
Readers' Rides 2003 Nissan 350z - The Street
Readers' Rants, Raves & Rides
Submit pictures of your car to 'The Street' and if we pick yours as the ride of the month, we'll send you a boxful of Mothers car care products. Prizes shipped within continental United States only. No P.O. boxes.
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This Month's Winner Is Mike Holland
He'll receive enough Mothers car cleaning goodies to satisfy the most anal, white-glove-wearing, concourse-cruising, flock of show-car-weenies anywhere. Mothers' new FX Line of car care products is among the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art wheel cleaners and waxes available today.
2006 Scion tC
Greg Nishimoto * San Diego, Calif.
Mods: Injen air intake, AEM Dryflow air filter, BBP axle-back exhaust, Progress lowering springs, Tokico struts, DC Sports tower bar, Progress rear swaybar, Ingalls Engineering 4-point rear tower brace, Hawk HPS brake pads, Centric front rotors, custom badge-less rear garnish, Figure LLC upper and lower grilles, WeatherTech side visors, Tenzo-R DC-6 Version 1 18x8-inch gunmetal wheels, Falken FK452 tires, Dr. Isotope radiator cooling plate, AEM battery tie-down and oil cap, and DME radiator cap.
Greg says: "I clean my pride and joy daily."
We say: Supercharge it and then have some real fun.
2003 Nissan 350Z
Mike Holland * Hawaii
Mods: Wiseco 8.6:1 pistons, Eagle H-beam rods, HKS head gaskets, ARP head and main studs, VQ35DE Rev-Up oil pump, Ferrea +1mm valves, valve springs, titanium retainers, and valve guides, Jim Wolf Stage 1 camshafts, port and polish, Altered Atmosphere fuel return system, Walbro 255 lph fuel pump, RC Engineering 650cc/min injectors, Jim Wolf flywheel, Spec Stage 5 clutch, Tomei 2-way LSD, oil cooler, power steering cooler, GReddy twin turbo kit, front-mount intercooler, and Type-RS BOV, TurboXS UTEC, Blitz boost controller, SVR Tech dump tubes, Megan Racing test pipes, Injen SES dual stainless-steel exhaust, TEIN Flex coilovers and EDFC, Cusco front camber arms, Kenitex rear camber and traction arms, Hotchkis swaybars, GT Spec bracing, Motegi Racing Touge (18x9 front and 18x10 rear), and Falken FK451 tires (245/35/18 and 275/35/18).
Mike says: "After engine break-in, my goal is a dual map setup with low boost around 12 psi and high boost at 16 psi (whatever gets me into the 600-650 whp range)."
We say: You'd never see this Z coming. Total sleeper.