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old school · 05-04-2010, 11:57 AM

mrmephistopheles gave me permission to post my build thread. Is it complete? No, but my builds rarely are finished. There is always something to improve upon. Having said that, most of you will call this car done...or overdone. LOL. So without further a due..

Before I get to the pics and mods, here's a little history.

I bought this car in 2005 with 11k miles on the clock. Started off with a few bolt ons (i/e/h/plenum spacer/utec/test pipes/brakes/nitrous) and a decent stereo system. Drove her everyday and put roughly 16k miles on her before I decided to go balls outs. Breaking a ring land on 150 shot didn't have anything to do with it

Started on the motor, of course. Fully Built motor, sleeved, fuel system, twins, HKS VPRO, and all the supporting mods to go along with including changing the exhaust out, etc. Within the following months I started tackling other areas of the car like suspension, wheels, plethora of tires (drag, street, road racing), interior finishes, and subtle exterior mods.

Today, really the only things I have left to mod are a couple of suspension components and bigger brakes. I also have a few body kit pieces (AMUSE) that I have yet to paint and install. Still up in the air if I want to even put them on as I love the sleeper /oem look. So here you have it, start to finish (almost)...my build.

350Z Twin Turbo Build - Start to finsh pics - Boosted Imports.com

OLD SCHOOL's SLEEPER.

Under The Hood
FULLY Built Motor
Darton Mid Sleeves Bored .030 over (decked, honed, bored, line honed, bearings)
CP pistons 8.5:1 compression
Carillo Rods
Ferrera 1mm oversized Valves
Titanium Valve springs
Valve locks
Spring locators
5 angle valve job
Tomei 268 cams
Balanced Crank
Revup oil pump
Nismo thermo
HKS metal head gasket
Custom L19 Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Main Studs
Walbro 255 fuel pump
RC 750cc injectors
Fluidamper Harmonic Crank Dampener
Cooling mod (DA Tank, lines, fittings, etc)
Greddy Twin Turbo Kit (turbos, BOV, piping, etc)
Greddy Intercooler
Greddy PRofec B-specII Boost Controller
SGP Racing oil cooler
SGP Racing fuel return system
Aeromotive FPR
SGP Racing Wastegate reloction kit with open dumps
SGP Racing 3" downpipes
AAM Dual 3" exhaust
Cusco air deverter plate
Nismo Oil cap
Samco Hoses
PWR Radiator
Carbonetics Triple Disc Clutch / Flywheel
Nitrous Express wet kit
Nitrous Express purge solenoid
NOS intercooler spray bar
Zex Bottle heater
Dynotune Nitrous TPS/Window switch

Suspension/Brakes
HKS Hipermax III coilovers
Custom front upper a-arms
Eibach Sway Bars (front and rear)
SPL Rear Camber Arms
APS strut tower brace
Stoptech Stage 2 Brakes
(Axxis Pads, Steel Braided Lines, Slotted Rotors, Race fluid)

Interior
JVC DVD audiophile headunit
Farenheit 7" screen in navigation cubby hole
Infinity Reference components 6.5"
Infinity Reference coaxils 5.25"
Diamond Audio (2) 8" subwoofers
Memphis Audio 1000D (1100 x 1 @ 1 ohm...running at 300 x 2 watts @ 4 ohm)
Phoenix Gold ZX475 titanium amp (75 x 4 @ 4 ohms) OLD SCHOOL Phoenix Gold.
Defi Boost Gauge with Defi Controller
Aspec Titanium Shift Knob
FCON VPRO Stand alone EMS (with Knock AMP and Wide band)
Uprev Osiris reflash on ECU
Blitz Throttle Control (no more drive-by-wire lag)
Hidden NX bottle in gym back - switches in ashtray
Clifford Alarm with remote start

Exterior
S2000 Antenna
Custom fender emblems
2008 LED Tail Lights

Wheels/Tires
Rear setup
Drag -BFG Drag Radials (275/35/18) on Stock 18s
Street - Street tires BFG KDW (255/40/18) on stock 18s
5zigen fn01r-c 18x9.5 Toyo Proxy T1R (285/35/10)

Front setup
BFG KDWs (245/35/18) on stock 18
5zigen fn01r-c 18x8.5 Toyo Proxy T1R (255/35/18)

About to put some Toyo R888s on the 5zigen and use them as a track wheel

As she sat with bolt ons and nitrous...Old Rims too...

Sleeved block in the bag...woot!

bagged up heads with tomei cams...

motor on the engine stand...being put together.

progress on the engine stand...

its in!!!

Break in Tune after the rebuild....(UTEC EMS)

HKS VPRO ems on 13psi months after break in.

More recent photos...rims that are on it now. These are my road racing wheels. Still have stock 18s with DRs and street tires on another set of stock 18s.

And a video of me terrorizing the track at MSR Houston for Texas Z Party last year....extremely fun event!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1KglDDprG0

Comments welcome...

05-04-2010, 11:57 AM	#1
old school Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tx Age: 46 Posts: 73 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	2003 Nissan 350Z: How Nissan should have done it mrmephistopheles gave me permission to post my build thread. Is it complete? No, but my builds rarely are finished. There is always something to improve upon. Having said that, most of you will call this car done...or overdone. LOL. So without further a due.. Before I get to the pics and mods, here's a little history. I bought this car in 2005 with 11k miles on the clock. Started off with a few bolt ons (i/e/h/plenum spacer/utec/test pipes/brakes/nitrous) and a decent stereo system. Drove her everyday and put roughly 16k miles on her before I decided to go balls outs. Breaking a ring land on 150 shot didn't have anything to do with it Started on the motor, of course. Fully Built motor, sleeved, fuel system, twins, HKS VPRO, and all the supporting mods to go along with including changing the exhaust out, etc. Within the following months I started tackling other areas of the car like suspension, wheels, plethora of tires (drag, street, road racing), interior finishes, and subtle exterior mods. Today, really the only things I have left to mod are a couple of suspension components and bigger brakes. I also have a few body kit pieces (AMUSE) that I have yet to paint and install. Still up in the air if I want to even put them on as I love the sleeper /oem look. So here you have it, start to finish (almost)...my build. 350Z Twin Turbo Build - Start to finsh pics - Boosted Imports.com OLD SCHOOL's SLEEPER. Under The Hood FULLY Built Motor Darton Mid Sleeves Bored .030 over (decked, honed, bored, line honed, bearings) CP pistons 8.5:1 compression Carillo Rods Ferrera 1mm oversized Valves Titanium Valve springs Valve locks Spring locators 5 angle valve job Tomei 268 cams Balanced Crank Revup oil pump Nismo thermo HKS metal head gasket Custom L19 Studs ARP Rod Bolts ARP Main Studs Walbro 255 fuel pump RC 750cc injectors Fluidamper Harmonic Crank Dampener Cooling mod (DA Tank, lines, fittings, etc) Greddy Twin Turbo Kit (turbos, BOV, piping, etc) Greddy Intercooler Greddy PRofec B-specII Boost Controller SGP Racing oil cooler SGP Racing fuel return system Aeromotive FPR SGP Racing Wastegate reloction kit with open dumps SGP Racing 3" downpipes AAM Dual 3" exhaust Cusco air deverter plate Nismo Oil cap Samco Hoses PWR Radiator Carbonetics Triple Disc Clutch / Flywheel Nitrous Express wet kit Nitrous Express purge solenoid NOS intercooler spray bar Zex Bottle heater Dynotune Nitrous TPS/Window switch Suspension/Brakes HKS Hipermax III coilovers Custom front upper a-arms Eibach Sway Bars (front and rear) SPL Rear Camber Arms APS strut tower brace Stoptech Stage 2 Brakes (Axxis Pads, Steel Braided Lines, Slotted Rotors, Race fluid) Interior JVC DVD audiophile headunit Farenheit 7" screen in navigation cubby hole Infinity Reference components 6.5" Infinity Reference coaxils 5.25" Diamond Audio (2) 8" subwoofers Memphis Audio 1000D (1100 x 1 @ 1 ohm...running at 300 x 2 watts @ 4 ohm) Phoenix Gold ZX475 titanium amp (75 x 4 @ 4 ohms) OLD SCHOOL Phoenix Gold. Defi Boost Gauge with Defi Controller Aspec Titanium Shift Knob FCON VPRO Stand alone EMS (with Knock AMP and Wide band) Uprev Osiris reflash on ECU Blitz Throttle Control (no more drive-by-wire lag) Hidden NX bottle in gym back - switches in ashtray Clifford Alarm with remote start Exterior S2000 Antenna Custom fender emblems 2008 LED Tail Lights Wheels/Tires Rear setup Drag -BFG Drag Radials (275/35/18) on Stock 18s Street - Street tires BFG KDW (255/40/18) on stock 18s 5zigen fn01r-c 18x9.5 Toyo Proxy T1R (285/35/10) Front setup BFG KDWs (245/35/18) on stock 18 5zigen fn01r-c 18x8.5 Toyo Proxy T1R (255/35/18) About to put some Toyo R888s on the 5zigen and use them as a track wheel As she sat with bolt ons and nitrous...Old Rims too... Sleeved block in the bag...woot! bagged up heads with tomei cams... motor on the engine stand...being put together. progress on the engine stand... its in!!! Break in Tune after the rebuild....(UTEC EMS) HKS VPRO ems on 13psi months after break in. More recent photos...rims that are on it now. These are my road racing wheels. Still have stock 18s with DRs and street tires on another set of stock 18s. And a video of me terrorizing the track at MSR Houston for Texas Z Party last year....extremely fun event! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1KglDDprG0 Comments welcome...