One car that stood out at the SEMA Show was GTM’s Nissan 370Z. Once we stopped collectively drooling over it we managed to talk to the owner, Mike Mixon. Mike was in a sharing mood, it turns out there are some pretty interesting and unique mods which have been done to this “Z”.
One mod that blew us away was that the stock 3.7litre V-6 was bored out to an impressive 4.5 liters. The twin turbo kit and beefy injectors were the cherry on top of this 1000-horsepower sundae.
Made up of basically all high quality GTM parts this 370Z has a Hi-Rev 4340 chromoly high tensile steel alloy billet crankshaft with a 96mm stroke. GTM spec Arias Stage 2 pistons matched with GTM billet rods and 100mm bore Darton MID sleeves which makes for a pretty amazing combination. The 4.5 liter monster of an engine is still OEM enough to use the V.V.E.L. system. When paired up with the GTM Stage 6 Twin Turbo kit, it pushes out insane amounts of power, and by insane we mean 1000+ HP.
Now how does a car with this much HP hold it to the ground? Easy, an OS Giken triple plate clutch along with an OS Giken LSD and Race Logic traction control system. That aught to do it! Oh, and of course HKS Hipermax 3 coilovers for that aggressive stance.
Featured components: (Courtesy of GTM’s website)
GTM Stage 6 Twin Turbo kit with dual GT35R turbos
GTM 4.5L stroker mid- sleeved block
GTM Billet stroker crank with 96mm stroke
GTM Arias extreme HD pistons
GTM GTR intake manifold conversion
GTM 3″ True Dual titanium Exhaust
L19 Head Studs
Cometic Head Gaskets
GTM Stage 1 Heads
GTM springs and Titanium retainers
GTM Stage 5 Return Fuel System
Denso 1000cc primary and secondary injectors
OS Giken Triple Disk Ceramic HR Clutch and Flywheel
HKS F-Con V Pro
HKS Knock Amplifier
HKS EVC 6 Boost Controller
Racelogic Traction Control system
This 370Z also has some pretty tasteful mods on the outside as you can see. From the rare Zele Japan Aero Kit shipped directly from Japan, Seibon TS-Style carbon fiber hood, Seibon carbon fiber mirrors and matching pillar covers to the sporty looking APR GT500 carbon fiber wing. It is also rocking Strasse Forged SM8 wheels measuring 20×10 up front and 20×12 in the rear with some impressive low offsets.
The owner Mike Mixon says that a widebody will be done this winter and that they are currently trying to fabricate custom fuel rails to fit 2150cc injectors. I believe congratulations are in order to Mike for building a one of a kind 370Z.
How about some dynos? Anyone can make wild claims about whp.
Very true, once I receive or see a dyno print out I would be more than happy to post it. I’m Sure Mike (The owner) will be looking at this article and could explain further.
I don’t see why these horsepower quotes are unrealistic. There is plenty of displacement, plenty of flow from the twin GT35r turbos, and all supporting mods. GTM and Mike calculated all the various parameters to make sure this setup will support those power levels, otherwise it would be a huge waste even doing this build in the first place.
I was at a loss for words when i found out the 3.7L had been stroked to 4.5L.
Sweet this made it here im a member of my350z.com i bet you cant tell why lol … here is the link to the build http://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/491065-gtm-performance-engineering-vq45vhr-our-journey-to-the-1000-hp-and-beyond.html its been going on now for some time there going to be posting the dyno soon
This is the second article claiming the car has made 1000+ whp with no evidence to back up the claim. The car does not even start. They are no where close to being done despite Mike claiming it would be done in 3 months ( see my350z thread). Mike is building a fast and furious car (see pics of the car)…damn shame… Nothing fits or flows, whether the wheels, carbon fiber or interior.
I honestly feel like this car flows very nicely. The wheels look perfect (also fit perfect) and the carbon accents are a nice touch. The wing is something that a “1000 hp” car would most definitely need for stability and for the down force factor. I don’t see where this car fails to “flow”. Not everyone will like the car but should give a little respect for the time and money and research that has been done for it.
I guess we will just have to wait and see for power wise but even if it made high 700 to high 800hp my opinion on the car wouldn’t change.
We are shooting for 1000hp on this car and we are working diligently to finalize the prototype parts for production so that similar projects can be built on a regular basis. Be that as it may, 2000hp is NOT possible with this setup, so we would like to see that removed from this article as this article has been cited to say that we are misrepresenting our capability. The GT35R turbos we are using on this project will not flow that much power.
In regards to dyno numbers, this project, once completed will have no problem reaching our goal considering that we made 855whp DJ on smaller turbos with less displacement, poorer flowing heads and intake manifold 4 years ago. Here’s the video of that build: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDO9Ho1kKhs&feature=player_embedded#!
I have to agree with GTM. Our goal is 1000rwhp power… Where we go from here is up to GTM I have given them the freedom to develop parts and push the car to it’s limits within safe reason. Once all of our tuning is finished and product development is finished we will post the dyno sheets. I know many of the my350z crowd want dyno numbers like yesterday and feel the build should have been done months ago… They must understand that I am giving GTM the ability to develop new products and technologies with this build. Without this build GTM’s new VVEL controller technology would be many months away versus days or weeks away! The need in this build for extra refinement has enabled GTM to break through barriers no one else has had the ability to do in 2 years! This speaks leaps and bounds for the abilities of GTM!!! As far as the comments about not flowing well I laugh… Fast and the furious car hahaha too funny! The car has the items it does to be functional while also maintaining a sense of my wild style. Some will love it and some will hate it! To me it is art and this is how I wish the 370z looked and performed. I can’t thank Sam and the crew over at GTM enough! These guys are miracle workers and the quality is surpassed by none! You won’t come across a better shop than GTM.
Thanks,
Mike (owner/driver)
So there was a mistake made in the article, it has now been corrected if you would like to read about it go here. =>http://www.dodo-logic.ca/?p=4399
Thanks again to GTM and Mike for allowing us the chance to write about this car. We are all excited to see the final result.
haha … the an individual who’s putting up the remarks