So how is everyone pleased with their Z performance wise?

370zproject

my bro made a great tuned rsx typs s stage 3 race 600hp he was working on it everyday... sometimes it would take 2 min to start..

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ImportConvert

Sounds like it had problems. You can't compare a poorly put togather combo to a factory car.

The Z06 makes 505bhp and has a 5/100 warranty on that engine--it does it reliably or they fix it for free.

Endgame

Unless you have some sort of a tune! I read one thread where a guy had a Hypertech tune or something like that on his Z06 but did not know it; he apparently bought the car like that and the seller did not tell him. His engine blew up and GM voided his powertrain warranty.

You hear crazy stories no matter the car/manufactor.

ImportConvert

Yep! just like turning traction-control off on a GT-R.

Buy something that performs like you want right off the lot, or buy something and mod the hell out of it and don't whine when your warranty is void. There really isn't a middle ground anymore unless you go with Ford's FRPP packages. That is a pretty cool deal.

As to the deal you refer to--don't buy used unless you know the car's history/have a PCM snapshot reviewed by GM (or Nissan). People lie.

Red__Zed

Modified cars are not the same as factory cars. Not even close.

ImportConvert

They can be...but that takes SERIOUS money. My friend dumped over $40K into his Civic to have a car that made over 800whp on 116* and was as daily driveable as it was when it was stock.

He still broke things every now and then, though. When you do that, you have to re-engineer the ENTIRE car to handle the stress. When you buy a car from the factory, they have (hopefully...) already done that in the beginning.

Red__Zed

I'm aware of how to build a car right. It's still not the same as a factory car. No one can afford to do the sort of testing a factory does.

I've had a 600ish HP civic. I'm curious as to how the car was DDable as stock. There are tons of compromises that are made on a build like that, even done "right".

I'm curious what he did as far as the trans that kept it as DDable as stock.

ImportConvert

The trans was OEM stock except for the clutch and did just fine for over a year. It actually broke while he was cruising a day after a 706whp dyno.(before he re-did the entire engine and ended up with 800+).

I drove the car around the block on pump gas and the only thing I noticed was that I had to rev it to around 12-1400 instead of 800rpm to smoothly take off. Other than that, it felt exactly the same as my bone-stock Trans Am if I didn't get on it (of course the power delivery and handling were different, I just mean as far as livability/clutch feel, etc.). The clutch felt stock to me, or at least the same as the one in my stock WS6 felt regarding effort and how it grabbed.

I am unaware of what the car currently has done. It is no-longer a DD and is a dedicated strip car.

We have a lot of nicely modified Honda's in my area. S2Kfrom hell (don't know the current status of that car, it is one car that WAS puking driveline parts all the time, even on pump-gas, but the owner DROVE it.), etc. Kinda odd for a little southern town until you consider we have one of the largest military bases in the US.

Red__Zed

So in that case, you've got to worry about the trans going at any time.

Do you know who owns the s2k, or details on it?

ImportConvert

Think it was Curtis or one of those guys that owned it. Here are some pix for you.
http://www.myspace.com/curtis95dxt/photos/41763621
http://www.myspace.com/curtis95dxt/photos/41763618
Other than that, all I know is it was a big deal because it made 750whp on stock internals. As far as I know, the engine never blew. Last time I ran into it was over a year ago, and I don't keep up with that crowd much. Have other things to do.

wolf370z

I am disappointed in the performance of the 370z. Should have been a twin turbo or at least get out of the NA v6 game and opt out for the 5.6L v8. They did it with the m56, why not a 560z? Just seems like they love to screw everyone who wanted a 370z. We get subpar paint quality, loud and noisy transmissions, a harsh feeling motor, so much NVH, crappy CSC problems, etc.

But the most disappointing part is I still love this car! The looks and the feel just cannot be matched with anything else out on the market for the price range; there are very few modern cars that really put that big of a smile on my face! But I've already decided, in a few years I'm trading in the 370z on a C6Z06.

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