My old 370z vs. my new 2012 WRX

dpmdc

Mine came with the factory SPT exhaust and after a long drive it got rather annoying and would drowned out the audio system. Fit and finish is not as nice as the 370Z IMO. It seemed rather baseline and for $40K it should have been a little more upscale to me. Handling was great on both autocross as well as full track road courses.

Methodical4u

Interior sucks compared to the Z most defintely... especially for an STI. They really should have done something about that years ago on those and the Evo's as well. My OE exhaust has a nice little growl to it and I don't want anymore tone than that. I'm happy with the car though. I would have kept the Z... my wife and I are going down to 1 car though and I wanted something I could put a few things in if I needed to and wanted to go back to AWD.

gsxr750

Sorry to tell you tell you, I have over 35yrs, working on muscle cars, sportscars, all motorcycles, and complete rebuilds and mods on most of them, electronic engineering and. CNC machining. So I don't need the "clue dude ", sounds 13 yrs, old

Nikkolai

I miss my Subie at times. I went the reverse of you, going from a 2010 STi to my Nismo.

Methodical4u

oh ok... so just an education then. That's cool. I'd give you a cookie for all of your supposed accomplishments, but i'm fresh out... being 13 and all

Whitemtl370

I noticed the whole wrx with bolt ons vs 370z with bolt ons whos faster argument. Let me clear this up for everyone. In the 1/4 mile, the wrx hands down.

A friend of mine has a pro tuned stage 2 2009 wrx making 300 awhp and 330 awtq. I have catback exhaust and k & n filters at the moment.

From a dig, i have no chance really.

From a roll on, about 70 mph, a near stock 370z IS faster, and we have done many runs, on closed tracks and airport runways of course. from 70 mph to 140 mph my near stock 370z pulls a good 2-3 cars on a protuned 300 awhp 2009 wrx.

From a 45 mph roll on, the wrx gets the jump, i catch it by 110 mph.

Anyways, i've driven both, and owned an evo x, the wrx is an awesome car, and definetly better suited for the northern climate than a 370z, a better buy for this area if you dont want to own 2 cars. Nice buy OP, have fun drifting around in the snow!

navamous

Very nice pick up! The Suby has a 2.5l boxer motor with 265hp and a turbo, which gives it more potential for future mods. I have an 03 Bugeye WRX with a stage 2 cobb setup for a daily driver and am always thrillled with its performance.

Congrats and enjoy your new ride!!!

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2010 Nissan 370Z w/ Sports Pkg

Methodical4u

Thanks man... it's been a lot of fun so far. I just really enjoy getting into it and just going for a ride for no reason sometimes.

UNKNOWN_370

Congrats on your new ride. I love AWD sport sedans like the EVO and STi. Those cars might not evoke the same level of maneuverability but the turbos make for alot of fun. So its all love here. One thing though... why do some of you keep saying the Z isn't fast. I can pull 12.96 quarters on my Z and my mods are mild thus far. I think for a 3.7 v6 that weighs around 3300lbs. Its pretty fast. I can hang with many v8 cars that test me. And the suped up honda guys need more supe to get with me so far... so why do people say the Z isn't fast? I compare the performance to cars under $50k and I think I'm doing good. And if y'all start comparing mustangs. Remember the only engine you can compare it to is mustangs 3.7, or a camaro's 3.6. Again, the Z is doing damn good... but enjoy the whip bro. Stay safe.

Methodical4u

The Z is fast... where people are getting that from is just because these days you have the new mustangs running 12.2 or so? I think that's right. The times are lowering more and more... people forget when the old mustangs were considered "fast" and they would run low to mid 14's. I had an old 03 LX 5.0 and it was a really fun car... but in comparison to one of my old Evo's the 370z... hell even my MS3 was faster in a lot of areas.

You can take a car like the Evo or the STI and get the power and times to much lower levels than the Z because the Z isn't FI... and it's so expensive to do so.

For me? If I know my car can run a 12.5... i'm happy with that. It's fast enough when I need it to be. With all of the NA mods and some of the best drivers on here the best time is 12.2 and that's with gears and all of that. A turbo makes all of the difference.

Modded hondas are just gay ... I don't care if one beats me or not because he's still in a honda and it's still gay. Sorry if anyone here is a honda fan. I think they make great cars... but every SI driver out there thinks he's fast. My Wife and I's 09 MS3 SMOKED an SI stock for stock not long ago and I even missed a shift. It was amusing because he tried his best to get the jump on me lol.

DJ-of-E

I'm sorry, but I think you're hypocritically gay.

You were defending your subbie, pretty well though-out opinions on how you feel about the Z and Subbie, differences, etc. I loved the thread in the beginning, but now it's starting to show it's turdness.

But then you start name calling Hondas because of the classification of people who drives them. I might as well name call Subaru's as a poor mans Evo, Evo drivers thinking they're faster than super cars, and BMW drivers owned by those who can't drive but spoiled by their parents. Get my point?

Please no name calling other car brands.

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Z1st

actually I have not! have you? do they have any performance or any benefits besides being the 40th?

Methodical4u

Not to my knowledge... but I like the gunmetal color with the wheels being matching. I guess you could say that was the benefits were the color is unique.. plus it has red leather seats.

gsxr750

Here is a link to some wrx dyno charts of what you can expect

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2135280

anthonyy

lol @ ppl going on forum specific cars and boasting about another car.
Just say "bye" and leave