Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - What makes the Z's engine sound so bad (to reviewers)?

datsunguy · 08-06-2009, 12:04 AM

This is my 5th Nissan with a VQ motor and I feel the real sweet spot for bore/stroke displacement in a VQ was 3.0 like in the 95-01 Maxima. That VQ was Honda smooth at the top end. The increase to 3.5 seemed to be the begining of the upper rev range coarsness that only got worse with the bump to 3.7

There are drivers who like to live at the redline all the time, and engines out there (you know who they are) that have to live at the redline to make enough torque to raise my garage door.

In my opinion give me what the current Z motor does best, a nice fat midrange for the real world driving that I do.

08-06-2009, 12:04 AM	#33 (permalink)
datsunguy Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nashville Posts: 27 Drives: 09 370Z PG/B 7AT Rep Power: 17	This is my 5th Nissan with a VQ motor and I feel the real sweet spot for bore/stroke displacement in a VQ was 3.0 like in the 95-01 Maxima. That VQ was Honda smooth at the top end. The increase to 3.5 seemed to be the begining of the upper rev range coarsness that only got worse with the bump to 3.7 There are drivers who like to live at the redline all the time, and engines out there (you know who they are) that have to live at the redline to make enough torque to raise my garage door. In my opinion give me what the current Z motor does best, a nice fat midrange for the real world driving that I do. __________________ 09 370Z Platinum Graphite/Black Touring Sport 7AT 93 Pathfinder SE V6 4x4 winter driver Last edited by datsunguy; 08-06-2009 at 12:25 AM.