The twin turbo V6-powered Z32 300ZX is a car that fell into a strange place in the world of Japanese tuning. In the United States the car was a very popular platform, going head-to-head its Supra, RX7 and 3000GT rivals. In Japan the car never got quite the following it did in the United States. This can be attributed to the amount of similar cars available at the time, particularly within the Nissan brand.
In Japan the Z32 found itself wedged somewhere between the top of the line all wheel drive GT-R and the more affordable Silvia/180SX. The 3.0 liter twin turbo V6 also meant extra tax when registering the car. The Z32 wasn't ignored by the aftermarket in Japan, it just never took on the significance of the GT-R or Silvia. The mega-cramped engine compartment didn't help its tuning popularity either.
In 2002 with the demise of the Silvia and the R34 GT-R the new Z33 Fairlady took over as Nissan's premiere sports car and the the aftermarket naturally jumped into Z33 parts development. The Z32 was left relatively forgotten.
Z32 enthusiasts should not feel left out because Tokyo based Pentroof is a tuning company that has shown some much needed Z32 love. Although they produce engine and suspension parts for a variety of platforms, their "flagship" is the Z32 Fairlady. Besides a number of engine parts and suspension components, Pentroof also offers circuit-developed aero for the Z32.
The Pro SpecII Z32 2+2 demo car is loaded with the Pentroof's parts inside and out. These photos are from a few years ago.
A Z32 built for the circuit like this is very rare. I remember seeing an Option article about this car awhile
back and if I remember right it was running somewhere around the one minute mark at Tsukuba.
Check out Pentroof's site to see more .
I Love the unpopularity of the z32, It was because of that i have bought a chipest one for me.
Posted by: RCirne | February 26, 2008 at 07:44 AM