Why no love for the 370z?
 

I was reading up on the Toyota fT86, the car is just recently launched and already we are beginning to see after market parts for it, body kits performance mods etc even before the car hit the show room floors, and this kinda got me thinking, the 370z has been out since 2009, although we do have some parts I still feel that the 370z isn't getting enough love, I mean I remember when the 350 came out misdeed where lined up with new after market parts. Is the 370z that hard to work with, and you can't blame it on the economy like I said look at the FT86 already getting parts and the evos, subuis etc, just feel that the 370z isnt getting the respect it deserves.

it's not that the 370z is not getting respect. it's a niche' car and with the current economy not many kids can afford the car + mods. and for a guy like me that has been modding cars for many years i dont think the 370Z needs many aftermarket bits.

that said, i think there's plenty of parts for the 370Z. more than i would ever need.

I believe the 370Z has a lot of aftermarkets parts. Do a search and look at the sponsors in this site, you will see.

Like kenchan said "i dont think the 370Z needs many aftermarket bits".

I can agree with most of this, one of my few complaints is that there's not too many after market hoods for our Z. There's less than 10 different designs, and not many of them are very aggressive or attractive. So far there's two from Seibon that I like and that's about it. But +1 on not needing a crap load of upgrades to make the car sick like you need with a civic or something. I was amazed when I drive my car home (from new York to florida) I remember thinking, could Nissan have done a better job from the factory?


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i was a lot happier with this car in it's stock form than previous cars. i think i could live with it stock and be a happy camper. w/ that said, the mod bug always bites... and the aftermarket hasn't disappointed me yet.

It would be nice to see at least two great looking full body kits made stateside.

Even with the upgrades they want a Arm and a Leg to get it. I mean 3,000+ for a upgraded body kit. Then you gotta pay for paint and to get put on. Then I was like really what can you upgrade besides the exhaust, radio, bodykit, and maybe throwing a twin turbo in. Other than that its ready.

But mostly I'm talking about performance mods

There's tons of performance mods.

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CAI, Turbo, SC, ECU, Pulleys, Flywheel, Injection System, Manifold, Header, Full Cat-Back, Coil-Over, Springs, Sways, Camber Kits, Spacers, Rims, Brakes, Transmission components, Body-Kits, GT-R Start Button, Fog Light, Race Seat, 20hps-'the370z.com' Stickers.....

Each of the above has at least 3 brands for you to choose from, even the 20hps+ sticker got 3 different style.....

What else do you need?? Maybe a Red-Bull for your own performance mod. :bowrofl:

For selling so few units a year the 370's aftermarket isn't half bad. It could be much worse.

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tisk tisk for then men who dis da girls with the big Azz'z

my 370 ...got back.... baby got back. thats all that matters

zex even makes a nawz kit for your Z...

I prefer ground effects to body kits (ie.front lip, side skirt, etc.).

It took awhile to get going but there are now a lot of parts for the 370z... but still missing

Fuel starvation solution
decent front camber kit

Define: decent from camber kit :confused:

I like how the GTR button made it to the upgrade list. lol

:iagree: Well said.

Yup... a turbo model from the factory:driving:

There's plenty of aftermarket for our cars. You have to consider that many of them are not car specific, for example lets use oil coolers. There are a few specific kits but there are many people that piece them together allowing for over 20 different options.

One that doesn't come loose when used might fill that need......

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IMO we have a great aftermarket community especially given the low amount of Zs that are even out there as said earlier in the thread

Keep your eye out for fast intentions TT kit! :tup:

Hey how's this for some aftermarket... looks like there's some decent options to me !!

Every-performance-part-manufacturer-370z

Hopefully by the time they come out with one I will have been able to save up enough money for it!


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thats what I like to hear!! I imagine a teaser thread is coming soon.. Tony said no pictures last time I was there ahah. Hopefully I will be able to make it over there to check out the progress this week

You forgot to mention NOS!!


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Oh snap, didn't realize it was already underway! Lol I definitely won't have the money then, it will be a few years. Heck, I just sprung for their LTH/CBE setup, getting it in June.

I'm selling my bike later on today, so that's $4500 towards TT. Now if I could just get rid of my truck and all this perfume, and maybe my two four wheelers that would put me a little closer to my mark :)


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Sell the perfume, keep the other toys and save for the TT! I thought about doing the same years ago with my G37.. now today I am very glad to still have my duramax truck, my GSXR, and two 450 MX bikes :tup:

I am very happy with the mods i've done to my 370z, and am glad that Nissan did such an amazing job on the 370z that not much is needed JDM (trust me, i love JDM) wise. I'm done modding Vanity, and i can say she came out perfect.:happydance:

The biggest reason that the FR-S is seeing such support this early on is because it's been anticipated for a while. Also, the FR-S is cheap enough for kids to be able to pick one up. People that can afford the 370Z are generally older, and many don't have any experience or desire to mod a car. The FR-S is marketed at an entirely different demographic.

Like others have said, the 370Z hasn't been left out in the cold. Plenty of stuff available.

i agree with most not a lot you can do with the 370. meaning it's pretty hot
the way it is. if it only had the exhaust note the 350 came with i would be one happy camper........................

When you compare the 350z aftermarket parts to the 370z parts its not even close. the 350z has and had a lot of support! he is right. But its also because our car is made with such great parts from factory and such good craftmanship that we wont see big gains over stock so its not worth it to make.. thats why cobb stop making the theyre tunning port.

This is as simple as supply and demand if you get right to the bottom of it. Last time I checked there has only been around ~30k 370Z's sold since 2009; the 350Z sold 30k in the first year. Of course the 350Z has a big aftermarket, there are more on the road and at this point they are more affordable. The 370Z is still a relatively expensive car even when getting one used. So couple a smaller volume with an even smaller enthusiast group and you get a comparatively small aftermarket. That being said the support for the 370Z is still great even if it is smaller than the other larger volume cars.

FR-S marketed at an entirely different demographic? I don't so... The 370Z isn't all that much more than the 26K or so the FR-S / BR-Z are going to start at. We're not talking an M3 vs. MX-5 here.

Plus younger people are typically far more concerned with a cars #'s so many wouldn't even consider an FR-S out of ignorance. They want the cars with the most HP, fastest 0-60; 1/4 times, etc and hence why you don't see so many 17-25 year olds driving MX-5's.

Older people with more experience understand that test track numbers a lone don't dictate how much a car should be worth and hence will be more interested in cars like the FR-S/BR-Z; MX-5; S2K; etc.

So the demographics of who buys what kind of car goes far beyond price a lone. Plus you may be surprised how many kids get their parents to pay, pay 1/2 and or live at home with no other expenses who can afford cars they otherwise couldn't on their own.

^ Your hypothesis about this thread and sentences that don't make any sense totally lost me! :shakes head:

:icon18: follow i couldn't either.