For Those Who Upgraded From a 350Z

Mag350Z

i would appreciate comments from people in south florida, texas, etc regarding oil temps they are seeing
thanks

Matt

You could be driving directly on top of the equator, and if you're not tracking your Z, you're not going to see any abnormal oil temperatures.

We have members all across the Caribbean and Central America with no issues.

GL with your decision! I work with a guy that drives an '06 350z and he is in love with my 370z!

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Mag350Z

I also love the styling of the 370Z, I think it makes the 350Z look really dated when side by side.
As I have made clear my main reason for hesitation at this point is that I had problems with oil consumption on my car and I am concerned about oil temp issues as I am in South Florida. I don't mind the expense of installing an oil cooler, but I do mind if that will void the warranty. I have spoken with my dealer (Royal Palm Nissan in Wellington Florida) and cannot get a straight answer from them.
Although many people state that there is no problem unless the car is tracked, it seems from discussions on this forum that although limp mode may not be engaged, temps may regardless remain highly elevated.

SiXK

I have a 09 370Z I bought 14 months ago when I traded my 2005 350Z in. My 370Z has 18K miles on it.

I live in Orlando, FL.

Yes, the performance of the 370Z is much better than the 350Z. 370Z pulls hard in upper RPMs. 350Z puttered out it seemed in high RPMs. Suspension is much better both in handling and ride, which was an impressive combination of improvements.

Noise seems similar to me. Neither is a quiet ride because they are sports cars. Buy Michelins, it will be quieter then. You will still get rocks and pebbles bouncing in the wheel wells though.

Oil temps are no problem at all. None. I drive fast sometimes. I drive in bumper to bumper highway traffic too. Non-issue.

Transmission is the same, but if you shift well it is not clunky. You just have to know how it is and how to drive it.

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Mag350Z

how does the 370Z compare to the 300ZXTT?

elmz

I know this wasn't addressed to me, but these cars are completely different animals.

Hehe sorry, I'm bored at work =).

SiXK

So very different its hard to compare specifics.

The 300ZXTT is faster and lower and wider, and that gives it a totally unique feel compared to other Z's I have owned (82,86,05,09). The turbos give it a different performance feel altogether, and my 300ZXTT is modded so the performance difference is substantial.

But thats not to rag on the 370Z at all. I love it. Far and away better than the 350Z.

The differences of the two cars (300ZXTT & 370Z) are what makes this the best combination of Z's I have owned. You won't feel like you are driving the same car when you switch to the other.

To me its a good setup to have the 300ZXTT as a weekend car and the 370Z as a daily driver that you never get tired of driving.

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Red370

wait whut? I hope you're not comparing a modded ZX to a stock Z34, because thats the most wrong statement i've seen here in months.

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mdbrich

False. I was driving back from San Antonio to Austin. My car went into limp mode, and I pulled over in San Marcos. Did some outlet shopping and hit the road in 30 mins after it cooled down. Temp outside was 100+ and I was on cruise going ~78

frost

Uhh, what's false exactly?

Diocletian

I'm in South Florida and I actually drive my car nearly 1k miles in a little over a week. I can tell you whether it's short or long(1 hour plus) commutes I don't notice the oil temp even reaching 220 degrees EVER. I also have over 12k miles on my car now. So, it's a no brainer, if that is the only thing keeping you from getting a Z then don't worry and GET ONE!