David T is a track hound and he loves to drive his 350z. The more track days he did, the more he wanted a race car that could be driven on the street. David even stripped the interior, put on some cool decals and continued to run at the track. Eventually the VQ35DE got tired so he decided it was time to turn it up.
He had a high compression, cammed Rebello engine built and installed at another shop. Z Car Garage handled the tuning an corrected a few things with the engine swap. We upgraded the injectors to EV14 650cc units, installed an Aeromotive 340 fuel pump and GT MAF. Rob worked his magic on the dyno with UPREV tuning and David’s Z now makes a stout 312hp/285tq to the wheels:
We can’t wait to see you out on the local race courses David, Enjoy The Ride!
Mo M comes out of Capitola, CA and he is a car enthusiast with a show-winning Toyota MR2 that he built last year. His next project is this NA 300zx with a planned V8 engine swap (LS3). Before the Z receives the new drivetrain, Mo wanted to make sure it could handle the power.
We went through the entire car with Mo and installed his suspension parts including full Powertrix coil-over suspension, f/r camber arms, new T/C rods and sway bars:
Stock suspension vs new coil-overs
Fender rolling:
One of the things plaguing Mo was that he had several general repair shops work on the car. They replaced the clutch and flywheel assembly but he was getting a persistent grinding upon startup. We replaced the starter, installed a JWT aluminum flywheel and clutch. We also fixed brake master cylinder.
Now Mo is super pumped about the car’s handling and brakes. The next set of mods include a nice set of SSR Professor MS3 wheels and big brakes to handle the power of that mighty LS3 engine that’s coming soon!
Jimmy V came to Z Car Garage with his 2012 Infiniti G37 Sedan, aptly named the “GNTLMN Z”. Jimmy and Rob discussed options for the best exhaust system, tuning and suspension. We got him dialed in with a Fast Intentions cat-back exhaust system using 18″ resonators and 2.5″ piping, Motordyne ART pipes, and Hotchkis sway bars:
Stock vs Fast Intentions exhaust system:
ART Pipes:
Jimmy wanted to see dyno results before/after with no tuning at this time. With Stillen Gen3 intakes already installed we baselined at 301hp/250tq and 315hp/256tq to the wheels with the new exhaust components:
You can watch a video of the dyno run (and see more pictures) of Jimmy’s G on his Instagram account linked below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHvaDxQDwHv/?hl=en
Here are the Hotchkis bars installed, front stock(Left):
Rear:
We also installed a new battery in his key fob and GNTLMN Z was off to Enjoy The Ride. Thanks for coming to ZCG Jimmy, and we like how your G has progressed!
Our friend Patrick Chio continues to race in the US Touring Car Championship (USTCC) with his Nissan 350z that we’ve helped prepare. The events are televised on Final Drive TV with some great commentary and white-knuckle action! Check out Patrick’s report from the last three events here:
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by Alvin G @ 5:03 pm on August 23, 2016
Attention Skyline and GT-R owners! The Skyline Syndicate in conjunction with NCRC are hosting R’s Day: a unique opportunity to drive your Skyline with 30 other Skylines on the world famous Laguna Seca Raceway!
