Nismo or boss ?

3rdDanZ · 10-30-2014, 11:35 PM

Get the NISMO or Coupe "auto", don't get the manual. The 2015 Z's are faster down to 12.7 s. The Z ET's just as fast through the 1/8th as the Boss. The Z handles 2X as good, gets better MPG's, brakes better & has better aero. The Boss is all hype & all it does is goes straight.

Car 330'
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.50 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.55 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.60 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.63 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.68 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.69 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.74 s Winner
Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.74 s Lost
Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.77 s Lost
N/A Mustang 5.0 5.98 s Lost
N/A New Mustang V6 6.31 s Lost
N/A Mustang 4.6 (Last Gen) 6.32 s Lost
Charger R/T V8 6.48 s Lost

That 5.0 has 3.73 gears, 20" wheels, tires, tune, Steeda intake, weight drop, fuel drop, & Racing Exhaust. It didn't win 1 single 0-60, 330', or 1/8th.

GET THE Z!...because the next one is coming in at 12 flat.

MJB · 10-30-2014, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 3rdDanZ

Car 330'
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.50 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.55 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.60 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.63 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.68 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.69 s Winner
Stock 370Z Coupe 5.74 s Winner
Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.74 s Lost
Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.77 s Lost
N/A Mustang 5.0 5.98 s Lost
N/A New Mustang V6 6.31 s Lost
N/A Mustang 4.6 (Last Gen) 6.32 s Lost
Charger R/T V8 6.48 s Lost

Why would a 2015 Z 1/4 time drop down to 12.7 from 13.3 with all the previous years? The Z hasn't had any performance upgrades done to it.

UNKNOWN_370 · 10-31-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

Why would a 2015 Z 1/4 time drop down to 12.7 from 13.3 with all the previous years? The Z hasn't had any performance upgrades done to it.

Yes it has! More aggressive gear ratios and suspension upgrade. It's 13.1 for the 14 and below auto. You can make a car much faster just with these upgrades.

MJB · 10-31-2014, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Yes it has! More aggressive gear ratios and suspension upgrade. It's 13.1 for the 14 and below auto. You can make a car much faster just with these upgrades.

Ok, I can see 13.1 with the new 3.9 ratio, but I'm not buying 12.7 stock, no way.. not consistently anyways.

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-04-2014, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

Ok, I can see 13.1 with the new 3.9 ratio, but I'm not buying 12.7 stock, no way.. not consistently anyways.

No printed times are usually consistent. The manual Z consistently is closer to 13.5

The auto is more consistent at quarters than manual. And I'm pretty sure the Nismo auto can hit 12.7 more than not. when I first read about the upgrades I was guessing on my own it would be about 12.8 seconds. so its only .1 seconds better than I thought for the auto.

if you look at the power to weight ratio of the Z. it makes sense that it would be sub 13 second car if tuned decently.

Red__Zed · 11-04-2014, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Yes it has! More aggressive gear ratios and suspension upgrade. It's 13.1 for the 14 and below auto. You can make a car much faster just with these upgrades.

Lol

NoLaKrewe · 11-04-2014, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Yes it has! More aggressive gear ratios and suspension upgrade. It's 13.1 for the 14 and below auto. You can make a car much faster just with these upgrades.

They changed the gear rations in manual or auto? And is this just for 15s?

Mt Tam I am · 11-04-2014, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

This thread died in June of 2013 until some jackass decided to bump it trying to troll. I'm sure the OP made his decision a long time ago.

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Originally Posted by 370zHawaii

I saw that after I posted, sorry for that. How do we kill a thread?

Close thread

UNKNOWN_370 · 11-04-2014, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NoLaKrewe

They changed the gear rations in manual or auto? And is this just for 15s?

In both I believe

370zHawaii · 10-31-2014, 06:46 AM

Have to be honest here to a fellow member. The Boss Stang is pretty sweet, has the power, the ride, handling etc etc. But at the end of the day it is still a Mustang. The Nismo is freaking awesome as well. Fun to drive good power, handling is nice. But it is still a 370z. The one key difference for me is that are so many Mustangs on the road already, I rarely see 370's, let alone Nismos. Drive them both and see which you like better.

Chuck33079 · 10-31-2014, 06:52 AM

This thread died in June of 2013 until some jackass decided to bump it trying to troll. I'm sure the OP made his decision a long time ago.

370zHawaii · 10-31-2014, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

This thread died in June of 2013 until some jackass decided to bump it trying to troll. I'm sure the OP made his decision a long time ago.

I saw that after I posted, sorry for that. How do we kill a thread?

SpeedLimit55 · 10-31-2014, 02:23 PM

Depends what you want from the car. I had a friend of mine who bought a Boss for road racing and ended up trading the car in 2 months later. He said it was fast and handled decently but he got bored of it rather quickly.

NoLaKrewe · 11-05-2014, 06:22 AM

They actually didn't change the final gear ratio on the regular Zs. From what I've read it's only on the Nismo

0101 · 11-05-2014, 11:21 AM

They're both good cars. Looks are subjective. I think the Boss looks better than the Nismo. The nismo has too much areo stuff going on for my taste. The Boss is probably made much better. Nisssan kind of dropped the ball on the 370z in a lot of ways. Not a big deal on a $20,000 used example, but if I paid $40,000 and had brake failure issues on a race track, I would be pissed.
For $20,000, I would get the 370Z(used). For $4x,000, I would pick option 3 and get a Cayman or E92 M3.

10-30-2014, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
3rdDanZ Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 42 Drives: 370Z Coupe base auto Rep Power: 12	Get the NISMO or Coupe "auto", don't get the manual. The 2015 Z's are faster down to 12.7 s. The Z ET's just as fast through the 1/8th as the Boss. The Z handles 2X as good, gets better MPG's, brakes better & has better aero. The Boss is all hype & all it does is goes straight. Car 330' Stock 370Z Coupe 5.50 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.55 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.60 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.63 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.68 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.69 s Winner Stock 370Z Coupe 5.74 s Winner Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.74 s Lost Upgraded Mustang 5.0 5.77 s Lost N/A Mustang 5.0 5.98 s Lost N/A New Mustang V6 6.31 s Lost N/A Mustang 4.6 (Last Gen) 6.32 s Lost Charger R/T V8 6.48 s Lost That 5.0 has 3.73 gears, 20" wheels, tires, tune, Steeda intake, weight drop, fuel drop, & Racing Exhaust. It didn't win 1 single 0-60, 330', or 1/8th. GET THE Z!...because the next one is coming in at 12 flat. Last edited by 3rdDanZ; 10-30-2014 at 11:37 PM.

10-31-2014, 06:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29540	This thread died in June of 2013 until some jackass decided to bump it trying to troll. I'm sure the OP made his decision a long time ago. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

11-05-2014, 06:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
NoLaKrewe Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NoLa Posts: 469 Drives: 2011 FJ//2015 370z Rep Power: 14	They actually didn't change the final gear ratio on the regular Zs. From what I've read it's only on the Nismo __________________ Starting a NoLa Z club https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheBigeZClub/ The struggle will be real!

11-05-2014, 11:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
0101 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Stockholm, Germany Posts: 95 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 13	They're both good cars. Looks are subjective. I think the Boss looks better than the Nismo. The nismo has too much areo stuff going on for my taste. The Boss is probably made much better. Nisssan kind of dropped the ball on the 370z in a lot of ways. Not a big deal on a $20,000 used example, but if I paid $40,000 and had brake failure issues on a race track, I would be pissed. For $20,000, I would get the 370Z(used). For $4x,000, I would pick option 3 and get a Cayman or E92 M3. Last edited by 0101; 11-05-2014 at 11:25 AM.

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10-31-2014, 06:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
370zHawaii Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sun Shining State Posts: 294 Drives: A Starship Rep Power: 16	Have to be honest here to a fellow member. The Boss Stang is pretty sweet, has the power, the ride, handling etc etc. But at the end of the day it is still a Mustang. The Nismo is freaking awesome as well. Fun to drive good power, handling is nice. But it is still a 370z. The one key difference for me is that are so many Mustangs on the road already, I rarely see 370's, let alone Nismos. Drive them both and see which you like better.

10-31-2014, 02:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
SpeedLimit55 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 51 Drives: Slowww Rep Power: 12	Depends what you want from the car. I had a friend of mine who bought a Boss for road racing and ended up trading the car in 2 months later. He said it was fast and handled decently but he got bored of it rather quickly.