Sport Package?

Trips · 07-16-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

For the guys who are saying this stuff isn't up to track duty... duh?
When you're building a track car, you know going in that you're going to be upgrading brakes, suspension bits, etc...

If you play fast on the street, the sport package is great.
I wanted the better looking, bigger brakes, 19" RAYS and a spoiler, but the SRM was what I was really after!

This is of not Condoning Any illegal Street Activity of Course?

LunaZ · 07-16-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

This is of not Condoning Any illegal Street Activity of Course?

Of course not!
65 mph is plenty fast and some states in the South actually allow 70 mph!!!
You need some good brakes when you're traveling those speeds!

jmack · 07-16-2010, 09:28 AM

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

6MT · 07-16-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jmack

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

sonic370 · 07-17-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

better to have it and not need it,then to need it and not have.
if that makes sense!

jmack · 07-18-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Huh?

I for one, bought the 370 for the performance. The looks sealed the deal. But to say people buy this car strictly on looks ignores most enthusiasts.

(And by the looks of what you're driving, you've probably never driven one.)

Don't be so quick to judge because I have owned 3 Z's. A 260Z, 300Z and 350Z. My father has also owned a 240Z and 280Z and had a VW and later Datsun/Nissan dealership in McComb, MS. which is still in business.

Mt Tam I am · 07-26-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jmack

I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

I must not be like most Z owners in your estimation

The only reason I bought all my Z cars was for "its cornering and straight line speed" and ability to brake. I've driven one daily for thirty years. Looks are secondary, although never a hardship with a Z.
Nor have I had a ticket since 1986.

wh1te370z · 07-26-2010, 12:38 PM

I'm getting the sport package for the LSD and the rear spoiler (looks). i didnt care much about anything else. Brakes are nice to have, wheels look better but i really only wanted the LSD. Im the stupid kid in closed parking lots drifing around light poles and what not. leagaly of course

haha
but like most of the guys on here say its your choice. if you want eveything in the sport package get it,if you dont, dont. just my .02.. yes i basicly payed 3k for lsd and the spoiler but it came with other things so it was worth it to me. again my .02 i also am buying the car for its performance in a straight line and its handling, not for show.. well a little bc it is a HOT CAR!!

jmack · 07-27-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I must not be like most Z owners in your estimation

The only reason I bought all my Z cars was for "its cornering and straight line speed" and ability to brake. I've driven one daily for thirty years. Looks are secondary, although never a hardship with a Z.
Nor have I had a ticket since 1986.

Hey if you have a place to take advantage of the speed, go for it. I realize there are different reasons for why we all buy the cars we buy. I'm sure I may be in the minority buying for looks. I would love to live in an area where I could take my Z on a track and have a little fun but I just can't here in South Mississippi.

Where I live you can't do jack without getting pulled over. I got pulled over 3 times the first year. Once for switching lanes without giving a damn signal on a 6 lane highway. Another time a highway patrolman pulled me over for speeding out of his jurisdiction and just lectured me then let me go.

My wife drives like a bat-out-of-hell in her Honda minivan and has never gotten pulled over. You are a marked man in a sports car where I live.

Nitex · 07-27-2010, 09:48 AM

My thoughts on the sport package are:

I loved the wheels at first.. but now i find them less appealing. The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). The aero is more of an aesthetic thing, but i like the hatch spoiler (so i bought it). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM. I made a point to learn how to heel and toe with my Z, but i do wish i had it just to show off new technology in manual tranys.

LunaZ · 07-27-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver)

Are you doing hot laps yourself or are you just blindly buying this gospel?
Yeah, certain parts of this car are not up to track duty, but that's an obvious given with most cars that start out designed for use on public roadways.
I personally have not exceeded the capabilities of the sport package brakes during my hooligan sessions. Take that FWIW.

6MT · 07-27-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nitex

My thoughts on the sport package are:

The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM.

A "joke"? Bad brakes? Hmmm.... Why did you buy one then? If you're sooo concerned, then a little more upscale should have been your choice. Have you got the extra $20-40k?

Didn't think so....

07-27-2010, 09:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 17	My thoughts on the sport package are: I loved the wheels at first.. but now i find them less appealing. The LSD is a joke. The brakes need new pads, rotors, and lines(ask car and driver). The aero is more of an aesthetic thing, but i like the hatch spoiler (so i bought it). In my own opinion, the only thing worth a damn on the sport package is the SRM. I made a point to learn how to heel and toe with my Z, but i do wish i had it just to show off new technology in manual tranys. __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic

07-16-2010, 09:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
jmack Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 12 Drives: Toyota FJ Cruiser Rep Power: 16	I think most Z owners buy the Z because it is a cool good looking reasonably priced sports car and not for its cornering and straight line speed and performance brakes. If you did, you probably will have suspended license after a year or so. I just like the looks of the wheels and aero package.

07-26-2010, 12:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
wh1te370z Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York, Long Island Posts: 559 Drives: PW Base Sport 6 Spd Rep Power: 17	I'm getting the sport package for the LSD and the rear spoiler (looks). i didnt care much about anything else. Brakes are nice to have, wheels look better but i really only wanted the LSD. Im the stupid kid in closed parking lots drifing around light poles and what not. leagaly of course haha but like most of the guys on here say its your choice. if you want eveything in the sport package get it,if you dont, dont. just my .02.. yes i basicly payed 3k for lsd and the spoiler but it came with other things so it was worth it to me. again my .02 i also am buying the car for its performance in a straight line and its handling, not for show.. well a little bc it is a HOT CAR!!