am i the only one to notice that the 287 hp 350z is considerably faster than the 300 hp z? before i started modding my Z, when it was bone stock, i raced my friends track z all the time and usually pulled ahead 90% of time time in a straight line up from about 50 to 110-120. I started modding my car but cant really see a difference in performance. I recently drove my friends new 06 300 hp 350z and couldnt believe how much slower it felt than my car when it was stock. with my stock Z i was able to spin tires shifting into second and chirp into 3rd every single time (with good tires). when i drove his, it only barely chirped into second (with the same tires)... it was dissapointing. is mine a "factory freak" or is his a "lemon"?

I like to think of myself as one of the best manual transmission drivers i know in terms of shifting correctly and extremely fast. i shifted the same speed in my friends 06 as when i do in my 03 287 hp. look forward to your responses!

 

 

Only thing I could think of (and this may not be the case for you guys) is ETC vs TBW.

Of course if you guys are all ETC... I have no idea how that would be possible.

 

one time at band camp.....

 

you mean you dont spin or chirp into second?? wth ...does anyone else spin into second and chirp into 3rd like me?

 

considerably faster? definitely no. butt-dynos are usually not reliable.

it can only be one of 3 things...
1. 03-05 z's are a tiny bit faster because they're bit lighter than 06 (debateable of course)
2. 03-05s and 06s are besically same.. weight dif. and hp dif. sorta cancel out each other.
3. 06s are tiny bit faster because of higher power output.

I can chirp 3rd on my 06, but it was rather hard doing it on 07 z... that doesn't mean the 07 Z was disappointing by any means.

 

tire tread is their friend.

What's this big rave about chirping the tires??? a manual honda civic can do it

 

i have 19s and i can chirp 2nd and 3rd. Maybe its because of my negative camber

 

hmm, then i wonder why i couldnt chirp my friends 06 into third but im a huge fan of the 07 can you feel any speed difference? im intrested in racing one to see what they can do.

 

This months Car & Driver has the 06 at 5.2 sec 0-60.

 

kinda reminds me of an s2000 haha

 

no way! i still havent gotten my car & driver in the mail yet for some reason..

 

haha well with a heavy rear wheel drive car its harder to do.. and if a car like that can do it, well its pretty impressive especially shifting into 3rd gear

 

During 2003, Nissan built 12 NRT (Nissan Racing Team) motors for formula competition. Only 7 were delivered. Word is that 5 motors made their way into 350Zs headed to the United States. There is no documentation as to which 350Z got the NRT motor. You may have 1 of only 5.

 

Probably so. It's pretty amazing how many new members here seem to have factory freaks as well.

 

ROTFL Perfect timing.

 

Timing pics....One of the reasons why I love this site LOL