350z Sucks!

[mikegee]

i have no idea what this thread is about but i do have my 2 cents to add. the 350z may be the most beautiful car ive ever seen. and the proformence is great always have been when it comes to the Z cars. the only people that would say it sucks are the strait line muscle heads. why would ya want to pay more then 30 grand for a V8 muscle car that is being out ran by a cheaper 4banger. i dont get it. im not biest i just like speed in a strait line and corner. and i like the cheaper cars too. and i love drifting can wait to try it.

[longlivetheZ]

svt: I don't care what year. Just as long as it's not some 1 in 1,000 car that is just not very realistic. Has to be a common production car.

Other guy: I agree. I don't know why people swear up and down by their domestic big blocks and what not. Some people just can't get it through their heads that a good car is more then just a big brick with a massive engine in it. I also don't get people's obsession with drag racing and 0-60 times.....yaaaaay....I can make a car go mach 1 in a straight line, but I have to take turns on the freeway at 35. Don't get me wrong....0-60 times are fun and a good measure of a car's acceleration and I like drag racing...it's fun and all and I've watched it on TV for as long as I can remember, but damn guys.....come on.......there's more to a true sports cars and performance cars in general then just going down a 1/4 mile long sidewalk.

I can count on 2 hands the domestic V8 cars that I would like to have.

I'd like a Buick Grand National.......see sig.
Z06...pretty cool cars. Fast. Looks good. Kinda unique......kinda.
Some old muscle cars are cool....none in particular, really...they're all kinda the same to me.
I'd probably give a nut for an original Shelby Cobra......el drool....
An old Shelby GT500 would kick major ass too.
I think there's one or two more, but I can't think of any....you get my point though.

[svtcobra007x]

I like the part where you said the "An old Shelby GT500 would kick major ass too."

[longlivetheZ]

Damn right....tis good shit.

[Grim13]

*Sigh* I was afraid of this... mass recall on the Z for a fault in the engine. Fortunately, the problem isn't too serious.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...10300334000677

I'm really digging the 2005 Mustang. It's looks absolutely badass!!

http://www.conceptcarz.com/folder/ve...lPictures=true

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by longlivetheZ

svt: I don't care what year. Just as long as it's not some 1 in 1,000 <A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="background-color: #f0f000; " HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">car</A> that is just not very realistic. Has to be a common production car.

Other guy: I agree. I don't know why people swear up and down by their domestic big blocks and what not. Some people just can't get it through their heads that a good car is more then just a big brick with a massive engine in it. I also don't get people's obsession with drag racing and 0-60 times.....yaaaaay....I can make a car go mach 1 in a straight line, but I have to take turns on the freeway at 35. Don't get me wrong....0-60 times are fun and a good measure of a car's acceleration and I like drag racing...it's fun and all and I've watched it on TV for as long as I can remember, but damn guys.....come on.......there's more to a true sports cars and performance cars in general then just going down a 1/4 mile long sidewalk.

I can count on 2 hands the domestic V8 cars that I would like to have.

I'd like a Buick Grand National.......see sig.
Z06...pretty cool cars. Fast. Looks good. Kinda unique......kinda.
Some old muscle cars are cool....none in particular, really...they're all kinda the same to me.
I'd probably give a nut for an original Shelby Cobra......el drool....
An old Shelby GT500 would kick major ass too.
I think there's one or two more, but I can't think of any....you get my point though.

an inline six in the grand national this car was fastest then any other production car of that year under an american badge. that tell me something. i cant understand what is so great about a 5.7 liter v8 making 280 hp and 285 lbs/ft of t. and callin it great power. ahhhh no a 280 hp inline 4 is something special. strait line power is good but if you cant turn whats the point. i highly disagree with someone who thinks turning isnt important.

[longlivetheZ]

The Grand National was actually good enough to make it into my sig...THAT should tell you something.

V8's just aren't needed...you can get as much or more power out of a 4 cylinder these days then you can out of a V8 with better reliability, less moving parts, and with better fuel economy. Some people would argue that you don't get the "low end pull" of a V8, though........meh....fast is fast, for the most part.

[9ball]

The Grand National was a v6, not an inline 6 and the picture you have isn't a Grand National, it's a Regal T-Type turbo. All Grand Nationals were black but the T-Type was available in silver/black and maroon that I know of. I don't know why you guys are v8 haters. Have you ever built a high performance engine? I turn red in the face arguing with ignorant people on the internet. There is no replacement for displacement and that's it. People make stupid comparisons all the time by saying that if a highly tuned 4 cylinder makes more power than a stock V8 then 4 cylinders must be better than 8. That is STUPID!!! The same arguement goes on in the muscle car world as well. There is a crowd that says "you can get just as much power out of small block chevy as you can a big block." NO YOU CAN'T!!!! Not when the level of tuning is considered. If you want proof, look at professional drag racing. Unlimited, all balls, get down the quarter as fast as you can drag racing. They run what's called "mountain motors." They build a 8 or 9 liter v8, boosted, nitrous, and get it to turn about 10,000 rpm which cranks out about 8000 horsepower.

[spitz7985]

Originally Posted by pat77

Grim,

Not to worry the cars are great....The Engine is bullet proof.

I did here of a few early trannies that whined but Nissan took care of them.

If I was not already on a list for an ELISE I would not be selling my Track model for a song......

Later
Pat

omg, you lucky bastard. that is THE car! 12 flat with only 190hp and well over 1G cornering. if i only had the money.....

[svtcobra007x]

I agree with 9-Ball, he knows what he's talking about. V8's have power.









Damn, the 428 V8 supercharged engine in this baby has some of the greatest, throatiest sounds ever and would be my first muscle car pick.

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by svtcobra007x

I agree with 9-Ball, he knows what he's talking about. V8's have power.









Damn, the 428 V8 supercharged engine in this baby has some of the greatest, throatiest sounds ever and would be my first muscle car pick.

it each his own. but if we are depateing bout no replacement for displscement then not a 16 cylinder. oh a highly tuned inline 4 awwww poor baby. in order to get good power out of a v8 you have to tune it. as for drag racing there is plenty of 7 sec. inline 4s. planty of inline 4 cranking out more then 1200hp true its not 6000 but itll be done and can be done to an inline 4. argue this point til you are red in the face ill argue it til im blue in the face. 4 bangers aint goin nowhere. and stock 4 cylinder making 260 pound foot of torque and still costing under $22,000 come on now my stock grand am out ran a ford mustang v8 and all i have is a 2.2 Liter 4 and that was not a launch that was a rolling start at around 25 mph

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by 9ball

The Grand National was a v6, not an inline 6 and the picture you have isn't a Grand National, it's a Regal T-Type turbo. All Grand Nationals were black but the T-Type was available in silver/black and maroon that I know of. I don't know why you guys are v8 haters. Have you ever built a high performance engine? I turn red in the face arguing with ignorant people on the internet. There is no replacement for displacement and that's it. People make stupid comparisons all the time by saying that if a highly tuned 4 cylinder makes more power than a stock V8 then 4 cylinders must be better than 8. That is STUPID!!! The same arguement goes on in the muscle car world as well. There is a crowd that says "you can get just as much power out of small block chevy as you can a big block." NO YOU CAN'T!!!! Not when the level of tuning is considered. If you want proof, look at professional drag racing. Unlimited, all balls, get down the quarter as fast as you can drag racing. They run what's called "mountain motors." They build a 8 or 9 liter v8, boosted, nitrous, and get it to turn about 10,000 rpm which cranks out about 8000 horsepower.

im not exactly sure but i am very confindent it was in fact an inline 6 i dont see why buick would lie when they had a special on speed vision when it was speed vision. but so what the fact still remains it out ran and out handled all american cars in that year mhm yep even ohh my god the true american sports car the stank corvette.

[350Zyprexa]

Originally Posted by Grim13

Say it isn't true. I've been doing a lot of forum reading about 350z owners and their cars. I'm looking to get the performance or the touring model, but now I'm getting second thoughts from what I've been reading. It appears that the 350z has a lot of internal problems. I have a 99 4Runner that runs like a charm, but consumes 16 mpg... and I need something similar in dependability. My second option is the Infiniti G35, but my heart is still set on the 350z. I wonder if the 2004 models have been refined.. Also, I'm looking to slap in a Stillen supercharger. Would that hurt my gas mileage by much?

Here's the original quote, what a moron...

[svtcobra007x]

Originally Posted by 350Zyprexa

Here's the original quote, what a moron...

He might be right that it has a lot of internal problems.

[mikegee]

[quote=svtcobra007x]He might be right that it has a lot of internal problems.



there is nothing in this would that is man made that is even close to being perfect.