Official '11 Mustang GT vs 370z Thread

[Red370]

Originally Posted by Marcus Ryan

Well I traded the Z in for a new candy apple GT yesterday and honestly it just boils down to tradeoffs. I will say though, the Ford seems to be the better put together car imo. No high frequency ringing from the ECU, the feel of the transmission is superior (and not nearly as noisy), and he engine sounds and feels fantastic. I prefer the look of the Z no question, and I'm going to miss the HID's, and not seeing another copy of my car every 15 minutes but the mustang really impressed me.

It feels like a tank compared to the Z, and even though the handling is comparable between the two, the Z just feels a lot racier and confidence inspiring. I'll be looking forward to getting the Stang out on the track for some road racing in the coming months and I'll report back.

Congrats on the Stang, yet another 5.0 convert

Couldnt agree more though, although the handling is supposedly comparable, my Z definitely felt more nimble. The lack of low end on the Z killed it for me honestly, and the fact that with my job, back seats are a necessity. Couldnt think of a more perfect replacement honestly. I will say that I do miss the wow factor of the Z, there wasnt a day that went by that I didnt stare back at it lovingly as I walked away, in the looks department, it definitely had my Stang beat.

BTW, check my sig, intake/tune/exhaust will put you around the 420whp mark, not bad I say! Throw on some slicks and skinnies and its good for 11.7's all day.

[Marcus Ryan]

Originally Posted by Red370

Congrats on the Stang, yet another 5.0 convert

Couldnt agree more though, although the handling is supposedly comparable, my Z definitely felt more nimble. The lack of low end on the Z killed it for me honestly, and the fact that with my job, back seats are a necessity. Couldnt think of a more perfect replacement honestly. I will say that I do miss the wow factor of the Z, there wasnt a day that went by that I didnt stare back at it lovingly as I walked away, in the looks department, it definitely had my Stang beat.

BTW, check my sig, intake/tune/exhaust will put you around the 420whp mark, not bad I say! Throw on some slicks and skinnies and its good for 11.7's all day.

Yeah if you had the performance of the mustang and the looks of the Z, it would be about the perfect car.

Gonna sell my exhaust on from the Z later on this week and maybe throw a catback and intake or something.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by Marcus Ryan

Yeah if you had the performance of the mustang and the looks of the Z, it would be about the perfect car.

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[Red370]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

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so true.

[Marcus Ryan]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

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Sorry, I meant - The performance of the Mustang, the looks of the Z, and a duffle bag with 30k in it.

[Econ]

Originally Posted by Marcus Ryan

Yeah if you had the performance of the mustang and the looks of the Z, it would be about the perfect car.

Gonna sell my exhaust on from the Z later on this week and maybe throw a catback and intake or something.

Will a Z with your typical bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) surpass a new 5.0 in the straights?

[Sibze]

Originally Posted by Econ

Will a Z with your typical bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) surpass a new 5.0 in the straights?

No

[Red370]

Originally Posted by Econ

Will a Z with your typical bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) surpass a new 5.0 in the straights?

A Twin Turbo'd Z will probably walk on it slowly in the top end, but i'm sitting comfortably at 417whp with less than a grand in mods. These things are firmly into the 11's with basic bolt-ons, its crazy how freakishly beast the new 5.0 engine is.

[GZ3]

Originally Posted by Red370

Congrats on the Stang, yet another 5.0 convert

Couldnt agree more though, although the handling is supposedly comparable, my Z definitely felt more nimble. The lack of low end on the Z killed it for me honestly, and the fact that with my job, back seats are a necessity. Couldnt think of a more perfect replacement honestly. I will say that I do miss the wow factor of the Z, there wasnt a day that went by that I didnt stare back at it lovingly as I walked away, in the looks department, it definitely had my Stang beat.

BTW, check my sig, intake/tune/exhaust will put you around the 420whp mark, not bad I say! Throw on some slicks and skinnies and its good for 11.7's all day.

the lines of the Z are very sexy, but the 5.0 has grown on me...it looks so sleek and muscular, but honeslty looks are purely subjective, ive had more people tell me i look better in this car than the Z. And that they like this car better. but again subjective...the one and ONLY thing I miss from the Z at this point is the rarity of it....

[Red370]

Originally Posted by GZ3

the lines of the Z are very sexy, but the 5.0 has grown on me...it looks so sleek and muscular, but honeslty looks are purely subjective, ive had more people tell me i look better in this car than the Z. And that they like this car better. but again subjective...the one and ONLY thing I miss from the Z at this point is the rarity of it....

I'll agree with you there, looking straight on from the front, the Stang just looks beastly, like its flexing and wants to smash your face, but I love the sleek lines of the Z, it just looks sporty and sexy. Definitely got more stares on the road than the Stang but I wouldnt trade this beast for anything, well, maybe a GT-R or a GT350 or a Boss, or a 2013 GT500, ok you get the picture.

[Red370]

We talk shyt to each other all the time.

[Red370]

btw, what are the C6's putting down typically at the wheels?

[Econ]

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy with 5.0's

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by Econ

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy on 5.0's

No, a bolt on 370z can keep up with a bone stock 5.0 but then you get into the argument of why not do the same mods to the 5.0 and it is a slippery slope from there.
At the end of the day, each car has its merits with pluses & minuses.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Econ

this is crap! So i have to spend in the neighborhood of $10,000 to toy with 5.0's

Meh, don't look at it like that. Like Dreamer was saying the comparing mod game is a slippery slope. No matter what you do there will always be someone faster. You could dump 10k into yours and I could dump 10k into mine and we'd be back where we started, and a Veyron would still smoke us all the way to 250+.

The only thing I really care about is whether or not I get a big grin on my face whenever I hit the loud pedal or take to the twisties over the main roads.