Is the Z NOT a tuner friendly car?

wstar · 04-24-2013, 08:06 AM

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

Mitco39 · 04-24-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

Very nice Driving!

Zoren 370 · 04-24-2013, 09:17 AM

I swear this Thread has been Hijacked million times over!!!!
Anyways I am being entertained by it.

IBTL!!! Please.

Coon-azz · 04-24-2013, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers

Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...

TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

nice driving! I think this really shows the strength of the Nissan. Straight line racing, sure it can hold its own.... its respectible. But throug it into the corners and I think we see our "purpose built" sports car really shine. This is much like the Porsche Carrera; it's not that impressive on straight line 1/4 drags. For the $, you could build a subi to run it down now problem. Throw that same Carrera on the track with turns, good luck keeping up as that's what its meant for. Love the video and thanks for all the effort to take it and post it.

wstar · 04-24-2013, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Coon-azz

nice driving! I think this really shows the strength of the Nissan. Straight line racing, sure it can hold its own.... its respectible. But throug it into the corners and I think we see our "purpose built" sports car really shine. This is much like the Porsche Carrera; it's not that impressive on straight line 1/4 drags. For the $, you could build a subi to run it down now problem. Throw that same Carrera on the track with turns, good luck keeping up as that's what its meant for. Love the video and thanks for all the effort to take it and post it.

But still, it's the driver more than the car, even in a Carrera. At my most recent track event, I passed a couple of Carreras, and I was also passed by at least one Miata (I don't recall if the other ever passed me, but he was running pretty dead even with me overall I think). I'm just not gonna post the "Miata overtakes Z" video, because that's just embarrassing

Coon-azz · 04-24-2013, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.

Very true if you have every actually been on a race track. Skill has a lot to do with it.

04-24-2013, 08:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains... TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car. UNKNOWN_370, Rusty, diddy535 and 4 others like this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 04-24-2013 at 08:09 AM.

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