The Valkyrie 370Z lives on! Testing this weekend at Sonoma Raceway

a.m. Brian · 10-23-2014, 12:16 PM

Anyone who might have seen the for sale thread, Valkyrie Autosport has purchased the Shamu 370Z project car and will be continuing its development.

If testing goes well this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, the car will be entered to compete against the likes of Porsche GT3 Cup's, Vipers, Corvettes, and more in the ST1 class at the NASA West Coast Championship November 9'th.

Hope to see some local 370Z fans, but we will also be running two 350Z's running in Spec Z trim for the 350Z fans out there.

Rusty · 10-23-2014, 12:54 PM

Wondered what happen to it.

jaytirbhaw · 10-23-2014, 12:57 PM

good to see the car has been given a 2nd chance

Masterbeatty · 10-23-2014, 01:13 PM

Congrats! That is by far one of the most bad A$$ 370s on any road. Are you guys still using the same ECU or did you change to something else?

JWillis72 · 10-23-2014, 01:23 PM

After all that time and money I can't imagine selling it, glad to see it fights on!

a.m. Brian · 10-23-2014, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterbeatty

Congrats! That is by far one of the most bad A$$ 370s on any road. Are you guys still using the same ECU or did you change to something else?

We are using the M600 that we changed to after the AEM Infinity. The car already ran well at Laguna Seca, despite a completely horrid spring rate setup, which has been fixed.

Rusty · 10-23-2014, 02:47 PM

What made Shamu decide to sell the car?

Rangerz · 10-23-2014, 05:48 PM

Brian did you make the front intake vanes? I haven't seen those on a Nismo nose.

cv129 · 10-23-2014, 06:44 PM

No better owner than the shop that built it. Happy to see it ended up in the right hands

a.m. Brian · 10-23-2014, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rangerz

Brian did you make the front intake vanes? I haven't seen those on a Nismo nose.

Nope, that is a stock NISMO nose. I assume you were asking about the 350Z.

Rangerz · 10-23-2014, 08:27 PM

Ok that explains it duh

synolimit · 10-23-2014, 08:46 PM

no pics?

induetime · 10-24-2014, 02:47 PM

I had no idea it was for sale, until I looked for the original build thread that I can't find. I'm glad to see that this excellent car build will live on.

Rusty · 10-24-2014, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by induetime

I had no idea it was for sale, until I looked for the original build thread that I can't find. I'm glad to see that this excellent car build will live on.

The thread was deleted.

a.m. Brian · 10-27-2014, 03:10 PM

The weekend went pretty well, great data to move forward, and a part we have now proved not up to the challenge

. Head over to the Valkyrie facebook page for the weekend update.

https://www.facebook.com/ValkyrieAutosport

In-car video coming soon.

10-23-2014, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
a.m. Brian Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Posts: 55 Drives: Valkyrie 370Z Rep Power: 14	The Valkyrie 370Z lives on! Testing this weekend at Sonoma Raceway (In-car Video!) Anyone who might have seen the for sale thread, Valkyrie Autosport has purchased the Shamu 370Z project car and will be continuing its development. If testing goes well this weekend at Sonoma Raceway, the car will be entered to compete against the likes of Porsche GT3 Cup's, Vipers, Corvettes, and more in the ST1 class at the NASA West Coast Championship November 9'th. Hope to see some local 370Z fans, but we will also be running two 350Z's running in Spec Z trim for the 350Z fans out there. DR_, KaienZ34, jaytirbhaw and 7 others like this. __________________ -Brian Lock Last edited by a.m. Brian; 10-27-2014 at 03:41 PM.

10-23-2014, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,860 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Wondered what happen to it. JWillis72 likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-23-2014, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122866	Congrats! That is by far one of the most bad A$$ 370s on any road. Are you guys still using the same ECU or did you change to something else? __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

10-23-2014, 02:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,860 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	What made Shamu decide to sell the car? __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-23-2014, 05:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rangerz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northern Utah Age: 58 Posts: 476 Drives: 2012 370 Nismo Rep Power: 11	Brian did you make the front intake vanes? I haven't seen those on a Nismo nose. __________________ Stillen Gen III/ NST/ Fast Intentions Non-Res HFC & 12" Resonated CF TDX/ Setreb series 9 OC/ SPL upper control arms/ Whiteline front & rear swaybars/ Uprev tuned by Seb@specialtyZ/ 319HP 262TQ/ Z1 PS Cooler/ Z1 SS Premium break lines/ CJM Road Race pump/Carbotech F:XP10 R:XP8 Nismo OC DIY

10-23-2014, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
jaytirbhaw Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 814 Drives: 350z HR , Nismo 370z Rep Power: 16	good to see the car has been given a 2nd chance

10-23-2014, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 44	After all that time and money I can't imagine selling it, glad to see it fights on!

10-23-2014, 06:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,191 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 159827	No better owner than the shop that built it. Happy to see it ended up in the right hands a.m. Brian likes this. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

10-23-2014, 08:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rangerz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northern Utah Age: 58 Posts: 476 Drives: 2012 370 Nismo Rep Power: 11	Ok that explains it duh __________________ Stillen Gen III/ NST/ Fast Intentions Non-Res HFC & 12" Resonated CF TDX/ Setreb series 9 OC/ SPL upper control arms/ Whiteline front & rear swaybars/ Uprev tuned by Seb@specialtyZ/ 319HP 262TQ/ Z1 PS Cooler/ Z1 SS Premium break lines/ CJM Road Race pump/Carbotech F:XP10 R:XP8 Nismo OC DIY

10-23-2014, 08:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
synolimit A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 5,051 Drives: 2013 Silver 370z Rep Power: 3388	no pics? __________________ 13 370z-

10-24-2014, 02:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
induetime Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 7 Drives: 1991, Nissan 300zxTT Rep Power: 14	I had no idea it was for sale, until I looked for the original build thread that I can't find. I'm glad to see that this excellent car build will live on.

10-27-2014, 03:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
a.m. Brian Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Posts: 55 Drives: Valkyrie 370Z Rep Power: 14	The weekend went pretty well, great data to move forward, and a part we have now proved not up to the challenge . Head over to the Valkyrie facebook page for the weekend update. https://www.facebook.com/ValkyrieAutosport In-car video coming soon. __________________ -Brian Lock

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