Is the Z NOT a tuner friendly car?

Coon-azz · 04-24-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by speedfreek

A little research before you bought the car would have gone a long way on this front.

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I'm not hat'n, but I'd have to agree; especially if you have owned other "sports cars."

griff5k · 04-24-2013, 07:52 AM

Don't get married... Unless you plan on driving your Z into a tree as headache medicine.
I think in your case that's 2 birds one stone?

Meh...get married, its a good time.

JARblue · 04-24-2013, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

I've never been smoked by a Camry, i actually can launch the hell out of this car. Unfortunately all of my driving is city, stop light to stop light. Having to floor it past 5-6K RPM just to get past the AccordV6 gets old. Yet again i got into this car for the looks and of course the handling which dont let me down at all. However people shouldnt make the same mistake as me if they want a low end torque monster. I should of known my driving situation but i really didnt expect 12-13mpg. If you're going to get that you may as well get a powerful V8. Its not like i hit the canyons everyday.

Sounds to me like you just need some self-discipline. Why do you have to beat every car off the line, anyway? Either race the guy or just ignore him. I beat cars off the line all the time without going past 4K RPMs, but when that Camry or V6 Accord floors it, I typically don't bother unless I need in their lane.

Btw, you keep talking about how V6 Accords are as fast as this car - I drove a 2004 V6 Accord 6MT (250 hp 180 tq) for the first year of Z ownership, and it never came close to the Z regardless whether we launch from stop or rolling. That's with me driving the Accord and my wife driving the Z. It's not a contest, so I'll thank you to stop making those comparisons. Yes, when you don't want to rev past 4K RPMs, a V6 sedan at WOT will likely pass you. Do something about it (go WOT and you'll easily smoke them) or just deal with it (ignore them)

NitrousZ34 · 04-24-2013, 08:59 AM

I don't want to live on this planet anymore. We got people saying a Honda civic shifts better than a Z....

wstar · 04-24-2013, 09:06 AM

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

JARblue · 04-24-2013, 09:19 AM

I don't know about a Honda Civic, but I will say the Honda Accord 6MT I owned had an incredibly smooth clutch. To compare it to the Z's clutch is to compare crisco to sandpaper. However, I don't have any problems with the Z clutch. It's louder and rougher, which seems appropriate because the Z is too.

Vichtz · 04-24-2013, 09:32 AM

What the **** is going on in this thread? This is still going?

UNKNOWN_370 · 04-24-2013, 09:46 AM

And a special word of advice for all tuners and racers....

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Mitco39 · 04-24-2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

Very nice Driving!

Zoren 370 · 04-24-2013, 10:17 AM

I swear this Thread has been Hijacked million times over!!!!
Anyways I am being entertained by it.

IBTL!!! Please.

Rusty · 04-24-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

I don't see how eliminating some wheel gap without some exaggerated protrusion is considered rice.

I think guys over-stressing other guys ride mods need to get laid, period.

I think guys that write super long lists about whats rice need girlfriends.

What happens when all a guys mods are perfect but he's a fvckin dork and a idiot? lol that should be another thread.

Words to live by...

Tell that to my friend who e-mailed me that list. He was trying to stick it to me for buying the Z, instead of the Viper I was looking at. That the owner raised the price on me by $15,000 at the last minute.

Think you need some time alone for some self-inflected sex.

Coon-azz · 04-24-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

nice driving! I think this really shows the strength of the Nissan. Straight line racing, sure it can hold its own.... its respectible. But throug it into the corners and I think we see our "purpose built" sports car really shine. This is much like the Porsche Carrera; it's not that impressive on straight line 1/4 drags. For the $, you could build a subi to run it down now problem. Throw that same Carrera on the track with turns, good luck keeping up as that's what its meant for. Love the video and thanks for all the effort to take it and post it.

Coon-azz · 04-24-2013, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

Very true if you have every actually been on a race track. Skill has a lot to do with it.

UNKNOWN_370 · 04-24-2013, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Tell that to my friend who e-mailed me that list. He was trying to stick it to me for buying the Z, instead of the Viper I was looking at. That the owner raised the price on me by $15,000 at the last minute.

Think I need some alone for some self-inflected sex.

Fixed.

wstar · 04-24-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Coon-azz

nice driving! I think this really shows the strength of the Nissan. Straight line racing, sure it can hold its own.... its respectible. But throug it into the corners and I think we see our "purpose built" sports car really shine. This is much like the Porsche Carrera; it's not that impressive on straight line 1/4 drags. For the $, you could build a subi to run it down now problem. Throw that same Carrera on the track with turns, good luck keeping up as that's what its meant for. Love the video and thanks for all the effort to take it and post it.

But still, it's the driver more than the car, even in a Carrera. At my most recent track event, I passed a couple of Carreras, and I was also passed by at least one Miata (I don't recall if the other ever passed me, but he was running pretty dead even with me overall I think). I'm just not gonna post the "Miata overtakes Z" video, because that's just embarrassing

04-24-2013, 09:06 AM	#185 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains... TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car. UNKNOWN_370, Rusty, diddy535 and 4 others like this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 04-24-2013 at 09:09 AM.

04-24-2013, 09:19 AM	#186 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I don't know about a Honda Civic, but I will say the Honda Accord 6MT I owned had an incredibly smooth clutch. To compare it to the Z's clutch is to compare crisco to sandpaper. However, I don't have any problems with the Z clutch. It's louder and rougher, which seems appropriate because the Z is too. UNKNOWN_370 likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

04-24-2013, 09:32 AM	#187 (permalink)
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04-24-2013, 09:46 AM	#188 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	And a special word of advice for all tuners and racers.... ( Click to show/hide ) The Fast and the Furious (2/10) Movie CLIP - Winning's Winning (2001) HD - YouTube __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

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