Tsukuba, Japan

Nissan Nismo 370Z 1:06.643
Nissan Nismo 350Z 1:06.663
Nissan 370Z 1:06.669

Tsukuba lap records - FastestLaps.com

Anyone buying a mass produced car hoping for any kind of resale value ... well, you know.

Though the Nismo has 350 HP, it also weights 68 more pounds than a Base with the Sport Package. That just about negates the 18 HP advantage between the two vehicles which should make them pretty close to dead even in straight line acceleration.

Where did you pull the weights from?

I'm not sure how that could be. I do know it has a few extra braces and such here and there but I'd have to think its a wash as the seats must be lighter then the stock ones and with a very cheesy stereo with no sub, no amp etc it has to help a bit too.

Suppose the wheels and exhaust could count against it...

Per Nissan's website the Nismo weights 3300 and the base Z weights 3232 which is 68 pounds.

Glad it was the nissan website and not some post somewhere :icon17:

I thought it was less so I checked, but still not sure where the added weight really comes in. The body kit?

I probably added weight with all the paint. HAHAAHA

Regardless of the weight, numbered ANYTHING typically helps on resale but lets face it, may recover 20-30% of the upcharge (if that).

I still think there's a little too much focus on weight. If we're talking hundreds upon hundreds of lbs then fine but 60 or so? That wouldnt of stopped me, I dig it either way but if I had it to do over again I probably would of bought the more comfortable touring model and modded that one up. All good though :)

Exactly, if it was 3200 for the base and 3500 for the Nismo there would be problems. The one thing I wish they carried over from the 350z Nismo was the seemed welding.

I'm still a little new to the import scene. Seamed welding? Can you give me the 2 second version? Curious to how that helped and why they didnt carry it over??

Seam welding to stiffen the chassis:

Though the body of the 2007 Nissan Nismo 350Z was seam-welded like that of a racing car, the 370's only additional structural enhancement is a different front strut-tower brace. "This car's stock body is stiff enough to meet the additional demands placed on it by the Nismo hardware," says Nathaniel Mason, senior manager of product planning in Nissan's Specialty Vehicles division.

68 pounds does not seem like much, but at the track a tenth of a second can make a difference between winning and losing. Horsepower to weight ratio is important, but it still comes down to driver skill most of the time.

My approach to the Base/Sport over the Nismo reminds me of when I purchased a 5.0 Mustang in the late 80's. I chose the lighter, sleeper looking LX version over the heavier, more aggressive looking GT. Both cars were great drag strip cars and the competitive banter between the two camps were always fun.

And here we are over twenty years later with a similar situation. I have total respect for all 370Z versions and their owners, unless you have a color other than Pearl White and chose a CBE other than Stillen! :)

I have a question that kinda close to this so here it goes .. A 350Z NISMO vs a 370 base with Sport package .. My only question is if I buy a used NISMO do you think it has been drove harder than a regular Z ..

Absolutely, I think when you buy a NISMO yoiu are definitely going to drive it hard...that is why I wouldn't buy one used..