Exciting New Nissan 370Z NISMO Team

Waiz

In for future updates, great new for Grand-Am fans!!

TreeSemdyZee

Just found out that their first race entry is going to be the Barber 200 April 7-9.

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Red__Zed

sick.

toner123

even on there facebook they said the purchased 3 nismos but then go buy nismo stock bumpers lol? they bought base models converting it to look like a nismo lol

a.m. Brian

We will be buying a LOT of stock NISMO front and rear bumpers because we race in Grand Am and our competitors will be using our car to brake for corners .

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NewYorkJon34

That's the best way to do it. Mike thanks for the wheels, more pics coming soon. I'm def gonna stay in contact, hopefully we will do more business in the future.

nuTinmuch

Followed you guys on FB. Hope to see some awesome things out of you.

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toner123

I don't know maybe I see things different then everyone else. I open the door to insult when I get done saying what i am about to say. Regardless if there changing everything that makes a base different then a nismo it is still not a nismo. Vin number alone says that. How would you feel if I sold a car to you saying it is a nismo when really it is a base because I changes the suspension and the body pieces. I am going to bet you would be pissed at me. So let me ask this my engine is more powerful then base nismo I got KW suspension and some new sway bars, can i start telling everyone I own a nismo and be respected for it? I bet not I would be the laughing stock of the forum more then what i already am. If there changing all this stuff there car isn't even a nismo if it really was then, it is like Phal said a 370Z. The nismo name is just being used for marketing so now a bunch of kids can run around saying that Nismo is the best, no z compares to a nizmo, when in fact that info could be debated. Just because they put a NISMO front and rear bumper on there doesn't give the right for someone to say there car is one. True Nismo will have the tag with the manufacture number.

Edit: I am not saying what there doing isn't cool because it sure as hell is. There doing a great job from the pics I seen and hope they do well in the race, but I want them to call it for what it is not some BS marketing act. If thats the case they should have spent the money on the real NISMO and not on some base models and advertising it to be one. Kind of like the replica body kits all you guys got upset about.

a.m. Brian

I completely agree with your points on selling a street car as a NISMO when it is not.

These are not street cars, these are racecars racing in a professional series. You will find nothing different with the "M3's", "Mustangs", "Camero's" etc. that we are racing against. As much as Grand Am Continental Challenge is showroom stock racing, you still need to make multiple makes compete evenly against each other, they all need to run reliably, and that all takes different mods for each car. There are homologation sheets available online to show exactly what is different on the racecars that race in Grand Am as opposed to the car you buy off the showroom floor.

The Nissan NISMO 370Z is the car that our race car is modeled after, not a base model Z. Just like the BMW M3 Grand Am racecar is based off the M3, not the 328, or whatever the base BMW equivelent is.

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Mt Tam I am

NISMO or base, whatever they start with will be wholly other when they are through. I am glad that they will still call them 370Z's.

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Ardent_Z

Fascinating

phelan

Don't understand why you have to angle for a Nismo Z in the Grand Am? Why can't you say you're just bringing back a Nissan Z? That's really what you're doing...

And the difference between base and Nismo are motor and suspension, "which you are changing out anyway", so it's still, in the end, a Nissan Z, with no affiliation to Nismo.

Just curious. Regardless, nice to see Zs back out in competition. Build looks good so far.

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a.m. Brian

We need to specifically homologate the NISMO Z so we can use the aerodynamic body work. Obviously Nissan wants the top brand of the Z represented, which again is why we are building the cars as NISMO Z's. If we started with NISMO Z's of the lot they would look exactly like they do now .

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m4a1mustang

Ding ding ding.

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Shamu

Makes sense! Nismo bodywork might just work a little better than stock pieces at track speeds too. You guys are building what the "NISMO" version of these cars should have been, doing seam welds, special suspension pieces, engine work beyond simple tune and a sport exhaust. etc. Cant wait to see what you do with brakes and venting. I'm hoping parts for dual street/track use comes of this effort!

Can you guys do much to motors in Grand Am? I know some guys who worked on development of Grand Am Boxsters and 350Z's and seamed to remember decent level of engine work allowed. I have to look at that series again to see rules and cars. Its really a more pure form of production car racing in my opinion.

I keep on meaning to stop by as I drive by your shop every day on my commute from Bonny Doon to San Jose.

Keep up the great work. Very exciting to see the 370Z being developed into competitive race cars.