Evo X or 370Z???

Red__Zed · 09-27-2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamus

One of the things that has me wondering if i should've gotten an Evo over my Z is the turbo. And not for the usual reasons. I live in high altitude (~4600 ft above sea level) and just that fact gives me around 10% less HP because the Z is N/A (according to some sources, i hope it's not THAT bad...) I mean, i would have to spend quite a bit of cash just to get it to match a stock Z at sea level.

With a turbo though, the atmospheric pressure doesn't affect performance nearly as much. It's also one of the reasons i don't want an FR-S. I'm sure at sea level the car feels "peppy" but up here it would probably feel downright slow. With a turbo on the other hand, i would get the best of both worlds: Top performance regardless the altitude and if i'm not mistaken, since i am at high altitude, less drag at high speeds.

FI is the way to go at altitude.

UNKNOWN_370 · 09-28-2012, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

FI is the way to go at altitude.

The mountain cars of choice in puerto rico are the Evo and wrx... That said though. The Z has enough power that in PR, people buy them cuz they are great mountain cutters too. I wouldn't get an FR-S unless you plan on running 14lbs of boost on a consistent level. If i lived in mountainous region. I would opt for the AWD turbo car hands down. I might even forgo a sports car and trick out a Jeep Wrangler.