[LOCKDOWN1986]

Hi im new to auto forums and just purchased a 93 300zx TT. Its pearl yellow, still exhaust, turbo timer, wolf ecu, eibach springs, KandN pop charger and a body kit.

I'm very pumped up about the car and its extremely fun to toss around. However im a complete newbie to 300zx, especially the turbos. I was very discouraged when i looked under the hood and saw how compact everthing was and i can tell its going to be a biatch to work on. When i test drived it i thought i had some miss shifts but it wasn't, it consistently grinds going into first from a stop (with clutch fully down) and also consistently grinds going into 4th shifting fast. I have found a temporary solution which is letting it drop into gear (adding a little pressure until it falls in by itself, never grinds then) , which sux because i want to be able to shift fast. Im not a newbie to driving manuels, this is my 3rd 5spd in the last year and i am sure that im driving it right. I have taken note that the shifter is very loose, but wouldn't syncronizers prevent that from slipping or whatever it is? Im of course worried because i just bought the car and i cant drive it like it should really be driven, very fun hearing the turbos though.

a few maintence questions and thats it for now, what kind of oil would you fanatics recomend, how often should i change the oil to keep it running perfect. also the car has 96,000 miles on it and has no records of turbo maintence. the car doesn't feel like a 13.8 car but it is old. im not sure if its the turbos or what. when im ready to have the rebuild turbos how much would it cost? please help me as im 17 and dont have any friends who know anything about 300zx TT and i would rather learn to do it myself than pay some damn shop for labor.

-James