Better track car? 370z or 240SX
 

Hi guys, I have both cars and wonder what would be the faster car around the track with around 8-10k in upgrades?

240sx 2740lb w/ stock sr motor 220hp
370z 32XX lb w/ stock vq37 332hp

Easily the Z.. throwing 10k into the Z would make it even more ridiculous on a track.

This is assuming if you were putting 10k into suspension/tires work only.

I wonder how he would do with a SR20DET motor tho... that would probably cost 8ish. And if he was doing drag only I wouldnt be sure.

sr swap would cost me under 3k and leave me 5-7k left for more mods

Are you talking a S13 or S14???

The Z umm no. The 240 would be a much better track car because of it's weight, and power you can put under the hood of those cars.

S14

That's a really obvious question.

The 240 can be made quicker than the 370 since all the parts for it are cheaper.

^+1, also with 8-10k in mods, a rb20det is not out of the question. A 240 with a skyline engine will do wonders on track.

However the z poses as a great daily driver, and I am 100% sure it is wayyyy more comfortable, appealing, quiet, smooth, ect, ect.

With 8 to 10k thrown at them either will be a great track car ... however the 240 will hold the avantage of being 500lbs lighter which I think will be a considerable plus for it.

No offense, but have you guys ever seen a fast 240sx at the track? The car has a chassis that is soft like butter. It can't support any big tires without big mod. The only good thing about a 240sx is that they are cheap and you can crash it without crying after. Let's not even get into how bad the suspension geometry is....

I still haven't seen any 240sx coming close to any of my lap times with a stock 350z

I don't know if it's so "obvious." Just because a car is older doesn't mean its aftermarket hipo parts are cheaper.

We can start comparing prices between the two right now if you'd like.

I'm waiting...where's the YAWN icon?

Yes plenty of them. Obviously you haven't.

The suspension on the 240 is very good and the car is very light.