370Z = old technology?

brucelidat · 09-20-2012, 05:47 PM

I thought the v6 Camry and Altima were faster than the Accord. At least they used to be back when I bought my last car (07 altima v6)

Redglare · 09-20-2012, 06:04 PM

Does it have some old technology in it? Yes.
Is the whole car old technology? No.

Like everyone else mentioned the engine is getting a little dated the VQ architecture came out in 1994.
Also for being an 08-09' model it held up fairly well to the current market.
With that said I can't wait for the next gen Z, really curious of what they will do with the nomenclature and of course the specs

luigi90210 · 09-20-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

I thought the v6 Camry and Altima were faster than the Accord. At least they used to be back when I bought my last car (07 altima v6)

accords are slow, always have been and always will be, but that wont stop some kid who put a fart cannon on his accord from telling you otherwise

nmjaxx9 · 09-20-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210

accords are slow, always have been and always will be, but that wont stop some kid who put a fart cannon on his accord from telling you otherwise

isnt that right, but I see it as they are car guys like us to I guess, so I cut em slack.

JungleZ · 09-20-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by luigi90210

accords are slow, always have been and always will be, but that wont stop some kid who put a fart cannon on his accord from telling you otherwise

I had a 2000 Prelude that was pretty fast for FWD. I only had intake,header,exhaust + good driver = faster than 350Z,s2000,g35. Not as fast as STI or EVO but that prelude h22 in an accord can do damage.

robones · 09-21-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

I had a 2000 Prelude that was pretty fast for FWD. I only had intake,header,exhaust + good driver = faster than 350Z,s2000,g35. Not as fast as STI or EVO but that prelude h22 in an accord can do damage.

I hope you are being sarcastic because with your list of mods, there is no way in hell your little prelude is faster than any of the cars you mentioned.

edub370 · 09-21-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

I had a 2000 Prelude that was pretty fast for FWD. I only had intake,header,exhaust + good driver = faster than 350Z,s2000,g35. Not as fast as STI or EVO but that prelude h22 in an accord can do damage.

Ya... ??

tell me how your fwd prelude with those mods, making anywhere from 160-170whp, weighing just shy of 3000 lbs (ya i researched quite a bit) beats a 350z which makes ~100 more hp AND is RWD AND weighing only 200 lbs more... or the s2k which is rwd AND makes about 50whp more AND weighs slightly less than a prelude....

jcosta79 · 09-21-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by captain1

Got some free time at work and did some browse on car reviews at Edmunds. I was surprised by some 0-60 results. The cunky X3 can do so in 5.8 secs and 2013 Accord = 6.1 secs.

Our Z is roughly at 5.x secs (roadster / coupe / auto manual all different). Z is a true sport car, but it's < 1 sec quicker than X3 and Accord.

Is the current Z getting old?

It's a 3400 LB car with roughly 260 RWHP. That is not a recipe for low 0-60 times.

It's an awesome car, but it's not a dragster. No shame in that.

jcosta79 · 09-21-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Horrible gas mileage, was your old car a prius? Lol. My old RX-8 got between 15-16mpg on the highway...the Z sips fuel by comparison.

Well, it just depends on what you are used to. My old C6 Vette had a huge lumpy cam in it, made 517 RWHP, and would get me 31 MPG on the highway with an average of 18 MPG with mixed driving.

And no, I did not baby that car. I drove the snot out of it.

bigsix · 09-21-2012, 02:32 PM

I believe the 370z used existing 350z architecture as a starting point, so that may be considered older tech. The VQ37VHR is the newest version of VQ. Seems like VQ35DE is much older and more widely used from the past 5-10 years. The VVEL (variable valve event + lift) is newer technology used in the 370z/G37's engine.

Bucketlist2012 · 09-21-2012, 02:45 PM

I am pretty Impressed with the Power and Handling of my 370Z.

And I am used to plenty of Power..The 370Z doesn't have the explosive power of my Z/28, and does not seem to pull as hard, but it is almost as fast to 120MPH, and after that, it will walk away from my lower Geared Hot rod...13 flat at 105MPH. 140 MPH top speed.

Handling wise, I have modified the Hot rod so much and the 370Z is stock , so it is a wash...Stock to stock , it would be 370Z for sure..

But I just Love the 370Z. not as brutal as my 350Z, but I think it is faster...

4r3s · 09-21-2012, 02:47 PM

The wheel is pretty old tech. does that mean all cars are running on old technology then?

onzedge · 09-21-2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

The wheel is pretty old tech. does that mean all cars are running on old technology then?

Nice.

Bucketlist2012 · 09-21-2012, 03:05 PM

My tires are old....Should I sell the car ?

luigi90210 · 09-21-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

I had a 2000 Prelude that was pretty fast for FWD. I only had intake,header,exhaust + good driver = faster than 350Z,s2000,g35. Not as fast as STI or EVO but that prelude h22 in an accord can do damage.

i call BS on the s2k
maybe the 350z and g35 if they had the old DE engine but if it had the VR engine, the 350z would smoke you 5 times over

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Originally Posted by robones

I hope you are being sarcastic because with your list of mods, there is no way in hell your little prelude is faster than any of the cars you mentioned.

maybe the 350z with the DE engine but that really isnt an accomplishment, the 3.5 altima and maxima would smoke a DE 350z

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9

isnt that right, but I see it as they are car guys like us to I guess, so I cut em slack.

some are and some arnt, the ones who are car guys know what their car can and can not take(and i respect that), and there are ricers who will tell you bs, like this one ricer i met, he said his v6 mustang will trap 115mph in 1/8mile and he has 500-700hp depending on if he had his turbo turned on or not(true story btw, we made fun of him all night)

09-20-2012, 05:47 PM	#31 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 30	I thought the v6 Camry and Altima were faster than the Accord. At least they used to be back when I bought my last car (07 altima v6) __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

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4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 24	The wheel is pretty old tech. does that mean all cars are running on old technology then? Haboob likes this.

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Bucketlist2012 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,424 Drives: 370Z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 16	My tires are old....Should I sell the car ? __________________ 2009 Sport/Touring 370Z 1971 Z/28 with coil overs, rushforth's, willwoods, Hotchkis. 4 speed GMC Sierra1500

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Redglare Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: FL Posts: 387 Drives: C172 Skyhawk GIII Rep Power: 174	Does it have some old technology in it? Yes. Is the whole car old technology? No. Like everyone else mentioned the engine is getting a little dated the VQ architecture came out in 1994. Also for being an 08-09' model it held up fairly well to the current market. With that said I can't wait for the next gen Z, really curious of what they will do with the nomenclature and of course the specs

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bigsix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,227 Drives: Honda City/Mazda 2 Rep Power: 18	I believe the 370z used existing 350z architecture as a starting point, so that may be considered older tech. The VQ37VHR is the newest version of VQ. Seems like VQ35DE is much older and more widely used from the past 5-10 years. The VVEL (variable valve event + lift) is newer technology used in the 370z/G37's engine.