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[QUOTE=pyrrhus17;1288390]"The is suppose to be a poor mans sports car. A loaded Auto convert runs close to 50K thats not cheap, so could you imagine if they offered a TT
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[QUOTE=pyrrhus17;1288390]"The is suppose to be a poor mans sports car. A loaded Auto convert runs close to 50K thats not cheap, so could you imagine if they offered a TT or SC version. Anyone who bought this car thinking they where going to be a stop light champ was sadly mistaken and did not do there reasearch before buying. If you wanted to be the fastest guy around in a straight line you shoudl have bought a Vette or the 5.0"
Thats my point the car is not cheap nor is it a sports car , cheap like a 240sx I can go with or 50k and I can go around the track more than twice .I dont care about drag speed. I care about handling and speed and the TT 300z weren't that expensive back in the day (research done ) .the fact that you have to spend 2k to get your car in track shape is ******** ,again (oilcooler , brake venting , radiator, ) .I love the car really , but NISSAN could have at least vented the brakes and given us a oilcooler WTF RED ZED is a perfect example of the type of Z owner I am talking about ,Nissan is missing something here .Him and evryone like HIM . I am not into driving a moder fricking MG or Triumph Tr6 call myself a sports car and be slower than a toyota corolla . Reasearch done ! This car should be contender and it doesn't feel like it is . P.S. No one tracks there cars because A. it overheats ,Not fun . B they buy a 944 to track which is more fun.[/QUOTE] /\ ![]() Oh, and for an n/a Z, radiator upgrade isn't necessary. |
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^^ very much agree. Of course an older car would be less expensive to track than a newer car. Less than $1k to get it track ready is pretty "affordable" for people who would track a 370. Besides, you should only track what you can afford to crash. The Z may no longer be the fastest in this range, but it's far from slow. There's more to it than it's ability to be track worthy. Have seen what some Mazeratti's run in the quarter, flawed, but it hardly means in any less of a sports car.
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I've read a few articles... the Z is comparable and even beats the BMW 135i stock for stock in many areas... it also ran pretty comparable numbers to the Cayman S, though it doesn't have as much power as the Z it's 250 lbs lighter.
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You can go with the Nismo cooler and dealership install it.
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The oil cooler?
The car is still under warranty even with the oil cooler, the Nismo cooler has a separate limited warranty.
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They're R Nissan parts, so their use is not warrantied officially. I haven't seen anyone have success in getting them warrantied (in writing). |
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I dont understand? The Z is as fast or faster then 135i, 335i, Evo, STI/WRX, New Camaro, RX8. But it had to be knocked down to a lower class? What cars was it competing with? Enzos, Lambos, ZR1 Vettes????
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I don't get that either. My old RX-8 was far slower the 370. Maybe the guys driving the Z had fat chicks in the passenger seat.
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Besides, my worry is issues caused by the cooler. A whole ton of people have blown fittings--it happens from time to time. |
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I will be the first to say that on the Nismo esp and also the sport pkg Zs, an oil cooler should have at least been an optional "accessory" like the Nismo brake pads are. Still, not something that most folks won't need to add to any other car that sees hard track time and then you'd be in the same boat warrantee wise. Evo X's with the DCT (or whatever they call their dual clutch manual) have trans overheating issues on track I've read and require a trans cooler for serious track use, that's going to be a warrantee nightmare if anything ever went wrong as well. In this price bracket, there are going to be compromises, or you buy a higher class of car used for the same as a new Z, evo etc and hopefully it's going to last you and not have been beat to sh!t by the last owner. |
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