Sport Z Issue #17
Features
26 The Z: Turning 35
Authors Ben Millspaugh, Ph.D., and Brian Long take readers back a few decades to when the Z was about to make its mark upon automotive history 35 years ago. Highlights include a Shin Yoshikawa cutaway illustration of the 1970 240Z.
36 The Secrets of Grand-Am Cup Racing, Unclassified
SZM’s Jeff Wisener got an inside glimpse into the world of pro racing. What it takes to win in a 350Z. How to correct the 350Z’s weak spots. And what readers should do—and shouldn’t do—when modifying their Z for the track or street.
44 Just What the Dr. Ordered
In 1992 while in medical school, Afshin felt himself coming down with a nasty case of something: Z fever. Today the doctor still gladly suffers from the chronic disease as his garage now sports a fully rebuilt, heavily modified 280ZX-T.
Tech & Racing
48 A Tale of Two Sound Systems
Sport Z’s David Muramoto compares two different sound-system approaches.
The first system is fully customized, the other is a cost-efficient upgrade.
50 How To: Installing a Fuel Pressure Gauge
Installing a fuel pressure gauge is an easy and great “bang for the buck”
modification for your Z, and quite convenient for hands-on tuning.
52 G35 Dyno Marathon!
17 G owners, their cars at various levels of modification, head to the dyno.
What mods worked? What mods didn’t? Dave Ochenreider reports.
54 Motorsports: The Inside Line
Zs are laying siege to the Grand-Am Cup professional road racing
series with two teams in the top four. The 350Z is now feared.
Departments
6 From the Pub
Celebrating 35 years of Z
8 Ped Crossings
North Carolina all-original 280Z (45K miles)
14 Shifting Gears
Holiday gift guide, supercharged Z31, Puerto Rico dragsters: a 6.8-second
Z31 and a 1,250 HP Z32 (R.I.P.), The Mole, Japan Beat, a “FrankenZ” suicide-doored Z32, official SZM partner websites
32Z Car Centerfold
Z Timeline: 1970-2005
56 Club Zone
Bluegrass Z Car Club spotlighted
60 Ed’s Garage
Z32 differential, 240Z A/C replacement, 280ZX digital speedo, Z31 dash
blown
62 Last Writes
Roadtripping in a 240Z ... in 1970
