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I read eleven pages and I am shocked to see that not one single person mentioned the 4.5L stroker kit. People spend thousands on some carbon fiber and save a few pounds here and there (not including the full CF body pieces).
No one is willing to fork the money out to see what almost a full liter of extra displacement will do for an N/A Z? I can't imagine the performance gains you would get out of a Z with the full CF treatment and a 4.5L engine that can safely spin to 8,000 RPM (maybe bump the CR to 12.xx:1) with all the bolt on mods! |
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I don't think anyone boring out their engine is really concerned about fuel efficiency
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So let's say after boring it out, you decide to FI to level things out some. You are looking at 12k minimum to the 8k. At 20k+ you can get a factory GTR motor that will give you less problems overall. Then other supporting mods... that will be a 30k engine to make it run well. It would be more efficient and cost effective to attempt an LS1 swap. (If possible in the Z) Not worth it imho but that's just me though. I guess thinking like someone who just likes experimenting with shyt? It might be a fun thing to do for some? |
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GTM’s 1000HP Z |
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True :iagree: I can only see it being worth it with fI though. NA 4.5 v6? Why? Just go to v8 from there and save the trouble. |
Is anyone really installing dry carbon replacements for all the major body panels? It would be insanely expensive (totally not worth it), and honest anything less would be silly from a weight drop point of view (with the "looks only" carbon bits you might save 0.4 lbs for thousands).
Much cheaper to leave the body alone and gut all the excess weight inside the car for racing. Or just leave it all alone and enjoy a nice street car :P The Z's hp:weight ratio is perfect NA, IMHO, and scales well to a nice low-end track car if you do all the bolt-ons and the obvious weight-stripping. It's just enough to push the tires around and make a decent lap times, and not so much that it wants to fly out of control at the slightest throttle bump from a ripple in the road like some cars. Would I take an extra 50whp for free? Sure, but it's fine where it is, too. If your primary goal is to accelerate harder, there are much better options than the Z. Try one of those little 80s mustang bodies with a blown LS1 in it. You can probably put the whole package together for cheaper than a stock Z and blow the doors off just about anything. I didn't buy the Z looking for that, or looking to compete with it :P |
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I really thought about going N/A and 4.2-4.5L but frankly all that $ for what is more likely than not be less than 420whp...I couldn't justify it. Moreover, its not like you can then change your mind, you would need to swap out to low comp pistons and that's without mentioned the standalone EMS which fast and furious quotes for $10g's hahaha.
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The 3.7L VQ is already rough. A 4.5L VQ will send vibration up your a$$hole and shake all your stools out.
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