Brian’s Nissan 350Z Featured in Superstreet

Issue: December 2008
Vehicle: Brian Duong’s 2003 Nissan 350Z Track
Photos: Scott Dukes

By Jonathan Wong
Photography by Scott Dukes

It would be safe to assume that once a car’s built, a person never really deviates far from the original build, with the exception of maybe changing up wheels every few years to stay with current trends. Not Brian Duong. Call his obsession with modifying cars a straight-up stalker-like obsession because he’s made-over his car more times than he probably cares to think. In a year’s time, he managed to go through twenty sets of wheels and four separate body kits – yes, that’s 365 days. Think about that – that’s probably $10K on wheels alone if you figure at least 18s, which costs more than the actual cost of most cars you purchased used. And styling his car from head to toe with kits from ings+1 to Amuse, to the current NISMO aero pieces, you know for a fact that more than a pretty penny went into making this Z extra special. Of course, it probably really helps that being part of Mackin’s sales staff opens up his wheel options tenfold thanks to a much-needed employee discount. But even then, who says you have to call it quits at one set of wheels and body kit? Think you’re just as crazy? Brian strongly advises:

“Before you do anything, plan it out first. If you play it the way I did, changing things up is going to cost you more in the long run.

I think I’ve spent $50K. No, wait – I don’t know and I don’t want to know.”

Under The Hood 3.5L VQ35DE; 350EVO throttle body; ARC induction box, oil catch can version 2.0, oil cap, oil pan, oil cooler kit, radiator, radiator cap, titanium cooling panel and water pump pulley; carbon-fiber engine cover; Cyber Speed ignition amplifier system; Fujita air intake pipe; HKS spark plugs and Hi Power exhaust; Hyper voltage system; Kics magnetic oil drain plug; Motordyne 5/16 plenum spacer; NISMO header, camshafts, differential cover and oil cooler; Project M brake reservoir cover; polished intake manifold; Samco radiator hoses; Stillen engine torque damper brace; TEIN hood damper; TiTek test pipes; Top Fuel Power Neo; Unorthodox crank pulley.

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