Drivetrain Upgrades for Daniel’s G37S

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by Alvin G @ 11:10 am on March 8, 2013

We tuned Daniel F’s G37S last fall and he came back to ZCG for driveline upgrades. The rear end was treated to new bearings, seals and 4.08 gears. A NISMO finned aluminum differential will help keep things cool:

Transmission upgrades included a South Bend clutch and Z Speed throw out bearing:

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Event Reminders: Contra Costa Cruise This Saturday!

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by Alvin G @ 12:26 am on March 6, 2013

Several fun events coming up starting with the ZONC Contra Costa Cruise this Saturday!

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Don’t forget to sign-up your vintage car for the April 20 Historic Japanese Car Gathering in San Leandro, CA. Register HERE

Pictures of last year’s Bayline gathering

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The Marin Sonoma Concours D’ Elegance will be held Sunday, May 19. This is a fun event and important for Japanese classic car fans: in addition to celebrating Corvette and Lamborghini 50th Anniversaries there will be a Japanese Manufacture category! Don’t forget the Historic races on Saturday!

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Ray’s SMZ

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by Alvin G @ 6:51 pm on March 3, 2013

Ray has been with Z Car Garage for several years and owns this limited production SMZ 300zx Twin-Turbo. In 2008 we did a fully built engine with 740cc injectors, JWT dual POP, full 3″ exhaust and mild porting. With 15k miles on the build now the intake cam sprocket was wearing out due to the Sport 500 cams.

Luckily there is BDE Performance who specializes in improving Z32 products. They have rebuilt VTC intake cam pulleys that are designed to eliminate the noise/wear that comes when running the stock units with aftermarket valve springs/hotter cams. BDE also offers a fully adjustable exhaust cam pulley for the first time.

Intake VTC(L) and adjustable exhaust pulley:

Stock(L) and after both pulleys are installed:

This is our first time using the BDE parts and dyno tuning was much easier with the new cam pulleys:

Ray’s SMZ also features VOLK GT-7 wheels,TEIN coil-overs, Powertrix T/C rods and Brembo brakes. Look for more updates on this special Z32.

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NISMO is Alive: Racing Video + New Headquarters!

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by Alvin G @ 9:36 am on February 28, 2013

This comes from our dear friend Forbes, thanks! Nismo released a short video highlighting their racing wins as seen on Jalopnik:

NISMO also shows off beginnings of its new headquarters:

http://youtu.be/qwRn3mtRrfY

Great news for Nissan Motorsports!

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Gabe’s Stillen Supercharged 370z

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by Alvin G @ 12:56 am on

It really is a small Z car world. Gabe H had talked about supercharging his 370z and was actually referred to Z Car Garage by Juan Felix. Thanks Juan! Gabe even knows Peggy and Dennis Hale from making the drive through the Santa Cruz Mtns, so he’s definitely Z-car savvy.
To satisfy his need for boost and keep things straightforward we installed a full bolt-on 370z supercharger kit from Stillen: