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Old 12-07-2011, 01:16 PM   #115 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by phunk View Post
I agree with some of your post but not all.

A TT 370z is not undriveable at all. Any amount of power the stock engine can handle is perfectly containable in terms of laying it to the pavement without a drag slick. Like I keep saying, its the same as any other car... you require a proper tire and alignment setup, but 550rwhp is just not an ungodly amount of power, its pretty low in the grand scheme of things and good tires and setup will easily hold it down.

The problem is the owners/drivers of Zs... not the car.

My 370z isnt even setup yet, it just isnt setup retarded either. The traction was good enough this year to hang with or beat any other car in the same power range, especially once rolling... because most other cars with this type of power arent setup any better.

Builds like bullets car will never see the drag strip, because it doesnt make sense. Cars like that are money pits with far too much invested to risk taking to the drag strip. If GTM or anybody else wants to prove how quick they can move a 370z down the drag strip they will put a built engine in an otherwise plain 370z that is completely replaceable if it ends up in the wall. Its just not worth taking a 100 grand 370z down the 1/4 when someone can make the same power with a $15 (20-25 retail i suppose) grand build and run it in a plain car with slicks or DRs and probably get better times.
Running a $100K+ car down the strip just isnt feasible for me. I dont mind running a Vbox down a runway or closed course.
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