Fairlady Z - 370Z

The Z34 Fairlady Z

The Z34 Fairlady Z went on sale in Japan on 1 December 2008, sold abroad as the 370Z, and stayed in the range until the RZ34 replaced it in 2022. Nissan made it more compact than the Z33: the wheelbase is 100 mm shorter, at 2,550 mm. The coupe was joined by a roadster in October 2009.

The engine is the VQ37VHR, a 3,696 cc naturally aspirated V6 with VVEL variable valve lift, making 336 PS and 365 Nm in Japanese trim. It drives the rear wheels through a six-speed manual or a seven-speed automatic with paddles, and the manual was offered with SynchroRev Match, which blips the throttle on each downshift. The Version NISMO raises power to 355 PS, and a 2012 update gave the standard car a new front bumper with vertical LED daytime running lights.

What Z34 owners upgrade

The drivetrain comes first. LSD upgrade kits and clutch kits from the drivetrain range are the biggest sellers. With no boost to turn up, a VQ37 build is about breathing: camshafts from the engine range, headers, and pod filters from the intake range.

For the track, owners fit pads from the brakes range and strut braces from the handling range, then side mirrors, shift knobs, seat rails and fuel caps. OS Giken, Nismo, JUN, Cusco, Tomei and Endless are among the makers Z34 owners choose.

Genuine parts

On earlier engines, the oil gallery gaskets behind the timing cover are known to fail; Nissan later revised the part, and replacing them means taking much of the front of the engine apart. The clutch's concentric slave cylinder, inside the bellhousing, is the other known failure, and high-mileage engines can use oil. Our genuine Nissan parts catalogue lists the Z34's parts.

Wheels

The Z34 came on 18- and 19-inch wheels in six factory sizes: 18x8 +43 and 18x9 +15, and 19x9 +47, 19x9.5 +40, 19x10 +30 and 19x10.5 +23, all on a 5x114.3 bolt pattern with M12 x 1.25 nuts. The full list is on the wheels that fit the Z34.