Pro Stock Racing have designed, tweaked and packaged up some Ohlins suspension in kits specifically for the Z34 370z. Developed on the track by Nobuteru “Nob” Taniguchi, this gear is available in kits suitable for both the tuned street car and serious circuit racers.
Spring rates vary from 11k front 10k rear in the Ohlins DFV Complete Kit suspension (375,900 yen) to 16k front 14k rear in the PSMS Ohlines DFV SPL version (447,000 yen).
Yep we’ve seen NISMO special edition Z34s before but, not this one. At first thought one would expect any Nismo badged 370z to be another mildly tweaked Autech Nismo S-Tune but this bears more resemblance to the 380RS in it’s aero design. It’s got wider tires than standard and Yamaha Performance Suspension. Could Nismo be preparing a more seriously tuned 370z ala 380RS?
Of course the basic facts are that this could just be a US NISMO edition that wound up in Japan instead. In fact, now that I think about it – that’s almost certainly what it is. Damn.
Japanese tuning house Pro Stock Racing have been quietly having a go at building their own 370z for circuit work and so far we like where they are heading. Spotted out on Tsukuba circuit during the recent Z Challenge round #1 event, Pro Stock managed to take home the first trophy of the season winning with a best lap of 1:04.664 in very wet conditions.
1:04.664 in such a torrent is a very quick time, too bad it wasn’t dry so we could really see what this car could manage. Round #2 is coming up later in June on the 28th.
Nissan Europe will apparently be producing a special Z package to celebrate Nissan’s participation in the Nurburgring 24hrs in late May. The special edition should feature a few tempting upgrades over the standard Z including a set of 19″ OZ Racing wheels, a Cobra performance exhaust and a Nurburgring “gift” card that covers entry into the circuit up to the value of 150 euros. Nice.
The downside is the color, it will only be available in eye bleeding yellow.
Phoenix Power aren’t aero designers. They’re more than happy to take what they see working on the car and run with it. That is, they’ll tune the car but leave making it pretty up to the experts. In the case of their GT-R project it was a full Zele kit and for the Nissan 370z it’s BRANEW.
I bet you didn’t think the BRANEW kit could look this good or be seen on a “real” tuner’s project car, but here it is. Wearing BBS LM’s that Phoenix Power have proven to be quite partial to, it looks the business. These rims certainly look more suitable than the humongous BRANEW BW-101 22″ wheels we saw at Tokyo AutoSalon.
Central 20, well known Japanese Z car tuner has launched a 370z exclusive wheel as a part of their Z Sport tuning parts range this month. The 19″ one piece wheel features an attractive 8 spoke design and Z Sport centre caps. Sizes are 19×9.0 (+25mm offset) up front and 19×10 (+35mm offset) in the rear.
Selling for 235,200 yen a set they’re available now and fit in nicely with the other Central 20 Z Sport gear on the 370ZG.
While popular at Tokyo AutoSalon in Januarythe IMPUL 934S aero kit was certainly controversial in it’s design. IMPUL have gone back to the design phase and reworked the front end completely. The rear half bumper, side skirts and wing remain but the updated front bar is joined by a new front lip spoiler to complement.
If you’ve ever been to Japan as a Nissan fan you’ve more than likely stepped into a Nissan Gallery. Staffed almost entirely with young ladies who’s job it is to direct the masses of public around the display cars, answer questions and give demos every so often.
Outside of motor shows have you ever seen something similar outside Japan?
Rumor is out today that Nissan may be considering a hybrid setup for the 370z. Utilizing tech built for the Infiniti M range the 370z would be the worlds first hybrid sports car if so.
Possibly arriving for 2011 we’d say it’s unlikely to come to fruition but who knows.
5Zigen’s ProRacer SP full stainless cat-back exhaust for the Nissan Z34 has made it’s way to the US in small quantities. This made-to-order exhaust is in short supply due to being partly hand made but is available now at the US price of $1,900.
Part # is SP-1004, hit up your 5Zigen dealership today to secure one of the few in-stock items. Re-supply could be 8 weeks or more away.
