We last heard from Carlos when he picked up his 2015 Nissan GT-R and began modifying it to the tune of over 600whp on E85. He immediately put the R35 through its paces at the Wednesday Night Drags running a strong  1/4 mile of 10.7 @129mph. As anyone with an addiction to boost will tell you, one can never have enough power! So, Carlos came back to ZCG for more upgrades starting with new USM turbos from SIR, a SpecialtyZ speed density kit and 4-bar MAP sensor.

 

New USM turbos compared to OEM. Stock manifolds are still utilized:

On the dyno The GT-R put down 611hp/520tq on 91 octane and 703hp/621tq to the wheels on E85:

 

Next, Carlos wanted to improve aesthetics while adding wider tires for traction. He chose the ADVAN Racing GT in 20×10 (F) and 20×12 (R) with a 335-width Pilot Super Sport tire:

 

A KW coil-over sleeve kit allows use of factory Bilstein struts:

 

   

We really dig the the new, aggressive look! Here are a few before/after shots:

 
Will 700whp be enough for Carlos? Stay tuned!

 

George S owned a 1971 Datsun 240z back in 80’s, sold it in the 90’s and recently tracked the car down to its current owner in Atlanta. Sadly, after all those years the Z wasn’t in the greatest shape (2013):

 

A little history on George’s ’71:

I purchased it in August 1981 with 75,000 miles from a single girl in the Marina District. It was my every day car for 10 years, putting on an additional 75k miles. Along the way added the Enkei gold rims, added a Monza exhaust system which was popular then and re-painted it in 1990(similar shade, but not the Datsun blue)

Serviced it regularly and never had to do anything other than the basics. She ran like a charm, was never in an accident.

Sold it in 1991 to a guy I worked with who drove it back to Tennessee a short while later. Thought about the car often, but had no info on it until the guy in Atlanta called me in October 2013. Think he said the car had about 190k miles.

George, obviously missing his Z car after tracking it down had considered restoring it and consulted with us at ZCG. It turns out that Rob actually knew the current owner in Atlanta and the two discussed the Z’s state of repair. Rob felt that it was one of those cars that would be difficult to stay ahead of the curve on. The recommendation: buy an S30 that’s ready to drive, and that’s exactly what George did…

 

George picked up a 1972 240z with an automatic transmission in SoCal. We were impressed with its super low 57k miles, original paint and stunning red interior.

   

Once it arrived at ZCG we went on and corrected issues with braking system and fixed front suspension parts. We found a really clean set of Series 2 wheel covers to replace the later units and really made the car standout proper. Congratulations on your Z and Enjoy The Ride, George!

 

 

It is always great to see our customers enjoying their cars. We tuned and supercharged Richard M’s 370z last year before he added a full PowerHouse Amuse body kit. Earlier in March his Z was featured online and most recently we are proud to report that Richard’s Z34 won 1st place at Raceworz!

 

Raceworz is an annual event held at Sacramento Raceway which allows both show and drag racing competitions.  Richard competed against over 600 other show cars entered and won Best Nissan!

You can catch Richard and his Z at the San Francisco Auto Salon which is part of the SF International Car show at the Moscone center on November 19th-27th. Way to represent, Rich! Long Live The Z!

 

 

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!

 

Two iconic cars from Nissan, 22 years apart both bearing the “GT-R” badge. Does it get any better than this?

 

Lou is selling his 1992 Skyline GT-R (R32) and 2014 GT-R (R35) Track Edition. UPDATE: The R35 is now sold.

You can find out more information on both cars in our For Sale section linked below:

1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R

2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition