Turbo 370z Supercar?

Red__Zed

You claim with $100k, your Z should be considered a supercar, since it is in supercar territory. I'm saying it won't be in supercar territory. It may be faster around track XYZ, but it is not supercar competitive.
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To be considered a supercar, most would say a car should:
-Look good
-Have overwhelming gobs of power
-Handle extremely well
-Maintain some semblance of drivability to keep the clientele happy
-be priced accordingly.
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A race spec Z misses out on point 4. Additionally, it fails the street legal test. If you don't care about street legality and want to go fast, a kit car might be the way to go...you could get something similar to an ariel atom fabbed up with a Z body kit for a lot less than full race prep.
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With modification to the Z, there are a ton of platform limitations you will run into. One is engine placement. No matter what you do, the Z's weight distribution is going to be mediocre. Start talking FI or a swap and you've got even more weight up front.
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Structurcal stiffness is another component. Just the man-hours to properly stitch weld...well, they won't be cheap.
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*And then there is the issue of the "fat pig" nature of the Z.... the construction really prevents it*from ever being light enough to be competitive. No matter how much crap you strip out, the car won't be much under 3100 lbs loaded.
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