2003 Nissan 350Z - Refined Insanity

One of the unique modifications of Cheston's car is the ECU Reflash by TechnoSquare. Since Cheston is good friends with TechnoSquare, they allowed him to be the sole tester for their ECU development. "Prototyping for the ECU was crazy," he explained, "TechnoSquare did well over a hundred dyno pulls on the engine during beta testing. After we went with the twin turbos, we were able to tune the stock ECU to accommodate the boost without the use of piggyback engine management systems." The ECU Reflash is still in full development and keeps the car in check when it's criss-crossing around town. This friendship is also the reason why the people at Power Enterprise have their fingerprints running rampant throughout the car, from the work on the Cusco LSD and clutch, to the entire buildup and tuning of the VQ engine.

Of course, all of this would be for nothing if Cheston's 350Z didn't look as good as it does. Featuring a C-West front bumper, side skirts and canards, installed and painted by Finish Line Auto Craft, the vehicle exterior makes it even faster than it already looks. Underneath the chassis is a set of major 19-inch Volk Racing LE28N wheels, 9.5 inches wide in the front and 10.5 inches in the rear. The wheels are wrapped around by Toyo T-1R tires and are controlled by a set of Zeal coilovers, custom-made with function V-6 valves, coupled with Cusco stabilizer bars. Inside the cockpit is equally as impressive as outside: With Sparco Evo L seats, Personal 330mm leather steering wheel and a Forged Performance CNC-machined custom shift knob. All of which were done by the geniuses at TechnoSquare.

Cheston may not be a spy for the planet Mars or a secret agent to empower the countrymen of Hmong, but he definitely has the smarts to make one of the most impressive 350Zs in the industry. "I plan on taking it out to more DriftDay events and HPDEs whenever my job and funds will allow," Cheston said, "I would eventually like my fiance to drive it so we can share the same enjoyment of it."

By RC Faderoga

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