Our friends at SpeedSF are running another great track day at Laguna Seca on Sunday, January 25. We love running our cars with these folks and they go above and beyond to make sure you get tons of track time! In addition to the road course they are also hosting an all-day Auto-X in the paddock for only $50!
Full Track :
- Five 20mins Session , 4 Run Groups, (Advance, High Intermediate, Low Intermediate, Beginner w/ Instructor)
- All cars welcome with different level of experience groups.
- Optional Time Trail Series (Sunday Only): Speed SF Challenge, compare your lap time with other drivers in your class.
- Single Driver $200 /day
Auto-X :
- ALL Day Auto-Cross at MRLS in the Paddock, unlimited runs, (50 entries Max!)
- 9am-4:30pm
- 20-30min sessions
- 2 run groups
- All cars welcome, no suvs
- No timing, this is a practice only event
- 90 db Only
- Single Driver $50
More details at SpeedSF.com!
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How do you start the New Year off on the right foot? Drive your Nissan/Datsun! Today I joined Rob and Lou for a nice drive through the South Bay foothills. Rob and shop dog Kane drove the 820hp ZCG 300zx Twin Turbo, Lou drove his 470hp R32 Skyline GT-R and I drove the 460hp Datsun 510.
Our route included stops at both Uvas and Calero Reservoirs with a nice mix of long sweeping curves and windy, single lane farmland roads with picturesque bridge crossings:
At Uvas Reservoir we met a nice gentelman and his tubbed ’66 Chevelle:
Before departing we made our final stop to admire just how “right” Lou’s R32 looks with the new VOLK TE37SL wheels. Amazing car!
We hope you can enjoy driving your car in 2015. Follow the blog and Facebook for upcoming fun runs!
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Marc H found Z Car Garage online and wanted to see what we were all about. After visiting the shop he dropped off his ultra-clean, low mileage 2008 350z for power and suspension goodies:
We love the HR engine found in the latest Z33s because they respond extremely well to simple bolt-ons and UPREV tuning. We started with a with Bassani cat-back exhaust followed by JWT dual POP charger intakes :
On the dyno, Marc’s 350z baselined at 271hp/245tq to the wheels. The Bassani exhaust netted a peak gain of 7hp and significant midrange gains in torque:
The JWT intakes added an additional 4hp:
This graph illustrates the benefit of UPREV tuning when adding bolt-ons. More power everywhere, all the way up to 7500rpm for peak gains of 19hp/8tq for a total of 290hp/253tq to the wheels:
Marc wanted to improve handling and braking so we installed Eibach springs, Hotchkis sway bars, and Whiteline T/C rod bushings followed by a full alignment. Factory Brembo brakes were upgraded with Stoptech Sport Kits all around:
Sway bars:
Marc was very pleased with the results and has been enjoying his Z. He told us he would be coming back to ZCG and we will happily oblige!
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