5.0 are beastmobiles and worth every penny...big ups to ford! I have opted though to forget my 5.0 purchase and move forward with a Ford raptor 6.2 instead. you'd be suprised though what a roll race with 5.0 is like, the Z is a contender in high roll race! We open up the base flight lines here once a month and have a car days My bro in law and me went at it from 80...not stiring the pot but it was not the massacre i expected

I, like my friend M4, loved my Z. But like him as well, was missing the low end grunt, my Z, even with full bolt ons, had ZERO torque. I wanted a car that had some growl to it, something that would throw me back in my seat when I mash the pedal, and a car capable of 11's with a set of sticky tires. And that my friends, is the 5.0, think about it, Supercar times in a car that costs less than 35k, you cant beat that.

From this:

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to this:

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and yes, the engine bay is dusty, it just made a dyno pass, sue me :)

Red, i really believe the 370Z will see high 11's with stickies and boltons...its coming...

404whp and 401 ft/lbs with muffler delete, intake/tune... not bad eh?

I dont think that will ever happen to be honest. Loved my Z, but 11's w/ slicks and full bolt-ons wont happen. 11's for TT'ed Z's is a stretch.

how can you say that when theres a 12.3 out there with bolt ons and street tires? just asking on your logic here

Yes, base vs base the 370z would have to win hands down in terms of fit, finish, quality, feel (interior), etc. However, I think a premium Mustang GT is a good comparison vs the base 370z but at that point you're looking at a $34k mustang vs a $28k 370z. I just cannot justify the price difference, which is pretty upsetting.

In fact, the price reminds me of the Viper ACR vs Corvette ZR1 debate. Everyone and their mother tried to tell me how much better the ZR1 would be because it was identical in price, made a little more hp, and was supercharged and was an LS9 and was pretty much awesome. I just laughed and said the ACR was the much better deal for a performance car. They literally laughed at me in the face. Now they're not laughing because I've seen a brand new ACR sell for $92k and the ZR1's are going for $125k on a CHEAP day. There's no way Chevy could ever justify that price difference.

Yes, Ford got a bit greedy in my opinion, they're already the most successful American car company, why not make them a bit more affordable? Which is kind of funny because I've only seen a total 3-4 5.0's in my area which is actually the exact same number of 370z's in my area (including my own car). The ones I see that are a dime a dozen are the older S197 ('05-'09). But I've still seen my fair share of 2010 GT's (because they're going so dirt cheap right now thanks to the 5.0).

Give it time. When magazines list the car as the godsend of performance, all kinds of dweebs will come to buy, guaranteed.

Yes the mustang is fast, no, its not that fast, nor are our cars. Fast is relative and if you think your mustang is a street monster any more than our cars, lol at you.

Pick what you like, buy the car, enjoy it and call it a day, I like Z's.

No offense but what? 11's for a twin turbo 370z is a stretch? :icon18:

LOL... mine sure is!

Red you got silver like my new vette. Ill have to get some pics on here soon. Im really likin the power like you said; 430 hp and 425 tq is way more fun than the Z TQ. Headers and full exhaust and tune and I should see 60 more whp, getting me somewhere around 450 - 460 rwhp.


My silver is faster. lol.

Of course mustangs are good cars ... Thousands and thousands of soccer moms and 50 year old cougars can't be wrong. Don't those things come with a solid axle still? :rolleyes:

Lol seriously! Am starting to detect ignorance here...

its bliss






so I hear

Mustangs are cool but look at it. They look boring. You gotta do some work to make them look cool. The new 5.0 is sweet. But they gotta get some body kits or something. The shelby's look cool. They have GT's with kits on them, some kind of kit, they look cool. They also cost more too. That stang may go faster in a straight line and if that's what you're looking for, you can't beat it. And none of you would be trading in your Z's if you just got the Nismo version. (There are Hidden Secrets in this car) :driving: