Today I took our shop Z, Mrs. Butters for a Thanksgiving Day drive with fellow enthusiasts. It was a chilly 40 degrees meeting in downtown Saratoga, but the sky was clear and the company was great. Leading the drive was Alex in his Midnight Blue 370Z:

 

We rolled up HWY 9 with seven cars and stopped at the skidpad to hang, then drove down to Santa Cruz:

 

Standouts of the group included Koich’s 1975 Porsche 911 hot rod:

 

Glenn’s Civic Type-R and Kelvin’s C5 Z06:

 

Thanks for the drive Alex!

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Nissan Motorsports will be coming to Northern California for the Pirelli GT4 America season opener on April 5-7 at Sonoma Raceway. Before they hit the track, they will be hosting an informal tech talk for SAE MidCal at Z Car Garage in San Jose on April 3 at 6pm.

 

This is an informal gathering with Greg Nelson (Nissan Motorsports Manager) and a couple of Nissan/NISMO engineers from Japan for an hands-on introduction to the NISMO Z. Recently appointed Nissan Motorsports Press Officer Dean Case will also be joining the discussion.

Event Details

Location: Z Car Garage at 140 Archer St. in San Jose CA
Time: 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday April 3
Please confirm your attendance by clicking this link HERE

**PARKING DETAILS FOR THE EVENT**

Our shop has limited street parking. Please refer to the map below for FREE PARKING on Wednesday, April 3. We have secured a section of the Bay 101 Casino parking lot right off N 4th St., highlighted by the red square on the map. From this lot it is just a short walk to Z Car Garage located on 140 Archer St. Please be courteous and do not loiter or park outside of the designated area Bay 101 Casino has provided us. We look forward to seeing you and share in the excitement of the 2024 Nissan Z Nismo. Long Live The Z!

 

 

 

The shop is busy dyno tuning, servicing and upgrading Z cars. Enjoy this brief update from Friday, December 15th.

S30 Z Cars

 

Rashid lives in Dubai and his Datsun 240Z is getting 3.2L L-Series with pH44 Mikuni induction and exhaust header, ZX 5-speed transmission, OS Giken 4.11 LSD, Z Car Garage KW coil-over suspension, our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes (Stoptech) and 16″ Panasport wheels:

 

David’s 1972 Datsun 240Z is getting a Rebello 3.0L, 240SX 5-speed transmission and 4.11 OS Giken LS. It is also getting our Z Car Garage KW coil-over suspension and already has our V1 (328m) Z Car Garage Big-Brakes. Both cars will feature the T3 steering rack that we are big fans of:

 Both Ryan and Beau’s Datsun 240Z cars left the shop recently. Ryan’s Z has LS3 V8 power while Beau’s 1976 280Z has an L28 with stock EFI. Both cars feature our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes (Stoptech), Z Car Garage CV Axles, Recaro Specialist seats, A/C and dyno tuning. Full features on both coming to zcarblog.com!

 

Lou’s Datsun 240Z came in for mechanical sorting. Excited to share his story on zcarblog as Larry also races with us:

 

Nissan 300ZX (Z32)

 

We have several Z32 NA and TT cars currently at the shop. Gary’s Twin Turbo (above) just got a new set of BBS LM wheels. Full update on this car soon! Paul Ferrari returned to ZCG since we completed his Epic Z32 Build in 2017. He’s ready for ethanol, after running this car on race fuel for many years. We will be installing dual fuel pumps, BDE top fuel rail and all the fixings:

Kevin’s Slicktop Z32 is in for a driver’s side window replacement and some touch-up. Love this Z with WORK wheels and Stoptech Big-Brakes:

 

Hakosuka Skyline

 

Sebastian’s Skyline is at the shop and we are doing a suspension refresh, engine work adapting our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes (Stoptech) to this Hako. We hope to offer this in the future for C10 clients. We hope you enjoyed this shop update, stay tuned for more on zcarblog.com and LONG LIVE THE Z!

 

 

When we acquired our new 2023 Nissan Z the very first modification was a Fast Intentions TDX 2.5″ Cat Back Exhaust System. FI makes the best exhaust for late model Nissans/Infiniti sports cars, If you have an RZ34 this is the one to get with high quality, great fitment and a wonderful exhaust note. Enjoy our review with photos and video below.

 

We watched Fast Intentions grow as a company and they have never compromised their quality. Z Car Garage has installed and tested many FI cat-back exhausts on the 370Z/Q60 sports cars, the fit/finish for their 2023+ Nissan Z system is equally impressive:

 

OEM and Fast Intentions exhaust installed before/after:

 

Detailed photos of the mufflers and piping, with even more shots in the gallery below:

 

 

Dyno Proven Results

 

The Fast Intentions Cat Back exhaust system also provides solid power gains. We performed before and after dyno runs on our 2023 Nissan Z Performance 6MT and saw 388hp/392tq with the OEM exhaust and 399hp/394tq with the Fast Intentions exhaust. Expect even more with tuning:

 

Enjoy this video demonstrating the Fast Intentions exhaust on our 2023 Nissan Z. You can see and hear it in action with hot/cold start, acceleration, drive-by and in-car footage:

Enjoying The Sound

We have put a few thousand miles on our Fast Intentions exhaust and it still looks and sounds fantastic. It has been through many dyno passes, track days and mountain runs.

 

Running as Official Pace Car of CSRG:

 

For more details, visit Fast Intentions to see their Fast Intentions TDX 2.5″ Cat Back Exhaust System for the 2023+ Nissan Z. Thanks to FI for delivering consistenly high-quality parts and excellent customer service. Long Live The Z!

 

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