Sport Z Issue #5
Features
13 Unrivaled Performance for a Modest Price
A buyer's guide for the 1990-96 non-turbo Z car
So you've decided to make the big investment and purchase a new-to-you Z32. In this article, Preston Pratt and Donn Vickrey show you how to take the gamble out of buying a fourth-generation Z car so you can come home with a dreamy car flush with performance at a price you can afford.
18 Going Back to School: Racing School
Pushing your own Z to its limits takes more than nerve
For years Sport Z writer Carl Merritt had toiled in autocrosses and performance driving schools, always toying with the idea of taking that next step. The three-day San Francisco Region SCCA's Race Licensing School seemed like a great place to break in his new Z and dive headfirst into the world of road racing.
26 Z Returns
The 350Z officially unveiled in Tokyo
The Michael Jordan of sports cars has officially returned just like His Airness. The Nissan Z, retired from U.S. shores in 1996, is back. Unveiled in Tokyo on October 24, the new 2003 Z joins the legacy of Z cars, which began with the sports car that changed the automotive world: the 240Z. Sport Z's Ryan Ehdaie gives us every shred of available information on this new car, including an inside look at its first exclusive viewing.
Tech & Racing
34 Pylon Alley - Motorsports
The Inside Line
The SCCA/Tire Rack Solo II Nationals provided the venue for the most significant victory of 2001: Vic Sias's first place in B-Street Prepared Class.
36 Under the Hood - Restoration
How-To: Replacing Brakes on Your Z31
The fastest-wearing items on your Z are the tires and brakes. Here Morgan Fruchtnicht shows you step-by-step how to replace the latter on a Z31.
38 Under the Hood - Performance
Married to Mod, Part 5
The fourth and fifth articles in this series address what some call the Z's Achilles heel: its brakes. Here Andy Woo cuts down your stopping distance with eye-popping mods.
Departments
From the Publisher 5
Pedestrian Crossing 6
Shifting Gears 8
Z Car Centerfold 24
Ed's Garage 42
Club Zone 44
Last Writes 47
On the cover
The new 350Z freshly unveiled in Tokyo. —Photo by Yuichi Kurosawa. Inset (from left to right): Mamoru Aoki, 350Z Chief Designer; Kenichi (Ken) Tsukada, Manager Product Planning Department; Mr. K (Yutaka Katayama), Grandfather of the 350Z; Karl "Wildman" Siebert; Steve "Stealth" Webb; Russell "Silky Smooth" Siebert, Marie "Silky Smooth's Keeper" Siebert, "Deadly" Damon Serkland, Tetsu "The Terror" Takakamo, President Ultimate Z Car Club; "Mad" Mike Taylor, Executive Director Z Car Club Association (Uncle of the 350Z); and John S. Yukawa, Chief Product Specialist (Father of the 350Z). —Photo courtesy of Nissan
