Peter has been with ZCG for a long time and we’ve been maintaining his 350z to keep it reliable for his commute. Peter eventually decided to turn up the wick and make the Z a bit more fun when driving over the hill from Santa Cruz into the South Bay via HWY 17. To sharpen handling we installed Hotchkis front/rear sway bars:
A Bassani exhaust system frees up some power while increasing the already melodious VQ-note:
A Motordyne 5/16 plenum spacer followed by an UPREV tune rounded out the power mods. +22hp/16tq to the wheels is sure to make Peter smile on the drive to work 🙂
Looking for something cool from the 80’s with RWD, independent rear suspension and Turbocharged? This 1984 Nissan 200sx Turbo was a total underdog in its day. This “S12” chassis beauty came to Z Car Garage for some TLC on it CA18ET engine and now it is for sale. Check it out on the FOR SALE page HERE
You gotta love 80’s Nissan/Datsun TV-commercials…check this video out:
Nissan: Major Motion!
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by Alvin G @ 12:04 am on May 20, 2013
SoCal GT-R is kicking off a second series of events starting with the inaugural cruise 5/25/13!
For more information please visit GTRLife.com and to view pics from the past GT-R invasion go HERE.
Tony N came to ZCG to discuss tuning for his Z33. After a bad MAF and plenum leak were discovered and sorted, Rob UPREV’d the Z with great results. Peak gains of 16hp/23tq for a total of 267hp/257tq to the wheels is a significant improvement in power. More impressive is the area under the curve after UPREV tuning: From just under 4000rpm to redline Tony’s Z is now making a solid +25hp/34tq to the wheels!
Tony would like to give a shout out to his crew, High Octane Tuners. We like the 19″ Z34 wheels filling the fenders especially in the pictures below. Enjoy the Ride!
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by Alvin G @ 5:21 pm on May 13, 2013
City Tech is hosting another great track day event at Thunderhill 6/28. We love running with this group and they are offering two different Time Attack series for the day. To register and find more details please visit:citytechautobody.com/track_days
