Ron is the original owner of this beautiful Z and now it is for sale. The Z was the original West Wings advertising car you may have seen it in old issues...

It didn’t take long after we originally tuned Sam’s 2012 Black Edition GTR on 91 octane and E85 that we upgraded turbos. An oil leak on the...

I’ll start off by sincerely apologizing for not staying up with the blog. The shop is super busy and my personal life is much busier with the addition...

Many times a week I’ve been getting this question asked. What is the difference between a supercharger and turbo kit for the VQ37VHR? For starters...

  We are proud to announce the release of the SZ Flex Fuel Kit for the R35 GTR. This kit makes for the simplest, cleanest, and quickest installation....

Corey brought us his widebody 350Z for some power upgrades in the form of nitrous oxide. We went to work installing the Dyno Tune Z33 Nitrous Kit. Besides...

Our Nissan Titan truck now has 60k miles on the odometer and the last 20k miles have been under the hard use of forced induction. What started as a utility...

Photos do no justice to the beauty that is this Z32. This Z has had a “restoration” performed on it with twin turbo power. Every bolt has been...

Tony came back after upgrading to 3″ intakes, Bosch 1300cc fuel injectors, Walbro 485 fuel pump (secondary), and a Fast Intentions catback. Y-pipe...

Danny stopped by the good ole’ Z shop to get help with his 1993 Toyota Supra. We first re-tuned for 91 octane and much lower elevation levels than...

Not very many take the route to build up a naturally aspirated engine. The costs are very high and can easily exceed a “simplistic” approach...

Tim’s Z made its way from Missouri to get a TT kit from Fast Intentions. This particular kit (optional) received HTA-68 turbochargers with Tial’s...

Ken came back from Idaho so we could update his Z32 to run gasoline (92 octane in Idaho) and ethanol (flex fuel). Ken already had our tune switcher built...

Almost a year ago we tuned Paul’s VG30DE powered sand rail. Just recently he was back with a VG30DETT running a pair of Mitsu TD04 turbochargers....

You won’t find the typical SR engine in this S14. Still powered using a Nissan engine, the sound alone will let you know its packing more under the...

This red 1990 Z32 TT came to us from Oregon with just an HKS Hyper Catback on it and over 160k on the odometer. We performed some simple upgrades and maintenance...

Not your run of the mill TT 370Z.  John’s Z features a built engine, GTM Stage 3 TT Kit featuring the use of GT3071R (T25) turbochargers on .64...

As the availability of ethanol has increased in SoCal (depending where in SoCal you live).  Rob’s itched to get the fuel in his Z along with other...

How’s that saying go?  A little more makes it better?  Well, what we have here is Josh’s beautiful black Nismo that has been transformed...

Norman’s Black Cherry Z may look docile but this Z packs a big punch.  The Z had a Fast Intentions “Stage 1” Twin Turbo Kit installed;...

One of the first Fast Intentions TT kit for the 370Z happened to go on Anatoly’s Z.  This 2013 sleeper does not disappoint!  Armed with a pair...

Back in December Paul brought over his freshly built sand rail all of which he did himself in his garage.  Paul used the VG30DE as the heart of the power...

It’s been awhile since we last updated the blog. It’s been very busy at SZ thankfully. Thank you to all our great customers. Anthony brought...

This exquisite example of a GTR came in by way looking for more power.  We were here to help make that possible.  Already equipped with a 5Zigen catback...

A great big thank you to Joe Gamas and the crew at ElectricFederal for a great video!  You can see a couple of blog posts from Joe and his beautiful...

Excuse the terrible quality of the photo! David’s 350Z came in for a tune with your basic bolt-ons such as a cold air intake, test pipes, and cat...

Bob came back to us after first having his Z34 tuned.  This time he came back for much more.  Bob, Fast Intentions, and Specialty-Z came together to...

We previously installed down pipes on Mark’s GTR some time ago (click me to see the old blog post).  Mark came back in for a few tweaks.  One...

John’s GTR has downpipes, y-pipe, and the stock mufflers removed on the factory piping.  It also uses K&N drop-in air filters in the factory...

  Masis dropped by with his 2006 350Z for some tuning on 91 octane.  It uses a naturally aspirated built IPP long block running 11:1 Wiseco pistons...

 Tony’s GTR came to us with just an aftermarket Y-Pipe and stock tuning from the factory. We went to work armed with EcuTek software to make this...

James from San Diego has one nice Sapphire Blue Z32TT.  Getting the itch for more power we went to work with some upgrades and maintenance work. Another...

Jeff came to us from LV so we can tune his beautiful Z. Armed with the standard bolt-ons like a Stillen Gen 3 Intake, HFCs, and catback exhaust.  Stock...

Joey came by with Evan to see if we could offer some help to his LS1 equipped Camaro.  Armed with HP Tuners software we went to work. The blue run was...

Since we’ve become an ECUTek tuner we now have the ability to play with the GTR.  Enter the following 2014 GTR.   The 3rd Gen R35 GTR, each...

Chris came back for a retune after installing the factory cats back on the Z.  We were pleasantly surprised with the results. On 9 psi of boost and 91...

  We took this 2011 Nismo for some testing on ECUTek’s tuning suite and also some comparisons on the stock Nismo tune, ECUTek tuning, and adding...

Mark’s Nismo is not the average run of the mill, even with a TT kit on it, this Z has a built motor to go along with it.   The VQVHR engine...

Who would have known that the 2011 winner of Nissan’s GT Academy liked Z32s?  Not only likes but also races it.  You can read more about Bryan’s...

Vivek came back for some small upgrades and one of them was a pulley swap on the Vortech blower.  You can see his last post here.   It’s hard...

Spike came back for some beautification on his SR powered 240Z.  You can see his post from last year here:  Click ME!   Before After:  We added...

SZ is now an EcuTek Tuner for the 370Z\G37 & GTR.  EcuTek provides far superior abilities in tuning the factory Nissan ECUs than other current tuning...

Aaron’s Nismo Z34 has Stillen Gen 3 Intakes, Fast Intentions Long-tube Headers, and Fast Intentions Catback.  Once all the upgrades were done a...

Jesse from Florida sent us his Z32 to straighten out the issues he was having with it.   The way it arrived to SZ.  Hard to tell by the photo but...

Miss Miller made her way in a few weeks ago for some tuning on her sideways Z.  We’ve seen this Z go through many phases and this is its best its...

Evan came back for Round 2 to win the heavyweight belt for stock turbo. This was the last time Evan came in CLICK ME We mad impressive power but the itch...

You may wonder why a Mustang made it’s way into SZ.  It was my first performance car I purchased when I got my first job in high school.  It’s...

Steve sent us his black sedan for some sleeper power.  We went to work installing a GTM Stage 2 Twin Turbo Kit with all the fixings. On the lift ready...

Rory came by a few weeks ago to tune his 350Z.  Equipped with a JWT TT Kit we went to work replacing a few maintenance items and tuning.   All on...

This past weekend I made a trip to visit my amazing friend Rob Fuller at ZCG.  While there we had the opportunity to play with one of Rob’s tech’s...

Geo’s 350Z came to us for some attention after some years of running on a Greddy TT kit.  We upgraded the fuel injectors from the RC 440cc to new...

Ben came back a few weeks ago from Vegas after having completed a few more efficiency changes to the JWT TT Kit.  This allowed us to increase the boost...

Jason brought over his beautiful Nismo equipped with Stillen Gen 3 Intake, HFCs, and ARK Catback.         Here’s the baseline...

JoeZie has once again gone under the knife in the last year and is back with a new look.  Any good plastic surgeon would agree that she’s radially...

We wish you a happy 4th of July!  Be sure to keep your kids, pets, and Zs safe!  Specialty-Z will be closed today and tomorrow, resuming operations Monday...

Legend’s Z32-TT has basic mods considering how many new parts are available for the Z32.  He was looking for more power safely (until his big build)...

Craig from Vegas came down for a tune and we turned out to make some impressive numbers from the sedan.     Armed with just a catback, HFCs,...

Paul brought us his Lotus replica after a recommendation from a friend.  We went to work tuning it as soon as we strapped it down!  It uses a Canems...

Earlier this year we tuned several high HP Zs.  Here are a few of them.  All running on ethanol fuel (50-70%).   First up we have Anthony, running...

This Z32 TT came to us after not having run for a long time.  We went to work performing the required maintenance and upgrading along the way.  It WAS...

Precision Z brought over the Universal City Nissan Track Z33 for some tuning.  Armed with minor bolt-ons and JWT cams we went to work tuning.    ...

Doug converted his NA 2by2 to a TT many years ago and recently brought it to us for a major overhaul.  It came to us equipped with an old and tired JDM...

It’s been awhile since the last time I posted.  I apologize for not having been on top of the updates. Many months ago Michael brought us his NA...

David came over from Texas to get his recently upgraded Z tuned.  Dane Miller did a very nice job of putting it together so there was very minimal fuss...

Joseph was looking a little more from his FX so we came to his aid.  Having already done a muffler replacement and drop in air filters.  We went to work...

Last time we tuned Cons’ Z32, it was almost 6 years ago.  Since then little has changed, however the new notable additions are Ash Massives and...

German has one sleeper of a Z32.  Originally this Z started life as an NA and recently it was converted to a TT.  When it originally came to SZ it had...

Jonah brought over his 2010 G37 Coupe for some tuning.  He recently had the engine built with lower compression forged pistons and beefed up rods. 91...

Mike came to us after his NA build.  We would have loved to get our hands on this build as we would have done things differently.  In the near future...

Cesar has been a good customer of ours for over 8 years.  Just this month he had us upgrade his Z32 further by adding Ash Planar Inlet Piping, Ash Intercooler...

In our last post about Dean M. we had done a few upgrades and talked about the future.  Well, the future has come and gone. We did add the SZ 3″...

Spike’s 240Z limped its way to us after so many months of poor work from other shops.  At first look this Z didn’t have the original inline...

Every vehicle is in need of some sort of help and here at SZ we are willing to help those who need it.  SZ’s very own LJ needed this and more.  His...

Eric brought over his VW Sand Rail powered by a VQ35DE that is street legal!!!  We helped fix a throttle issue with the engine & ECU to get this thing...

Kevin took his 95′ SMZ to another level this summer.  We pulled his low mileage stock motor out to add a set of JWT GTX 60 turbos, MS Manifolds,...

                        I felt such an overwhelming emotion to post this on our blog.  Vinny...

The owner of this 350Z originally came to us with full bolt-ons and we tuned him for 265 whp (blue run).  Several months later he got the itch for boost...

Bill came back to us after a year of running around on this setup: click me! This automatic Z32 is now equipped with GT2860RS turbos, MS Manifolds, SZ...

This G35 has a built engine and an ATI Pro-Charger turning 12 psi.  There are plans for a GTM TT kit to make more power than what the ATI can offer at...

We took a 2009 G37 Sedan, did a baseline dyno with no other mods and added a set of Stillen headers. Some nice gains were had by just adding the headers,...

Mike from British Columbia has the appropriate name for his Z, “Rude Boy”.  Mike sent down his Z32 for some tender lovin’ care.  He...

Just a tiny fraction of some of the dyno tuning on Z34s.

A very good customer of ours had a small mishap at a local track not long ago.  Amazing to see what losing control and hitting nothing can do (other than...

Mr. Smith dropped of his 94Z32TT for some more upgrades.  You can read about his last visit here. This time we added a set of adjustable BDE Intake Cam...

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James brought by his Green Goblin Z for some tuning action. His main mod list: 88mm Wiseco Pistons Eagle Connecting Rods Garrett GT28R Turbos 2.5″...

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This 2012 GT-R came back in for more power.  We added real AMS downpipes to shake things up a bit. Stock driver side down pipe. Real AMS Downpipe.  Cast...

This black Z34 NISMO came to us in need of a few things.  The owner complained of high oil temps even with his 25 row aftermarket oil cooler in city driving....

Over the past weekend John Garrison was racing his red Z32TT at the road course and ended up upside down.  Thankfully John came out with no injuries....

Cons’ 2nd Z and (track) beater is this NA Z32 that graces its presence on our blog.  Its a slicktop that serves its purpose as a road race Z so...

Paul came to us from Arizona to tune his beautiful red Z32TT.  Already sporting our SZ ECU Switcher we went to work tuning for 91 and 100 octane fuels....

Job well done and thank you for allowing us to provide you with our services!  Check out this month’s Grassroots Motorsports Magazine!

Tyler came back to us after having us tune his Z31 track car.  This time he brought us his newly acquired S14 with a built turbocharged VQ35DE.  This...

Vivek has one tricked out G35 sedan.  I have no pictures of the exterior but it is one cool show car.  This sedan is running a Vortech blower with all...

Steve brought us his 370Z for some tuning.  We were impressed with the results needless to say.  Click on the graph to see it in its entirety. Mods:...

Over a year ago we took Danny’s Z32 from a tired Z to a refreshed pepped up Z.  We went with a brand new Nissan shortblock and Stage 1 SZ heads...

The last time we saw Jesse we had just performed a tune for his NA bolt-ons. Yearning for more power than the NA bolt-ons could provide we went to work...

Mr. Rob from Virginia sent us his Z32 for some big turbo loving.  His Z came to us with stock turbos, stock injectors, stock engine, just about everything...

Jason’s G35 came to us for more power and in turn we obliged by adding a Vortech SC Kit.  Fueled by 600cc injectors and Walbro fuel pump.  HKS...

The following Z and its owner have been through trials and tribulations.  Joe purchased this Z over 6 years ago as a simple (slow) and clean NA (non turbo...

Brandon’s Z33 features a built up long block with forged rods & pistons, BC cams, Kinetix intake manifold, ID 720cc fuel injectors, PMAS, and...

This 2010 Titan was dynoed to see how just dropping in a simple K&N air filter performs. Blue run was on the OE air filter and red performed with the...

Nissan is offering the 370Z track ready for the serious racer\enthusiast. From Nissan: If you’ve ever wanted to extend your love of the iconic Nissan...

I figured it would be a good idea to offer a post on boost vs. octane to help Z owners make educated decisions for themselves, regarding how much boost...

We had the opportunity to get our hands on the new GTM Stage 2 SC Kit.  The great thing about the kit is that its very quiet not like your typical Vortech...

While perusing the new products @ SEMA 2011 we stumbled upon an interesting find.  You couldn’t find this at the main Garrett booth but we managed...

Ahhh, nothing like a fast sedan so you can take more than one passenger but you take your family in while smoking the sports car next to you!  Ben’s...

Over the last + year Bill Dailey has been working on a dry sump kit in conjunction with Mike from NZ and with some help from SZ.  For this we are proud...

I am way behind on my blog posts.  I’ve got more than 6+ months worth of posts and information.  Gonna try to catch up!  I apologize to the faithful...

Our final release of our 350Z (07-08 HR), 370Z\G37 clutch kits are now officially available.  Our first iteration involved upgrading the factory CSC. ...

Awhile back a 2008 Nismo 350Z came by for some tuning tweaks. The final results.

Mr. Will from the AZ Project Z32 crew came out earlier this year after performing more “breather” modifications on his Zed.  Will came to...

The following is a reminder that all Nissan’s deserve the glory of boost! Marc brought us his Sentra after sitting for almost 2 years.  We gave...

Eli has been a long time friend and customer of ours and his recent trip to SZ had us tuning and installing his new ASH I\C & Inlet Piping. Eli’s...

Its been awhile since we tinkered on the R32.  After waiting for a custom twin carbon clutch from RPS  we were able to dust Godzilla off. This JUN RB27 ...

First off a big thanks to Tony “BigTDogg (MA)” for setting it all up and getting us to Boston back in May.  We started Friday morning by heading...

This one’s from awhile back but it shows some nice gains on a “bolt on” VQ35DE. Blue was the baseline run (before) and green is tuned...

Edin’s G35 came to us with many issues left by another shop.  The car was in no shape to be driven down the street when we got it.  The Turbonetics...

Mike Smith came by last week after picking up a fresh batch of his manifolds.  Get’em while they’re hot 😉 Before these bad boys make into...

Brian and Jason both brought in their Titan trucks for a header install and tuning.  One problem that plagues all Titans is the factory exhaust manifold...

Mr. Billy S brought us his Z32TT AT last year with some basic mods.  His Z came equipped with JWT Sport 500s, stock auto trans, stock intercooler piping,...

When Dean M. brought us his baby for tuning and some clutch job, he thought he was “done” modding his Z.  Anytime we @ SZ see any room for...

Another congrats is in order for our boy Mark.  He came by a few weeks ago to surprise us with his new purchase. I’m starting to wonder that this...

This blue bomber received a set of Swift Springs and Kics 20mm Wheel Spacers.  The Swift Springs are an excellent choice for a street driven Z being both...

Owning a 1996 300ZX means having to live with OBD-II.  Although OBD-II today is a great tuning tool for newer car models, the 96′ Z was left in...

Creamsicle anyone?  This Z32TT packs some orange punch through some Sport 700 Turbos, MS Manifolds, Selin Dual POP, and SZ 2.5″ Downpipes &...

Although its hard to see clearly that’s 300,648 miles from one of our customer’s Z32! I apologize for the infrequent posting lately!  More...

Our good friend Lee brought by his beautiful blue 2012 GT-R over to the shop for us to drool over.  Amazing automobile.  Quality and performance are...

Charles came by a few weeks ago to see what we could do for his topless Z.  Armed with a Stillen Catback from the get go, we pointed out that his tips...

Momentum came to us with their new single turbo kit out for the 350Z & G35.  We looked at the kit, its design and the components used and its hard...

Alex came back to us for some nitrous loving.  Alex has been taking his Z to the Mojave Mile for some blasts down the strip. Running a 80HP shot we saw...

Juanito brought by a couple cars for us to play with.  One is an S14 equipped with Nissan’s RB25DET.  Great engine with lots of potential thanks...

Mr. Evan from NorCal followed in our old boy Adam’s footsteps for another silent stock turbo equipped killer Z32 on the road.  It’s been a...

J&S first introduced their 1st gen of knock control computers back in 1991.  Since then J&S has advanced its knock control listening device with...

Wow!  It’s been over 6 years since we’ve had a private track rental at our local drag strip.  The huge benefits of participating in a private...

Mike’s got the thirst for power in his Nissan truck. He hauls heavy loads and wants to rips the tires loose at the same time.  Mike wants to have...

See the red dragon in the picture? You know when you get bit by an automotive bug you want more of it.  For Mike it came in the form of this 1995 300ZX...

I apologize to Melissa if this causes her any grief (I know this was already made public on the forums) but a couple months ago her Chinese Godspeed turbos...

A little history first…… Way back in the day JWT was the only one making larger turbo bolt on solutions for the Z. The Single factory MAF has...

Ken from Idaho brought over his Z32 for some tuning sometime last year.  Ken’s Z is absolutley beautiful inside and out.  This Z is equipped with...

Jesse’s mean looking Z has spent tremendous amount of time at the beauty shop but this Z also packs some heat under the hood.  After getting it...

Another mild street build we did earlier this year. Factory Nissan Longblock JWT Sport 700 Turbos (GT2860RS) MS Manifolds SZ 3″ 5-Bolt Down Pipes...

Back in June I picked up a Z34 with intentions that if I bought one it would HAVE to be twin turbo’ed shortly thereafter.  When the new gen Z first...

By far one of the highest NA Z32s we’ve seen.  John’s Z has lots done to it.  Something we’d like to see is a change of cams after...

We are proud to release our own Z32 turbo outlet pipes.  These pipes allow for the smoothest transition to 2.5″.  This will make more power and...

Andrew brought us his pretty 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z for some tuning.  Andrew has the Injen CAI and Fast Intentions C.F. Catback. Nice solid gains.

Ed’s been a good customer of ours for quite some time.  We’ve always come to know him as “Ed with the Front Mount”.  Ed was sporting...

The Deal Family’s Track Warrior Z31 Turbo A few weeks back we got a call about Z31 needing some dyno time.  Owner’s Todd and Tyler Deal were...

Juan from Bardabe brought over his customer’s car for us to tune.  This time we got to play with a red top SR with a 2876R Garrett turbo.  This...

We’ve known Miss Melissa for a few years now and she’s been a die hard drifter ever since she had the opportunity to try it herself.  There’s...

Christian came to us for tuning on his Z a few weeks back.  He has a black powdercoated Stillen G3 Intake, Berk HFCs, and Tanabe Y-Pipe connected to the...

On September 12th we attended the 6th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach (Queen Mary).  It was a beautiful day for a car show and the cars...

Last year we had a Z33 with a Vortech SC come in for some baseline dyno runs to asses it’s running condition.  Our customer bought it already equipped...

Back in July we headed off to Vancouver, B.C. to meet up with our good friends.  We had been there before to do some tuning but this time we sure weren’t...

TT.Netters may recognize the red car as being Jim Nichols Z32.  That would be Dave N.’s dad.  Jim, Dave, Cliff, and Ben all came down to get Jim...

A few months ago we weighed our own clutch discs and a competitor’s product.  This was all done to compare the weight difference in our High 5 Puck...

Last month Avo brought in his G37 AT Coupe for tuning.  His G has the Stillen Gen 3 CAI, and Fast Intentions exhaust system. There was some definite “leanness”...

Sorry for the lack of updates to those who keep up with my posts.  It’s been busy over here and dealing with personal matters leave hardly any time...

My long time friend had his Straman upgraded with larger turbos (2560Rs) a few months ago and after installing the Selin Dual POP kit we went to work on...

Making a run down the 1320. Rudy brought in his Z34 for some tweaking on our Dyno.  Mods include SSR wheels, K&N Typhoon Intake System, HKS Hi-Power...

The results in the following post are unbelievable and truly shows the potential of the Z32-TT with stock turbos.  This also goes to show that factory...

Joel from NorCal has a very unique Z32.  No, it doesn’t have a single turbo or RB26 swap.  It posses two angry turbochargers strapped to the front...

Late last year Aimen came in with his G35 for some NA tuning action.  Needless to say with his NA mods untuned the car was running like complete crap. ...

We had the opportunity sometime last year to tune a Miata that had a turbocharger hanging off its exhaust manifold.  Boost can really make a “chick”...

Chris Berry has one beautiful G.  He’s brought it in several times for dynoing and AT valve body upgrade.  It has a plethora of mods including...

Jesse brought us his clean G for some fine tuning.  No surprise that this car was running uncomfortably lean.  After some tweaking to not only AFR we...

This JDM rockin’ Z33 is a pantie dropper for sure.  Sporting Seibon C.F. fenders, Volk TE37s Seibon Edition Wheels, and other assorted C.F. ware....

Juan from Bardabe brought over his 2007 350Z MT HR for some basic pulls and left with more power and a safer car.  Looking at his baseline dyno (in blue)...

Last week Brandon brought over his black beauty AT 370Z for tuning.  This Z34 comes equipped with F. I. Long Tube Headers, F.I. C.F. Catback, Stillen...

We took this daily driven Z32 owned by Jason & Nikki and injected it with some good ole fashioned mods.  Believe it or not this car started out life...

Dean finally got his Z tuned this week.  We’ve been so busy over here at SZ that we didn’t have a chance the last several months to get his...

Luis brought us his Z33 AT for a few goodies and ultimately for a tune on his basic NA DE.  His Z has plenum spacer, catback, resonated test pipes, Nismo...

Finally an oil cap where the logo can be moved independently of the physical cap location.  Hooray!  Seriously though, this is indeed a nice feature...