Raced a 370Z yesterday

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

Why do people come on this site defending completely unrelated cars? I personally have better things to do than to go on import or mustang sites defending LS1's. I could really care less what a 350 or 370 could do and I don't have to respect it. That's why I'm on an LS1 site and not a nissan or some other site.

I guess you could think like that. And further prove your ignorance. Guys on other forums give respect to cars that arent there type because when its a good car its a good car no matter who its made by. Now that good ole general motors is government motors i wont be buying anything new from them.

I dont own a nissan and i was just simply saying its a blast of a car to drive and noone here is giving it any real credit. You dont have too give it respect if you wanna just ignore facts that it is a good performance machine and just say nothing backed by anything but your own ignorance.

**Firebirdjones** · 04-09-2009, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

Why do people come on this site defending completely unrelated cars? I personally have better things to do than to go on import or mustang sites defending LS1's. I could really care less what a 350 or 370 could do and I don't have to respect it. That's why I'm on an LS1 site and not a nissan or some other site.

My thoughts exactly.
I really don't care much about any new car at all personally no matter the brand. Just isn't much out there that does anything for me at all. I don't even view alot of this stuff as a worthy race most of the time. It takes an old school classic hotrod to grab my attention anymore. I don't even pay much attention to 4th gens running around,,,haha
Hell I don't even know what a 370Z looks like let alone want to race one.

It must be one hell of a car though for people to type 8 pages worth of crap on it

**karpetcm** · 04-09-2009, 08:40 AM

^^^ 8 pages and still counting, lol.

**Johns00Z28** · 04-09-2009, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

I guess you could think like that. And further prove your ignorance. Guys on other forums give respect to cars that arent there type because when its a good car its a good car no matter who its made by. Now that good ole general motors is government motors i wont be buying anything new from them.

I dont own a nissan and i was just simply saying its a blast of a car to drive and noone here is giving it any real credit. You dont have too give it respect if you wanna just ignore facts that it is a good performance machine and just say nothing backed by anything but your own ignorance.

Who is the ignorant one here? You're on an LS1 site arguing the case of a car you don't own. As a matter of fact you drive a subaru so anything you say about a 350 or 370 is something you read and not from personal experience. I have no comment on it and don't care about it.

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

Who is the ignorant one here? You're on an LS1 site arguing the case of a car you don't own. As a matter of fact you drive a subaru so anything you say about a 350 or 370 is something you read and not from personal experience. I have no comment on it and don't care about it.

You seem to have some comments. I drive 350zs often, havent driven the 370 yet.

**shady milkman** · 04-09-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

As a matter of fact you drive a subaru so anything you say about a 350 or 370 is something you read and not from personal experience..

that makes no sense and is not necessarily true

**Hi-Po** · 04-09-2009, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

My thoughts exactly.
Hell I don't even know what a 370Z looks like let alone want to race one.

It must be one hell of a car though for people to type 8 pages worth of crap on it

**Johns00Z28** · 04-09-2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

You seem to have some comments. I drive 350zs often, havent driven the 370 yet.

Why are you on this site?

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 12:53 PM

I have owned 2 lt1 f-bodys and currently have a 2000 Trans am. Just thought i would come and see how the ls1 forums are.

**Hi-Po** · 04-09-2009, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

I have owned 2 lt1 f-bodys and currently have a 2000 Trans am. Just thought i would come and see how the ls1 forums are.

Were actually not that bad. Certain areas get mouthy in the posts. Plenty of good here.

**Johns00Z28** · 04-09-2009, 12:58 PM

Good stuff...welcome to the site.

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Were actually not that bad. Certain areas get mouthy in the posts. Plenty of good here.

So far it seems to be a more fun forum. Alot of forums you cant even talk about kill sotries these days.

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

Good stuff...welcome to the site.

Thanks, i guess i should have lsited my ls1 car on a ls1 website lol

**Johns00Z28** · 04-09-2009, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

Thanks, i guess i should have lsited my ls1 car on a ls1 website lol

Yeah man I thought you were an outsider trying to infiltrate our site! lol

**Zinergy** · 04-09-2009, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Johns00Z28

Yeah man I thought you were an outsider trying to infiltrate our site! lol

Nope i love f-bodys, i go to different cars after i sell em but i always come back. Dont think i will be selling this one anytime soon.

**Deuuuce** · 04-17-2009, 11:05 PM

The '07+ 350Z is respectable but the 370Z will prove to be a driver's race vs. a stock LS1. Problem is, the Nismo 370Z will be 350hp...

Originally Posted by LS1Jason

96. but they made them for another 2 years overseas.

Oh wow. No, the '96 was automatic only and the 97-98s were sold in the states. I can't believe people don't know this.

Originally Posted by big hammer

so you can mod them just like you can to anything else BUT

they're expensive to buy

stock they're not a very fast car

they're ricey looking

and it's like sitting in a tin can

well it doesn't seem like it's any better than any other car out there

There is a reason why they are expensive, mid-13s isn't exactly slow, stock, especially starting in 1993, their styling is excellent and it's hardly like a tin can. Paint it red, put prancing horse badges on it and sit it between an F40, and F50 and a F355. I guarantee a "non-car person" would call it a Ferrari.

The Fbody isn't as refined as the 370Z or the MKIV Supra, sorry.

Originally Posted by LT1 > LS1

horsepower sells cars.

TORQUE wins races. YOU sir have torque. even with no bottle, your car is easily mid 12's. that Z cant hang with that

Really? Like F1 cars? Or the LP560 having less than 400ft lbs but runs low/mid 11s in the mid/upper 120s?

Originally Posted by Wesman

Firehawks have put down some very nice numbers that would show up a 350Z on a road course.

Fbodys are barely competitive in the SCCA T2 Runoffs against 350Zs. And your example is modded vs. stock. No question the car for the road circuit is the 370Z vs. an Fbody. None whatsoever.

Originally Posted by big hammer

could you show me where a 370 traps 108?

plus a street roll race doesn't end at the 1\4. the faster you go, the farther behind the 370 will be

They end before the 1/4 and you will see 108mph trap speeds, guaranteed. C&D and MT both ran 105-106mph and neither drag prep or powershift.

109 is questionable for an '07+ but this is some good data:
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840-...ons-stock.html
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/418694-...the-track.html
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/348770-...rap-speed.html

Originally Posted by shady milkman

1/4 is nothing like a dig race or a roll race..those tend to go 120+..that is where the ls1s shine(f-bod,gto,vette) so the 370z might be close for 13 seconds..but then they will get walked.

Oh wow. Most rolls END before 120mph. Not long after 120mph the Fbody has to shift into 5th. Not exactly when it "shines".

The new Camaro SS is undoubtably the best bang-for-the-buck and the most practical but for track days the 370Z is obviously a better choice.

**big hammer** · 04-18-2009, 05:09 AM

^^^^ so what this guy is trying to say is he is reaaaaaaaaly reaching to try and prove that 370 and 350z's are fast, and he failed.

**fox1x** · 04-18-2009, 08:36 AM

Um, they are fast. The Nizmo now has a Naturally Aspirated 350HP V6; pretty amazing. I'm not in the arguement of which car is better (in terms of performance); I'm an F-Body fan. But I'm not going to be so brand biased and ignorant to suggest the 370Z is not fast. Low 13's for a V6 car is good.

**Wesman** · 04-18-2009, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Deuuuce

The '07+ 350Z is respectable but the 370Z will prove to be a driver's race vs. a stock LS1. Problem is, the Nismo 370Z will be 350hp...

They aren't even putting down 290HP and they are gutless when it comes to torque. Anyone who can drive an F-body will beat a 370Z every time.

There is a reason why they are expensive, mid-13s isn't exactly slow, stock, especially starting in 1993, their styling is excellent and it's hardly like a tin can. Paint it red, put prancing horse badges on it and sit it between an F40, and F50 and a F355. I guarantee a "non-car person" would call it a Ferrari.

And I guarantee they wouldn't. Ferarri hasn't made a car that ugly in recent history. Not to mention Ferarris sounds very nice, the VQ sounds like a trash compactor. I wouldn't call the 370Z styling excellent by any sense of the word, look at the stupid fangs in the front grille. Tacky rice at best.

The Fbody isn't as refined as the 370Z or the MKIV Supra, sorry.

I guess you've never sat in a MKIV Supra if you think they are refined, they are not well built cars at all. Especially the interiors, they are a joke. 370Z is a brand new 2009 car, of course its going to be more refined than a 2002 F-body. Thats not a relative comparison.

Really? Like F1 cars? Or the LP560 having less than 400ft lbs but runs low/mid 11s in the mid/upper 120s?

Completely irrelevent comparison. A 370Z is not an F1 car, nor is it anything like an LP460. Its a 20+ year old gutless Nissan V6 thats about as well balanced as a 4 cylinder with a bad misfire. It has no torque because its a small V6, not because its tuned to make 600HP of top end power.

Fbodys are barely competitive in the SCCA T2 Runoffs against 350Zs. And your example is modded vs. stock. No question the car for the road circuit is the 370Z vs. an Fbody. None whatsoever.

How about some sources instead of just hearsay?? F-bodies do plenty well on road circuits with some handling mods.

They end before the 1/4 and you will see 108mph trap speeds, guaranteed. C&D and MT both ran 105-106mph and neither drag prep or powershift.

Thats because they didn't want Nissan's 6 speed spewed all over the track. Which has happened to many a 350Z owner. Just go on the forums, you'll see how weak their transmissions speeds are.

109 is questionable for an '07+ but this is some good data:
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840-...ons-stock.html
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/418694-...the-track.html
http://my350z.com/forum/drag/348770-...rap-speed.html

Those links are useless. There is NO way to verify that the persons in question had bone stock cars. People can and will post anything on the internet to get attention.

Oh wow. Most rolls END before 120mph. Not long after 120mph the Fbody has to shift into 5th. Not exactly when it "shines".

My car is still pulling hard when I shift into 5th. Cars with lower weighs and lower HP fall off on the top end, its power that keeps you going. Weight matters less the faster you go, hence why the LS1 is so strong on the top end.

[/QUOTE]The new Camaro SS is undoubtably the best bang-for-the-buck and the most practical but for track days the 370Z is obviously a better choice.[/QUOTE]

I don't agree. The new Camaro handles very well stock, with some handling mods and sticky tires I'm sure it would rape the 370Z on a road course. No doubt about it.

**levityinc3** · 04-18-2009, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Wesman

They aren't even putting down 290HP and they are gutless when it comes to torque. Anyone who can drive an F-body will beat a 370Z every time.

And I guarantee they wouldn't. Ferarri hasn't made a car that ugly in recent history. Not to mention Ferarris sounds very nice, the VQ sounds like a trash compactor. I wouldn't call the 370Z styling excellent by any sense of the word, look at the stupid fangs in the front grille. Tacky rice at best.

I guess you've never sat in a MKIV Supra if you think they are refined, they are not well built cars at all. Especially the interiors, they are a joke. 370Z is a brand new 2009 car, of course its going to be more refined than a 2002 F-body. Thats not a relative comparison.

Completely irrelevent comparison. A 370Z is not an F1 car, nor is it anything like an LP460. Its a 20+ year old gutless Nissan V6 thats about as well balanced as a 4 cylinder with a bad misfire. It has no torque because its a small V6, not because its tuned to make 600HP of top end power.

How about some sources instead of just hearsay?? F-bodies do plenty well on road circuits with some handling mods.

Thats because they didn't want Nissan's 6 speed spewed all over the track. Which has happened to many a 350Z owner. Just go on the forums, you'll see how weak their transmissions speeds are.

Those links are useless. There is NO way to verify that the persons in question had bone stock cars. People can and will post anything on the internet to get attention.

My car is still pulling hard when I shift into 5th. Cars with lower weighs and lower HP fall off on the top end, its power that keeps you going. Weight matters less the faster you go, hence why the LS1 is so strong on the top end.

The new Camaro SS is undoubtably the best bang-for-the-buck and the most practical but for track days the 370Z is obviously a better choice.[/QUOTE]

I don't agree. The new Camaro handles very well stock, with some handling mods and sticky tires I'm sure it would rape the 370Z on a road course. No doubt about it.[/QUOTE]