Paul S owns a smog shop in South San Francisco and contacted us about making his Infiniti G35 a “sleeper”. You know, the kind of car that looks very stock from the outside but gets down like the “other” high-hp cars coming out of Z Car Garage. We discussed options for forced induction and decided on a Vortech supercharger–making good power and having CARB legal status was very attractive.
The VQ had 98k miles and to prepare for boost we performed some preventative maintenance including a thermostat change. The Vortech kit was the V3 model which is self-lubricating and polished:
We installed a JWT HD Clutch and Flywheel:
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The Z Car Garage coverage continues at Speedhunters! This time photojournalist Mike Garrett features our friend Gary’s 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT. Enjoy the full story HERE!
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Our good friend Anthony S. is a hardcore Datsun enthusiast and owner of this sinister 510 wagon. We first met Anthony years ago at the All-Datsun Meet at Mt. Shasta. He started visiting the shop frequently, driving this wagon all the way from Oregon to San Jose, CA and we attended many events together. Anthony built this 510 from the ground up himself, and it has been constantly evolving. He started with a rather unorthodox inline-6 cylinder engine, the Toyota 7M-GTE:
This single-turbo setup spun the ZCG dyno to almost 400rwhp! Anthony is a track nut and the 510 has seen many days running hard at Portland Int. Raceway. Suspension and brake modifications include Brembo calipers up front, a linked Ford rear end and massive 255/35 tires in front with 285/35 rears.
The car has gone through some serious development including a full 2JZ-GTE engine, rear-mounted radiator setup and larger fender flares–all fabricated by Anthony himself!
In his quest for more power Anthony recently visited us again for BC cams and Haltech tuning. We started with a baseline of 399hp/332tq to the wheels. After the cams it made 447hp/347tq:
With Haltech tuning final numbers were 461hp/362tq at the wheels:
More pics of Anthony’s fabrication work:
This Dime looks so sinister on the road with its gargantuan tires just barely contained by the fender flares, we love it!
Thank you Anthony for letting us be a part of your 510 build!
Interested in seeing more pictures of Anthony’s 510? Check the links below and Enjoy The Ride!
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Z Car Garage is both excited and honored to be featured on Speedhunters. Take a glimpse of the shop through the lens of photojournalist Mike Garrett by clicking HERE
Long Live The Z!
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We love to install bolt-on parts that add power to your Z/G car. At Z Car Garage UPREV tuning can maximize power gains from individual modifications like intake/exhaust upgrades. Here are two examples of how we consistently achieve better performance through tuning, with mods or even without!
Joey T’s Infiniti Q60 gained 18hp/11tq with UPREV tuning for a total of 323hp/267tq to the wheels. Note the increase in power and torque from 2500rpm to redline:
Dax S’ 370z picked up 14hp/8tq for a total of 315hp/255tq to the wheels. More importantly is the power delivery with gains throughout the entire rev range:
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