{"id":5366,"date":"2014-03-26T17:18:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T00:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2017-05-24T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T23:26:21","slug":"carl-rydquist-formula-d-350z-test-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/26\/carl-rydquist-formula-d-350z-test-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Rydquist Formula D 350Z Test Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pntrst_main_before_after\"><\/div><p>We have the rebuilt refreshed respiffyfied repowered 350Z up and running after the off season rebuild and overhaul. Time to go testing at Willow Springs Raceway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ue7C1DDYIDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last season Carl&#8217;s 350Z ate it&#8217;s VQ turbo motor half way through the season. He made the decision to simplify things and go LS2 V8 power. With some higher flowing cylinder heads and a little Nawz it was running high ~400 whp to the wheels. Enough to drift on but not enough to make mad smoke on demand and put the car sideways at will.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/26\/carl-rydquist-formula-d-350z-test-days\/crew01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5376\" title=\"crew01\" src=\"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/crew01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"851\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So in the off season Art (S Empire) and Sam added a Garrett GTX 4088R turbo to the mix. With Sam&#8217;s tune using the AEM EMS Seris 2 ECU we now had all the power we needed and then some. Time to make some smoke and dial in the suspension for the new power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/26\/carl-rydquist-formula-d-350z-test-days\/consult\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5374\" title=\"consult\" src=\"http:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/consult.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/consult.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/consult-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/consult-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roadraceengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/consult-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carl Says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This thing&#8217;s getting quicker now. First time out with the Road Race Engineering (official) 350Z with this mad S-Empire turbo V8 setup. Turned out to run solidly so far in the SoCal sunshine (knock on wood!), so I started to play around with\u00a0it. Small but crucial chassis setup adjustments by Berk Technology ended up giving me a really good car. Great feeling in the car, very solid feeling and completely different sound with turbo and straight cut gears. Love it. 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