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Another RB28 Behemoth Teaser

Filed under: 240z,Featured Cars and Projects
by Forbes @ 12:53 pm on October 13, 2009

Here are a few pictures of the suspension for the Behemonth RB28 project after powder coating and anodizing.  The pictures really don’t do it justice, everything came out perfectly.

The goal is to have the car rolling around on it’s own feet wheels by the first part of next week.  Hopefully i’ll have some more pictures for you soon.





American LeMans at Laguna Seca This Weekend

Filed under: Racing
by Forbes @ 1:06 pm on October 7, 2009

I know this is a little late notice but there will be a ZONC car corral at the event this weekend.   The corral tickets are no longer available as far as I know, but it is always worth a shot to send the powers that be over at ZONC.org an email just to make sure.  Anyways, I hope to see a few of you there.

I’ll have a few more things up soon.  ZCG





300ZX Twin Turbo Dyno Numbers as Promised

Filed under: Performance,z32
by Forbes @ 6:06 pm on October 1, 2009

Here is the dyno printout for the OLD engine in the 300ZX TT in the post below.  The new engine is supposed to make a healthy bit more.  We can’t wait for the break-in miles to be completed so we can make some power!!!

(I just realized that the graph is in MPH for the rollers and not RPM for the engine, sorry.  I’ll change it next time I’m at the shop)





Another Favorite Leaves Z Car Garage

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Forbes @ 10:14 am on September 30, 2009

It seems like we have been getting quite a few long-term project cars out of the door recently, and there are more on the way!!  This car has been in our family for a long time now and we have released it back into the wild to gain a few break-in miles before it comes back for its final tune.

This beautiful white 300ZX Twin Turbo is bound to make some huge power in the near future with it’s freshly rebuilt and upgraded engine.  I’m not going to spill any more details until I have a final post ready with dyno runs so you will just have to wait a little while longer, sorry.  If I recall correctly this car made a healthy amount over 600 wheel horsepower with the last engine, I’ll try to find a dyno print out in the next day or so.  Enjoy the new pictures and the suspense for the time being.

HERE is another post with some more photos of this car.




Four-Door GT-R Still a Possibility

Filed under: Events
by Forbes @ 9:59 am on September 29, 2009

Rumors of a GT-R saloon (Infiniti Q45 successor?) have been in existence even before the original R35 was released to the the public, and it appears that they are gaining momentum again.  The details seem to be the same as mentioned in the past: 4.5-5.0L V8 engine (probably out of the FX50), same GT-R twin-clutch gearbox, four-wheel drive, and a higher level of luxury in all areas.

Performance numbers are speculated at around 420hp, 0-60 in around five seconds, and a top speed somewhere around 170ish.  All are guesses of course because who actually knows if there is even a car in testing right now.  I just figured I would share this in case any of you will be in the market for a high-end Nissan/Infiniti sedan in the near future.

Source:  AutoBlog, AutoExpress

Photos:  AutoBlog, LeftLaneNews

Here is the Original ZCarBlog post about this car.




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