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Rich’s 350z

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 11:43 pm on December 7, 2013

 

When the “mod bug” gets to you it’s a hard habit to break! Rich B visited us earlier this year for suspension and breathing upgrades and came back for an ART pipe install and re-tune.

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An UPREV tune yielded +10hp/9tq for a total of 283hp/252tq to the wheels:

Rich Bass Z33 Art pipes and retune (1)




Joe’s 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 10:01 pm on November 4, 2013

 

Joe R was referred to Z Car Garage by long-time customer and Z33 owner “T.C”. Joe’s 2013 370z came to us with just 1900 miles on the odometer ready for some bolt-ons!  We installed Fast Intentions Hi-Flow cats, their TDX exhaust system and Stillen intakes:

 

Stillen Gen3 intakes:

 

Hi-flow cats from Fast Intentions:

 

The TDX cat-back exhaust compared to stock:

 

UPREV tuning yields 311hp/250tq to the wheels:

 

We think making the rear diffuser black is a must have for any 370z and William’s has been doing this mod for the front (pre-2013) and rear since the Z34 was released:




Gordon’s Nismo 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 1:00 am on November 3, 2013

 

Gordon came to Z Car Garage for Stillen Gen3 intakes and a Fast Intentions exhaust system. ZCG is a Fast Intentions dealer so please visit the shop if you are interested in their products! Here is the Fast Intentions TDX cat-back exhaust system and Stillen intakes:

 

The exhaust looks great from the rear:

 

Stock single muffler vs the TDX dual muffler setup:


Stillen Gen3 Intakes are always a nice addition to the new HR engines:

 

An UPREV tune maximizes benefits from the enhanced breathing. Peak power jumps by 10hp/9tq to the wheels but the real gains are seen from 3000 to 7500rpm. Dyno shows gains from exhaust + UPREV only:


Enjoy The Ride, Gordon!

 




Leo’s 370z

Filed under: 370z,Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 2:50 pm on October 28, 2013

Leo P came to Z Car Garage to have AAM (R-line) intakes installed on his 2013 370z.  The Z made good power with intakes and tuning but Leo reported the Z was running roughly a few days later. Here are the baseline+initial tune dyno runs:

 

Rob suggested running Stillen Gen3 intakes and predicted greater power gains with a tune over the AAM setup. Leo’s 370z now makes 318hp/260tq to the wheels, a significant improvement over the AAM setup indeed!

 

 




Stillen Supercharged Nismo 350z

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:08 am on July 2, 2013

 

Hideki K brought his ultra-nice Nismo Z33 in for a full Stillen supercharger installation. Unfortunately Stillen did not make a kit specifically for the Nismo edition Z so we purchased a Stillen kit designed for the standard HR motor and made it work for Hideki!
Here are the goodies:

A few shots of the install:

 From NA to Forced Induction:

 

On the dyno the Nismo put down 282hp/246tq and the Stillen kit bumped those figures up to 370hp/272tq to the wheels:

 

Rob’s tuning yielded significant gains of 22hp/13tq for a grand total of 392hp/285tq to the wheels!


Enjoy the Ride Hideki!




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