I was getting my oil changed today, and I was talking to the service rep. about performance and the 350Z and he was telling me he got a letter reciently from Nissan USA, that they will be making some sort of performance kit for the 350Z that will be offered by only the dealer that will boost the performance gains on the Z up to 350hp. He also said that the car will still retain your stock warrenty. I then asked him when, and he said to expect the kit to be around in 6 months or so. Then I asked him what the kit came with and he said something about a new ECU and a couple other things. He was not totally sure about it yet. Has anyone heard about this either?

 

Are you f'in with me? Seriously? Should've asked him to see the letter. Can you go back and see if you can get it (I know it's a lot to ask)?

 

I'm serious. I did ask to see the letter from the service rep, but he said he can't show it to me. He just told me to keep looking on the nissan website and eventually they will have the kit on there.

 

That bastard. Teasing us like this no good.
Good heads-up on asking to see the letter.

 

I hope what he told u was true.. but the amount of 'dealer rumors' I have heard in other situations with my past car is rediculous.. and practically none of them came to light. I hope this will be different...

 

Agreed. That's why I said Teasing, cause that's all it is at this point.

 

he's probably talking about nismo, it fits the category perfectly. ecu and supercharger, that should be about 350, tho you might expect more, they might have been a bit cautious since they plan to make money off warrenties.

 

Wasn't there a guy on here that was an "insider" at a dealership, I think it was Miami? Am I completely off? Anyway, it would be nice to hear what he has to say about this.

 

dealer reps/service people always say that stuff so you come back and try to get stuff from them.

they are all full of:

when nismo comes out for real, TRUST ME. you will hear from it directly from nissan usa.

 

This is BS because a 60+ HP gain can NOT be achieved on the 350Z without forced induction or Nitrous. No way.

I would VERY happy if an ECU gave me +23 HP (310 HP).

 

Most likely he is talking about the internal components similiar to that used in the nismo crate motor. You will eventually be able to buy a kit with such parts. As for the ECU that might be part of the package.

 

That would be great, but at what cost I wonder...?

 

There is another sidebar in the March SCC magazine that talks about NISMO parts (it's 2 pages before the NISMO Garrett turbo article). It mentions NISMO availability in the spring or summer. Most parts are listed for on road use and have been tested in Arizona. It also lists some "off highway" parts such as cams, headers, and a flywheel. I'm guessing that means they either haven't undergone enough testing for street durability or else they don't want to emissions certify some of those parts individually.