The Injected Performance 350Z and Bill Walls 4G63 powered Conquest made the trek up north to Columbus Ohio for the Import Face Off at National Trial Raceway. We showed up bright and early Sunday morning then proceeded to wait in line to get into the event. Then we arrived at tech inspections where we waited in line (and promptly missed the first qualifying pass of the event). Then we drove up into grid, where we again had the pleasure of waiting in line. When we finally had a chance to unleash the 350Z on Columbus. Due to the rules we were limited to running in the Outlaw class with cars half our weight, but Hal managed a very respectable 8.89 @ 160mph on his first pass. That time held up as the quickest qualifying time for the event. Unfortunately the event was cut short due to heavy rain, but we still had a pretty good time. The delay gave us a chance to sample some of the finest crock pot BBQ sandwiches in all of Ohio while we waited for the storm to pass. Here are some pictures from the event that I was able to snap off before the rain sent us home early.

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We tested the Blitz Throttle Controller today, and it definitely works. Install is a snap, literally. No splicing etc, just unplug your accelerator pedal and plug this in. We definitely give this product from Blitz the thumbs up.

In the most aggressive mode you notice it immediately, even backing out of a parking spot (don't worry Reverse Cancel Cable available as an added option, which disables the function while in reverse). The engine is snappier with revs jumping up faster than before, similar to the effect you get with a lightweight flywheel. While this device adds no power and simply opens the throttle quicker (seen in diagram below), it does make the driving experience more fun.

This controller has plug and play applications for numerous modern drive by wire cars such as the Nissan 350Z, Infiniti G35 and G37, Scion tc, Civic Si, Subaru WRX and Sti, Mitsubishi Evo X, Mazda RX-8, as well as many others. For a complete product description from the manufacturer click here.

Now available for sale at Injected Performance: just click here.

We took the 350Z up to Louisville this past Friday for the 502 Underground 1/8th mile Shootout. The rules for the event were pretty simple, no time slips, race off of a flagger, single elimination, heads up, winner take all. Unfortunately we didn’t take away the prize money, but this event was real fun and a great chance for the Injected Performance crew to get some much needed experience running the 350Z in the 1/8th mile. We tried some different setups on the Z in an attempt to get some better 60 foot times out of her with some very promising success. We look forward to taking the 350Z up to Columbus, Ohio on August 24, for Import Face Off. We are very hopeful to see some personal bests out of the 350Z that day. Hope to see you all there. Thanks for all the support.

Video: Injected Performance 350Z at 502 Underground Shootout; 5.7 @ 128mph (click here)

 

We had a very interesting car come to us the other day. This 350Z had some very familiar parts to us, it is sporting one of our Injected Performance stroked 4.2L VQ blocks and a pair of GT35R turbos . . . but there was a very nice surprise installed beneath the mild exterior of this 350Z. The owner had done a custom one off install of a Ford 9 inch solid rear axle. This was absolutely a first for us here at the shop. We can't wait to see this Z back out on the drag strip hopefully putting down some very nasty times.

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet. . . HKS released a limited edition Black on Black Super Sequential Blow Off for the US market. These are only going to be made for a limited time and will soon become a very rare and uncommon “USDM tyte” part. I love this new look from HKS, what do you guys and gals think?

Brand new Nissan GTR came by the shop today. . . owner gave a few rides to some of us, let us oogle his car for a while, then allowed us take snap off a few shots

(photography courtesy of RZoops)