Who knows? Perhaps the project may even be ready in time for SEMA 2023 (October 31-November 3). And with the kind of AWD launches this thing should be able to pull, we expect it to become nothing short of a drag racing sensation. You don’t put two K24s in a Nissan 350Z without going (well) over 1,000 hp. So while the wiring and much of the interior have already been covered and those K-Series powerplants are in, we still have to know the transmission situation, among others. However, there are still a lot of details to sort out. Last month, MLZ Garage got the twin-engined 350Z powder coated, as you can see in the last two images of the gallery below. And since the builders didn’t want to go through the trouble of redesigning the suspension (it’s certainly worth it for the world’s first off-road Viper), they fitted the factory components further apart, hence the extra width.Īnd since keeping the front end at factory width would’ve led to a comical look-I know, it’s not exactly a restrained machine-this had to follow the same route. Now, to swallow that second K24, the rear subframe had to be widened. Why MLZ Garage’s twin-engined 350Z has those monstrous overfenders If we look behind those monstrous overfenders and factory sheet metal spanning from the hood to a little behind the B-pillar area, we find tubular structures keeping the thing together. And here’s a K24-powered Ferrari for you. In its place, we find a Honda K24 turbocharged 2.4L four-cylinder-as the description of the project implies, a second engine of the sort can now be found behind the seats. The machine has long lost its factory naturally-aspirated 3.7L V6. However, while the twin-engined Z does seem like it would barely fit in a single lane, its creators argue that the reasons for that are not purely aesthetic. The one-off widebody fitted to the Nissan was designed and built by an aficionado named Faiz (aka rocketminionz), who was inspired by RWB Porsches.Īnd, before we move on to the details of the dual-engine 350Z that brought us here, you can check out the UAE-located Z working to hold its own against a Lamborghini Aventador in the Instagram post below.Ī post shared by ロケットミニオンZ, Super Wide Z33 function follows form, as it sometimes happens with cars from the #stanced community, expect opinions to be divided. ![]() Wanna talk uber-wide 350Zs? Here’s the reigning championįor the record, that (unofficial) title is currently held by a Z33 from Dubai, which I discovered thanks to digital artist and body kit designer Khyzyl Saleem (aka the_kyza). For one, once the project is completed, this will probably become the widest 350Z in the world. Of course, those are all reasons for the twin-engined 350Z built by the enthusiasts known on social media as MLZ Garage to stand out. ![]() And social media’s current this-trend-is-so-yesterday attitude certainly doesn’t help. So I guess this twin-engined 350Z built by MLZ Garage, which is now AWD, was inevitable.īuilds sporting two engines were never a major trend, mainly due to their sheer complexity-just thinking of the gearboxes situation might give you a nightmare, let alone implementing such a solution. ![]() Of course, some prefer to build on the early version of the FM platform serving the current coupe, namely that found under the 350Z (Z33) introduced back in 2008. You can choose between various extreme widebody kits and Japan has already turned the sports car into an SUV (sort of). Right now in the Nissan world, it looks like the 2023 Z (RZ34) is getting the aftermarket attention it deserves.
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