Keep in mind the 370Z was extremely close to the privious Cayman S on the track, and turned better lap times than the CS in Best Motoring's debut comparo. The newer Cayman S's have the exact same suspension, brakes, and wheels as did the 2008. The only thing that is different is PDK. That is why the newer one is so much faster on the track now. I am tossing in the CS from a cost perspective. I say you can mod a Z to be better than the CS and still have $20k to play with. Most CS's I see are stock anyway....
I disagree with you on the weight. A modded Z can get enough aero downforce for the track with less weight. If the 'base + sport' Z is faster than the old CS on Tskuba, I wager a base+sport, tuned Z would be closer to the new PDK CS than the Nismo. You cannot beat lighter weight with as much as, if not more than the power of a Nismo. Most of these tuned base+sport are doing 370-380 crank HP.
IMO. BTW What is up with the Orca? Pretty cool...
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