Disappointing Nismo 370Z Specs?
 

Enjoy! Seems to go along with Edmunds for the most part

2009 Nissan NISMO 370Z - Short Take Road Test/Japanese Performance/High Performance/Hot Lists/Reviews/Car and Driver - Car And Driver

the report made it sound disappointing, but i LOVE the NISMO body kit better than the stock kit.

what the report seems to not have done was drive it around a track (sounds like it only went on a dragstrip), which is where it should shine vs. the stock 370z.

I was looking for more, but then again I thought the Sport Package was a joke. I understand the value for a manual but with an auto the price should have been cut in half. $3,000 for a spoiler and brakes? I can add the spoiler for under $500 and the brakes for around $1,200.

I think you missed a few things...High end, larger Rays forged wheels with better tires, Limited slip, syncro-rev. Most peole think the sport package is a good value..

the sports package adds forged 19 wheels, bbk, lsd, and the spoilers. I think 3k is a good deal.

Syncro-rev is only for manual, not autos. Hence why I said for Autos it should have been less. So yes I forgot limited slip, I still don't se $3,000 for an auto.

How much do you think Syncro rev adds? A few sensors and a little programming. Not that much money. You have it too, you just paid $1300 for it!

Truthfully a set of 19 inch Rays Volks will take almost all of that $3,000 price increase.

Exactly, so why should the package be the same as manuals? :)

Actually, automatic has SRM if you purchase with the sport package.

For the price I think the sport package is well worth it. The Nismo model has some great additions also, but I think Nissan might have fallen a little short. Yes they left off the oil cooler, but I think an upgraded LSD would have been better for the price you pay.
Sport package:
~SRM - price unknown (probably minimal)
~BBK - 2,000+
~19" Ray wheels - Price I cannot estimate
~Better tires
~LSD
~Rear/Front spoilers - Nissan charges 600USD

I think we may be expecting a bit much from the Nismo.

I wouldn't expect the updated suspension to be reflected in skidpad numbers. C&D did get a staggering .99g on the skidpad, but the suspension changes will be more directly effect turn-in, transient response and body control. With that said, I would a expect a slight some improvement in slalom numbers.

Tires will have a large effect, but advan sports are very much on par with RE050As IMO.

Brakes are the same and tire size does not increase much, so I wouldn't expect changes here. Not sure how downforce would effect braking in this scenario.

Should the car be much faster? I think it should be a bit faster even if the car is a little green. If numbers don't improve after being fully broken in, we could conclude that the nismo exhaust and tune just don't make much more power, or perhaps the power is all made up top with little improvement in the overall power curve.

I thought that an increase in weight and added drag would effect straight line numbers. However others have said the cars weigh roughly the same. All in all, I'd expect the improvements on the Nismo to be felt at speed and on the track.

The specs are ok, just remove that hideous bodykit.

IMO the sport package was a great deal.

This is interesting from the article. says Nissan recommends an oil cooler and even has the price. The language is interesting too, "If you are planning on tracking a NISMO or any other 370Z"

they mention tracking the car, but say the oil cooler should be dealer installed. kind of dances around the warranty issue. why dealer installed if not warrantied?

"If you are planning on tracking a NISMO or any other 370Z, Nissan recommends a dealer-installed oil cooler because if the oil temperature hits 280 degrees F, the computer limits revs to 5900. They’re further restricted to 4400 rpm if the temperature hits 290 degrees. Our test car was fitted with the cooler, which costs $780 on top of the $39,850 base price. There are no options, save some floor mats and other cosmetic add-ons. So the NISMO’s price seems expensive compared with a stock Z, but if you spend all (or even most) your time lapping tracks, it’s money well spent. "

Actually, the syncro works on the automatic as well...when you are using the auto-stick.

Not sure if it does with the paddle shifters with it still in "D"...

But I can absolutely verify that it blips the throttle when downshifting. It screws with my braking if I'm on the brakes and downshift - the blip is quick and takes a bit of braking away, then the engine braking kicks in as well as the brakes...and you slow down at a much faster rate than you'd expect.

The result makes one look a bit amatuer ;)

But, if you need to accellerate, and mash the throttle, the automatic is a bit slow to figure out what you're up to, and the car kind of winds itself up and leaps (think of a cat about to pounce...) - if you bump the shifter down a gear (or two :yum: or three :icon14:) just before you lay down the hammer, it launches for a seriously huge grin...

I've managed to break the rear end loose doing this, bumping it from 4th to 3rd where the RPM's end up at about 4-5K, and gassin' it...sure enough, little warning light told me so - lol!

^i enjoyed reading your post. i know EXACTLY what you're talking about. was having some fun downshifting and gassing it today. lol. been babying it for a while (break-in)