2013 Car and Driver Lightning Lap

red6spd

I know I will just be told I'm making crap up and I will be demanded to show proof but its been so long ago its hard to find but the 370 in this test was abused heavily for every mile on its clock. Its the same 370Z they achieved a pathetic 0-60 time of around 5.5 seconds and a 1/4 mile in the high 13's. In the same article they even mention it felt wrong the car. So I know I will be blasted by some people but this is the reason this car ran such a garbage lap.

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2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness.
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lemon-fresh

Yea, pretty sure they ran into a couple of the well known track day issues the 370 is known for. Overheating and brake fade, which resulted in them wrecking the car and not being able to record as many decent laps.

RoshDawg

I know exactly what you're referring to. The diff in the car was completely open from what I remember?

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m4a1mustang

After a couple corners the diff goes that way anyways.

The real shame should be on Nissan, though. If they had given the Nismo proper brakes and an oil cooler (it is supposed to be the "track" model right?) it would have been able to make laps without issue.

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UNKNOWN_370

Nissan never called it an out of the box track car. They called it a track inspired car. Politics brother... But that's history now.
The Nismo has brake cooling hoses and upgraded/updated tech, base pads and an optional pair that rock. There's an oil cooler now that helps somewhat decently. But before i got my cooler. I was able to drop my temps 12 degrees with premium oil. 12 degrees is still enough drop to save me from limp mode under crucial situations.
I think the pads having to be changed was on C&D. You can tell driving off the lot that Z pads aren't really good for the track.

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UNKNOWN_370

the couple times my Z ran in the 5.3 range, it was 106 degrees out. I remember beat to shyt testers in a few articles.

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Favorite Quote.
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