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Thomas’ G37 Sedan

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Maintenance,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:24 am on May 15, 2014

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Thomas C came in for full 60k mile services and a new exhaust system on his G37 S sedan.

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The old exhaust system had an aftermarket y-pipe that didn’t significantly increase power. We installed a full cat-back system from Fast Intentions followed by an UPREV tune. Old vs new:

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The new exhaust looks and sounds great:

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On the dyno we were impressed with gains from the FI exhaust combined with UPREV tuning. Peak numbers were 302hp/249tq to the wheels, an increase of +15hp/10tq. Check out the mid-range tp redline gains in both hp and tq from 3500rpm:

 

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Mike’s Nismo 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:54 am on May 9, 2014

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Mike U came to Z Car Garage for a Stillen intake install on his 2013 Nismo 370z. This is his first sportscar and he’s got more mods on the way including a Fast Intentions exhaust system UPREV tuning.

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Stillen Gen 3 intakes:

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Before/after

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Stay tuned for more!




Do-It-Yourself: 350z Steering Wheel Swap

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 11:29 pm on May 6, 2014

UPREV tuning for your Nissan/Infiniti is one of the best methods for maximizing power gains from bolt-ons. Another nice feature UPREV allows is multiple fuel/tuning maps that can be accessible with a push of your steering wheel mounted Cruise Control buttons.


What if your Z/G is a base model without the fancy steering wheel? Have no fear! Mark G performed a steering wheel/gauge cluster swap on his 2003 350z and created a step-by-step installation guide:

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If you are interested in performing this mod yourself please download the entire guide HERE. Thank you Mark!

 




Bob’s G35 Sedan

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,g35,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:30 am on May 4, 2014

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Bob F came to us on local dealer Beshoff Infiniti’s recommendation.  His G35 Journey sedan already sported a Borla exhaust, high-flow cats and JWT intakes but it needed tuning.

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We removed the clip-on ecu to re-learn fuel maps and UPREV tuned with nice gains of 16hp/11tq for a total of 280hp/251tq at the wheels on this automatic-equipped HR engine:

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Putting In WORK: Kevin’s Z32 Slicktop

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 11:55 pm on April 21, 2014

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Kevin M came to Z Car Garage with his gorgeous Cherry Red Pearl 300zx slicktop. We took care of several maintenance items including a new clutch/flywheel, JWT POP charger air filter, A/C sorting, new tach and finally eliminating an annoying hood rattle.
Here is the new filter:

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We installed a used flywheel with a new JWT Heavy Duty clutch:

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The Z also got some new shoes. Kevin has great taste and we applaud his wheel choice: 18″ WORK XD9s!!! The transformation is amazing:

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New Bridgstone tires with 275s in back fill the wheel wells nicely. We love the lip and spoke design on the WORKs.  A slight drop in ride height would be sweet…maybe Kevin will be visit us again for suspension 🙂

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Enjoy The Ride Kevin!

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