fancy iphone apps:ugh2:

at 1hz per sec, you aren't going to get down to the tenth every time unfortunately....

Hertz = one per second... Per second!

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I solved the problem.

Hoopa hillclimb 2012 - 370z - YouTube

That's a redline 3rd to 4th shift uphill.

Good point, but you get my drift.

check out the defective Z
Nissan 370z 0-60 attempts - YouTube

There are roughly 30 frames per sec and the stock speedo reads 1-2mph high too. You got to have some great eyes to calculate 0-60 time. This is not even adding the curve of the road too

With a 0-60 of under 5 seconds a Z is no slouch. Start pushing it and you might feel differently. The car will need to learn your new driving habits post break in. Come back in a month and see if you feel the same.


Oh and keep your AC off when "pushing" it.

I find the Z to be drastically different under varied temps. Summer temps it bogs down like crazy...
50's to 70's weather i extract way more acceleration out of it. mid humid 40's weather does well, but 30's and below it begins to re-bog itself. another factor... Tires, tires and tires. you only get great performance out the stockers, the first 5000 miles. After that, its average. Also, the intake must be modified for increased response time. it helps slightly. With perfect shifting you can pull some good times. At least out the auto .And no, you wont shift perfectly every time. Not even in full auto. You can even here the car make mistakes sometimes in D.

I'm a little late getting back to this, but I'm actually surprised my comment was noticed. I wasn't trying to knock the 370 at all. I'm on here because I love the car, not to bash it. I chose differently for my own reasons, but I'm still a Nissan fan.

In response to my car not keeping up with my brother's, I wanted to share some 0-60 times from the same source, both from Road and Track on each car. If you look at the results in this test, they tested the Cobalt SS sedan at 5.4 0-60, and that's a little heavier than my coupe:

A Time for Turbos: Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Comparison Test - RoadandTrack.com

In this test, they tested the Nismo 370Z at 5.0 seconds 0-60:

The Best Production Drift Car - Full Comparison Test with Road Test Data at RoadandTrack.com

I would say, especially given that neither my brother nor I could launch his car without having the TCS come on and spoil the fun a bit, there's no reason not to say that his automatic 370Z will usually be ahead of me, but not always.

Torque steer and understeer are not a huge concern on my car. Sometimes in first and second it will pull the wheel on a rough road, but hard shifts and full power on a smooth road don't do it. In the turns it has the balance of an AWD car and doesn't push when I go full power. The 370Z, however, always felt to me like it wanted to kick the tail end out and required a lot more throttle modulation in corners. Granted, this is fun, but didn't inspire much confidence for me the way my car does.

As for exterior styling, um, sports car vs. economy car. That's not really debatable. I like that mine blends in, besides the park bench on the trunk.

If you guys really want to trash my car, let's talk interiors. I have great seats in it, but the rest of the car is pretty much base Cobalt. Cheap plastic, I can't get the trim to stay on my sunroof switch to save my life, poor fit and finish all around. The 370Z, however, has a really nice interior, definitely on par with most cars twice its price. Nice leather, great styling on the dash, intuitive layout, and nice materials all around. My only two gripes are that the sound system was kind of weak, and the fuel gauge would never show full!! Neither of those are reality interior complaints anyway.

Actually one more complaint, how come my Cobalt came with Bluetooth standard, and the 370Z didn't? Even with the sport package, his didn't have it, and being that my standard response when I get stuck in traffic is to call somebody and chat, no Bluetooth drove me nuts in his car.

Bluetooth comes with the touring model.

Bluetooth is not necessary in a z. You should be driving it not talking.
; and then listening to beautiful exhaust notes not your mother on the phone :p

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I dont think anyone was trashing it, I just grabbed the 2009 times from what you were talking about as a baseline comparison, basically one car runs 13s, the other 14s :driving:

And about the radio...Because most people who buy a 370(or me any car I buy) TEAR THE RADIO OUT BECAUSE IT SUCKS OR just turn it off and listen to her purrrr!!! :tiphat:

:stirthepot:Besides my aftermarket bluetooth functionality sounds much nicer, with the stock bluetooth I would turn it all the way up and it wasn't loud enough, with the Kenwood, it's niiiiice:excited:

KIND OF WEAK???? The Z stereo is a shytboxx with speakers... An embarrassment to car stereos across america. You get better sounds out of a kia rio.

The Z is not impressed by you.

Thread resurrect, oi!

loled at ancient best motoring vid...

GAN-SAN~! :rofl2:

I'm not sure where this comes from - I have the upgraded Bose in my 2013 370Z sport and it rocks.

:icon18:

The upgraded Bose system, while sufficient for much of the general public, is quite terrible in terms of quality :twocents:

I think my car might have a radio or something. :confused:

You want break neck response out of the z... Bolt ons. Which most have...and then Sprint booster. Click the little button on red turn off tcs and let her rip. Bet you won't ever say it doesn't push you back in the seat again after that. ;-)

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:iagree: Besides this car is V6 N/A.
OP only a v8 or a TT V6 can give you that feeling of being pushed down against the seat..
But this car is quick..you need more torque to find that sensation.
The Z is only rated 275 torque at the crank.

yah, that's about wat it is. an AM radio. lol

Take it to a real track, the Z is a car for the track not to go around cones in a parking lot, in fact I can almost say the car is too fast for you at the track

Except it overheats and/or we can't get fuel to it on track. Thanks Nissan. :bowrofl:

You are right on both, it does suck. I did the oil cooler already, just need to fix the fuel issue next.

Even with those issues, I can't think of a Sports Car (mustangs, M3s, CTS, WD40s, etc aren't sports cars) that gives you as much as the 370z for the money, say you drop another $5k upgrading the Z, you have a sick car in the end.

I won't go quite that far. But it is really the only option available if you want a somewhat powerful 2-seat sports car and don't want to spend $40k+. :icon17:

Or don't want to waste $10k on a mid-90's P.O.S. 'Vette.:rofl2:

Those were built by Fisher Price ha-ha!

I love the Z overall, it's an amazing car, but I also drive a mildly modified SRT8 as well and I must admit that when I get out of my SRT, my Nismo feels slow to me. The torque numbers are no comparison and although it weighs 4400lbs, it will beat the brakes off my Z at any speed, in any gear, dig or roll race. I have the same mods on both, minus the tune for the Z and would love to see what a tuned Z can do before I spend a IMO, an overpriced amount for a tune. Not upset with the performance at all like the OP is, but if can get my Z to match my SRT with just a tune and full exhaust, then I would do it in a heartbeat. Right now I'm running just test pipes with K&N filters and would assume I'm right around 300rwhp give or take.

Looks like it was the 911 who couldnt keep up :driving:

Still like to see these vids i must admit :ugh2:

HAHAHAHAHA!!! soo true!

Subscribed.... and keep texting with you bro on the other side hahaha!:bowrofl:

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I have bone stock engine.... If i launch from stand still, or If Im rolling in 1st and pin it.... She throws u back in your seat.... Maybe you're still not pushing it to full potentials:driving:

That's a 997 3.6 correct? hard to tell on the video

Im working on my Z and when I finish my upgrades and tune... I hope to go to the PCAPR (Porsche Club Association of Puerto Rico) track time event to have some fun with some Porsche's... let see what happen:stirthepot: