Bragging rights.

Catspaw · 07-09-2020, 05:09 PM

Greetings all.
What about listing all of the goodies Nissan has put into the 370 that differentiates us from the ‘regular’ cars on the road? I just found out the drive shaft is carbon fiber. There is also continuous valve timing, double wish-bone suspension, etc.

sunkist350z · 07-09-2020, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Catspaw

Greetings all.
What about listing all of the goodies Nissan has put into the 370 that differentiates us from the ‘regular’ cars on the road? I just found out the drive shaft is carbon fiber. There is also continuous valve timing, double wish-bone suspension, etc.

Carbon drive shaft was also on the 350z im not sure think it was for the 07-08 vq35hr, yes high quality parts the Z is a very underrated sports car with high quality components

theART · 07-09-2020, 06:52 PM

1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium
2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap)
3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny
4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra)
5. LSD diff on sport trim
6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model
7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo
8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars

Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter.

cv129 · 07-09-2020, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by theART

1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium
2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap)
3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny
4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra)
5. LSD diff on sport trim
6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model
7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo
8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars

Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter.

“Brembo style brakes” makes it sound like we have fakes lol

sunkist350z · 07-09-2020, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

“Brembo style brakes” makes it sound like we have fakes lol

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

axmea? · 07-09-2020, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sunkist350z

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

And Porches too.

Tractionless · 07-19-2020, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sunkist350z

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

From what I've read the Akebono's perform better than the Brembo's on the 350.

I'm not in the Z for anything sensational. I feel it's a bargain good handling car with enough power for fun when buying used. Bought mine for $15k at 5 yrs old with 72k on the clock and enjoy it immensely. Not to mention they're rarely seen in my area, hell even when I travel hours from home. Went to an IMSA race at Sebring yesterday and didn't see one!! I prefer not having the same vehicle as everyone else.

Spooler · 07-10-2020, 08:00 AM

Why do we need bragging rights? Do your thang and let everyone else do what they do.

Spartan 1771 · 07-10-2020, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Why do we need bragging rights? Do your thang and let everyone else do what they do.

JARblue · 07-10-2020, 11:49 AM

For the record, the drive shaft is a carbon-fiber composite. It's nothing special and not worth bragging about...

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chowtoo · 07-10-2020, 12:37 PM

For the record, the drive shaft is a carbon-fiber composite. It's nothing special and not worth bragging about...

Yes, but it sounds more impressive than just saying steel.

JARblue · 07-10-2020, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chowtoo

Yes, but it sounds more impressive than just saying steel.

Not really

And bragging about driveshaft material is stupid unless you have a true carbon fiber one.

OptionZero · 07-10-2020, 01:16 PM

have we really devolved this far?

Our car is a 11 year old sports car, with currently nonexistent sales

can u just ask a loved one for a hug next time?

Desert Rat · 07-16-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

have we really devolved this far?

Our car is a 11 year old sports car, with currently nonexistent sales

can u just ask a loved one for a hug next time?

That cracked me up. Yeah, most of us aren't 17 year olds anymore.

OptionZero · 07-10-2020, 04:55 PM

This car had double wishbone suspension in 1985

Variable valve timing in 2000:

our driveshafts aren't pure carbon fiber, it's carbon composite. That means its partially plastic. The 350Z base models had it, this isn't really new or that special

07-09-2020, 05:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catspaw Base Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: between Okee & WPB Fl. Posts: 18 Drives: 2019, Sport Coupe, Rep Power: 6	Bragging rights. Greetings all. What about listing all of the goodies Nissan has put into the 370 that differentiates us from the ‘regular’ cars on the road? I just found out the drive shaft is carbon fiber. There is also continuous valve timing, double wish-bone suspension, etc. sunkist350z likes this. __________________ Fair Winds and Following Seas

07-09-2020, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
theART Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: BC Posts: 163 Drives: To Drive Rep Power: 7823	1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium 2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap) 3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny 4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra) 5. LSD diff on sport trim 6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model 7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo 8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter. sunkist350z, Spartan 1771, sportsman2003 and 1 others like this. Last edited by theART; 07-09-2020 at 06:57 PM.

07-10-2020, 08:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,960 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Why do we need bragging rights? Do your thang and let everyone else do what they do. sunkist350z, Spartan 1771, SouthArk370Z and 9 others like this.

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chowtoo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: S. E. MI Posts: 153 Drives: Red2018 M6, 2019 A7 Rep Power: 4596	For the record, the drive shaft is a carbon-fiber composite. It's nothing special and not worth bragging about... Yes, but it sounds more impressive than just saying steel. sunkist350z likes this.

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OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,255 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	have we really devolved this far? Our car is a 11 year old sports car, with currently nonexistent sales can u just ask a loved one for a hug next time? Spartan 1771, SouthArk370Z, JARblue and 7 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

07-10-2020, 04:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,255 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	This car had double wishbone suspension in 1985 Variable valve timing in 2000: our driveshafts aren't pure carbon fiber, it's carbon composite. That means its partially plastic. The 350Z base models had it, this isn't really new or that special Spartan 1771, JARblue and cv129 like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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