There are many constants in this world. One of the more popular around here deals with "the wife's car." This scenario illustrates how this Nissan and SGP came into existence; so instead of telling you about it ourselves, we will let Kyle lay it out. "Back in October of 1996, my wife, Christina, and I decided to go car shopping to replace her tired Toyota Corolla. She suggested we look at Nissan 300ZX twin turbos at a local dealership. After a few weeks of owning the car Christina informed me the car was mine-it was meant as a gift all along! I thought we had purchased it for her. Once I knew the car was all mine, I decided to do some basic upgrades. I took the Nissan to a shop that was just opened by my high school friend Mark Gust. He added the usual-intake, exhaust, ECU and so on. As the bolt-ons were installed, Mark and I began to talk about the growing import scene. I was getting burned out as the manager of a local stereo shop, so I decided to invest in SGP Racing and become partners with Mark. Once inside the scene, I realized the true potential of the 300ZX and moved to more intense modifications. About this time, we started racing the car at the strip. Times began to drop and on August 22, 1999, I ran a 10.82 at 127 mph to become the quickest uni-body Z in the USA. We have since bettered that time with a 10.47 at 140 mph at the IDRC Summer Slam race at Englishtown, New Jersey. The Z-car has been a rolling testbed for developing 300ZX parts. SGP has developed a number of Z-car parts, some parts never before offered for the Z, so other Z-car owners can benefit from our success."
Kyle's version of "the wife's car scenario" is a bit different. Usually the car begins its transformation and is taken over midway through the process. Sounds like he has a very cool wife.
Nestled between the signature...
Nestled between the signature GReddy-polished piping and blue silicone hoses is a highly detailed ASP underdrive pulley.
A Momo Rookie racing bucket...
A Momo Rookie racing bucket and RCI five-point harness are on-call for strip duty. The Z runs a full interior and a Kenwood/Boston Acoustics audio system.
This panel fires up the JWT...
This panel fires up the JWT nitrous system. The nitrous is configured as a spool-up kit, feeding the juice until a pre-determined boost pressure. The JWT ECU ensures all the right moves being made by the ECU as far as fuel enrichment and ignition timing are concerned.
With the likes of Kenny Tran (July 2000, Turbo) and his 9-second Jotech Civic and Ari Yallon (September 2000, Turbo) and his awesome street RX-7, being recognized in Texas is no easy feat. Through hard work and perseverance, the Z and SGP have done more than make an impression-it has helped develop a complete line-up of parts. Based on its strip experience, SGP knows what works best and offers complete staged Z-car tuning packages that will make any road-going Z a rising star in its own right.