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Originally Posted by Red370 I say build your Z to be a daily driven beast, build the block and boost it to 14-16 psi, you'll smoke any and all, and

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Old 05-31-2010, 10:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I say build your Z to be a daily driven beast, build the block and boost it to 14-16 psi, you'll smoke any and all, and nobody will know what hit them, imagine.. sitting at a stoplight... yellow Gallardo pulls up, windows are down, he gives you a wink, light changes, and poor fella is shat upon by a $30,000 "best bang for the buck" sports hatch, c'mon, you know how amazing that would feel? Oh, and more importantly, do you know how much more amazing it would feel to see the look on his trophy wifes face after her husband was completely embarrassed by a Nissan? oh man, i wish i had money to blow...
I agree with Red. Theres a sick satisfaction of beating a car that you shouldn't be able too.

Unless i was stinking rich i dont think i would partake in either of those cars. Although a GTR and a Corvette sound nice to me.
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Maybe this will convince you?

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Old 05-30-2010, 01:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Jesus....

My ideal whp range is probably 450-550. Above that, you have a car that is unweildy on takeoffs and slower speed 'hammer drops'. Sure an 800whp Z could crush your face with acceleration from 60-120mph, but I'm not interested in smoking my tires off through 4th gear. As someone earlier said, a 500whp 370Z would stomp most exotics and be daily-driveable.

As Leno would say, I have 'an emotional attachment' to my 370Z. Would I have that with an R8? Probably. But for now, I love my girl and would really enjoy seeing her become a real sleeper.

BTW, why don't we have more vids from Bullitt's monster Z build???
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BTW, why don't we have more vids from Bullitt's monster Z build???
All in due time my friend all in due time

Zele Japan may even come on board with the build... *fingers crossed*

We will post a full build thread as the build gets closer to completion.
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wow, that guy is having a hell of a time keeping that thing on the street, hell, 750whp is overkill, 500-550 would be ideal for a daily driven dream crusher.
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wow, that guy is having a hell of a time keeping that thing on the street, hell, 750whp is overkill, 500-550 would be ideal for a daily driven dream crusher.
Haha at first I thought he had an 8 gear transmission. Then I realized he was just bouncing it off the limiter.
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Bail on the 370Z and just get an R8 or GT3
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500 WHP just to make it to that threashold ;-)
400 WHP is fun but you always want more
300 WHP is so yesterday lol

Build the Z and piss some people off
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500 WHP just to make it to that threashold ;-)
400 WHP is fun but you always want more
300 WHP is so yesterday lol

Build the Z and piss some people off


you could always add a second fancy car later, how many supercharged or TT'ed Z's exist currently? how many R8's and GT3s are on the streets? nuff said.
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If you get an R8 or the GT3 then you have a very nice car with very nice power and wont have to worry about warranty and aftermarket FI issues which will come with any aftermarket FI. So if money permits get the R8 or GT3. The last time I was at the Nissan dealership there was a GTR there that they guy payed cash for then sent it out to get all kinds of upgrades, bigger turbos was one of them. He was there for a leak in one of the turbo lines or something, which he has to pay for.
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GT's blow anyways, even track spec GT3's lol - SRSLY though, GT3RS is one of the best cars out there for track use ;-)

Id still mod the Z as I can no way afford one.... sob

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GT2 RS? Then you'd be unstoppable!
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R8's and GT3's have some things that are incredibly difficult to add aftermarket, such as dry-sump lubrication and hell the GT3 even has electronically controlled engine mounts. A supercharged Z will be fun, but it will never be as refined as the other cars you've listed. Granted that may not matter if you're looking for a pure track car.
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