Los Angeles recommendations for speedshop?
 

OK, I don't know much about the VQ motors since my knowledge is mostly in American cars... I don't want to mess my car up. LOL

Who does work out in Los Angeles on the Zs? Who's got the best rep and who's really reliable?

Generally, I like to pick one shop and stick to it for everything I can.

GT motorsports in CA but i don't know how far.

GT Motorsports

Rancho Cucamonga CA... Not far at all actually. :) Thanks.

+1 on GT Motorsports

They are THE shop to go to in the West coast for the VQ.

Also try Technosquare in Torrance, CA.

I recommend Corner3garage in lake forest awesome service very intimate in terms of communication and honesty. Outstanding work and craftmanship not to mention they have built a good amount of z's and have a very loyal client base because of their service.

Corner3garage.com

what about in miami? anyone who can take a Z from mean to beast?

Titan Motorsports

What are you looking to get done? If you're looking to get a turbo build or something of the like, then I'd stick to one shop like GTM, mentioned above, but for little things, I'd just shop around for the cheapest vendor, which would mostly likely be online.

Checking the my350Z forums will give you an idea of established shops and vendors, but they mostly likely will be migrating over here anyhow.

Yeah, seems GTM is likely the best place to get the work done.

I'm looking to do twin-turbo. I don't want more than 500whp but I know I'll be capable of more later with that setup. I also want to do some suspension work too. But I won't know how much suspension I want done until I get the car. As soon as I'm done with some work I've been dealing with for the past 2 months, I'm going to go pick up a Z. I got about 1 more month until I'm done. (Until then, I'm not leaving my house other than to get to the gym.)

We will definitely be able to give you a 500rwhp 370Z, with OEM type drive ability. I will let you know when our 370Z is done so you can check it out. I hope we can earn your business.

-George
GT Motorsports

Awesome. I've been keeping up on your turbo threads. I'm sure that when I'm ready to buy, you'll have your kits ready. I'm not sure if I want to go with stronger internals. I'm pretty sure I do since I DO love to put the peddle through the floor sometimes, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. If I do upgrade the bottom end, I may decide to add a "hidden" NOS kit, if you guys can handle that.

We can handle just about anything you can think of ;)

I would recommend sticking with the stock block at around 450rwhp for a while, then build it later if you decide. Doing it all at once could add up, not to mention increase down time.

You would be impressed with how well this block is constructed, very similar to GT-R but not the same...

-George
GT Motorsports

I'd be very happy with 450 to the ground.

Help me out (so I have a game plan):
Besides the turbos, I'd need injectors, turbo timer (I know that's optional, but I want one!), FMU, tune, FPR(?), and the labor... Got an idea of what I should be looking at $ wise?

Also might want to look at phase 2 motortrend just trying to help.

That looks more like a store than a shop. I'm looking for a reputable shop. GTM seems like my best bet right now. If I'm going to throw a small fortune at my car, I want the work done right.

$10,500 installed and tuned. The includes everything you mentioned, except a clutch, turbo timer, and A/T upgrade.

-George
GT Motorsports

Cool... Got a clutch recommendation? Will stock handle the that power as is? (Probably not that long, right?)

I don't drive autos... They're too boring for my driving style. I'll purchase a turbo timer. I think I saw one from Apex-i I liked.

That price is pretty good. What kind of innercooler do you use?

George,

As far as FI goes, will you guys be offering anything other then a TT package? Supercharger, single Turbo ??

I would like to keep things simple and everything else stock for now, looking for a mild street set-up, something that could produce another 60-100hp as a daily driver would work for me. Also priced in the $4K - $6K range.

I've got 600 miles on my 370z so far, at what point could we start bolting stuff on :tup:

Any thoughts?

Thanks!!

Braden

I'd be interesting to see a supercharger setup. There's two throttal bodies, so either you'd need two superchargers or an air splitter (like the DOOLZ intake kit for the 300z). I'd still stick with turbo, but if you're going to do single turbo or single supercharger, you'll need to figure out how to get air to both throttal bodies or replace the intake manifold all-together (which would be the least simple job).

For now we are only offering a twin turbo setup, although common misconception, its not going to be much cheaper, if at all to produce a single turbo kit, or supercharger system, especially since it will most likely require 2 superchargers.

Our tuner kits are priced around 7,000 - Doesn't really get much cheaper :)

I would put around 2,000-3,000 miles on the car before going F/I.

-George
GT Motorsports

Our kit includes our own GTM intercooler.

Sweet. I'll have to take a look at it on your site. (By the way, you should throw your site link in your signature! ;))