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11-11-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hiz-n-herz

That definitely looks like the dual-intake, HR motor. But look at the under-side of that hood... It is NOT the bulged hood. It is the normal v-grooved hood like the present ones. My money's still on the bulged hood being reserved for the factory [stillen, I think] supercharged HR engine. That ought to be in the 40+k range. the rest of you will not get a bulged hood.... Good news for some, I suppose.

Why would they beef up the internals if they were not going FI? We all know that with present internals, any FI is sketchy on reliability...

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Go outside, pop the hood, take a picture and post it please. Some of us don't have a Z to compare the underside to. So far the only pictures of the "new hood" came from the O.C. autoshow and the guy that was guarding it was quoted as saying that it was a preproduction model. What ever tf that means. So you have a point... maybe evolved (the guy who posted this pic of the Solar Orange) can confirm whether or not this Orange car does in fact have a hood like the car from the autoshow. Maybe, maybe not.

11-11-2006, 09:08 PM

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here is a quick comparison of my 03 from the same angle

11-11-2006, 10:34 PM

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Aren't the dents circled in this picture the grooves on the other side?

I don't see these dents in the crappy cell phone pic of this car.

Hmmmm... I dunno... hard to say. We'll see I guess.

Thanks for the picture for comparison, mc350z.

11-11-2006, 10:39 PM

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Aren't the dents circled in this picture the grooves on the other side?

yes

11-12-2006, 04:42 AM

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I like the motor comparison!!

11-12-2006, 06:29 AM

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Definitely a (slightly) different hood.

11-12-2006, 03:03 PM

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I went and test drove an 06 was very VERY unimpressed with the power band. I hope they fix this in the 07 model. I'd love to see a hp/tq curves on a chart for the 07.

11-12-2006, 03:59 PM

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Can we fit the 07 hood to the 06?

11-13-2006, 02:40 AM

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I went and test drove an 06 was very VERY unimpressed with the power band. I hope they fix this in the 07 model. I'd love to see a hp/tq curves on a chart for the 07.

I test drove an 07 G sedan and I can tell you they have resolved my complaints about the VQ. I now prefer it to the VK and can't wait for the VK45de to hopefully become the VK45HR

This is a great motor and I really am excited to experience it with 300 or so less pounds and a 6 mt

The drive in the G solidified my intent to replace my aging Z with an 07. The HR is that good for me.

11-13-2006, 06:31 AM

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great input...only if i could test drive one

11-13-2006, 06:44 AM

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Can we fit the 07 hood to the 06?

Why do people ask dumb-*** questions like this? How are we supposed to know when the '07 hasn't even been released yet?

11-13-2006, 09:55 AM

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Why do people ask dumb-*** questions like this? How are we supposed to know when the '07 hasn't even been released yet?

Originally Posted by rmatic09
Can we fit the 07 hood to the 06?

CAN WE FIT THE 07 ENGINE IN THE 06???

11-13-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rmatic09
Can we fit the 07 hood to the 06?

CAN WE FIT THE 07 ENGINE IN THE 06???

hahah..shenanigans..i like the new motor..but it will take more than that to trade my 04 in for an 07..how much faster can it possibly be..?I dont know..

11-13-2006, 03:31 PM

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hahah..shenanigans..i like the new motor..but it will take more than that to trade my 04 in for an 07..how much faster can it possibly be..?I dont know..

It's not so much the increase in power (always nice by any means) but its the refinement that Nissan has offered up. I would still want this engine if the power was identical to the current VQ.

Everyone should go test drive the new 07 G sedan to get a taste! It was a blast looking at the RPM guage and seeing 7,500 yet the engine is offering no vibration or any other sign its up there, AND it still feels like its pulling.

This is the sort of engine I always felt like the Z deserved.