New Z or TT my 370?

Spooler

It's been done on two drift cars. A Standalone is a must have.

cv129

Don't know if he's on here, search for member "bbrblackwell" on Instagram, he has a SC'd 2014 Nismo, now getting a VR38. Last I checked, engine assembly is done, surgery scheduled for May.

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VHRpurr

LOL, nothing except a VQ37VHR will "drop in". I was in the same boat between TT'ing the Nismo Z or buying the new one. However.....

1.) Dealer markups WILL be insane, and being in Cali you'll probably, no, WILL have to go out of state to find a non marked up honest dealer, and that may be between North Carlina to New Mexico or anywhere in between... Hope you have frequent flyer miles saved up...

2.) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Although I feel the new Z looks good, it doesn't look nearly as sexy as my '16 Nismo....

3.) As for emissions... short of driving a Prius or Tesla, you'll get state ref'd hand over fist, plus the EPA starting Jan. 1 to target louder than stock exhaust cars via cameras. Read the article here https://www.autoweek.com/news/techno...%20the%20state.

Lastly.... assuming you don't want to pay over MSPR, enjoy the looks of the new Z, will keep that new Z stock performance wise, AND make plenty of $$$ as to not go broke in Commie'fornia and reaaaaaaaally need to live in Cali, sure, buy the new one. Otherwise.......

Honestly, I'm all about the handling, not straight line stuff. I'm contemplating to sell my Nismo and get into something better handling.

NecioVato

Something you could do - is send a request out to FI. Great bunch there and they are quick to answer questions and can probably give you a ballpark.
Heck they had the new Z so they could probably comment on if its best to wait and do an exhaust and DP and tune from there with the new platform or go with the 370z with a TT kit to meet your expectations etc.

ocfoilist

That's a great idea. I will reach out to them tomorrow and see what they say.

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ocfoilist

Thanks for this suggestion. I did reach out to FI and chatted with them extensively. They gave me a lot of good feedback along with some specific pros and cons. After talking with them, I don't think I am going down this road given that I am in CA.

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*J*ap***V*et*

I think if it were me I'd see what I could get out of the 370 and take that money and throw it at a newer Z/Supra. The reason I say that is it will be less immediate potential for headache. You can have a newer vehicle already boosted. So many people are ambitious about boost and it really is expensive plus the odd chance something goes awry.

ocfoilist

I think that is the way I am leaning at this point, although I don't know if it will be a new Z or something else entirely.

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*J*ap***V*et*

That is exactly what I plan to do. You think it takes 10 to 13k to boost your vehicle properly (just a rough estimate) and if you have 10k to boost you have 10k to get a newer platform. I am shooting for the high side but I don't think that you can honestly boost for under 10. Plus tune and whatever other parts you may require along the way it isn't worth it in my opinion.

NissanZ34

I was going through the same thoughts and I came to my senses and realized it is not worth building a 370z after putting in several grand in NA aftermarket parts. It is better to keep the Z as stock-improved and buy a higher class vehicle like a Camaro, BMW, Audi and such. It just does not make sense to spend over 15k on a vehicle that will not retain any added value.

Spooler

The only thing that will come close to the handling of a Z is a Corvette. The front grip on a C7 Corvette is actually better. A Camaro is not even on the list.

Elmo370z

Putting several grand in a NA z really does transform the car especially on the track.

NecioVato

To me - there are only a few cars I would rather have over the current Z - the Supra (in MT only), the Civic Type R and then the new Z (depending on how much of a GT type of car it is).....bc cars like the GTR and a really nice Porsche just seem to be 'out of reach' even when adding $20k to the Z (as long as its PIF). I don't know - part of me is wanting to keep the current Z and make it a project car and get a 'fun daily' while the Z is down and the other part of me is like - try a new platform altogether bc any money put toward a TT kit - you won't get back.

BMW and Audis are really nice but the lack of reliability is what scares me - and Camaros are a 'no go' for me - only Chevy I would want is a Corvette haha.

SeeThruHead

You guys are nuts sleeping on the absolute track weapon that is the Camaro zl1 1le.

7:16 at the nordschleife
1:37 at Laguna Seca

as fast as a gtr or a cayman gt4, faster than a viper acr, but with a manual transmission, and it's insanely cheap for the performance.

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Elmo370z

No different they spending another 30-70k in proper mods they Z is just as fast, but you don’t get the street ability as those cars above.