XenonZcar.com Car of the Month

May 2016

Owner: Mario Keith AKA (Nostradamus)

Model:1986 300zx Turbo

This 1986 300zx is owned by none other than Mario Keith AKA (Nostradamus). He was gifted the car from his Father for a graduation gift back in 2010. It was originally maroon with a black hood and blood red interior that smelled of smoke.

His plan was to make 300whp with what he had. In 2011 he painted the car Shadow Gray (The First car he had ever painted). 2012 the old interior was ripped out and all new carpet was installed and seats re upholstered. 2013 the rear sub-frame was dropped and saw new poly bushings and another VG30ET with 85k miles was purchased.

2014 was the year to start making some power. He rebuilt the newly purchased VG30 with 9:1 pistons, schneider cams, and port & polished heads with the stock turbo @7psi. He then Replaced the Stock turbo with a HY35 along with a maxima front entry plenum seeing 15psi (with stock injectors) Mario then built a custom full 3" exhaust (tig welded) and then installed NISTUNE to control it all.

Modification List

    Engine
  • VG30ET
  • NA flat top 9:1 pistons
  • Port & Polished heads
  • Schneider 270-62H cams
  • Factory valve springs
  • Modified (gutted) Maxima Plenum
  • Holset HY35 turbo
  • Precision PW39 39mm wastegate
  • “Sleeping Z” style turbo relocation pipe
  • Aeromotive A1000-6 fuel pressure regulator @ 40psi
  • NIStune
  • Stock fuel injectors
  • Stock fuel rail
  • Innovate LC-1 wideband
  • Custom full 3” exhaust w/ 3” blastpipes

    Interior
  • Stockinterior.com Black Carpet kit
  • Reupholstered seats by David’s Upholstery
  • Prosport boost gauge
  • Prosport oil pressure gauge
  • Innovate Air/Fuel gauge
  • 4x Pioneer speakers
  • Pioneer radio
  • JL Audio 10W6V2 subwoofer

    Suspension
  • 1.5” progressive rate rear lowering springs
  • Prothane bushings
  • KYB shocks

    Body
  • Debadged
  • Shadow Gray Metallic
  • Shaved antenna
  • Shaved quarter molding
  • 25% Front tint / 15% Rear tint

Future plans are as follows


  • S14 subframe swap
  • Gen 5 Fortune Auto 500 coilovers with Swift springs
  • Z32 30A trans
  • South Bend Clutch Stage 3 endurance clutch (570+ ftlbs)
  • Custom driveshaft
  • Q45 (Y33) 3.69 ratio differential
  • Q45 (Y33) axles, hubs, knuckles, lower control arm, parking brake, rotors & calipers
  • 460cc RX7 injectors
  • 3000GT fuel rails

Build Pictures

Coming Soon