370z vs 335i Coupe

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Never said it wasn't. Have repeatedly been saying the Z is a sports car, but the entire argument was based on the fact that the Z was called a "pure sports car in every sense of the word". Loved my 370z, still do.

First of all, the probably more like is related to the G's under acceleration graphs I had. It was pulling slightly harder on the tune that is supposed to make 370~ hp than the stock tune, which is where I'm basing that off of. Not to mention the fact that the 135 and 370 weights are near identical, and is slightly less aerodynamic...which produced similar top speeds on the straightaway. The just tells me about what my actual crank hp was...

I'm not preaching that the 135 is a better track car than the 370z in any way. I have over and over said the 370 is a better handling car, has decent power, and is therefore a great deal if you want a car you can reasonably drive a few or most days of the week that you'd like to also track. I would pick a moderately modified 370z over a moderately modified 135i any day of the week if it came to which one I want to track, or hands down the 370 if money were no object.

Second of all, Dyno master for android is incredibly accurate. It was within 3 hp of my actual dyno numbers, and within .1 seconds of video timing for the 0-100 runs.

Yep, the 370z really responds to the hotchkis bars. I was easily able to outrun C6 Z06's through the curves with the sways and R-Comps. Without the sway bars the car had pretty massive understeer, comparatively. You can kill a driver that isn't totally comfortable with their car almost no matter what they have. I have some pics somewhere of me riding an ACR-X viper around a turn, he was pretty pissed. He even asked me if the car was turboed

The 370 is a sports car, I never said that. I said it wasn't what I'd call a "pure sports car", because it is not. A pure sports car should be able to go from the showroom to the track with nothing changed and run hard the whole time. I am well aware that you can make it track ready for under $1000, but that is irrelevant in what we were arguing.

Once again, I love the 370z. It is a great car all around and can be quite a beast at the racetrack with a couple thousand in modifications. I would still have mine if I had the time or room for a third car, but at this point in my life I have two garage spaces, commute a ways to school, and still want to get on a track every couple of weeks. That's why I don't have it anymore, not because I think a 1 series is a better race car than a Z, because it is not.

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I hate to say it because I drool over the car, but IIRC 4 Ferrari 458 Italia's caught fire when owners tracked them because of the over-heating of some kind of glue from the rear. This is from one of the Top Gear Episodes where James selected a 458, Jeremy selected an SLS, and Hammond selected a GT3RS to take the US to go around a Nascar oval. Not sure what season it is, but it's on Netflix

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b1adesofcha0s

Yeah I do remember that, but I don't know if it was specifically from taking them to the track or it just happened during normal street driving.

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Masa

It's listed on Netflix under Series 15: Episode 7

AllForTheCash

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Red__Zed

You're late with the popcorn. Pretty much everything has been hugged out

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