Originally Posted by 11Thumper

You need the right tool for the mission. Did Nissan cut corners on the Z? Yes and no...

It's a sports car, yes. Nissan designed it with excellent capabilities. If you intend to track the car often...add the necessary upgrades. The % of Z owners who actually track their cars seems rather low compared to those who drive them on the street and do some spirited driving now and then. From a product development standpoint it doesn't make sense to add parts to a car that won't see this level of high performance driving from most customers.

However, where Nissan did fail is with the lack of an oil cooler on the Sport Package and the Nismo as OEM items. Although there are customers who would want this package just for looks, they put an LSD on the car so why not an oil cooler? It's an extra cost to get the package so wrap the oil cooler cost into that. As for the brake pads, it seems fine to me that they would have that as an option for the Sport Package. However, I thought they came on the Nismo so I'm surprised to hear those brake pads are not on that car from the factory.