honest opinions about this article ??

UNKNOWN_370 · 04-02-2011, 03:51 PM

I wasn't implying you buy these cars to turbo them. I'm saying they are tuner cars capable of being wound up to be extremely fast. But when I buy a sports car I wanna know that all my options are open. Whether I FI or not. A car that can't FI doesn't sound like a durable sports car to me.
Look at the Z as a whole package, Suspension, motor, drive characteristics,capability, price then look at its best numbers stock. 4.6/13.1 155mph top with 1.01g on sport pkg and then compare. No one comes close in the V6 segment at 35k.
The mustang is an impressive v8 package. But its a different type of car. In the end v8 to v6 is a pointless arguement. When the v6 mustang camaro challenger and genesis coupe are out performing a Z bone stock. I will say the Z needs to beef up.

To get better performance you still need more cylinders or more cash. In the end I'm just glad I can add an extra 125hp for about 8grand. That's just me though...

FromG2Z · 04-03-2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

I wasn't implying you buy these cars to turbo them. I'm saying they are tuner cars capable of being wound up to be extremely fast. But when I buy a sports car I wanna know that all my options are open. Whether I FI or not. A car that can't FI doesn't sound like a durable sports car to me.
Look at the Z as a whole package, Suspension, motor, drive characteristics,capability, price then look at its best numbers stock. 4.6/13.1 155mph top with 1.01g on sport pkg and then compare. No one comes close in the V6 segment at 35k.
The mustang is an impressive v8 package. But its a different type of car. In the end v8 to v6 is a pointless arguement. When the v6 mustang camaro challenger and genesis coupe are out performing a Z bone stock. I will say the Z needs to beef up.

To get better performance you still need more cylinders or more cash. In the end I'm just glad I can add an extra 125hp for about 8grand. That's just me though...

Actually 12.9

look at bladesofchaos' sig

Red__Zed · 04-03-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Regardless of your mods, chances are that your car will worth the same as a stock 370Z that some old woman is driving. It's fine if you can afford it and want to do it, but I am not sure if majority of the owners buy their cars to mod....

Well, of course the majority of people don't modify them. Most modded cars don't hold their value well because of this. The vast majority of people want an A-to-B vehicle, which is why the Camry and Corolla sell so well.

Those of us that use the vehicles for competitive driving, whether autocross, track time/racing, or the drag strip, will need to modify the car to meet our needs.

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Actually 12.9

look at bladesofchaos' sig

To be fair, that's an uncorrected time. Most of the mags have run times that are quicker than what they post, and the times are corrected downwards based on altitude, temperature, humidity, etc.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-03-2011, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Actually 12.9

look at bladesofchaos' sig

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Well, of course the majority of people don't modify them. Most modded cars don't hold their value well because of this. The vast majority of people want an A-to-B vehicle, which is why the Camry and Corolla sell so well.

Those of us that use the vehicles for competitive driving, whether autocross, track time/racing, or the drag strip, will need to modify the car to meet our needs.

To be fair, that's an uncorrected time. Most of the mags have run times that are quicker than what they post, and the times are corrected downwards based on altitude, temperature, humidity, etc.

By corrected down do you mean corrected to a lower or higher time? How do I get the corrected time for my run?

Red__Zed · 04-03-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

By corrected down do you mean corrected to a lower or higher time? How do I get the corrected time for my run?

You'd need to know the weather data from that day. I don't know the data for the condition you ran in, but here is an example.

Bowling's ET/MPH Corrector
Input Parameters Are the Following:

* Test ET = 12.87
* Test MPH = 107.5
* Test Temperature = 55
* Test Barometer = 33.00
* Test Humidity = 40%

Computation Results:

* ET corrected to standard is 13.36
* MPH corrected to standard is 103.1

b1adesofcha0s · 04-03-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You'd need to know the weather data from that day. I don't know the data for the condition you ran in, but here is an example.

Bowling's ET/MPH Corrector
Input Parameters Are the Following:

* Test ET = 12.87
* Test MPH = 107.5
* Test Temperature = 55
* Test Barometer = 33.00
* Test Humidity = 40%

Computation Results:

* ET corrected to standard is 13.36
* MPH corrected to standard is 103.1

Dragtimes has one that has weather data and corrects the time for you, but they don't have weather data for that day

I can't seem to find barometer and humidity data. It was on March 12th around 2 pm.

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UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14859	I wasn't implying you buy these cars to turbo them. I'm saying they are tuner cars capable of being wound up to be extremely fast. But when I buy a sports car I wanna know that all my options are open. Whether I FI or not. A car that can't FI doesn't sound like a durable sports car to me. Look at the Z as a whole package, Suspension, motor, drive characteristics,capability, price then look at its best numbers stock. 4.6/13.1 155mph top with 1.01g on sport pkg and then compare. No one comes close in the V6 segment at 35k. The mustang is an impressive v8 package. But its a different type of car. In the end v8 to v6 is a pointless arguement. When the v6 mustang camaro challenger and genesis coupe are out performing a Z bone stock. I will say the Z needs to beef up. To get better performance you still need more cylinders or more cash. In the end I'm just glad I can add an extra 125hp for about 8grand. That's just me though...