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Old 02-19-2018, 07:54 AM
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Default Reinforcing VQ35de for track abuse

Hi Everyone,
I have a 2004 350z dedicated track car. Fully caged with straight pipes, intake, baffled oil pan, AC delete, aftermarket radiator and hoses, plenum spacer.

My question, for the guys who track the hell out of their 350z, what parts of the engine do I need to reinforce?
Old 02-19-2018, 08:11 AM
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Oil cooler, upgraded oil pump, rods. Revup rods and oil pump would probably be decent if you didnt want to spend much and keep the revs around 7000.
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Originally Posted by dnash
Oil cooler, upgraded oil pump, rods. Revup rods and oil pump would probably be decent if you didnt want to spend much and keep the revs around 7000.
cool thanks!
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Is it safe to assume you have solid engine mounts? Upgraded chassis/trans/diff mounts? Can you add a dampening crank? Hood vents?

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There are a bunch of really good thread addressing this in the Motorsports Forum.
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besides keeping the oil and coolant in their temp range. The engine is very reliable.

Mine had almost 120,000miles and the last 5 years were in a race series. Kept mine below 6800rpm. and my final compression test before it was sold was 178-181 psi across all cylinders and less than 5-6% leakdown in all.

This is also including newbie mistakes like misshifts when learning how to track drive.
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Originally Posted by canadarob
Kept mine below 6800rpm.
Good to know as I've been sticking to that range on my track days. I have the rev light set to 5,800. By the time it blinks and I stab the clutch the revs are around 6,200 to 6,500.

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