jkichline

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I rarely race on the streets but if somebody wants to go, I'll punch her up to 60 from a light and shut her down. This morning I pulled up to a 350Z at a red light and he looked over. It didn't look like he wanted to go so I didn't pay too close attention but I stepped on it anyway. I looked over and he was hangin so I really got on it and speed shifted and everything. I had a car length on him all the way up to 65MPH until I shut her down and let him by.

I was surprised becuase I thought those 350Z's were pretty quick. I did a little research and found that we're actually pretty closely matched. Who do you think should win?

350Z (if it was manual):
300HP @ 6200 - 3404lbs
260ft-lbs tq @ 4800
350Z (if it was auto):
287HP @ 6200 - 3391lbs
274ft-lbs tq @ 4800

Mine(stock):
275HP @ 5000 - 3345lbs
325ft-lbs tq @ 2000

I'm not sure what the hypertech tune and 160°stat add.

TransAm8723

From what I've seen at the races around here, a 350Z and an LT1 is usually a driver's race, especially if the LT1 isn't modded much.

Jeremy

Wesmanw02

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Agreed, especially if they are both 6-speeds. Throw some mods on the LT1, and 350Z's are a joke

burnzilla

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93transam

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I usually didn't have a problem with stock 350's with my 93 from a dig. A friend of mine bought a six speep 350 and put a CAI, exhuast and some other minor mods and then it was pretty even until about 100 where he would start to edge me out, but I attributed that to his m6 to my auto on the higher end.

brad8266

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good kill

GXPPOWER

their probly are more 350z that will waist an lt1 than vice versa they have ahuge aftermarket and oh. the quickest stock 350z is faster than quickest stock lt1.

an auto 350z ran 13.6@102 a 350z are 14.2 to 13.8 range cars stock

and the turbo 350z will eat alot of the ls1 guys also. esp the TT 350z which their are alot of .

rubber duck

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yes, because the aftermarket really sucks for the sbc. think man. also the quickest lt1 is waaaay ahead of the quickest 350Z fyi. a turbo 350Z oh noes!!!!!

~JOSHUA

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I raced a 350z from a second gear roll in my cammed/4.10 geared Firehawk. I let him get the jump and put 2+ bus lengths on him from 2nd to half way into 4th. It was a slaughter.

I saw the same guy 3 weeks later he had traded that 350z for a different color and it had 3 pc rims (with an incorrect offset, looked off ) same chain of events although that race wasn't as long. (To the end of 3rd)

Can't wait to get my D1 Procharger.



If I raced in my 1994 130k mile Formula it wouldn't have been so enjoyable.

Wesmanw02

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Seriously dude, think before you speak. There's no way there is anything close to the aftermarket support for a Nissan V6 than there is for the GM small block.

Obviously the auto 350Z you are referring to running a 13.6 was modded. They are low 14 second cars stock. The manuals are in the high 13's.

A turbo 350Z?? Yea, and a turbo LT1 will eat up a turbo 350Z. Whats your point??

dafriezez28

agreed.

They have a little better top-end than the LT1, but not a TON. The aftermarket for the SBC is huge and the gains seen w/ a lot of the turbo setups on the 350Z's just aren't that great.

Don't get me wrong. . . cool car, nice motor, great handling. . . nice all around car I wouldn't mind driving ('cept I hate the flippin' sound, so does my friend who sold his TA for one--he's getting another TA BTW )

NIevo

It also depends on the year 350Z. The new ones have 300hp but the first couple years they cam with 280, or thereabout.

Sparetire

IMO the 350Z is a great FI car that comes NA. Its got a nice even-tempered engine with a broad powerband, a stong driveline, and a solid chassis.

But Bolt-ons just dont seem to do much for it unlike others. Which is still weird to me. The car is pretty tame in stock form. Its got power evenly distributed and all, mellow cams etc. You would think it would really liven up with simple mods to move the powerband rightward and upward.

I hope when they really start coming into the used car market in force you see people FIing the crap out them.

Car RamRod

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If you reverse everything in that statement, its dead on.

Iron Sights

Damn, you guys wasted no time in berating this guy.

Jassick

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any ideas how the 350z puts out more torque in the auto than in the manual?

nice run btw.

METALBEAST

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Never lost to a 350Z. Ran several at the track in my Vette and my Cobra. Cobra is stock. Still think my old 300ZX TT was a much better car.

brad8266

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yeah GXX you should have seen that coming. The SBC is the motor with the most aftermarket ever made.

brad8266

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brad8266

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I whipped many 350Z's asses when I had just a lid and flowmaster muffler, they are just a hyped up car among the import crowd. A decent race for an Lt1 though. No match for an LS1.