My blue 350Z Roadster

This is a 1/18 Muscle Machine 350Z Roadster kit that I finished building this one today. :smile:

I was a very simple kit to build, took me less than an hour to complete.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/33596350Z_Roadster-02.JPG
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Great looking. When i looked at the first pic i was like that can't be a dicast car. But it is.

I agree with Steve. The first pic looks a lot like a real car. Excellent job!

Looks smooth, I like it alot. I want length measurements!

looks really nice! but i have a question...

Why does it have 4 turbos?(atleast it looks like it)

Well, in some turbo setups a smaller turbo is used for a quick start then a larger turbo kicks in for greater hp. I think thats right... But i'm not sure that setup applies to this situation.

I'm going to expand on what Garret said.

Smaller turbos have a smaller spool and they take less time to spool up. The larger turbos take longer to spool up thus not gaining much power quickly. So sometimes twin turbo cars (MKIV Supra) have one smaller turbo and one larger turbo. This creates a quicker charge because the smaller turbo spools up faster. Then when the larger turbo is finally spooled up the smaller turbo is at its peak. It creates a smooth transistion, with power no less.

BTW: That's just a twin turbo set up on the 350Z.

wow thatd looking good!!!

o alright cool, i didnt know that :screwy:

its just that the 4 turbos look the same size

whoa that first picture does look like a real car! very nice car! about how much $ was it?

I got it for $19.95 at my local Target.

sweet! i have thoguth abotu fixxing up a diecast someday!

I got that model too. I am pretty happy with the paintjob and everything else... except it is extremely out of scale. Definitely not a 1/18... more like a 1/16! so i couldnt put it next to my other tuners! :angryfire

real nice model i must say and yea, the first pic does look real. quite cool.

where are you seeine 4 turbos?? all im seing is a twin turbo system

real nice model i must say and yea, the first pic does look real. quite cool.

where are you seeine 4 turbos?? all im seing is a twin turbo system
Two turbos stacked in a row on the left, two turbos stacked in a row on the right. They're black.

Two turbos stacked in a row on the left, two turbos stacked in a row on the right. They're black.

Thats what a turbo looks like:screwy:

Pictures of turbos for those that think its a quad turbo.

http://asciimation.co.nz/turbine/turboimages/turbo2_90.jpg
http://hhscott.com/93tmv/images/turbo0161.jpg
http://www.bankspower.com/Sidewinder-images/turbocharger-images/turbochargers1.jpg

don't sass me you postwhore

don't sass me you postwhore

:evillol: Do you want me to get out my ban stick? :evillol:

Hey you werent the only person that thought there were 4 turbos...and Im not a post whore, just intrested in everytopic.

hehe I was just curious...

Ow, Mikes whipping me with the ban stick! OW OW Oh god I'm bleeding.

I wish that was in 1/24! I would like to hijack some of the parts fro my 1/24 plastic model kits

Well, in some turbo setups a smaller turbo is used for a quick start then a larger turbo kicks in for greater hp. I think thats right... But i'm not sure that setup applies to this situation.

I thought that too, and posted the info on Honda-tech.com. About 18 guys replied immediatly, stating that no cars came factory with different sized turbos. I thought for SURE the FD3's, 3000gt's, or MKIV's did.... They had links to prove my wrongness.......

None come factory that I know of. You might try asking them if it's possible to install aftermarket turbos in that arrangement.

looks really nice! but i have a question...

Why does it have 4 turbos?(atleast it looks like it)


thats actually only 2 turbos.....its a v6 engine, so they are on opposing sides instead of inline.

EDIT: i just saw the pics above. DOH!

You brought up a three month old thread. Do you want to get banned? Let the thread die.