When you have a passion for vintage automobiles it’s difficult to own just one. For Rob at ZCG he felt it was time to let his prized Mazda RX-4 wagon go to another car-crazy enthusiast. You can read about the RX-4, what makes it so special and also see Japanese Nostalgic Hero magazine’s feature
HERE.
Recently fellow Z car fanatic and friend of the shop Lou S acquired the RX-4 and has big plans for it. Lou is no stranger to vintage cars having built the phenomenal 3.2L
FairladyZ with us and an
FD-RX-7
in the works.
ZCG and Lou immediately went to work on the wagon, doing what any Mazda-fan would right off the bat: ditch the ugly US-spec bumpers! The rear bumper was removed and center section painted satin black:
The front bumper was removed and the center grille area painted satin black as well:
Before and after:
We wouldn’t leave it bumperless so JDM slim bumpers have been sourced and they are being re-finished as we speak! Ride height was improved with springs and lowering blocks and it looks mean over the steel wheels.
The F/R brakes got freshened:
What else? Lou wants to re-finish the interior with restored seats and also remove the roof rails for a cleaner look.
Stay tuned for more updates as we Lou makes the RX-4 his own while keeping it old-school!
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Fong hails from Stockton and tried a few shops in the Bay Area before finally coming to ZCG. His 1993 300zx Twin Turbo is the one of prettiest Sapphire Blue Z32s I’ve seen with a great stance, J-Spec front/rear and sharp Enkei RPF-1s.
Fong came to us for some general maintenance including:
-Suspension bushings and Powertrix control arms
-Fixing the HICAS
-new oil lines, PCV system
-alignment
With a relatively short list of items needing attention we freshened this Z so
Fong can continue Enjoying the Ride! What can ZCG do for your Z?
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Steve S. has a serious addiction: he can never have enough horsepower! He came back to ZCG with his gorgeous Vortech supercharged
G35 to push the envelope and make even more power. Rob tuned the ivory G on 100 octane and produced some impressive results: 548hp/431tq to the wheels! This is on the stock block and we don’t recommend doing this but Steve’s appetite for power is insatiable…
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When Linda N. saw the power gains and heard the sweet exhaust note on her son Anthony’s Altima SE-R…she had to have an exhaust system on her own ride! Linda’s Armada has 185k miles and she drives it hard. To help her enjoy the ride we installed a Magnaflow exhaust followed by Rob’s UPREV tuning.
With the exhaust in place we put the stately SUV on the ZCG dyno. With the exhaust and tuning this Armada now makes +15hp and +18tq at the wheels. Power delivery is increased throughout the entire rev range:
This is one driven Nissan family and we love sharing the gift of more power with them.
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Anthony’s parents
Mark and Linda N are both serious Nissan/Datsun enthusiasts and what better present to give their son than a new exhaust system! Anthony’s daily driver is an Altima SE-R, here is the Magnaflow exhaust vs the stock system:
We put the mighty VQ-powered FWD sedan on the dyno and saw some nice gains. Keep in mind this is a CVT-equipped car:
The dyno revealed peak hp gain from 205 to 222rwhp while peak tq stayed relatively the same. Take a closer look though you will notice that more torque is available at both low and high rpm ranges:
A birthday present that gives more power and a throatier exhaust note…we know Anthony will enjoy the ride! Stay tuned as we have more to come from this Nissan-crazy family 🙂
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