Jaques G was referred to Z Car Garage his co-workers at Apple. Last month he visited us for suspension/wheels and came back for Stillen intakes and an UPREV tune. Handling was improved with a few common upgrades like stiffer Eibach springs, Hotchkis sway bars and SPC control arms to keep alignment in check:

 

A nice braking upgrade is the OEM G37 S caliper setup. We installed these Akebono units on Stoptech rotors all around:

 

Front OEM vs big calipers:

 

Absolutely beautiful 19″  WedsSport SA55M wheels encase the calipers well.

 

These wheels are finished in matte grey have a more concave face for the rear…very handsome additions to the G.

 

Jacques wanted a little more power so we installed Stillen intakes followed by UPREV tuning.

 

The intake alone was good for +10hp but no significant gain in peak tq. Note, however nice gains in low and high rev ranges. UPREV tuning yielded an additional 4hp/6tq for total of 298hp/240tq to the wheels. Shown below are the gains from baseline to intake to UPREV:

 

 
Finally, the G was up for smog and it passed with flying colors. Jaques’ G37 is now a sharp looking corner-carver!

 

James Z (seriously, “Z”!) is a new customer and came to Z Car Garage while searching for a shop to install all of his bolt-ons purchased through the web. We installed an ARK exhaust and Stillen intakes on his 2013 Z34:

 

OEM vs ARK GRiP cat-back exhaust system:

The road view showing the “burnt” tips:

 

Stillen Intakes:

 

To make the most from intake/exhaust additions Rob UPREV tuned the Z with gains of +15hp/8tq resulting in 315hp/258tq to the wheels. Note the flatter torque curve in addition to increased hp all the way to redline:

 

We also installed a personal touch to the interior with these lighted “Z” kick panels:

 

More power and an enjoyable sound…thanks for coming to ZCG James!

 

Herb came to ZCG for a full Koni dampers install and new T/C rod bushings followed by an alignment. Does your G’s tired suspension need updating?

Tetsuya is a long time customer and visited ZCG years ago for an UPREV tune and Bassani exhaust system on his pretty 2005 350z. He recently came back for some suspension upgrades and we happily obliged. We installed TEIN StreetFlex coilovers combined with their latest EDFCactive dampening controller:

The StreetFlex dampeners are trick parts with pillowball mounts and 16-way adjustability. The
“active” EDFC offers two new features in addition to the totally redesigned interface. With the on-board accelerometer, dampening can be automatically adjusted based on g-loads and a GPS unit enables speed-sensitive adjustment!

 

The EDFC unit was mounted neatly in the Z’s NAV/cubby:

 

To handle braking duties we installed a Stoptech Big Brake Kit (332mm) finished in red up front and color matched the stock rear calipers on new Stoptech rotors. Everything is framed nicely behind the new Volk 57xtreme 19″ wheels:

  

OEM vs Stoptech brakes:

 

Tetsuya’s Z is now a well-rounded sports car that will surely bring more smiles on spirited drives!