Tiburon vs 370z - Comparison from owners -

daveb91 · 01-20-2016, 11:48 PM

I don't know about comparisons....but I like that supercharger kit I have only seen one other Tib with one.

felix0121 · 01-21-2016, 01:29 AM

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felix0121 · 01-21-2016, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RequiemZ

Haha, ive be itching to go for a test drive, but weather has been holding me back fro the last 2 weeks, so all my info has been from this site. Must have read 50% of the site's threads lol.

So maybe I left a couple things out. I have always loved the 370z, never actually been in one though. Also my Tiburon has quite a bit of work done to it to hopefully compete with the next level of sports cars, I realize now that there is a limit to how driveable and functional a high horsepower fwd car can be.

Here are 2 pics of my current Tiburon:

As far as it stands, I am actually parting out the performance and will be setting it up as a dedicated track car but n/a. As much as the suspension was modified I would guess its still less then the 370z skidpad and cornering ability. Power wise it is faster in a straight line by a decent margin. But driveability is where it falls off hard, it is hard to drive it almost anywhere unless I'm in racemode lol.

I want a nice streetable car, with good power, great handling, nice interior, 2 seater, and has a 'fun' factor. I believe the 370z fills this and then some.

Anyways I appreciate the response, I cant wait to drive one this next week. I am literally about to pull the trigger to buy one, I just want to drive one and see if its what I think I would have lots of enjoyment out of. Also it wouldn't stay stock for long, maybe a couple days lol. But I think I would hold back this time and only do the most impactful mods more slowly instead of building an entire car 100 times over.

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

I had a 2005 Tiburon SE for almost 6 years prior to the Z.
1. FWD is so much easier and more forgiving in bad weather. Not to say the Z can't deal with bad weather but FWD deals with it better.
2. Also the 2+2 layout means you can technically take 4 people if you had to.
3. A trunk to put stuff out of sight.
4. Regular maintenance and gas was much cheaper in the Tiburon. Cheap gas, cheap oil, cheap tires etc. Insurance wasn't much different.

A few things that are the same. Modding and aftermarket parts are expensive when compared to more common sports cars. Tiburon had clutch issues wearing out early (IMO was from driver inexperience) so does the Z the CSC (concentric slave cylinder) on the clutch fails on many cars.

One thing I did like coming from the Tiburon was it used a timing belt which was a pain to change, the Z uses a chain which doesn't need service.

How much horsepower and zero-to-sixty do you have on your Tiburons?

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2011 Nismo#91 · 01-21-2016, 08:59 AM

172bhp and like 7sec. :P It wasn't fast but still was a nice, cheap car.

Firebase99 · 01-21-2016, 09:31 AM

All kidding aside, the Hamster on the dearly missed Top Gear actually really enjoyed driving the Tiburon. He said it was immense fun at REAL cheap. I never drove one.

mishuko · 01-21-2016, 10:15 AM

and apparently civics are a blast to drive in civic nation cause vtech yo

Leingod · 01-21-2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

and apparently civics are a blast to drive in civic nation cause vtech yo

I'll take a Tibby with it's huge blind spots over my bathtub Civic Si. Biggest piece of shyt I've ever owned. Vtec kicks in at 6k and redlines at 7k. Yeaaa......

kenchan · 01-21-2016, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

and apparently civics are a blast to drive in civic nation cause vtech yo

ive not driven the new civic, but the previous gen was such a POS it was unbelievable.

even my wife who's not a car person at all said she hated it. the dealer loan it to us while her brand new mexican Fit EX needed warranty work.

apatter8 · 01-21-2016, 11:34 PM

I came from a 03 Tiburon GT. The ONLY pro I can think of for the Tib was the sound system. And it wasn't even particularly good, it's just that the Z's sound system is complete garbage.

Leingod · 01-22-2016, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

ive not driven the new civic, but the previous gen was such a POS it was unbelievable.

even my wife who's not a car person at all said she hated it. the dealer loan it to us while her brand new mexican Fit EX needed warranty work.

Come drive the 2nd newest version since they release new generations yearly now it seems. Maybe you can wrap it around atree for me. They're utter garbage.

njobe89 · 01-22-2016, 08:34 AM

the 2000 si was beastly back then.

FPenvy · 01-22-2016, 08:38 AM

why is this thread still going? lol

Leingod · 01-22-2016, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

why is this thread still going? lol

Because he drove a m/t tibby

mishuko · 01-22-2016, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by njobe89

the 2000 si was beastly back then.

the nsx and s2000 were honda's gems.

then they killed them off. with any sense of dignity. just like toyota killing supra or mr2.

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Because he drove a m/t tibby

BOOOM

FPenvy · 01-22-2016, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Because he drove a m/t tibby

a manual transmission doesn't make a Tiburon cool.

calling it a tibby makes it even more gay.

01-21-2016, 01:29 AM	#47 (permalink)
felix0121 Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: California Posts: 477 Drives: 2010 370Z Sport 7AT Rep Power: 67	/ Last edited by felix0121; 01-21-2016 at 01:51 AM.

01-21-2016, 09:31 AM	#50 (permalink)
Firebase99 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: fl Posts: 1,372 Drives: 14 3.8 Gen Coupe GT Rep Power: 14034	All kidding aside, the Hamster on the dearly missed Top Gear actually really enjoyed driving the Tiburon. He said it was immense fun at REAL cheap. I never drove one. __________________ '14 3.8 Genesis Coupe, '13 Volvo S60, '04 Honda Accord, '13 370Z-sold, '05 350Z Touring-sold, '92 300Z Twin Turbo-sold, '82 280ZX-gone, '79 260Z-gone

01-22-2016, 08:34 AM	#56 (permalink)
njobe89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,227 Drives: 2013 370z BS 6MT Rep Power: 174284	the 2000 si was beastly back then. __________________ 2 plus 2 times 2 = ? ... hint, it's not 8 Stillen CBE, Stillen Gen 3, TP's, Uprev tuned - 324whp/264tq

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