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Vortech, GAS, and FreshAlloy work together
to make another fast Nissan 350Z!
Well, at the end of our interview with Beau Boeckmann of
Galpin
Auto Sports on our siste site at
AutomoiveEnthusiasts, we said lookout it's coming and now it's here
and faster than ever. The FreshAlloy 350Z is now outfitted with
possibly the best supercharger in the industry,
Vortech. Nissan states that the stock 350Z put out 287 HP,
but with the changes we've made to the car to date, it gets
about 315 HP and now with Vortech's help, it's boosted to
somewhere between 412 and 430. We'll let TechnoSquare, play with
the ECU and we'll know for sure. This installation is actually a
site to behold. Jammin' all that stuff under the hood in an
already cramped space was a 6 hour job and a kick to watch the
expert do it.
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Axel
Chinchilla, and Omar Ruvalcaba, ace mechanics at Galpin
Auto Sports, specializes in Turbo and Supercharger
installations and to him, this was pretty easy. A couple
of glitches in the instructions, (beware of the
oversized NISMO sway bar - you need to loosen it and
move it out of the way) but for the most part a good
weekend, wrench-turning enthusiast can do it. Axel says
"if you can get the car 2 feet off the ground, drill one
hole in the crankcase, and be patient, it can be done."
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Now that the FreshAlloy Nissan
350Z is fitted with Vortech's V2 SQ SC Trim High Output (too
many words for me), it will be re-tuned, dialed in, and ready
for its trek back East. It will be making its appearance at a
host of events and you'll see it at the tracks on the Right
Coast, but don't even think about catching it. With NISMO, AEM/DC,
Racing Brakes, Hawk pads, BBS wheels, Bridgestone tires, of
course, and now a supercharger from Vortech, just get out your
stop watch!
Thanks to Gil Cormaci, VP Sales and Marketing, Vortech, and Beau
Boeckmann, Chris Whitney, Axel Chinchilla, and Omar Ruvalcaba of
Galpin Auto Sports for their contributions to the FreshAlloy
Nissan 350Z Project Car.
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Fred Palmer, front
left, is shown after having the GAS Crew check out the
'Z' for its cross-country trek to a new home in
Maryland. Fred will be posting photos and giving you a
mile by mile and 'smile by smile' chronical of the trip
while he enjoys the world of Vortech supercharging!
Watch for Cops!
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Oh, stay tuned for a detailed
technical evaluation of the Vortech's V2 Supercharger
installation and performance with photos and video.
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2004 350Z Performance Model
In Stock Form
Good: Lots of torque, excellent aerodynamics,
communicative steering, stock suspension rivaling high end
German design
Bad: Brakes not suited for the track
Ugly: Did we mention the brakes?
Upgrades
Tires
Bridgestone RE050 Pole Position
Engine/Power
Vortech SuperchargerTechnosquare ECUAEM Intake
DC Sports Exhaust and Header
Wheels
Forged BBS RGR 19"
Brakes
Rotora Slotted Front and Rear Rotors
Hawk Pads
Stainless steel lines
Suspension
NISMO S-Tune
NISMO Rear Sway Bar
Transmission
B&M Short Throw
Future Upgrades
Forced Induction
Multi-piston Brake SystemNISMO clutch |
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