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Old 06-05-2010, 08:29 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by frost View Post

Here's a post from another member I considered knowledgeable through our offline conversations, in which he said the 370 handling is "total crap"

Now U Can Hate Me - 370z v 350z

I have an answer to his post in that thread. There is also another thread here about high speed stability and twitchiness in the 370:

Fixing corner grip on bumpy surfaces?

There is also a second thread on this, but I can't locate it right now.

I have experienced this "twitchiness" at high speed when encountering a bump, and it can be very scarey. My mechanic I use for for mods runs a high end shop and is a retired former accomplished racer, having won a few Porsche 944 series cups, and also raced a Noble, as well as running the cannonball in a Lambo............. interesting dude and very good driver. Before he installed my sway bars we took the car out on a ride, at about 120 MPH on a long, semi-straight entrance ramp (timed with no traffic around to try and be as safe as possible), we hit a bump and the car got all squirrely for a second or two before it "grabbed" traction again. I think this may be what the member is referencing in your thread link. The other thread I can't seem to locate right now suggest overly compliant rear rubber bushings to improve the ride quality at slower speeds.......... aftermarket parts suggestions to correct this (lower arm I believe). Having previously owned a 350, I think both cars handle great IMO, and at slower speeds (below that high speed bump issue) I prefer the 370 (stock to stock). Once you start aftermarket mods anything is possible.
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