Phillip V is a Z Car Garage customer and former 350z/current 370z owner. We installed an Injen exhaust system on his 350z and he absolutely loved it so naturally he wanted one for his 370z. We didn’t sell these exhaust systems for the Z34 and this was our very first install. Here is a before/after:
More exhaust details:
Rear end view of the exhaust tips:
On the intake side we added JWT dual Pop chargers:
Dyno Tuning
To maximize gains from the bolt-ons we UPREV tuned the Z. We started with 284hp/235tq and the JWT POP chargers made a significant increase up to 294hp/241tq:
The Injen exhaust was good for ~4hp/3tq for a total of 298hp/244tq:
UPREV tuning yielded even more power for a final output of 311hp/258tq to the wheels, gains of 27hp/23tq to the wheels:
Several years ago we met Scott L at a local autocross and eventually started working on his 2003 Brickyard 350z. He loved to road race so we performed incremental upgrades including Stoptech front brakes, a Quaife differential, Hotchkis sway bars, Koni Yellow shocks, and adjustable front A-arms with rear lower control arms. We also did a minor tune and numerous track day-prep/maintenance. Here he is at Laguna Seca:
With 200k miles on the Z he started looking for a new sportscar that met his requirements. Being a Nissan fan and quite attached to his Z the GT-R did make his list but the lack of a true manual transmission steered him away. A C7 Z51 and Cayman GTS were also in the running until he saw the new GT350 Mustang and it ticked all the right boxes:
Scott stopped by ZCG to dyno the Shelby and it put down an impressive 460hp/375tq to the wheels! Factory rated at 520hp/429tq, this flat-plane crank beast has been reported to put down even more power on 93 octane!
The dyno chart is displayed with a bone stock 2012 Mustang GT:
Here is a video of the ‘Stang on the dyno. Congratulations Scott and thanks for bringing her by the shop!
Rob was completely impressed after driving it…Nissan are you listening?
Paul S owns a smog shop in South San Francisco and contacted us about making his Infiniti G35 a “sleeper”. You know, the kind of car that looks very stock from the outside but gets down like the “other” high-hp cars coming out of Z Car Garage. We discussed options for forced induction and decided on a Vortech supercharger–making good power and having CARB legal status was very attractive.
The VQ had 98k miles and to prepare for boost we performed some preventative maintenance including a thermostat change. The Vortech kit was the V3 model which is self-lubricating and polished:
We installed a JWT HD Clutch and Flywheel: …[read more]
The Z Car Garage coverage continues at Speedhunters! This time photojournalist Mike Garrett features our friend Gary’s 1971 Nissan Skyline 2000GT. Enjoy the full story HERE!
Our good friend Anthony S. is a hardcore Datsun enthusiast and owner of this sinister 510 wagon. We first met Anthony years ago at the All-Datsun Meet at Mt. Shasta. He started visiting the shop frequently, driving this wagon all the way from Oregon to San Jose, CA and we attended many events together. Anthony built this 510 from the ground up himself, and it has been constantly evolving. He started with a rather unorthodox inline-6 cylinder engine, the Toyota 7M-GTE:
This single-turbo setup spun the ZCG dyno to almost 400rwhp! Anthony is a track nut and the 510 has seen many days running hard at Portland Int. Raceway. Suspension and brake modifications include Brembo calipers up front, a linked Ford rear end and massive 255/35 tires in front with 285/35 rears.
The car has gone through some serious development including a full 2JZ-GTE engine, rear-mounted radiator setup and larger fender flares–all fabricated by Anthony himself!
In his quest for more power Anthony recently visited us again for BC cams and Haltech tuning. We started with a baseline of 399hp/332tq to the wheels. After the cams it made 447hp/347tq:
With Haltech tuning final numbers were 461hp/362tq at the wheels:
More pics of Anthony’s fabrication work:
This Dime looks so sinister on the road with its gargantuan tires just barely contained by the fender flares, we love it!
Thank you Anthony for letting us be a part of your 510 build!
Interested in seeing more pictures of Anthony’s 510? Check the links below and Enjoy The Ride!
