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Eric’s 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:37 pm on February 4, 2015

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At Z Car Garage we love to help enthusiasts by installing customer-supplied parts. Eric R purchased these hot rod goodies online and came to us for installation on his 2014 370z:

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Stillen Gen 3 Intakes are a proven way to increase mid to high-range power on the VQ37HR:

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The 370Z has been discovered to suffer from high oil temps when exposed to extended periods of spirited driving. Once oil temps reach a specific temperature, the vehicle’s ECU will put itself into a “Limp Mode” cutting the power to the engine.  The solution? An engine oil cooler, this one is a great unit from Z1 Motorsports:

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Stainless steel braided brakes lines can also help with pedal feel compared to the stock, rubber lines:

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The perfect balance to improved intakes is to upgrade the exhaust side. Eric chose the TDX cat-back system from Fast Intentions. Aside from the power gains this carbon fiber muffler option also saves weight:

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And yes i does look great too!

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UPREV tuning maximizes power gains from these bolt-ons. The Stillen intakes and FI exhaust pushed power past the 300whp mark to 307hp/258tq at the wheels:

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With UPREV tuning we extracted 10hp more to the wheels for total of 317hp/258tq, noticeable improvements in mid to high range hp and torque:

Eric R Z34 Start to finish
How can we help you add power and performance through bolt-ons on your Z or G?

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