350z vs evo8 vs srt4

[Bster13]

Just came across this thread, sorry I'm late.

The SRT-4 Engine is not build by Hyundai for Mitsu as far as I know...

It's built in the good old US of A:
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/pr...0scc_projneon/

And also from this article:

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ro...dge/index.html

The engine, by the way, is new and based on the 2.4-liter turbo the company has been selling in the Mexican market. However, in the SRT-4 it's radically updated. Still displacing 2.4 liters, it gets new pistons, which are now cooled by oil squirters. Stronger rods and a new cast crank both support the 14 psi shoved down its intake manifold by the Mitsubishi TD04-16G turbocharger. Before reaching the intake manifold, charge air is cooled by a huge front-mounted cross-flow intercooler, which does wonders for the looks of the car.

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by Bster13

Just came across this thread, sorry I'm late.

The SRT-4 Engine is not build by Hyundai for Mitsu as far as I know...

It's built in the good old US of A:
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/pr...0scc_projneon/

And also from this article:

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ro...dge/index.html

The engine, by the way, is new and based on the 2.4-liter turbo the company has been selling in the Mexican market. However, in the SRT-4 it's radically updated. Still displacing 2.4 liters, it gets new pistons, which are now cooled by oil squirters. Stronger rods and a new cast crank both support the 14 psi shoved down its intake manifold by the Mitsubishi TD04-16G turbocharger. Before reaching the intake manifold, charge air is cooled by a huge front-mounted cross-flow intercooler, which does wonders for the looks of the car.

yea this is an old thread, i have read something like that before and since i cant find it i've been thinking i havnt read that like i thought, i could very well be wrong

[Integrity]

Gotta keep the thread alive! J/K Seriously, even though the thread is old, I'd thought I'd add. Its a good topic for discussion anyhow.

Originally Posted by mikegee

just change the tires and itll handle fine. but if you can afford a 350z then you can afford a winter beater. if i could afford a 350z id sell blood to afford a civic just for bad weather so my 350 will never see bad weather.

You just described me. I bought my Civic when I still owned an Integra Type R. A beat up, blue, 1988, 154K mile hatchback. Runs great. I used that to get back and forth to work and on any day its raining or snowing. I ended up trading the ITR for the Z.

I thought about the SRT4 but I wanted to get away from FWD. Besides, as cool as the car is, it still looks like a Neon. It may not be called a Neon, but I'm not fond of its curves either way. I will say this though, BEST bang for the buck, hands down.

I contacted the Mitsu dealer, but never bothered to even test drive the EVO. I already knew its strong points: its the fastest of the three, very easy to mod, and very well suited to daily driving. I really didn't have to worry about daily driving, since I still had the Civic. I also owned a GSX before and I was wary about Mitsus and AWD. Its great for the quarter mile, but after that drivetrain loss is a bitch.

Naturally, I chose the Z. Its the best looking, IMO, and may not be the fastest, but thats what modding is all about. If you can afford to, that is.

[s2000FREAK]

well i came across this and thought hey y not....um id deff go for the z, if ur into modds and performance than the z is best of all(assuming u have $$$). the new greddy tt kit for the z is insane, it really saved off a good amount of time. i deff wanna get a z and put the kit on and try it out, or at least test drive the one greddy made if i can find a place thatll let me.im pretty curiouse though about wat rpm the 18g turbos would spool at for the z....cause i was thinkin i might be able to lower the 0-60 and 1/4 time by using 25g turbos instead of the 18g's but i dunno if it would spool fast enough to help, it might hurt the 0-60 instead? i dunno thats y i wanna find out, it would really make the car fly if the 25g's would spool around 3.5k rpm on the z......can u say unbeatable lol

[Integrity]

Originally Posted by s2000FREAK

well i came across this and thought hey y not....um id deff go for the z, if ur into modds and performance than the z is best of all(assuming u have $$$). the new greddy tt kit for the z is insane, it really saved off a good amount of time. i deff wanna get a z and put the kit on and try it out, or at least test drive the one greddy made if i can find a place thatll let me.im pretty curiouse though about wat rpm the 18g turbos would spool at for the z....cause i was thinkin i might be able to lower the 0-60 and 1/4 time by using 25g turbos instead of the 18g's but i dunno if it would spool fast enough to help, it might hurt the 0-60 instead? i dunno thats y i wanna find out, it would really make the car fly if the 25g's would spool around 3.5k rpm on the z......can u say unbeatable lol

I've been eyeing that kit as well. From what I understand the 18Gs are too big for the application anyway. It boosts a very moddest 5.5lbs. However, the idea is that once you build the internals you can double or even triple the boost... all without having to change the turbos.

[SRTcrazy]

Originally Posted by rizzspeed

Mercedes Benz=German company. Mercedes owns DaimlerChrysler. Dodge is a division of DaimlerChrysler Corporation. That's where the 'giving your money to the Germans' comes from.

Sorry I am new here just reading a little of what you are all saying..Ref: SRT4 EVO 350Z, I have a SRT4 myself, I have not found a car that will keep up with me yet, of course ther are cars out there that will,I just have not found them yet. I have a M5, meny Mercedes, Meny BMW's Vet's and a few VW To my credit. On the stright they have not kept up with me. In the corners, there arn't meny cars that even stand a chance. Not trying to brag just saying the handeling and power is so perfect I just love it. I have had quite a few people wonder what the hell just flew by them on the AUTO BON. I just laugh...



Keep the rubber side down and the shiny side up....

[SRTcrazy]

Originally Posted by SRTcrazy

Sorry I am new here just reading a little of what you are all saying..Ref: SRT4 EVO 350Z, I have a SRT4 myself, I have not found a car that will keep up with me yet, of course ther are cars out there that will,I just have not found them yet. I have a M5, meny Mercedes, Meny BMW's Vet's and a few VW To my credit. On the stright they have not kept up with me. In the corners, there arn't meny cars that even stand a chance. Not trying to brag just saying the handeling and power is so perfect I just love it. I have had quite a few people wonder what the hell just flew by them on the AUTO BON. I just laugh...



Keep the rubber side down and the shiny side up....

Oh ya last thing, if my DODGE is part of Mercedes, why wont they work on it? They told me they only deal with Mercedes.