Bragging rights.

sunkist350z · 07-09-2020, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Catspaw

Greetings all.
What about listing all of the goodies Nissan has put into the 370 that differentiates us from the ‘regular’ cars on the road? I just found out the drive shaft is carbon fiber. There is also continuous valve timing, double wish-bone suspension, etc.

Carbon drive shaft was also on the 350z im not sure think it was for the 07-08 vq35hr, yes high quality parts the Z is a very underrated sports car with high quality components

theART · 07-09-2020, 06:52 PM

1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium
2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap)
3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny
4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra)
5. LSD diff on sport trim
6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model
7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo
8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars

Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter.

cv129 · 07-09-2020, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by theART

1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium
2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap)
3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny
4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra)
5. LSD diff on sport trim
6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model
7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo
8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars

Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter.

“Brembo style brakes” makes it sound like we have fakes lol

sunkist350z · 07-09-2020, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

“Brembo style brakes” makes it sound like we have fakes lol

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

axmea? · 07-09-2020, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sunkist350z

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

And Porches too.

Tractionless · 07-19-2020, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sunkist350z

Nothing wrong with Akebono brakes, the brand is also used in the hypercar Mclaren P1

From what I've read the Akebono's perform better than the Brembo's on the 350.

I'm not in the Z for anything sensational. I feel it's a bargain good handling car with enough power for fun when buying used. Bought mine for $15k at 5 yrs old with 72k on the clock and enjoy it immensely. Not to mention they're rarely seen in my area, hell even when I travel hours from home. Went to an IMSA race at Sebring yesterday and didn't see one!! I prefer not having the same vehicle as everyone else.

Thesmoke90 · 07-30-2020, 03:57 PM

Bragging rights are that you can beat every 'normal' coupe/sedan/truck on the road. You can also beat most 4 cylinder turbo vehicles (Beat my buddy's manual Focus ST no problem). Nowadays there are some random cars/trucks that can beat our car, but most of those are high trim level - 50-60,000 dollar vehicles. Versus modern V8 cars, we will get smoked in a straight line. That said, it seems like a lot of people are replying to this suggesting we have a totally average/boring/old sports car. It is still a really high performing vehicle compared to your average car on the road, and has a lot of style aesthetically. It is a cool car, just not 'modern' (Could be considered a good thing - I don't need a switch for 5 different exhaust notes, light-up cup holders, or some crazy infotainment system like modern sports cars have, who cares.)

07-09-2020, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
theART Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: BC Posts: 165 Drives: To Drive Rep Power: 7823	1. Front subframe, Hood, doors and hatch are aluminium 2. Brembo style brakes on sport trim (this comes handy on the track for quick pads swap) 3. First in the world? Syncro shift for 6spd manual tranny 4. 6spd manual tranny (hello mk5 Supra) 5. LSD diff on sport trim 6. Yamaha body dampers on Nismo model 7. Forged aluminium Rays Engineering wheels on sport and nismo 8. Factory front, rear and midbody strut bars Overall Nissan used lots of aluminium on 370z to make it lighter. sunkist350z, Spartan 1771, sportsman2003 and 1 others like this. Last edited by theART; 07-09-2020 at 06:57 PM.

07-30-2020, 03:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thesmoke90 Base Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 38 Drives: '11 370Z T/S 7AT Rep Power: 8	Bragging rights are that you can beat every 'normal' coupe/sedan/truck on the road. You can also beat most 4 cylinder turbo vehicles (Beat my buddy's manual Focus ST no problem). Nowadays there are some random cars/trucks that can beat our car, but most of those are high trim level - 50-60,000 dollar vehicles. Versus modern V8 cars, we will get smoked in a straight line. That said, it seems like a lot of people are replying to this suggesting we have a totally average/boring/old sports car. It is still a really high performing vehicle compared to your average car on the road, and has a lot of style aesthetically. It is a cool car, just not 'modern' (Could be considered a good thing - I don't need a switch for 5 different exhaust notes, light-up cup holders, or some crazy infotainment system like modern sports cars have, who cares.) theART, Spartan 1771, Optimiser and 1 others like this. __________________ Invidia Gemini CBE / K&N Drop-ins / Firestone Firehawk Indy500 (255/275) / Daily Last edited by Thesmoke90; 07-30-2020 at 05:16 PM.

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