Introducing.....the 2007 350Z with the VQ35HR :)
01-22-2007, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by widebody350
No offense, but not impressed really...waste of money to get an 07 Z IMO.
Can you be more specific i would like to know why exactly you feel this way? Cheers
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01-22-2007, 03:59 PM
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Well IMO the car doesn't look very good and from a performance stand point the car isn't much better. Woohoo the car revs higher and makes a little bit more hp, if you mainly want a rev-happy engine then Honda is waiting for you with open arms. If you already have a Z it is much more cost effective to FI the car, mod suspension and wheels/tires than it would be to get only a marginially better car. In a year or two when the cost is down and aftermarket manufacturers figure out how to take advantage of some of the new engine then there could be a benefit, but for now there isn't IMO. I could be mis-informed, but isn't Nissan going to come out with a brand new Z/G in a year or two?
01-22-2007, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by widebody350
Well IMO the car doesn't look very good and from a performance stand point the car isn't much better. Woohoo the car revs higher and makes a little bit more hp, if you mainly want a rev-happy engine then Honda is waiting for you with open arms. If you already have a Z it is much more cost effective to FI the car, mod suspension and wheels/tires than it would be to get only a marginially better car. In a year or two when the cost is down and aftermarket manufacturers figure out how to take advantage of some of the new engine then there could be a benefit, but for now there isn't IMO. I could be mis-informed, but isn't Nissan going to come out with a brand new Z/G in a year or two?
01-22-2007, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Voboy
I thought that something was weird in this picture:
Anyone notice the extra number 9 that 07's get :P
Anyone notice the extra number 9 that 07's get :P
01-22-2007, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Nismo350ZRT
+1. The DE will continue to dominate the aftermarket for at least another 2/3 years. It's just a matter of numbers and economics. By the time the HR gains traction in the aftermarket, the Z/G will have been redesigned and will have a 3.7L or greater engine. I'll wait until then to start my HR modding career.
01-23-2007, 08:06 AM
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With equal-length headers, dual-intake manifold, and a 7.5k rpm redline STOCK, add a lightened flywheel, High-flow cats/test pipes, and a 3.9 final drive (less than $3k total), and the new '07 with the VQhr will be one fast Z. I strongly believe it'll be in the current M3's leauge with those mods.
This new engine has great potential, and Nissan did a great job in regards to how they enhanced the engine's performance: improved efficiency as opposed to doing the half-assed way of simply increasing displacement. Those who think the new engine won't be as good as the last two for N/A mods are girly-men
This new engine has great potential, and Nissan did a great job in regards to how they enhanced the engine's performance: improved efficiency as opposed to doing the half-assed way of simply increasing displacement. Those who think the new engine won't be as good as the last two for N/A mods are girly-men
01-23-2007, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Tenac1ousZ
With equal-length headers, dual-intake manifold, and a 7.5k rpm redline STOCK, add a lightened flywheel, High-flow cats/test pipes, and a 3.9 final drive (less than $3k total), and the new '07 with the VQhr will be one fast Z. I strongly believe it'll be in the current M3's leauge with those mods.
This new engine has great potential, and Nissan did a great job in regards to how they enhanced the engine's performance: improved efficiency as opposed to doing the half-assed way of simply increasing displacement. Those who think the new engine won't be as good as the last two for N/A mods are girly-men
This new engine has great potential, and Nissan did a great job in regards to how they enhanced the engine's performance: improved efficiency as opposed to doing the half-assed way of simply increasing displacement. Those who think the new engine won't be as good as the last two for N/A mods are girly-men
Not to mention for alot less money
01-23-2007, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by widebody350
Well IMO the car doesn't look very good and from a performance stand point the car isn't much better. Woohoo the car revs higher and makes a little bit more hp, if you mainly want a rev-happy engine then Honda is waiting for you with open arms.
So they change the hood and now the 350Z isn't a very good looking car?
Honda may be rev-happy but at least the Z still has TQ.
01-23-2007, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by zand02max
Eddie, is the oil dipstick the same, I know its in a different location, just wondering if its the same dipstick as in the Maxima's?
No they are not the same:
rev up engines part# 11140-AC700
non rev up engines part# 11140-AM603
2007 VQ35HR part# 11140-JK20B this also has a dipstick tube, earlier ones did not
The new VQ35HR has a small bung and a tube in the upper portion of the aluminum oil pan, the older ones just had a hole in the driver side head cylinder.