meh....take all the stuff out, part out everything, then trade in the car at the dealer or carmax. If it is as good as you make it sound, you might get good value for it for trade in!

The whole industry is in the can....they will do anything for a sale...that goes for EVERY SINGLE maker but the supercar manufacturers

That Haltech is a small mint in and of itself...you could probably get some good gink for that!

 

pics??? an dyno numbers??

 

I checked KBB and my car is only worth 16k. I have a friend who wants it for 15.5 right now..stock. So I need to sell the turbo kit, injectors, and ECU.

 

didnt you just finish this car? man i cant imagine getting bored of that beast that fast. you havent even changed ur sig since u finished the build lol

 

haha yeah I know. My neigbors got a black 04 Z06 with 13k that he will let go for 25k. I have a **** load of parts(heads/cam) that I can put in the car since my RX7 has an 04 Z06 motor fully built.

 

I'd do it...oh wait, I did GO FOR IT BRO! You'll love it!

...and in case you need more convincing this will do :

 

First pic convinced me that the Evo looks sexy. The second convinced me that Nissan has a sexier version!

 

Can't fight the power of Godzilla I want to own an R34 GTR next to my Evo.

 

 

Had a WRX for a while. Granted it's not an STi, but I'm early 20's and even I felt like an immature boy racer in that car. Too much cop attention, got really tired of boost lag and only really used the AWD half of a month out of the year. (Willamette Valley in Oregon). Like a few guys said before, if you're a project car kinda guy and you've ran out of stuff to do to the Z I would try to find a car that's not a downgrade as far as the sports car feel of the vehicle. Just my .02

 

Funny you say that because

1. You have never own and Evo, or an STi. The Evo is one of the best handling car under the 60k price bracket.

2. Define sports car feel. If you are referring to a RWD feel then that's not it. Yes the RWD feeling is fun but what defines a "sports" car has everything to do with handling. An Evo is no where near a downgrade, especially the 9 and not even if he switched to an 8. It outhandles a Z completely, stock for stock it will kill a Z on any street or track course, and for the same amount of money spent on mods on both cars the Z will not catch up to an Evo, period.

 

 

I have never owned, but I have driven both. The OP was asking for opinions so I gave it. If he wanted hard facts he wouldn't need you to tell him that the Evo would out-handle a Z. If all he's worried about is handling then why doesn't he get an Ariel Atom or some other bare-bones lightweight sports car? What about build quality and the overall feeling of the vehicle? Yep, Evo's have Recaro seats and a decent steering wheel, the rest of the car's materials feel like your sisters Honda civic.

 

WAT?

 

You can't really compare a Z with an Evo or Sti. They are in two completely different classes. Awd vs. Rwd, N/A vs. F/I, etc.
Performance wise, stock for stock there's no doubt that the Rally cars will outdo the z.
I agree that the mods for the z are relatively expensive. No one ever said that the z was a cheap car to mod.
"Sports car feel"....maybe he meant the total package including: Looks, cabin atmosphere & ergonomics, and overall performance. I have a friend that owns an Sti. That car would flat out beat my z in any form of racing. But once you sit inside, it's essentially a four door sedan. It "feels" no different from sitting in corolla or a civic sedan. The ceiling is high, the shifter is way low, the widows are set low. From the outside: You have to agree that the z can't be mistaken for a suped up family car. Hell, my z had been mistaken for a porsche several times. The car's lines are aerodynamic and visually pleasing. Take a nismo 350z for example. Strip all the aero down to a base model z. It's still looks like a sports car. Now try doing that to a Sti or an Evo.

 

QFT - main reason I didn't like the evo 9 I test drove. beautiful exterior, but the wing and hood really made it look the way it did, it was still a lancer at heart. the interior felt like a 90s civic or something, didnt like it at all.

 

Had an '06 Evo IX MR. Apex Silver. Sold it after 6 months of ownership. Loved it but had to part with it for non-related reasons. Now that i have my Z, call me crazy but for some reason i enjoy it more vs. my Evo. Not sure why, don't ask.

Two things to watch out for: Fuel economy (i could swear some times i could see my fuel gauge needle move as i was driving) and Tire wear. MR stock wheels and tires in my view are the best match. Tires lasted about 10k miles. Factory put the damned balance weights right on the lip of the tires and taking them off left marks on the wheels which as it turns out had a very think coat of paint.

 

i guess you never saw the article where the 06 Z handed the evo its a** on a road course...

 

Although I'm new here, I can't help but comment…. It sounds like he's really set on the Evo platform. I remember a months ago I was the same way with me situation. I had a Turbo Scion tC (paid off) and an Altima coupe 3.5SE. Both cars were plenty quick, the altima had a great fit and finish feel. Always wanted a Z since the moment I had the money to anything to a car. Couldn't resist the urge, ditched both cars, picked up a mint 2004 350Z and a decent beater for the winters here in Wisconsin.

I can honestly respect you wanting to get something different if AWD ralley is what you're after, heck you might even like the Evo styling more…. If you're throwing around money and investments so casually though, I'd have to stick to the notion of saving for a GT-R. Granted it's crazy expensive but let's not leave out what you have into the Z and then what you could put into the Evo, not even mentioning the cost of the cars themselves.

I've been after the Z for so long I can't possibly imagine jumping ship after I turbocharge and build the thing up. Two totally different worlds, it's not fair to argue one or the other.