31 head light conversion
- Z32 Brake Upgrade
- Z32 intercoolers on Z31
- air fuel adjustments
- alternator frying electronics?
- basic questions about stance coilover by a newbie
- bitchin Betty saying door open when it is closed
- boost gauge
- bottom end rebuild parts…again
- cams springs and valves
- can anyone show me where all the delectable engine stuff is ?
- champion 2 row rad/intercooler question
- cheap high compression pistons?
- difference in years
- downpipe studs
- electrical help…240z
- engine mounts
- exhaust
- exhaust cutouts
- exhaust question
- for those who have rebulit heads and the block....(question)
- headlight down mod not working, any ideas?
- help getting heat with a seized compressor
- how long does it take to get regrinds
- injector swaping
- is my lsd working?
- lsd for my non turbo 86 z31
- mechanical oil psi gauge install
- metal cover in trunk on left side and spare tire floor replacements?
- no heat?
- noob question about garret t5
- oil filter location
- oil pressure size
- pathfinder oil filter on stock vg30et
- pathy distributer
- power steering fluid
- problem with the AC
- rb25det question
- rear noise
- removing the dash
- removing the headlight switch
- rocker shafts
- romulator question
- setting timing
- spark plug wells and dirt buildup
- storage area
- strut tube part numbers
- swaping a turbo motor in a na z31
- swapping a vg30et into a z32. have some questions
- swapping z31 t-5 to 30a
- t3 turbo
- tail light lens popping out
- timing belt movement
- tranny question i've never seen asked
- turning mod?
- v2 350z wheels on a z31?
- valve cover material
- vg30 w-series heads on 33 block
- vg30e to vg30et
- vg30e weight?
- vg30et s2000
- which is the rim size that best fits Z31
- will a 88t transmission work in a 84na??
- windsheild parts
- z31 tune up