Z-Car Blog http://www.zcarblog.com Shop talk for Z-car enthusiasts Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Thunderhill Track Day 2/10/12…Sign Up Now! http://www.zcarblog.com/2012/02/03/events/thunderhill-track-day-21012-sign-up-now.html http://www.zcarblog.com/2012/02/03/events/thunderhill-track-day-21012-sign-up-now.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:21:03 +0000 Alvin G http://www.zcarblog.com/?p=15241

TrackDay Inc. is hosting another awesome track day next Friday, February 10. There are still open spots available so get registered asap! Details are HERE, Z YOU THERE!

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Juan F. hails from South S.F. and met Rob back in July ’11. They discussed building a supercharger setup for his G35 coupe that would allow room to grow when more was desired.  The Vortech tuner kit provides a solid foundation with flexible power levels; Juan was impressed with the midrange gains from the SI wheel upgrade seen on previous ZCG Vortech builds and decided he wanted one for himself!

The V2 Vortech supercharger is fully polished with supporting mods including Stillen headers, 725cc injectors, GT MAF, upgraded fuel pump, JWT cams, JWT clutch/flywheel, ARK GRIP exhaust with Fast Intentions HFCs, and a ZCG oil cooler.

Suspension upgrades consist of  TEIN Flex coilovers with EDFC and F/R camber arms:



Juan supplied the trick, STI-ish gauge pod with DEFI instruments. It blends seamlessly in with the OEM information display. The glovebox also houses a custom gauge panel for the EDFC display, oil pressure and A/F meter:


Juan wanted the G to look very unassuming so we blacked out the FMIC and piping. Aside from the aftermarket wheels this G remains under the radar.
With Uprev tuning by Rob, this is the most powerful supercharged G35 to come out of ZCG. With the SI wheel on the V2 the car was detuned  to 431hp/363tq at the wheels!

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The folks over at Car and Driver just featured this wicked 280zx powered Datsun 510 in their “LeMons Good/Bad Idea of the Week” article. Check out the story on “Team Dirty Sanchez”(yeah, I know, but it’s LeMons!) and more pics HERE. Thanks to zcarblog reader Clark G. for the heads up!

]]> http://www.zcarblog.com/2012/01/28/events/six-in-to-four-z-car-powered-510-at-lemons-race.html/feed 0 Stop The Copy: Z Car Fans Sign This Petition! http://www.zcarblog.com/2012/01/25/events/stop-the-copy-z-car-fans-sign-this-petition.html http://www.zcarblog.com/2012/01/25/events/stop-the-copy-z-car-fans-sign-this-petition.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:42:54 +0000 Alvin G http://www.zcarblog.com/?p=15174 Z32 enthusiasts and owners unite! We need you to sign a petition. Please take the time to read it. Why?
In short, a company called AMS from Canada has been buying products from small companies here and sending them to China for copying. They are robbing these companies of their hard work, designs, R&D costs, and hurting the community by selling cheap imitations. What can you do? Sign the petition. Boycott AMS parts and do not support their practices.

Sign the petition HERE

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