I still say the 350z is pretty fast for being v6 and NA compared to STIs and Cobras which are FI :P

 

The 03/04s are the s/c'd ones and are rated at 390hp but as many owners found after breaking it in, it can dyno above 400 (so ford must have posted the 390 for insurance purposes). The 99-01 cobras are n/a and are rated around low 300hp. Cobras are very bad ***. I was very close on settling on one before I got my Z.

VVrx, why not upgrade to an STi?

 

$10k, plus extra insurance $$$

 

Traded in my '02 WRX 5speed for a 350z. It was a great car. Bone stock ran 14.4 I believe. Upgraded to a stage4 TurboXS package and the thing ran 12.6 on pump gas. Got 90,000 miles out of it before trading it in. I was in the mid 13's before the turbo and computer upgrades. 2 awesome cars but with very little money you will own her from a stop, roll, crawl, or whatever. I doubt she is gonna spent the money for a built engine and forced induction.

 

Ahhh man this thread is too funny (in a good way). But seriously VVrx, the following combination will make you smoke your girly off the line, and make it a drivers race from a roll:

1.) Turbo-back exhaust (high-flow-cat/catless downpipe, catback exhaust) - $800

2.) Up-pipe - $150

3.) Manual boost controller set at 14psi to 16 psi - $75 bucks

4.) Gettin that biatch tuned - priceless

With this setup, you will be running aproximately 230whp. So smoke her ***... and then tap it!