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Owner: Darryl Konrai (San Fransisco, CA)

Car: 1990 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Turbo & High-Tech Performance - October 2000
Modifications: Greddy Hard pipes, Earl's stailess-steel lines, Hose Techniques hoses, Stillen GTZ-R nose panel, JWT Dual-Pop intake, JWT 550 Turbos, HKS EVC III, JWT Nos spool-up kit, Ross forged aluminum pistons, Total Seal rings, Heat treated crankshaft, Extrude Honed intake and exhaust ports, ARP head bolts, Greddy Head gaskets, 3" Tanabe Exhaust, Blitz Blow-off valves, Stillen Intercoolers, JWT ECU tuned for 550cc Nismo Injectors, Greddy Rebic III, RPS carbon fiber clutch, JUN lightweight flywheel, Nismo LSD, Tein Circuit Master RA Type suspension system, Stillen F&R Anti-sway bars, Cuscro Rear lower strut brace, Skyline brake kit, Yokohama Sienna Gen II rims, Yokohama AVS Sport Tires, custom interior, 10" JBL Subs, PPI amp, Sony Playstation, DVD player, AB-Flug strut brace, Stillen GTZ-R front fascia, Skyline FT-R taillamps (custom grafted), Lexus Pearl White paint, Auto Power 4-point roll bar, Momo 5-point harnesses, Veilside shift knob, Razo pedal, Stillen carbon fiber guage pod, carbon fiber dash kit, full on-board computer Greddy boost guage, Watanabe Special Edition steering wheel. 575hp - 12.1@121mph in the quarter.

Owner: Kyle Puckett (Houston, TX)

Car: 1993 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Super Street - October 1998
Modifications: JWT intake, Underdrive Pulley, JWT ECU Upgrade, Custom 3" Test Pipes, Gutted precats, B&B Tri-Flow 3" exhaust w/4" oval tips, Apex boost controller, JWT NOS kit, Greddy intercoolers, JWT twin POP intake, SGP Ported throttle bodies, 555cc Nismo injectors, TEC Stage II turbos, JWT Race Cams/Ported Heads w/5 Angle Valve Job, HKS ALC, Modified torque converter, Momo race seat, 5 point harness, 6 point roll cage, Apex turbo timer, Techtom MDM-100, SPI 30 psi boost gauge, Greddy EGT Guages, 3 Guage pod above center A/C vents, Tokico 5 way adjustable shocks, Eibach springs, Custom Adjustable Tension Rods, Racing Hart Tracer Rims (18x9.5R 18x8.5F), Toyo T-1 tires (275/35/18R - 245/40/18F), Brembo cross drilled front rotors, Stillen rear rotors, Metal Matrix brake pads, Stainless steel braided brake lines, Brake Calipers painted gloss black, Braided fuel lines, Polished intake plenum & throttle bodies, Polished Crank Angle Sensor, Polished radiator tubes, Polished dual pop tubes, Chromed power steering reservoir, Powder coated blue balance tube & fuel rail, Powder coated blue turbo intake pipes, Powder coated blue valve covers, Powder coated blue spark plug coils, Powder coated blue radiator hold downs, Blue vacuum & boost hoses, Blue Samco radiator hoses, Stillen louvered front panel, Mobil 1 oil, Mobil 1 ATF, Redline Gear oil
*Modification list was taken from tt.net versus the magazine for better accuracy*

Owner: Linh Thai Bui (Black Z), Edward Bergenholtz (Red Z)

Car: Black Z - 1991 Twin Turbo, Red Z - 1990 Twin Turbo
Magazine:
Street Power - November/December 1997
Modifications (Black Z):
Blitz boost controller, GRacer front spoiler, Aramaki side skirts, Stillen Rear Valance, Custom Deep Black paint, 18" inch Yokohama Super Advan Racing rims (damn him), 4mm overbored block (oh!), JE pistons, Crower rods, Port and Polished heads, 3-angle valve job, Extrude Honed intake manifold, Larger JG throttle bodies, HKS cam sprokets, reworked turbos, HKS blow-off valves, HKS Power Flow intakes, custom intercoolers, HKS 550cc injectors, Jim Wolf custom ECU, Brembo X-drilled rotors, steel braided lines, Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Tokico 5-way adjustable struts, Suspension Techniques anti-sway bars, Adjustable front camber plates, Adjustable tie-rod ends, custom black/gray interior, Alpine 7618 head unit, 7822 CD player and CD changer, two AD5 amps, Six MB Quart tweeters, Four MB Quart 6.25 speakers, one 12" JL Sub. 371.6 rwhp
Modifications (Red Z): Jim Wolf ECU, HKS blow-off valves, HKS exhaust, HKS Power Flow intake, ClutchMasters clutch, Kaminari Body kit, Stillen Louvered Panel, 18x8.5-9.5" (f/r) E Wing mesh rims, Dunlop SP8000 (255/35 front, 275/35 rear) tires, Clear Corners, Custom Red paint, Carbon fiber dash kit, Momo Steering wheel and shift knob, Razo Carbon Fiber pedals, Greddy boost and exhaust gauges, Alpine Head Unit, three Alpine Amps, 10-inch Bazooka Tube. 277.3 rwhp

Owner: Adam Saruwatari (Arroyo Grande, California)

 

Car: 1992 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Super Street - February 1997
Modifications: ProTurbo street upgrade, Jim Wolf dual intakes, Jim Wolf ECU, A'pex Exhaust, Greddy intercoolers, HKS intercooler piping, HKS Blow-off Valves, HKS Gauges, Eibach Pro-Kit speings, AP racing brake package, 17x8-9" (f/r) Speed Star Racing Ubtegral A-2 rims. Nitto NT-501 (235/45 front, 255/40 rear) tires. GRacer front spoiler, Stillen Louvered Panel, GRacer rear wing with custom second tier, Custom sapphire-blue paint, Stillen Carbon Fiber Dash kit and shift knob, Razo pedals.

Owner: Roy Nishimura (Honolulu, Hawaii)

 

Car: 1991 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Super Street - March 1997
Modifications: Ram-Air induction (would not disclose how), HKS PVC and EVC, ECU upgrade, Greddy Turbo Timer, Greddy Exhaust, C's Short Throw Shifter, 18x8.5-9.5" (f/r) Veilside Andrew Vs rims, Dunlop SP8000 (235/40 front, 255/35 rear) tires, Custom Yellow paint, Custom rear wing (imported from Japan), Rear light covers, Front Turn Signal covers (there is no mention of these in the article so that is the best I can derive from the pic).

Owner: Steven Nguyen (Columbia, South Carolina)

Car: 1990 NA 2+2
Magazine:
Super Street - May 1997
Modifications: Chromed Stock Rims, Ground Effects kit (doesn't say which), Side marker lights, F-40 wing, K&N intake, Superchips ECU, HKS Exhaust, 100hp shot dual fogger NOS setup.

Owner: Paul Magno (Studio City, California)

Car: 1991 NA 2+2
Magazine: Super Street - November 1997
Modifications:
Remus Exhaust, K&N intake, JWT ECU Upgrade, Suspension Techniques Springs and Anti-Sway Bars, Tokico Struts, Adjustable A-arms, 17" Epsilon rims, Stillen GTZ body kit, Wings West side skirts, Dspeed hood, Strosek round tail light assembly, Clear Corners, Brembo Cross-Drilled Rotors, ClutchMasters Clutch, 100hp-shot NOS setup, JE pistons, Crower rods, port & polish heads w/ JWT cams/springs etc., Stillen headers, Crank Pulley, Stillen oil cooller, JUN flyweel.

Owner: Bob Postell (Roswell, Georgia)

Car: Twin Turbo (no year listed)
Magazine: Street Power - April 1997
Modifications: Full EFI IMSA racers suspension (every stock suspension component was yanked and replaced entirely with a $25,000 dollar racing suspension setup.), TEC upgraded turbos, polished intake manifold, 600cc injectors, custom 2.5 inch exhaust setup with Dynomax mufflers, no catalytic converters, custom intercoolers, EFI computer system (every part of the car can be manipulated with this), AP Racing calipers and rotors in the front, Centerforce II Dual-Friction Clutch, Stillen Short Throw Shifter, Stillen Anti-Sway Bars, BBS 3-piece 17 inch rims with 275/40 ZR tires, Stillen front valence, rear spoiler. 546 flywheel hp, 649 flywheel hp on racing gas

This car was submitted by Rudy Senora. Thanks Rudy.

Owner: No name listed (seriously!!)

Car: 1992 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Turbo and Hi Tech Performance - January 1994
Modifications: Trust TD05 Turbo kit, High Capacity Intercooler (center mount), Cat-back Exhaust, Custom headers, Custom downpipe, Cima engine block (The Cima is a Japanese Nissan single turbo luxury car. They changed the block out for the thicker cylinder walls the Cima block offered), Eurox Pistons, Eurox Piston Rings, Eurox Metal Head Gasket, Eurox camshaft (66 degree intake-68 degree exhaust), Crower Connecting Rods, Inconel Exhaust Valves, Nismo Competition Main and Rod Bearings (all this is said to acheive a 8.35:1 compression ratio), 550cc injectors, Custom ECU by Big Valve Racing of Japan, 220cc secondary injectors, HKS AIC (Additional Injector Controller I believe), HKS EVC, HKS SBC (Scramble Boost Controller, uh), HKS VPC, Trust Adjustable Shocks (4 way in front, 8 way in back), Trust Springs, Skyline GT-R brake setup, 17x8-9" (f/r) BBS mesh rims, Full Kaminari Body Kit, OS Twin Plate Clutch, Lightweight Flywheel. 620 flywheel hp, 700 flywheel hp on racing gas, low 13 second times. Low times were said to be attributed to the lack of tire hook-up. The car was supposedly flown to Japan to race there. Eurox Motorsports of San Diego (hey, I live in SD!) built the car but I do not think they own it. Here is their contact info.

Eurox Motorsports
5965 Pacific Center Blvd., Suite 714
San Diego, CA 92121
(619) 450-4467
(619) 450-4469 (fax)
(800) 71-Eurox

Owner: Hanc Tsai (Ontario, Canada)

Car: 1990 Twin Turbo (A Canadian Z in the US section...  time for a name change?)
Magazine: Car Audio - July 1997
Modifications: GRZX Forged Pistons and Connecting Rods, Nissan Motorsports Camshaft, Trust Turbo Upgrade, HKS blow-off valves, HKS intercoolers, Greddy Wastegate, Greddy Turbo Timer, HKS EVC III, Stillen Injector Upgrade, Greddy Rebic III AIC,  Greddy Rebic III Sim., Greddy Racing Spark Plugs, Stillen ECU, Trust Exhaust, Downpipe, Tanabe coils, Suspension Techniques Sway Bars, Cusco Tension Rods, Stillen Upper A-Arms, Brembo Brake Kit, GRacer Body Kit, 18-inch Enkei Racing Rims, Pirelli P-Zero tires, Clarion CD Changer, Sony XVM-40 4-inch monitor, Sony SVX-20 VCR (oh!),  Pheonix Gold A500, Crystal Line CR100P Line Driver, Audio Control Epicenter, Audio Control EQT Equalizers, Phoenix Gold AX-204A Crossover, Four 2-Channel Phoenix Gold Bandit Amps, Three MB Quart Speakers, MB Quart 300.72 Musicomp Crossover Network, MB Quart QM130TX-2 5 1/4-inch Midbass Drivers, MB Quart QM 100MX 4-inch Mids, MB Quart QM 19NX 3/4-inch Titanium Tweeters, Motorized Amp Rack, Three Phoenix Gold XS124 12-inch Sub Woofers, Phoenix Gold 140-ampere Alternator (replacing the stock alternator), Optima Battery *** Notice the foglights. Stock in Canada?

This car was submitted by Rudy Senora. Thanks Rudy.

Owner: Mike Kojima - SCC Magazine (Project Z)

  

Car: 1992 Twin Turbo
Magazine: Sport Compact Car - April 1998
Modifications: JWT Sport 500 Turbos, HKS 440cc Injectors, JWT ECU, JWT Twin-Pop Intake, HKS EVC 1, Stillen Intercoolers, Stillen Red Silicon intercooler pipes, B&B exhaust, Stillen Oil Coolers, Centerforce DP clutch, Stillen Quick Shift lever, Razo Pedals, HKS Boost Guage, HKS Exhaust Guage, Stillen Lower Radiator Hose, NGK PFR6-B11 Plugs. 400.4 rwhp - 13.16@117mph


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