Making a Nismo a Track Beast

NissanUSA · 12-11-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

it all depends on what you want from the car...but realistically, if you want a true track monster, going FI is not in your budget for the build. A reliable NA build can easily deplete your 20k budget.

Yeah true I may sell my z06 too help fund this project further. I think I'm gonna get the basic performance parts with the starting 20k, then do the interior, audio, and advanced performance stuff with another 30-40k from the z06. Then I will be satisfied with it. Oh and what's NA mean? Sorry all I found from google was Narcotics anonymous

Red__Zed · 12-11-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NissanUSA

Yeah true I may sell my z06 too help fund this project further. I think I'm gonna get the basic performance parts with the starting 20k, then do the interior, audio, and advanced performance stuff with another 30-40k from the z06. Then I will be satisfied with it. Oh and what's NA mean? Sorry all I found from google was Narcotics anonymous

NA=naturally aspirated.

takjak2 · 12-11-2011, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by NissanUSA

Yeah true I may sell my z06 too help fund this project further.

You're 16 right?

NissanUSA · 12-11-2011, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

You're 16 right?

Got a Z06 as a present for turning 16. Now bought the Z with my money and am modding it with my money. DDing the Z06 is hard so I have an old chevy that I DD. And I don't wanna sell a present so I guess my Chevy is the DD, Z06 is for Dragstrip, and the Z for the track. But yeah i'm 16.

Stillen Gen 3 Dual Intake Kit
GTR Red Start Button
CSF Upgraded Radiator
Quaife Differential
KW V3 Coilover
Hotchkis Sway Bars
Z1 Motorsports 34 Row Oil Cooler Kit
Motordyne ART Test Pipes
Brembo 15" 6 Piston Break Kit
Amuse Brace Bar
Fast Intentions Catback Exhaust
Bride Stradia Lowmax Seats
Zele Titanium Shift Knob
Deatsch Werks 300+ LPH Fuel Pump
Stillen Lightweight Pulley
Braile B106 Battery
This is what I came up with for my starting build. In total its around 17k. Not including shipping and install. IDK if I missed something important, but will probably order everything within this week. But I think I may skip on the coilovers or the Brembos. Will the brake upgrade help that much? Thanks. Oh and if I get a chance I'll post some pictures of the z06/z.

ImportConvert · 12-12-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NissanUSA

Yeah true I may sell my z06 too help fund this project further. I think I'm gonna get the basic performance parts with the starting 20k, then do the interior, audio, and advanced performance stuff with another 30-40k from the z06. Then I will be satisfied with it. Oh and what's NA mean? Sorry all I found from google was Narcotics anonymous

To beat a stock c6z in a 370z for track use is a helluva crazy task. I don't think you will have a very streetable 370 if you do so for under 20k.

ChrisSlicks · 12-12-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

To beat a stock c6z in a 370z for track use is a helluva crazy task. I don't think you will have a very streetable 370 if you do so for under 20k.

I do it every time out. All you need is a decent driver and tires.

ImportConvert · 12-12-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

I do it every time out. All you need is a decent driver and tires.

And a better diff, oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler, more power, better brakes, on and on and on. Unless you are talking a single lap or maybe two on a very tight track. Try running leguna seca for half an hour vs that z06 and let us know how a stock z on better rubber does against a z06 with equal drivers.

sig11 · 12-12-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

And a better diff, oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler, more power, better brakes, on and on and on. Unless you are talking a single lap or maybe two on a very tight track. Try running leguna seca for half an hour vs that z06 and let us know how a stock z on better rubber does against a z06 with equal drivers.

A beginning driver needs only the oil cooler and brake pads/fluid... just like most of the folks have said in this thread.

ImportConvert · 12-12-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sig11

A beginning driver needs only the oil cooler and brake pads/fluid... just like most of the folks have said in this thread.

I agree, but op wants a car that is more capable than his z06, from what I understood.

ChrisSlicks · 12-12-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

And a better diff, oil cooler, diff cooler, trans cooler, more power, better brakes, on and on and on. Unless you are talking a single lap or maybe two on a very tight track. Try running leguna seca for half an hour vs that z06 and let us know how a stock z on better rubber does against a z06 with equal drivers.

An oil cooler and brake pads are a must upgrade, everything else is nice but not required to do better laps than a Z06 on street tires (vs a Z34 on slicks). And in these sessions I was following and passing an instructor at WGI, who was a very capable driver. On the racetrack you win in the corners, not on the straights - on a balanced race track anyway. So yes, if you want to drop lap times quickly tires a good way to go, but I always recommend to people not to jump to race tires right away because they can hide bad habits. I'm not trying to say that the 370Z is faster than a Z06, that wasn't my point, just that tires and grip are hugely important.

ImportConvert · 12-12-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

An oil cooler and brake pads are a must upgrade, everything else is nice but not required to do better laps than a Z06 on street tires (vs a Z34 on slicks). And in these sessions I was following and passing an instructor at WGI, who was a very capable driver. On the racetrack you win in the corners, not on the straights - on a balanced race track anyway. So yes, if you want to drop lap times quickly tires a good way to go, but I always recommend to people not to jump to race tires right away because they can hide bad habits. I'm not trying to say that the 370Z is faster than a Z06, that wasn't my point, just that tires and grip are hugely important.

Pm sent.

Shamu · 12-13-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

On the racetrack you win in the corners, not on the straights - on a balanced race track anyway. .... tires and grip are hugely important.

you think so? Lol. My 175 WHP 2.5 liter Porsche 914/6 chasing a 500 HP 430 GT on Laguna Seca.

2480cc Porsche 914-6 vs 500 HP Ferrari F430 - Laguna Seca - YouTube

sig11 · 12-13-2011, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

you think so? Lol. My 175 WHP 2.5 liter Porsche 914/6 chasing a 500 HP 430 GT on Laguna Seca.

2480cc Porsche 914-6 vs 500 HP Ferrari F430 - Laguna Seca - YouTube

That's a good example of why he should spend money on training first.

m4a1mustang · 12-13-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

you think so? Lol. My 175 WHP 2.5 liter Porsche 914/6 chasing a 500 HP 430 GT on Laguna Seca.

2480cc Porsche 914-6 vs 500 HP Ferrari F430 - Laguna Seca - YouTube

The car didn't do it all on it's own.

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