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Is this true ? : Zero-to-sixty actually doesn't matter so much ?

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel this would be me my car has never seen past 75 mph and i drive like a grandpa, and sometimes will have fun, but

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Old 04-05-2016, 12:38 AM   #46 (permalink)
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this would be me

my car has never seen past 75 mph and i drive like a grandpa, and sometimes will have fun, but generally, am really conservative, and DAMNIT im proud of it lol

Stay out the left lane!!
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I gotta say.... we have a pretty awesome group here. Even Kenchan too!

This is really a great forum.
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do they measure from the throttle input of the foot? cause i think they just measure from when the car starts moving or the G force these days?

maybe the rolling start might be affected..but
I would think when the car starts moving, but it takes some time for the "pedal" to give full throttle, if at all until higher speeds.
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True. At least in the town where I live I have a free pass. I helped a police captain of my town fix up his personal car at no charge while at work and I got a PBA card from him and he told me to have the officer call him if I get pulled over


I'm almost 50, old enough to know better/ but sometimes get that itch & don't care...yes these cars draw attention/ you may see 1 for every 12-15 Camaros or Mustangs.
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I would think when the car starts moving, but it takes some time for the "pedal" to give full throttle, if at all until higher speeds.


The track measures when the car moves,,,lol- listen to the video I posted & you can here the gas pedal smack the plate a bit before the rpm gauge even moves....that will change in the upcoming weeks.(you can here it go "tink",delay & takes off...also; these cars are heavier than people think...mine weighs 3340 full of fuel & 3640 w/ me & my helmet.
@ just over 6'5" & 285lbs, perfect fit in the ~Z~ don't think I would have the legroom with a clutch pedal though.
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Stay out the left lane!!
i stay in the middle lane lol too many dumb@$$es in the right lane (i.e. they dont know if they want to turn or not even tho blinker is on, they want to pull out in front of you at the last minute, etc.).

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I gotta say.... we have a pretty awesome group here. Even Kenchan too!

This is really a great forum.
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as much as i love this forum, it's just a matter of time before it turns into my350z.com where kids try to take over.

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I'm almost 50, old enough to know better/ but sometimes get that itch & don't care...yes these cars draw attention/ you may see 1 for every 12-15 Camaros or Mustangs.
this is EXACTLY why i drive slow bc knowing how much attention our cars get, i want the other person to stare as much as they can lol
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i stay in the middle lane lol too many dumb@$$es in the right lane (i.e. they dont know if they want to turn or not even tho blinker is on, they want to pull out in front of you at the last minute, etc.).



kenchan is a TRIP! kenchan, bro if you see this (which you prob. will), you crack us up!

as much as i love this forum, it's just a matter of time before it turns into my350z.com where kids try to take over.



this is EXACTLY why i drive slow bc knowing how much attention our cars get, i want the other person to stare as much as they can lol

We done a good job keepin em out thus far. Lol. We don't feed trolls. In the case of Jungle Z... He wore us down to insults but... I think the kids will just hang out at NICO club.
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We done a good job keepin em out thus far. Lol. We don't feed trolls. In the case of Jungle Z... He wore us down to insults but... I think the kids will just hang out at NICO club.
I'm curious.... what age group do you guys call kids? I'm guessing that 90% of the members on this forum are Millenials, which is not a bad thing 😄, my son is one. I'm a little older. (Ah, to be 50 again....lol)
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I'm curious.... what age group do you guys call kids? I'm guessing that 90% of the members on this forum are Millenials, which is not a bad thing ��, my son is one. I'm a little older. (Ah, to be 50 again....lol)
under 30.

and I'm a gen x. or y.. or I don't know I'm just having an identity crisis like most people my age :P

FK IT I'M A GEN Z!!!
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Today's midsize sedans are faster than 70s & 80s sports cars
Cars back in the 80's (I can't speak for the ones in the 70's because I was too young to drive then) weren't really fast compared to almost anything today. The Z28's, Mustangs, (Ok the 80's Mustangs were a joke) Trans AM even TA Turbo (all stock) were all pretty slow and heavy as the Titanic. Handling isn't even close either.

I don't think that any of those cars from back in the day (stock) couldn't outrun the Z of today.
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man I feel bad for the the people in here saying they wont launch, wont drive hard, wont ever use the car's full potential.......poor Z's out there need loved and used properly aka redline and run that car like it was intended to be ran.
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I'd love to do this more than I do but being a young guy in this car makes me a target to the cops around here.
This is a really good thread on this car.

5-O will roll up behind me a lot and out of nowhere. Almost like they are either expecting or just daring me to do something stupid while in it.
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I think 40-80 is more important than 0-60 when it comes to normal driving. It shows more about how the car pulls through the middle of the gears rather than what it can do as you bounce the rev limiter. That being said I drive more speritedly than most. It spends a lot of time north of 4K and more time than it probably should on the bottle.

I guess what I'm saying is different statistics are important to people for different reasons because we all use our cars in different ways.
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I'm curious.... what age group do you guys call kids? I'm guessing that 90% of the members on this forum are Millenials, which is not a bad thing 😄, my son is one. I'm a little older. (Ah, to be 50 again....lol)
Anyone who is more immature than I am. That eliminates >80% of everyone old enough to have a driver's license.
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