Well track selection (Firebird) isn't an issue for me. My local track happens to be one of the fastest in the country anyways :)

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Yes, a stock 370Z is capable of running high 12's. I have driven the auto and the manual, and they are both quicker than the HR, with similar miles.

It's up to the driver and the conditions, to get it done.

We should meet up there sometime. I'd like to see if anyone can put down 12's. Right now, it hasn't been done. Maybe first week of june? I've got a buddy who will be down from SA w/ his 370z and we will both be there one weekend.

Sounds good, I would love to see some 370z runs, and see wstar's car run.

I was hoping to at least get my oil cooler in first, but the weather is only gonna get worse (hotter) anyways. I could be down for this.

I think you should be fine with only a couple of runs, also depends on the time between each run.

Agreed, we'll normally run one then wait 20 to 30 minutes before the next. Usually Friday nights (open street) aren't to busy and you only have to wait in line for <15 minutes.

Im gonna take mine one of these days to see what it can do :)

Actually I'm gonna sneak out there (HRP) this friday (tomorrow) assuming nothing changes between now and then. It happens to be a good friday for me to have time to run out there anyways.

Good luck guys. The 370z should be hitting 12s stock with a good driver. But I will say SAR in San Antonio sucks! Went there last night, and had no traction, terrible 60 fts, best timeslip I got was a 13.8 at 102. But best trap was 104. I just spun and spun no matter what rpm I launched at. Another 350z with the HR did 14.4s with slicks and I was on street tires. A 370z was there also, 6mt, runnning 14.0s. I think he got a 13.9 finally close to the end of the night, his traps were 104~ area as well.

The track prep was terrible, we had cars that should be in the 13s running 14s.

We've got a 20% chance of rain at Baytown tomorrow night too, which could really scrap things. But I think if it stays dry, it will probably go well :)

Ugh. All these bench racers...

I don't see a 370z breaking into the 12's without some mods and a set of small diameter drag radials. My last car was a c6 vette that would just beat the piss put of my 370z and I only got it to run 12.8 on RE050A's. Show me your time slips!

In the mean time, I'm not going to spend the money to go run it because I know I would still be turning 13's. :-(

I ran twice last Friday, 7AT with the full set of bolt-on power adders, but no track prep (as in no weight removed from the car, even my giant bag of tools, and normal street tire pressures). Both runs were in the 13.4's. I was also unfamiliar with the track and a bit nervous, and short on time.

I think my launches were subpar, and my shifts were a little late just due to me being distracted by the whole experience for the first time. I'm planning to go back soon on a night where I can get the car prepped and get several runs in to learn the launch, and I expect the time to drop significantly. We'll see how it goes. I can't say for sure that 12's are possible, but they certainly seem within reach.

So you don't see it happening because your drag skills are sub-par?

It's the same thing people said about the HR 350Zs... "oh lawd, they won't hit low 13's... no f'n wai gai". Look what happened.

And we already got an AUTO 370Z that hit a damn 13.1. I put money on it that the 370Z will dip into the 12's with nothing more than tire pressure changes and a good driver.

Hi. Nice to meet you. Could we start over without you flaming me? I'm an experienced racer. No, I'm not the fastest. If I were, I would race for a living. I live in a hot area with low humidity and track times tend to be slow (DA calculations run around 2500-3500). I objectively state the facts and make suggestions to help move this community forward. We have a lot of people speculating on how fast their 370z is. They are currently not that fast with the mods on the market, but not many people are taking their car to the track, or they are not posting their time slips for fear of being mocked. I'm simply trying to get more people to take their car to the track rather than playing arm-chair quarterback.

The fastest time I have seen posted for a 370z with no modifications is 13.36 seconds and the fastest time that I have seen for any 370z at any level of modification is 13.21 seconds from our own "ZforMe", but his DA calculation was -565, which is going to produce a very fast time.

So even with mods and very favorable track conditions, the 370z is only hitting 13.2 second quarter mile times. That is why I said I think it's going to take a set of drag radials to get into the 12's.

If you disagree, prove me wrong.