Great thread...I'm considering a 370Z, mostly for track, and I was looking at the Std model w/Sports Pkg like the OP...as the best choice. C&D had listed the oil and dif cooler as options in their FEB09 test, but apparently they are really not avail. from Nissan - which is sad - no warranty.
As a track addict in my current RX-8, I'm now reconsidering if this is the correct car -
I'm pretty dismayed at things I've learning about this car and browsing here for only one day:
1. 55/45 weight distribution needs adjusting.
2. trail brake unweighting - brakes? tires? weight bias?
3. Yikes!! Really the most shocking - A sports car that fails a short 20min HPDE run due to overheating at 70deg.
4. Sports car that REQUIRES some major mods (oil cooler, perhaps dif cooler) right off the bat to do track duty.
I ran two yrs in my RX-8 with nothing more than DOT4 fluid & sway bars with no problems thru HPDE1> HPDE2> HPDE3 before doing brake lines, pads, rotors, braces, etc. I was also looking at a Porsche, but was hoping to escape the high cost. I guess the extra money does buy a car ready for track duty.
Sorry to be upset and negative on my 1st post --- but I was thinking this was the answer - or would at least work at some level on track - right out of the box I guess.
Good luck with fixing these issues - I'll still consider this car, I'll just have to factor in the $$ to fix it to be a proper (or even adequate) track car
