You may ask yourself–“How the hell does this relate to Nissans???” Actually, it doesn’t, since at the time that the following took place, there were probably no Americans who had a clue what “Nissan”–or “Japanese car”– even meant! Still, it is but one step on a long journey that led to my garage being perpetually […]
370Z Officially Out of The Closet
I just got an up-to-the-minute email from Road and Track dot com announcing the official unveiling of the new 370Z at the LA Auto Show. While the car is nothing new to those who have been paying attention, the final reveal of the new Z car now makes the whole thing real. Adios, old friend […]
18 Years With a Z’s Cousin
I’ve had my ’87 200SX SE V6 for nearly eighteen years. If I had a kid born on the day I drove it over the curb, I’d be paying for her college tuition today and she’d probably be pulling up to her dorm in a 21-year-old, black SX. I picked it up in ’90 with […]
Technical Articles: EX35 Welcome Lighting Reset Procedure
How to reset welcome lighting on an Infiniti EX35 The welcome lighting is a feature that illuminated lights under the rear view mirror. This is a great feature as the car comes alive when you walk up to it. The standard detection rate is ~1 meter depending on signal strength from the transponder. If you […]
General Altima OEM to LED Bulb Replacement
General Altima OEM to LED Bulb Replacement Overview: This article is to help you install LED in place of the OEM incandescent bulbs.So since nobody’s ever made a write up, and there seems to be a question about it every week, i figured i’d do a write up for everyone. Difficulty: 2 Time: 1 – […]
Project G37 Brakes and Clutch Upgrades Part III
NICOclub’s Project G37 Gets Brake and Clutch Work During our first installment of Project G37, we began by taking the car to the track and determining its weak points in stock trim. We found a few things that we knew needed to address as our first mods on the car. First we determined the car […]
Piston Ring Replacement
DIY – Piston Ring Replacement Overview: This article will show you how to replace the piston without removing the motor. Difficulty: 4/5 Time: 8-10 hrs Materials/Tools Needed: 4″ cylinder honing tool Sockets: 3/8″= 19mm, 17mm, 14mm, 12mm, 10mm, 10mm allen socket for the head bolts, swivel socket, 3″ extension & 5″ extension, spark plug socket. […]
Project G37 Coilover Installation Part II
NICOclub’s Project G37 When we left off last time we had just installed an oil cooler on our project G37. However, we had mentioned the reason we chose to go with an oil cooler as our first modification was because of oil temperature problems at the track causing the ECU to lower the redline to […]
Project G37 Oil Cooler Installation Part I
NICOclub’s Project G37 Over the past couple years we’ve had various NICO project cars ranging from a fully built KA powered 240SX Convertible to a supercharged G35. We decided to move on to a newer vehicle this time. We chose the new G37 Coupe for this task. If you’re like me, and have a regular […]
Nissan and Infiniti Foglight Modification to DRLs
QX4: How to modify fog lights to DRLs OVERVIEW: The factory design uses a separate relay for the fog lights. The fog light relay coil circuit is in series with the headlamp circuit with the fog lamp switch being located after the relay. By simply replacing the relay’s headlight power source with another ignition-based power […]
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