James L is from San Francisco and visited ZCG to get Stillen intakes and an UPREV tune. This is one of the first Q60’s we had our hands on:

 

The Gen3 intake installation is straightforward:

 

Before/after

 

UPREV dyno tuning time! Baseline numbers for this 2013 Q60 were 295hp/253 to the wheels:

 

The intakes add +6hp peak hp:

 

UPREV tuning however optimizes both power/torque curves with gains throughout the rev range.Total power is now 308hp/256tq to the wheels:

 

 

 

Richard M visited ZCG earlier this year for an UPREV tune on his 2009 370z. We made great NA power with the tune but boost was beckoning so 3k miles later Richard came back for a full Stillen supercharger installation.

 

We added a Stillen 25-row oil cooler and GTR plugs:

 

The kit comes together seamlessly, before/after:

 

How does it perform? With a CAN tune out of the box we saw 376hp/284tq to the wheels. This wasn’t terribly impressive considering baseline NA numbers were 305hp/251tq, netting gains of 69hp/33tq:

dyno

After Rob’s custom tune we squeezed another 58hp/55tq for a total of 433hp/339tq to the wheels. The gains are significant all the way to the VQ’s sweet 7500rpm redline, even with slightly less boost!

 

Richard should be happier now with over 400whp 🙂

 

 

Tom’s 2009 GTM supercharged 370z is for sale. We love the subtle exterior mods and GTM power. For more details please see our For Sale section:
2009 Nissan 370z GTM Supercharged

 

 

In 2012 Jack W was visiting the SF Bay Area on his way down from Canada. He heard about Z Car Garage and stopped by for UPREV tuning on his Z34 Roadster. We also discussed the possibility of force-induction via GTM’s newly developed (at the time) TD05 16g twin-turbo kit. The following year Jack crossed the border once more to visit ZCG and make the commitment to boost! We installed a GTM Stage 2  TT kit with their supporting parts including a 25-row engine oil cooler, automatic transmission cooler and valve body upgrade.

GTM manifold details:

Final installation looks ultra clean and very subtle:

On the dyno the GTM Stage 2 kit produced 434hp/360tq to the wheels:

 

Jack’s Z was one of our first cars to receive the PLX Devices gauges which became popular on later builds.

 

We mounted the PLX DM-100 in the factory clock gauge-pod location:

 

We installed camber arms to complement existing coil-overs and after we performed 50 miles of test driving Jack flew down to SJC and drove back to Canada in his boosted beauty.

13k miles later we are happy to report that Jack’s GTM-powered 370z has been running flawlessly. He came back to ZCG to do a full inspection, oil change and a re-tune:

 

With 455hp/379tq to the wheels Jack Enjoyed The Roadtrip back to Canada, another happy ZCG international customer!

 

At Z Car Garage we love to help enthusiasts by installing customer-supplied parts. Eric R purchased these hot rod goodies online and came to us for installation on his 2014 370z:

 

Stillen Gen 3 Intakes are a proven way to increase mid to high-range power on the VQ37HR:

 

Install showing filter location:

 

 

The 370Z has been discovered to suffer from high oil temps when exposed to extended periods of spirited driving. Once oil temps reach a specific temperature, the vehicle’s ECU will put itself into a “Limp Mode” cutting the power to the engine.  The solution? An engine oil cooler, this one is a great unit from Z1 Motorsports:

 

Stainless steel braided brakes lines can also help with pedal feel compared to the stock, rubber lines:

 

The perfect balance to improved intakes is to upgrade the exhaust side. Eric chose the TDX cat-back system from Fast Intentions. Aside from the power gains this carbon fiber muffler option also saves weight:

 

And yes i does look great too!

 

UPREV tuning maximizes power gains from these bolt-ons. The Stillen intakes and FI exhaust pushed power past the 300whp mark to 307hp/258tq at the wheels:

 

With UPREV tuning we extracted 10hp more to the wheels for total of 317hp/258tq, noticeable improvements in mid to high range hp and torque:

How can we help you add power and performance through bolt-ons on your Z or G?