Totaled my 95 Z today / Thinking about a Nismo

wilsonp · 08-19-2010, 12:31 AM

Nismo suspension is different, and stiffer:

"The Nismo's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride and sharper handling. Compared to a standard 370Z Coupe, front spring rates have been dialed up 15 percent, rear spring rates 10 percent, front stabilizer bar rate upped 15 percent, and the rear stabilizer bar is 50 percent stiffer. The roll stiffness rate has been increased by 15 percent and front and rear damping factors have been increased by 40 percent and 140 percent, respectively."

I'd probably like it - I'm used to a very stiff car and the Touring+Sport is a little bouncy.

I think the Nismo looks great, but the video comparison of the 300ZX to the 350Z and 370Z the 300ZX owner felt the 370Z was a little too harsh for every day driving, the Nismo will be stiffer, so it depends on what you want. I love the looks of the Nismo, however.

cerruto · 08-19-2010, 12:47 AM

I DD my Nismo, only 15 miles each way. (rocking 26 mpg in the process)

G Fo12ce · 08-19-2010, 03:41 AM

I DD mine. If you've had a car with performance suspension before it's not going to seem strange.

fullmonty · 08-19-2010, 05:20 AM

I'd reccomend touring w/ sport. You could always mod it if you chose to do so.

SiXK · 08-19-2010, 07:21 AM

Very sorry to hear about your 95 300ZX. Not alot of good ones around and now one less. :-(

Glad you made it through safely. That's the most important thing.

I agree with fullmonty, I'd go touring with Sport if I had it to do again. I'd really like to have that built in screen in the dash. The 370Z is a great car, and, coming from 2 consecutive Z's I bet you'll really enjoy it. In a few months you very well could be shopping for that weekend 300ZX...... They make a great pair.

Best of luck to you in your search for your 370Z.

BeachZTT · 08-19-2010, 07:48 AM

Welcome! Very sorry to hear about your loss. Hope no one was hurt. You won't be disappointed with a 370Z no matter which flavor you choose. Having always owned a t-top version we had to do a roadster but that certainly isn't for everyone.

Best of luck in your quest. I think the only way you could go wrong is not getting another Z.

pty370z · 08-19-2010, 08:20 AM

Oh come on... Tell the truth.. You wrecked the car on purpose as an excuse to go with a 370Z... Good job!!

Joke aside, glad you're OK and nobody got hurt... I'd go for a regular 370Z with Sport Package and mod the hell out of it..

johnnydrama · 08-19-2010, 09:50 AM

Welcome to the forums and glad youre ok! Go with the Nismo. I love both cars and test drove a red 370z touring sport several times but only because my dealer here couldnt get a Nismo in stock but I really had already made my mind up on the Nismo. And I purchased without ever even seeing one in person. People always say buy a sport touring and mod it but it's not the same. It's a good head start in the modding department and I have still modded mine a decent amount. Only performance mods tho. I got sold on the Nismo bc I wanted a factory track car and I believed that every mod makes it more and more ahead of the 370 sport when it comes to performance. I drive the car very aggressively. This car is easy to drift, drag, etc.. And the looks are more exotic than a 370z sport. Park em next to each other and people are gonna look more at the Niz. And I DD my Nismo 2-3 days a week just bc I cant stand to not drive it in a 24 hour time frame. I can qoute alot of people from this forum saying if they could do it again they would get a Nismo.... including the site administrator. But we all want different things from our cars so it really just depends on what you want the car for and whats most important to you

Nitex · 08-19-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pty370z

Oh come on... Tell the truth.. You wrecked the car on purpose as an excuse to go with a 370Z... Good job!!

Joke aside, glad you're OK and nobody got hurt... I'd go for a regular 370Z with Sport Package and mod the hell out of it..

Just curious.. why are you people buying the sport package to then mod it... wheels will be updgraded, brakes upgraded or replaced with a BBK. VLSD can be replaced with OS giken/carbonetics carbon. Only thing left is SRM and imo heel and toe is more fun, i know you can turn it off. Now you have some OEM parts that need selling or held onto for backups. Oh and the sport spoiler, but i added that as an option.

FuszNissan · 08-19-2010, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The dealers seem to forget to remove the shipping spacers in the NISMO springs 99% of the time, so inspect the springs and see if the spacers are there or not.

Nissan is now placing a blue sticker on the window, letting us stealerships know to remove a spacer from the springs.

KaienZ34 · 08-19-2010, 10:15 AM

I really wanted the nismo, but also wanted leather seats and the little others so i test drove each and in the end went with Touring/Sport and never looked back. You will be happy no matter which one you go with.

Jamaica · 08-19-2010, 10:19 AM

Ya get the touring with sports package better value to me

kevin1985912 · 08-19-2010, 01:45 PM

Just check our the "parts for sell" section of the forum, see how many nismo parts are for sell, seems like people spend the extra money to get the nismo, and later on took off the nismo parts and replaced with aftermarket parts. If you are going to mod your car, get the sport/w touring.

pty370z · 08-19-2010, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitex

Just curious.. why are you people buying the sport package to then mod it... wheels will be updgraded, brakes upgraded or replaced with a BBK. VLSD can be replaced with OS giken/carbonetics carbon. Only thing left is SRM and imo heel and toe is more fun, i know you can turn it off. Now you have some OEM parts that need selling or held onto for backups. Oh and the sport spoiler, but i added that as an option.

Well, in my very specific case, the local dealer in my country only brings down Touring 370Z's with Sport Package and no NAV.

But putting that aside, I would've bought the exact same setup. I don't track my car but I wanted better brakes, VLSD, and SRM. I'm not planning to upgrade to an aftermarket BBK, maybe change the rotors, pads, and brake lines in the future, and I'm not planning to go with an aftermarket VLSD either..

I do get your point about the wheels but, oh well, I guess I can get back a bit more $$ from selling 19's than from selling 18's...

m4a1mustang · 08-19-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan

Nissan is now placing a blue sticker on the window, letting us stealerships know to remove a spacer from the springs.

08-19-2010, 12:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 16	Nismo suspension is different, and stiffer: "The Nismo's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride and sharper handling. Compared to a standard 370Z Coupe, front spring rates have been dialed up 15 percent, rear spring rates 10 percent, front stabilizer bar rate upped 15 percent, and the rear stabilizer bar is 50 percent stiffer. The roll stiffness rate has been increased by 15 percent and front and rear damping factors have been increased by 40 percent and 140 percent, respectively." I'd probably like it - I'm used to a very stiff car and the Touring+Sport is a little bouncy. I think the Nismo looks great, but the video comparison of the 300ZX to the 350Z and 370Z the 300ZX owner felt the 370Z was a little too harsh for every day driving, the Nismo will be stiffer, so it depends on what you want. I love the looks of the Nismo, however. __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black Last edited by wilsonp; 08-19-2010 at 12:35 AM.

08-19-2010, 03:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
G Fo12ce Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 996 Drives: Sold! Rep Power: 51	I DD mine. If you've had a car with performance suspension before it's not going to seem strange. __________________ Nismo Suspension: New Owners Check Here!

08-19-2010, 05:20 AM	#19 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 33	I'd reccomend touring w/ sport. You could always mod it if you chose to do so. __________________

08-19-2010, 07:21 AM	#20 (permalink)
SiXK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orlando Posts: 352 Drives: 09 370Z / 91 300ZXTT Rep Power: 185	Very sorry to hear about your 95 300ZX. Not alot of good ones around and now one less. :-( Glad you made it through safely. That's the most important thing. I agree with fullmonty, I'd go touring with Sport if I had it to do again. I'd really like to have that built in screen in the dash. The 370Z is a great car, and, coming from 2 consecutive Z's I bet you'll really enjoy it. In a few months you very well could be shopping for that weekend 300ZX...... They make a great pair. Best of luck to you in your search for your 370Z. __________________ Magnetic Black 2009 370Z / Pearl Yellow 1991 300ZXTT

08-19-2010, 07:48 AM	#21 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 16	Welcome! Very sorry to hear about your loss. Hope no one was hurt. You won't be disappointed with a 370Z no matter which flavor you choose. Having always owned a t-top version we had to do a roadster but that certainly isn't for everyone. Best of luck in your quest. I think the only way you could go wrong is not getting another Z. __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

08-19-2010, 12:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
cerruto Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Torrington CT Posts: 102 Drives: 10 Nismo 370z RED Rep Power: 14	I DD my Nismo, only 15 miles each way. (rocking 26 mpg in the process)

08-19-2010, 08:20 AM	#22 (permalink)
pty370z Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 654 Drives: over the speed limit Rep Power: 17	Oh come on... Tell the truth.. You wrecked the car on purpose as an excuse to go with a 370Z... Good job!! Joke aside, glad you're OK and nobody got hurt... I'd go for a regular 370Z with Sport Package and mod the hell out of it.. __________________ 2010 Solid Red 370Z * *Touring-Sport-6MT Black Interior Performance:** STILLEN * BERK * UR * MISHIMOTO * K&N * Z1 * ZSPEED * UPREV * DBA Interior: GT-R Red Start/Stop Button * MSA Floor Mats * PW:JDM Exterior: INGS+1 * SEIBON * FUJIMURA * PW:JDM * UAM * KICS * VOLK

08-19-2010, 09:50 AM	#23 (permalink)
johnnydrama Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bloomington, IN Age: 39 Posts: 580 Drives: Nismo & FPace SVR Rep Power: 2231	Welcome to the forums and glad youre ok! Go with the Nismo. I love both cars and test drove a red 370z touring sport several times but only because my dealer here couldnt get a Nismo in stock but I really had already made my mind up on the Nismo. And I purchased without ever even seeing one in person. People always say buy a sport touring and mod it but it's not the same. It's a good head start in the modding department and I have still modded mine a decent amount. Only performance mods tho. I got sold on the Nismo bc I wanted a factory track car and I believed that every mod makes it more and more ahead of the 370 sport when it comes to performance. I drive the car very aggressively. This car is easy to drift, drag, etc.. And the looks are more exotic than a 370z sport. Park em next to each other and people are gonna look more at the Niz. And I DD my Nismo 2-3 days a week just bc I cant stand to not drive it in a 24 hour time frame. I can qoute alot of people from this forum saying if they could do it again they would get a Nismo.... including the site administrator. But we all want different things from our cars so it really just depends on what you want the car for and whats most important to you __________________ 358WHP/271WTQ BUILD THREAD

08-19-2010, 10:15 AM	#26 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 177	I really wanted the nismo, but also wanted leather seats and the little others so i test drove each and in the end went with Touring/Sport and never looked back. You will be happy no matter which one you go with. __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

08-19-2010, 10:19 AM	#27 (permalink)
Jamaica A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 15,362 Drives: Under boost Rep Power: 73	Ya get the touring with sports package better value to me

08-19-2010, 01:45 PM	#28 (permalink)
kevin1985912 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego Age: 38 Posts: 285 Drives: 370zMT touring sport Rep Power: 15	Just check our the "parts for sell" section of the forum, see how many nismo parts are for sell, seems like people spend the extra money to get the nismo, and later on took off the nismo parts and replaced with aftermarket parts. If you are going to mod your car, get the sport/w touring. __________________ FI non resonated test pipes, CBE. Stillen G3 intakes, Amuse Kit, KW V3 coilovers, SSR Type F, Blackout headlights. 3M clear bra, UpRev tune, 320whp, 260 wtq http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...ect-raven.html

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