Sport Z Issue #13
Features
24 Test Drive: NISMO 350Z
Carl Merritt gets behind the wheel of NISMO’s S-Tune and R-Tune 350Zs—all outfitted to the hilt with NISMO products and accessories, including exhaust systems, limited-slip differentials and lightweight wheels—and takes to Streets of Willow.
34 Radical Zs—Three Extreme Z32s
Sport Z’s Terry Parkhurst looks at three of the more extreme second-generation 300ZXs on planet Earth: a multimedia machine (and recent Gold Cup winner at Z Con), a $250,000 gold-plated lowrider, and a two-year Swedish Ferrari project.
40 Q&A with 240Z Chief Designer Yoshihiko Matsuo
Japan correspondent Brian Long caught up with seasoned design master Yoshihiko Matsuo, chief designer of the 240Z.
Tech & Racing
44 Pylon Alley - Motorsports
Champs! 350Z Flies to First Championship
In its first season of eligibility, a competition-prepped 2003 Nissan 350Z won the GT2 class title, one of three titles and seven second- or third-place finishes for Nissan drivers.
46 Pylon Alley - Motorsports
The Inside Line
From the start of the year, the 2003 grassroots racing season looked to be one of the most promising in many years for Nissan racers and enthusiasts.
48 Under the Hood – Performance
280Z Project Car Update
Back in the saddle after a move and a job change, Sport Z’s Ken Jones gets cranking on our 280Z project car.
50 Under the Hood – Performance
A Quest for 11s: Turboing a 240Z, Part Two
Morgan Fruchtnicht set his sights on 11-second 1/4-mile times using pump gas and street tires for his daily driven ’73 240Z. Here his quest continues.
Departments
6 From the Publisher
8 Pedestrian Crossing
14 Shifting Gears
32 Z Car Centerfold
52 On the Road
56 Club Zone
58 Ed’s Garage
61 Last Writes
