My day 1 impression...

Red370 · 10-25-2009, 01:33 AM

I had an 05' G35s, while I occasionally miss the comfy seats and my navi, the power and handling doesnt compare, not even close. I had full bolt ons, I/H/HFC's/Exhaust, Tein Street dampers w/EDFC and it still didnt pull as hard as my Z, so while you probably arent as used to having a better performing car, it will grow on you, drive it more. I, to this day, still look for excuses to get out and drive it, i've had my car since July 15th, and already have 5.5k on it, every time I get out, I still gaze lovingly at it as I walk away, my dates usually hate this

JakeZ34 · 10-25-2009, 02:05 AM

Hey I too also came from driving an 05 touring 350Z with the DE motor to a 370Z with the sports package, I will agree with you that it doesn't have that low rev torque to it anymore since the engine is a VQ37VHR (high-rev which I know you guys all know) so if you keep the rpm higher you will soon feel that power again but it's not ideal to drive around the street with 5 to 6k rpm because it's a waste of gas. Nissan has refined this car to be better than the old ones like all the other car companies are too with their cars, and I feel like Nissan has done it right this time with the 370Z, they listened to the feed backs of how the interior in the 350Z didn't do it and made it so so much better, and I also think Nissan had in mind that people will be tracking or spirit-driving this car so they have improved the transmission with SRM to help with track days or people's first manual transmission car. Keep in mind that's why the car is much faster at higher RPM because you're usually "pushing" the car on track. But overall I am very happy with this car and I can't tell you, you get more looks because a lot of people havn't seen this car.

Mr Ed · 10-25-2009, 02:29 AM

maybe what you are describing is similar to when for the Subaru Impreza WRX went from a 2.0 litre turbo to a 2.5 litre turbo.

i hated it and needless to say i didnt buy the 2.5 turbo...

10-25-2009, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	I had an 05' G35s, while I occasionally miss the comfy seats and my navi, the power and handling doesnt compare, not even close. I had full bolt ons, I/H/HFC's/Exhaust, Tein Street dampers w/EDFC and it still didnt pull as hard as my Z, so while you probably arent as used to having a better performing car, it will grow on you, drive it more. I, to this day, still look for excuses to get out and drive it, i've had my car since July 15th, and already have 5.5k on it, every time I get out, I still gaze lovingly at it as I walk away, my dates usually hate this __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

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10-25-2009, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
JakeZ34 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 436 Drives: BS 370z 6MT/sprt pkg Rep Power: 198	Hey I too also came from driving an 05 touring 350Z with the DE motor to a 370Z with the sports package, I will agree with you that it doesn't have that low rev torque to it anymore since the engine is a VQ37VHR (high-rev which I know you guys all know) so if you keep the rpm higher you will soon feel that power again but it's not ideal to drive around the street with 5 to 6k rpm because it's a waste of gas. Nissan has refined this car to be better than the old ones like all the other car companies are too with their cars, and I feel like Nissan has done it right this time with the 370Z, they listened to the feed backs of how the interior in the 350Z didn't do it and made it so so much better, and I also think Nissan had in mind that people will be tracking or spirit-driving this car so they have improved the transmission with SRM to help with track days or people's first manual transmission car. Keep in mind that's why the car is much faster at higher RPM because you're usually "pushing" the car on track. But overall I am very happy with this car and I can't tell you, you get more looks because a lot of people havn't seen this car.

10-25-2009, 02:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mr Ed Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 162 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 16	maybe what you are describing is similar to when for the Subaru Impreza WRX went from a 2.0 litre turbo to a 2.5 litre turbo. i hated it and needless to say i didnt buy the 2.5 turbo...