Official '11 Mustang GT vs 370z Thread

[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.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by Marcus Ryan

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.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by Red370

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.

Yeah, the Mustang's definitely faster in the straights. The only way a Z is winning with just bolt-ons is probably a combination of driver error and lack of traction in the Mustang (at least that's what I assume).

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Yeah, the Mustang's definitely faster in the straights. The only way a Z is winning with just bolt-ons is probably a combination of driver error and lack of traction in the Mustang (at least that's what I assume).

Or a Starbucks pit stop.

But you're right... traction is very limited for us from a dig. The non Brembo cars have 245 width Pirelli all-seasons that they can roast all the way through 4th gear. The Brembo cars like mine run a Pirelli PZero summer but it's only 255 wide all around. We've got more power than the Z but less contact patch, so a run from a dig is really going to depend on if the driver can hook up.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Or a Starbucks pit stop.

You know how I race. It's why I'm undefeated against Bugattis.

[GZ3]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Or a Starbucks pit stop.

But you're right... traction is very limited for us from a dig. The non Brembo cars have 245 width Pirelli all-seasons that they can roast all the way through 4th gear. The Brembo cars like mine run a Pirelli PZero summer but it's only 255 wide all around. We've got more power than the Z but less contact patch, so a run from a dig is really going to depend on if the driver can hook up.

i got 235!? that was the first thing to go on my car!! it was really funny cause i thought the car running really sluggish, maybe something wrong with it...i was like ohhh helll no not this again! But i decided to turn off advancetrac and whole shiittt i was slidding all over the damn road and when it caught, holy hell! advancetrac was keeping me on the ground the whole time lol

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by GZ3

i got 235!? that was the first thing to go on my car!! it was really funny cause i thought the car running really sluggish, maybe something wrong with it...i was like ohhh helll no not this again! But i decided to turn off advancetrac and whole shiittt i was slidding all over the damn road and when it caught, holy hell! advancetrac was keeping me on the ground the whole time lol

AdvanceTrac is great. It's a really smart system. I love Sport Mode. 90% of the time I am driving the car it's in sport mode. The only time I ever shut traction and stability control off is if I'm at the track.

And yeah, I forgot some of the Base model cars come with only 235s. Depends on which wheels you get.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Red370

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.

You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

[Red370]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You're going to need FI on the Z. I think even some of the lower whp FI kits on the Z (some of the GTM SC kits) wouldn't be able to pull a bolt-on 5.0, but the TT or Stillen SC guys should be able to do it up top, but I think it would be a fairly close race at least initially.

With my mods I can pull on a C6 Coupe which is a pretty fast car in stock form. Stock I could walk a C5, which my Z could just about hold even with.

A co-worker of mine with a new STI tried to get cheeky with me on an off ramp the other day, we had a spirited run up to 80 (which is the speed limit mind you), he drove away upset