The 370z or a Mustang SC.

Z eliminator

At the track i just saw a new mustang with the SC go 10.8 @140.
he had a bolt on rear exhaust, new back rims and drag radials, flashed his ecu, and man did it go.
I asked my self why am i spending all this money on my 370. 11.8 or11.7 with the stage 2 gtm.
Now i have to worry about back axiles getting the tranny built 7 AT. oil coolers and host of other cooler's ( these drive line parts do not exsist yet)I saw the stillen SC run a 13.3 on the same night and he broke the drivers side back axil that night. It was a 370 z MT.
The new 5 litre stang with Ford after market Sc will make 650 hp. si ive been told. And the car looks sharp and it handles well on the road.
My 350z with the GTM 4.2 is only going to run 9's with the wolf 850 ttbb's
and ive got a small fortune invested in that car.
That mustang will eat the GTR for breakfast at the track. There was a modified GTR tha ran 11.2 @ 118 or 128 there the same night
Makes me wonder why i spent the $ on the 370.
I was a Ford man before i bought the 350 and the 370z.

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c41006

Well if all you are looking for in a car is 1/4 mile times then im not sure why you bought the 370 over the mustang either

Mythic

The 370 turns more heads, its a much classier car, not in the same class as a mustang by any means. These cars are excellent road racing machines, especially compared to a mustang, but if your looking for 1/4 performance at a budget cost, go by an AWD 93 turbo eclipse and run 10's on a few grand. Speed is speed, you'll never be the fastest, im happy running mid 13's or better and having the rarity and attention i get with the Z. There are literally thousands of supercharged mustangs out there...not many 370's though...its all in what your looking for..

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ChrisSlicks

If drag racing is your thing you're in the wrong car.

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Nizmo0533

buy a honda civic can run 9.9sec

ThoriumHotdog

The GTR isn't made to run at the drag strip and neither is the 370z.


"go by an AWD 93 turbo eclipse and run 10's on a few grand."

So true. You can't beat the bang for the buck with a 90-94 GSX.

Z eliminator

Dont get me wrong i love my 370 . i will be keeping the 350z for ever, i love that car.
going 11's in the 370 is my goal and its still a great daily driver. I agree it is way better looking than the stang.
I like the 350 better than the 370/ It feel more like a true sports car.
I can not wait till my 350 build gets finnished and i start to thrash the chey and ford camps at the track.
I have started to purchase nismo suspension parts for the 370 z and it will be a great handling Z with 450 rwhp, If GTM ever gets my SC to me.
Z

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Cell

From the sounds of your first post, the nismo suspension won't help you at all in the 1/4 mile. If anything it will probably hurt your times.

Trips

Be realistic do you like to make your Z the quickest Z? Then enjoy that, don't compare the brute force of a tt V8. Not the same thing.

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Jeffblue

take it to a road corse type of track. you should do well there. maybe well enough for it to win your love back

Red370

yeah, a 400whp GSX is easy, replacing the glass tranmission is a whole different animal, I would know, been a DSM'er for many years.

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Red370

oh, buy the Mustang. This is with bolt-ons/tune/suspension/weight reduction, FI is not required for 10's

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350z_2nr

an AMS GT-R will do 9's and the kit for it is 22,000 or something like that. Improves the GT-R so much it is faster than the Bugatti to 160mph. Like someone else said, throw a few twists and turns on the track and that mustang won't stand a chance. IMO mustangs are junk anyway. with a deep enough wallet you can make anything run 10's or better.

Red370

Nice opinion, but drive one before you make a baseless comment. Ford is ranked above Nissan in quality ( http://ezinearticles.com/?Car-Qualit...des&id=5019276 ) I've owned a 370Z and now the 5.0, a 10 second Z will cost you much much more than a 10 second Mustang. BTW, this 8 second 5.0 cost less than 15k in parts. A GT-R can stuff it.

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shabarivas

Ok so ill give the mustang the straight line speed but seriously - you are comparing the build quality on an mustang to a Z? Where do you get off? Have you really spent time in your 5.0? The dash alone makes me think I fell asleep and woke up a few decades back. Dont mean to bash it but credit where credit is due - its a bitchin fast car but thats about it. The straight line speed will MORE than make up for the handling advantages of the Z in most tracks out there but you cant deny the driver "feel" of the car is lacking w/ the ford. This is the same reason miatas / porsches / some bimmers / Zcars / lotuses(? - is that how you pluralize lotus?) make wonderful drivers cars. Its how racey you feel driving it - come on - its not like most of us are setting any lap times anyway lol.