don't understand why only 5 moded Z's in the 12's ???

03threefiftyz · 12-12-2011, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by gaveup

Wow, this thread..

Let's be honest, there's a lot of people (in Z's) I have met ,who just can't drive worth a crap. Nothing against them, but they just honestly can't drive a manual car. A good amount are scared to even take their car to redline.

Personally, I went to PBIR just to test the car before a tune. I shifted normally, as in not WOT shifting, and babied it out of the hole. I just wanted to get comfortable with the car. Hitting 2nd hard sent me a bit sideways on one run. I am sure if I powershifted and tried as hard as I could, I could have gotten into the 12's, no problem. I decided I was not going back to the track until I got a tune and an oil cooler (the car was not consistent enough for me).

I lifted for all shifts (no power shifts) on my 12.90. I really think a full bolt-on, tune, and on slicks 6mt can run damn close to 11.9's. 114ish traps with a 1.6 has 11's written all over it.

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Originally Posted by elmz

Andre all your recent posts here seem to be aimed at stirring the pot. You always have something negative to say about the 370. I'm all for stating your opinion but you're going about it the wrong way. We all have gripes about the 370 and we know its not perfect, but all you talk about is how fast your 08 350 is, or how good of a driver you are, etc, etc...Can I ask why you don't post on 350Z forums?

Da ban.

andre12031948 · 12-12-2011, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by elmz

Andre all your recent posts here seem to be aimed at stirring the pot. You always have something negative to say about the 370. I'm all for stating your opinion but you're going about it the wrong way. We all have gripes about the 370 and we know its not perfect, but all you talk about is how fast your 08 350 is, or how good of a driver you are, etc, etc...Can I ask why you don't post on 350Z forums?

Where do you get that from ?
ALL my posts are about how good the 370z cars are & or how I'm considering buying one.

I was in Florida when Jason(Jaun) & Ray set their best times. Told them that the 370 are faster than the 350HR, & of course much faster than the previous 350z's, like Mike's car.

I'm mostly talking about the "I give up" "I have no interest" LIES!!!!!

I'm talking about "we are ALL winners" attitude today. I'm fine with people moding for show. I always check them out.

Even if you can't or have no interest in racing, that's perfectly fine with me.
I don't like guys like the one that doesn't know how to change the rubber part of windshield wiper(previous poster), dumping on car enthusiasts.

If you sukk don't dump on/get invoved in car guy threads.
I have a life time

ban at 350z. I wasn't used to posting, & might have over done it

I'm also a much, much better driver than you'll ever be!!!!

andre12031948 · 12-12-2011, 12:04 PM

Get back into drag racing!

03threefiftyz · 12-12-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by andre12031948

Get back into drag racing!

Meh.

Methodical4u · 12-12-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by andre12031948

Where do you get that from ?
ALL my posts are about how good the 370z cars are & or how I'm considering buying one.

I was in Florida when Jason(Jaun) & Ray set their best times. Told them that the 370 are faster than the 350HR, & of course much faster than the previous 350z's, like Mike's car.

I'm mostly talking about the "I give up" "I have no interest" LIES!!!!!

I'm talking about "we are ALL winners" attitude today. I'm fine with people moding for show. I always check them out.

Even if you can't or have no interest in racing, that's perfectly fine with me.
I don't like guys like the one that doesn't know how to change the rubber part of windshield wiper(previous poster), dumping on car enthusiasts.

If you sukk don't dump on/get invoved in car guy threads.
I have a life time

ban at 350z. I wasn't used to posting, & might have over done it

I'm also a much, much better driver than you'll ever be!!!!

You can buy mine!

gaveup · 12-12-2011, 10:53 AM

Also, I don't know if anyone remembers, but it took a good amount of time for 350Z's when they first came out to be considered "fast". Why you ask? Because 350Z's started getting quicker when they started to drop in price and younger people could afford them, make the right mods and drive the piss out of them. Also, it took a bit for people to figure out what not to do, and what to do in terms of properly racing the car. No one wants to be the guy to discover what limits the transmission or diff has..

Seems as people get older (let's say 30) they really don't care to go to the track and improve every weekend. I hate to have to say I am the same way. I've been to the track once with my Z, and until I get an oil cooler, really don't care to go again (granted my track is about an hour away). Doesn't mean I lost my passion for driving, just means I lost my drive to commute to a track to get yelled at and kicked off because I don't want to buy a helmet

.

I will say this though, a lot of the 370Z owners I have met seem to think their cars are gold. Or baby the car so much it takes the fun out of owning a "sports" car

m4a1mustang · 12-12-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by gaveup

Also, I don't know if anyone remembers, but it took a good amount of time for 350Z's when they first came out to be considered "fast". Why you ask? Because 350Z's started getting quicker when they started to drop in price and younger people could afford them, make the right mods and drive the piss out of them. Also, it took a bit for people to figure out what not to do, and what to do in terms of properly racing the car. No one wants to be the guy to discover what limits the transmission or diff has..

Seems as people get older (let's say 30) they really don't care to go to the track and improve every weekend. I hate to have to say I am the same way. I've been to the track once with my Z, and until I get an oil cooler, really don't care to go again (granted my track is about an hour away). Doesn't mean I lost my passion for driving, just means I lost my drive to commute to a track to get yelled at and kicked off because I don't want to buy a helmet

.

I will say this though, a lot of the 370Z owners I have met seem to think their cars are gold. Or baby the car so much it takes the fun out of owning a "sports" car

Not to mention NISSAN started to give them more power as years went by.

Hermitns · 01-11-2012, 11:41 AM

It's the basic economics law of supply and demand. There's a butt-load of Mustangs + Camaros out there. There's a bunch of performance parts suppliers willing to create new heads, cams, and other horsepower generating pieces because there's a good chance someone wants to be faster. More pieces manufactured and sold drives DOWN the prices IF the parts deliver the goods.
How many threads have you read about 370Z head or cam swaps? Ford and Chevy small blocks have been around in one form or another for 50 plus years.
Now, if you want to know IF the 370 can be made into a drag car, another old addage applies....the only substitute for cubic inches is cubic bucks. Check out the cost to make a supra generate 1000 hp.
Then there's cubic inches AND cubic bucks if you make the entire motor yourself....
932 cu in, 2140 hp for only $93k EXTREME PRO STOCK 932 CU. IN. 2140 HP RACING ENGINE - Sonny's Racing Engines - Sonny's Racing Engines

Red__Zed · 01-11-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermitns

It's the basic economics law of supply and demand. There's a butt-load of Mustangs + Camaros out there. There's a bunch of performance parts suppliers willing to create new heads, cams, and other horsepower generating pieces because there's a good chance someone wants to be faster. More pieces manufactured and sold drives DOWN the prices IF the parts deliver the goods.
How many threads have you read about 370Z head or cam swaps? Ford and Chevy small blocks have been around in one form or another for 50 plus years.
Now, if you want to know IF the 370 can be made into a drag car, another old addage applies....the only substitute for cubic inches is cubic bucks. Check out the cost to make a supra generate 1000 hp.
Then there's cubic inches AND cubic bucks if you make the entire motor yourself....
932 cu in, 2140 hp for only $93k EXTREME PRO STOCK 932 CU. IN. 2140 HP RACING ENGINE - Sonny's Racing Engines - Sonny's Racing Engines

Yeah, that's why they made a ton of parts for the s2k. There were less s2ks sold in the us per year than z's....

12-12-2011, 12:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
andre12031948 Banned Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: monticello new york 127 Posts: 1,095 Drives: 08 350z black 6m/t Rep Power: 0	Hey Mike Get back into drag racing!

12-12-2011, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
gaveup Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tamarac FL Posts: 324 Drives: 10 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 182	Also, I don't know if anyone remembers, but it took a good amount of time for 350Z's when they first came out to be considered "fast". Why you ask? Because 350Z's started getting quicker when they started to drop in price and younger people could afford them, make the right mods and drive the piss out of them. Also, it took a bit for people to figure out what not to do, and what to do in terms of properly racing the car. No one wants to be the guy to discover what limits the transmission or diff has.. Seems as people get older (let's say 30) they really don't care to go to the track and improve every weekend. I hate to have to say I am the same way. I've been to the track once with my Z, and until I get an oil cooler, really don't care to go again (granted my track is about an hour away). Doesn't mean I lost my passion for driving, just means I lost my drive to commute to a track to get yelled at and kicked off because I don't want to buy a helmet . I will say this though, a lot of the 370Z owners I have met seem to think their cars are gold. Or baby the car so much it takes the fun out of owning a "sports" car __________________ 2010 Magnetic Black Metallic 370Z 6M stillen gen 3 CAI - topspeed test pipes - invidia gemini CBE - UpRev tune 301whp (HP Logic Mustang Dyno)

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Hermitns Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fla Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370 auto Rep Power: 15	It's the basic economics law of supply and demand. There's a butt-load of Mustangs + Camaros out there. There's a bunch of performance parts suppliers willing to create new heads, cams, and other horsepower generating pieces because there's a good chance someone wants to be faster. More pieces manufactured and sold drives DOWN the prices IF the parts deliver the goods. How many threads have you read about 370Z head or cam swaps? Ford and Chevy small blocks have been around in one form or another for 50 plus years. Now, if you want to know IF the 370 can be made into a drag car, another old addage applies....the only substitute for cubic inches is cubic bucks. Check out the cost to make a supra generate 1000 hp. Then there's cubic inches AND cubic bucks if you make the entire motor yourself.... 932 cu in, 2140 hp for only $93k EXTREME PRO STOCK 932 CU. IN. 2140 HP RACING ENGINE - Sonny's Racing Engines - Sonny's Racing Engines