Is Nismo Really Worth It?

Originally Posted by JoeD

The whole "Buy a Base and mod it" argument to justify the difference in price makes little sense. Sure, a Base will out-perform a NISMO with the price delta spent on modifications, but then again...so will a Honda Civic. Or a 335i vs. an M3. Or a base Corvette vs. a Z06. It's a moot point.

Focus on comparing the cars stock, which in that case all the evidence presented supports the argument that a Base/Sport Z out-performs the NISMO as they are. Not taking into consideration price, I think many people would have still chosen a Base/Sport over the NISMO.

Originally Posted by dszombiex

I agree completely.

I was thinking more along the lines of I'm gonna mod anyway so why should I pay more money for things I'm gonna replace. In that case even going base + sport is a bit of a waste instead of just base only.

But I don't know if OP is gonna want to mod.

Originally Posted by TurboDreamZ

I said I was going to be.

Also the MAIN reason people go base + sport is because the LSD. (Limited Slip Differential)

It is way more than worth it to go ahead and get the base+sport for the LSD,
there will be no need to replace it, the gearing ratio is much better than stock
and is still a good DD ratio. On the other hand if you are going to try and break
a land speed record you would want something with a much lower gearing ratio.