Making a Nismo a Track Beast

cossie1600 · 12-17-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I've heard other people say similar things about the vettes. I guess that after doing track days and watching the vettes smoke me on the Road America straights, I find myself very curious about ownership. I was actually strongly considering swapping the Z for a used 2006 Z06 that a guy in my building owns. I suppose the grass always seems greener, but having a faster car doesn't mean it's more fun to drive. (e.g. a Miata)

The car is not as precise in handling as the Z thanks to the soft suspension and the massive torque off the corner. It actually feels more like the 350 than the 370 in terms of its rawness. Personally, the amount of power freaked me out because I realize the faster you go, the harder you are going to fly off the track if you ever run into that situation....

ImportConvert · 01-03-2012, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

The car is not as precise in handling as the Z thanks to the soft suspension and the massive torque off the corner. It actually feels more like the 350 than the 370 in terms of its rawness. Personally, the amount of power freaked me out because I realize the faster you go, the harder you are going to fly off the track if you ever run into that situation....

Say...what? "soft suspension"? I own a Z06, and have been in/taken the 370Z w/sport on several test drives and have a friend with one. His 5-series BMW w/ Sport (or whatever BMW's suspension is called) corners flatter in his opinion/experience. I think the 370Z rides WAY softer than my Z06.

cossie1600 · 01-04-2012, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Say...what? "soft suspension"? I own a Z06, and have been in/taken the 370Z w/sport on several test drives and have a friend with one. His 5-series BMW w/ Sport (or whatever BMW's suspension is called) corners flatter in his opinion/experience. I think the 370Z rides WAY softer than my Z06.

I had a z51 c6, the suspension is soft on it.....

Shot at 2011-08-22

Scraping from too much under cornering and braking

ImportConvert · 01-05-2012, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I had a z51 c6, the suspension is soft on it.....

Shot at 2011-08-22

Scraping from too much under cornering and braking

Weird. None of the Z06's or ZR1's or Grand Sports at spring mountain did that while I was there, even on a hot lap with an instructor (not the demo lap, private lap, only car on the track), but maybe they had all been ground down by previous laps?

Still, I don't think the suspension is anywhere near as soft as the 370Z, just a lot more force on it from the more powerful car/harder braking/etc. and the lower ride height all playing more role than suspension.

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