Here was all of our installation parts a few days ago at LS Auto x Chris Forsberg Racing. We had a long week ahead of us getting most of these parts put on the car. Here was the pile we had to tackle.

We hiked it out to Walnut, California and picked up our Seibon Carbon Fiber hood in matte finish. Here it is siting in our living room waiting to get installed. I ripped the wrap off so you guys could take a closer look at our hood we will be installing.

Here is the matte finish with a Speedlite flash firing directly at it. The finish looks great and will go well with our matte paint job coming on the car.

Here is the hood completely unwrapped and ready for installation. Once we start tackling the exterior this will be installed quickly and easily on the 350z and add a great look to the car. Thanks to everyone at Seibon for being a part of this project and helping us out.

We scored a KW Suspension  Variant 3 kit for our 350z. A big thanks to the guys up at KW Suspension. We opted for this kit due to it’s over the top race engineering behind it. With it’s many options in adjustability we can produce a great “race ready” package for our optimal driving but also have a great daily driving setup.

To Learn More About the KW Variant 3: http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/30_Products/20_KW_Coilovers/30_Variant_3/

Last week while making my rounds through Los Angeles I swung way down south and picked up the radiator for our Nissan 350z. This completes our engine overhaul we are doing on the car along with our Brian Crower cams, B&M Oil Cooler, and Vortech supercharger.

We will be doing a fluids refresh with Mobil 1 while doing our engine build this weekend. Our next part on the radar for pickup is paying a quick visit to Seibon Carbon to grab our hood and start the exterior project on our Nissan 350z.

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 Inejn.

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.

Ask any questions in the comments about installation or anything related to the project and we will gladly answer you!

Another Christmas arrived at the office when I got back from Formula D Round 6 in Sonoma. Brian Crower had shipped us some Stage 2 cams for our VQ35DE! The stage 2 cams are able to run the OEM spring and are plug/play cams so it seemed like the right choice for this project.

While the stage 2 has a shorter duration than the Stage 3 cams that Brian Crower carries we wanted the ease of use and tuning from the stage 2′s since the car will be driven. The stage 3′s offer an increased lobe lift for greater RPM potential and much more horsepower. However, the stage 3 kit does require an ECU tune and the BC0220 valve spring/retainer kit.

We are planning to install our Brian Crower cams along with the Vortech supercharger and some cooling elements here soon so stay tuned to the blog and drop us a line if you have any questions on parts we are using or the build in general! Enjoy two more snapshots of the cams below as well.

Yes, this thing is heavy and YES my lower back has been killing me but this was a toy worth carrying all the way into my living room. The box currently is taking up my whole living room which you can see here but we don’t even care right now! We cannot believe how heavy this box was but thanks to Vortech supercharger kit with all the bells and whistles. We cannot wait to get this piece of machinary on the Nissan 350z VQ engine. The motor will be at 400+ horsepower with just this single part. We cannot wait to have this installed and it’s coming very soon.

Look what came in the mail today for our project Nissan 350z. We have had a few delays with some items but the engine gear should be all coming in soon. Running at places like Willow Springs you want to make sure you can keep temps. down and this is what the B&M SuperCooler is made to do. The product is a lightweight aluminum with a stacked plate structure which you can see above. The stacked design allows multiple cooling paths giving this small product the cooling capacity of a larger fan or tube cooler. Keep an eye out for more toys coming soon and some installs!