sweetcarz02

I know I don't post much here but I am long time reader and want to share my 350z overhaul with you guys. As a former Infiniti G35 and G37S owner I have been ready to really dig into a 350z build.

I'm currently the editor over at Wrecked Magazine and starting collecting parts for the build a few months ago. We are currently doing all of the motor/engine work to the car. Check back with this thread and I will keep it updated in this post so you don't have to scroll and find stuff. Feel free to ask any questions about the products, build, or install and I'll do my best to help out.


The Nissan 350z Arriving:





Products:

B&M Supercooler




Vortech Supercharger


Brian Crower Cams


Koyo Radiator


Injen Exhaust



KW Suspension Variant 3







Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood (Matte Finish)

Installations:

Injen Exhaust Installation.

Tools Needed:
WD 40
14mm wrench
12mm wrench
12mm socket and extension
Pry bar to help remove exhaust hangers

Step 1:

LS Auto/Chris Forsberg Racing got sent our Injen Exhaust recently and we just had to get it installed tonight. We have a full engine and cooling system ready for installation but we came by late night after hours to get our exhaust on and finally get some installations off our lap. We ripped open the box and found a great looking stainless steel exhaust.


Here are the first pieces that connect to your current car setup. The piece is polished and is a vast improvement from the factory option.


Here is the huge factory muffler in the back of the 350z factory. Injen converts this piece into a split two can piece that sounds much better and looks is leaps and bounds better ascetically. Not to mention the factory piece weighs much more than our aftermarket piece from Injen.


The first step to installing an exhaust is to rip out the old one. This is something you can easily do with a basic socket set and some determination. Removing the large back piece is a two person job. This way you can remove the last bracket holding it up and not have it fall to the ground. Have the second person hold it and bring it safely to the ground as someone else removes that last bracket holding it up.



This is the factory rear section of the stock exhaust housing once it has been removed. If your looking for some great weight savings you can remove the heat shield trey you see above. We opted to keep it in place to protect our trunk cargo from receiving too much heat and the weight savings is not the biggest focus of the project.


Here is the front section of the Injen exhaust now installed on the car. Make sure you spend some time and tighten all the bolts.


Here is a close up of the exhaust tip and the perfect fitment on the factory bumper of the Nissan 350z.


Now that the exhaust is in place and securely on the OEM hangers make sure you re check your bolts on the exhaust so that they are tight. We even noted that we had a pretty loose one that our last second check which could of avoided us some headache on our road test later that night.


Here is what the car looks like after a simple 30 minute installation of the exhaust.


Here is a close up of the passenger side exhaust tip after we finished installation.


This is an under body shot of the Injen piece completely installed. You can see all the empty new space compared to the OEM install. This exhaust only uses the factory mounts so you have no problems with that for the install. This aftermarket piece looks so much better than that giant OEM piece. I was really shocked at the aggressive stance it gave the rear end of the car.


Here is a close up shot of the full exhaust we installed from underneath the car. Once we take the car off the lift you won’t see any of the exhaust again from the rear suspension forward.


Once we got home I snapped a quick shot from our parking spot of the 350z. Clearly I don’t have a knack for parking tonight which is okay since spot 122 is ours as well. The car sounds great on the inside and looks even better from the rear now. Big thanks to the guys at LS Auto for staying up extra late to help us get our installation done. Stay tuned to the 350z blog since we will be posting some videos of the exhaust at idle, at speed, and how it sounds from the inside of the car to truly give you readers a feel of the product.




***More to come real soon including AEM products, Vortech supercharger, BC cams, and Koyo radiator. Stay tuned.***

DB350

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Looks like a pretty good build so far. What are your targets?

EDIT: What did you NOT like about the G37? Such a sexy car

scrillasherv

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sweetcarz02

The build is focused on being an all around performance/street machine to enjoy. Once it's complete it will be going on tour with a company for a while. As for dyno numbers I am not really sure but I have a master tuning the car so that is going to get us pushing some great numbers. We are going to be limited by our stock block from best I can tell in the horsepower range.

The Infiniti G37S was a great car and I loved every minute I had it. It was Athens Blue and I have some photos in my album on the site. It's gone now because it was a corporate Nissan USA lease which run in a 12 month cycle. My Dad works there in Nashville so I was able to get a deal on it for that lease period.

DB350

Sounds good hopefully you enjoy it! Something in me wants to say our blocks are preeettty good, but I won't say it just cause i'm not sure.

G37's are so badass. I came up behind one the other day at night and didn't want to pass it because the tail lights looked like they could kick my ***

str8dum1

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alot of work to do cams and nothing else. since you have to pull the motor anyhow, why not just swap pistons and rods as well?

Vas@Extended

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+1.. ur right there.. might as well

Sylvan Lake V35

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Cams should be done with the engine in the car they are not that much work they can be done with the heads still in the block. So its along way from having the block tore down to do rods/pistons.

SmallTuner

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is the injen exhaust good for FI !!!!!

str8dum1

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i guess....

taking the timing cover off and getting it lined back up with no leaks in that lil space would seem problematic. Although, it must be easier than puttin a valve cover on LOL JK!

I made very good power with my injen exhaust.

sublimemoment

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ATX350

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Sub'd. I love build threads!!

Keep us updated.

sweetcarz02

I got some new parts in today!

KW Suspension Variant 3



Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood (Matte Finish)

Rafa

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why injen exhaust for FI, isnt that like only 2.25" diameter piping???

sweetcarz02

We made some great power gains with it and I love the tone of this exhaust. It's relatively quiet but will still scream when your in the car. The car will be on a conservative street tune (not trying to build a dyno queen) so it wasn't really a concern of ours.

sweetcarz02

Some photos of the Vortech Supercharger Installation:

q8z

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I like

sweetcarz02

Here is the BRIDE Low Max Bucket Seat - VIOS III seat we put in the 350z. I have some more updates I need to put in this thread as well so stay tuned.


<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation1.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation2.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation3.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation4.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation5.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation6.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

<img src="http://www.wreckedmagazine.com/images/project350z/bridelowmax.VIOSIII.installation7.jpg" alt="Nissan 350z - Bride Seat Installation" />

sweetcarz02

Here is a sneak peak of the 350z. I need to update the post with some installations but I took the car out finally today. The wheel setup is a HRE 540R with a 20x10.5 in the front and 20x13 in the rear. The tires are Falken FK452's and they sit at 245/35/20 in the front and 305/30/20.

The brake kit is from Performance Friction.

Barnabas

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thick wheels!!!!!!!