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Wow. I received an email from a good freind regarding the where-abouts of our former shop car. Even though it has some less than attractive cosmetic parts on it currently, it still brings back fond memories. I miss that car.

The car was cutting edge for it's time (2004) and would most likely still give most a run for their money. I have to make it clear, back when we were developing the Z33 platform for forced induction, little to no parts were available. We were one of few in the country to spearhead a boosted 350z.

Our 350z was almost entirely a vehicle for demonstration/prototyping purposes. It was not race car. It was designed to be used on the streets (although the high power levels are not for most). 75% of our customers want us to build "street cars".

On one of the many venues where we displayed the 350z, we were approached by cheif editor Robert Choo from Turbo Magazine. He knew about the car for a while and wanted to do a feature asap. Since we already knew Andy Bui (photographer) from other feature cars we've built, it went to print soon after. We sold the car to a young gentleman from Dubai who was enrolled in DC area school. It had ~2000 miles at the time, not 20,000. I don't know where it went from there.

Since then, many advancements have been made for forced induction on the VQ platform. Some of the posters here are correct in their inquiry on the use of certain parts. Keep in mind, the parts we selected were done so mostly on the fact of availability. We played a vital role in the developement of said parts. Of course they are not the best compared to currently available components, but they allowed us to make a break through and achieve our goal at the time.

As far as certain members here not believing the dyno plots, that is simply absurd. I have unaccountable hours into developing the matrix of numbers that direct the UTEC for engine control. CARV2 played a vital role in refining the UTEC for FI'd 350Z's. Consider this, Jermaine (Black Tuner) from TurboXS and CARV2 worked into the early morning hours tuning some of the first ever 350Z turbo maps. The dyno graphs are legit. The numbers are real. It is what it is.

Since the time of the CARV2 350Z, VQ forced induction has reached incredible levels. I feel fortunate to have played a small part in this. The new owner of the car will have many smiles .

Thanks for all of your comments.