Car has 2400 miles on it and doesnt feel as fast as the first week I had it. The only time I really floor it is when I'm in 3rd gear. Around 3500-4000 RPMS. I run 93 or 94 octane gas always. To top it off, it's the coldest it has been outside since I've owned my Z. Any ideas? Anyone else experience this? Is it in my head?

 

ur thinking too much i have the same feeling like u did....but then that's one of the reason i fix up my car to feel different and faster^^

 

You have just gotten used to the Z's power. You could go out tomorrow and buy a Porsche 911 and in 3 months I guarantee you would feel the same way ("The Porsche doesn't seem as fast now as it did the first week I had it").

Now go out tomorrow and buy an Injen exhaust and CAI and get a renewed feeling of pick-up....

 

on a gtech, i only got a 0-60 of 6 flat. Not really much wheel spin. Of course, it could be my driving thats too blame for that sh1tty time.

May get a CAI this payday

 

6 flat is not that bad considering you dont drag much at all. If you cared about getting 0-60 times lower you know you could easily with practice.

 

1. Ask to drive a friend's underpowered economy car for a day or two

2. Get back in the Z and relive your love for torque

The Z doesn't "feel" fast. It's due to the steady torque throughout the rpms. Turbo cars generally feel faster, even if they've got significantly less power, but its because of the buildup and lag.

If you want the Z to "feel" faster, gradually press down further on the pedal all the way to 6k, don't stomp it. It'll give you a sense of acceleration, but you won't actually be moving as fast.

 

For the few modifications I've done, I have a track 0-60 at 5.1 13.6 @ 1/4 mile and a dyn 0-60 of 5.2

with the slicks I dropped to 4.9 and 13.3 1/4 mile on the track.

 

Yeah, you just got used to it. As zxsaint suggested, drive an econobox or a sedan for a day and then try the Z. I drove my Miata today and I swear it "felt" faster than the Z. Quick revs searching for the high-end torque...But then I got back in the Z.

 

The Z has very linear acceleration, so it's missing the explosive jump that some other cars have. As many have said, if you want it to go fast, step on the gas! Seriously, several magazine articles have commented that they think all cars should have their accelerator tuned as linear as the Z, but it does require a slight change in how you step on the gas.

 

Please elaborate stevew? Do you mean what zxsaint means?


I think zxsaint is right when he says to gradually step on the gas instead of mashing it. It does give more of a sense of "acceleration."

 

I dont think buying a CAI is going to do anything for your times. Might hurt. I would get a K&N drop in and save the CAI money for a more effective mod. Unfortunetly even an exhaust does very little for our Z. Thats why Im holding off on the mods and saving for a procharger.

 

Let your friend drive it and sit in the passengers seat. I think everyone suffers from this addiction.

 

What mods have you performed?

 

well... there's a weather factor(temperature), parts are wearing out as more miles being added in. all cars does that. i think that you're just thinking too much, paranoid.

 

People (I think Brad, aka droideka) have found hp losses with the drop-in K&N. You have the right idea: save your money until you can buy a real power-adding or suspension mod. That's my take, as well.

About the electronic throttle (since someone asked, I think):

The throttle position is related 1:1 with pedal effort. It doesn't go WOT until the pedal is on the floor, pretty much. The more you press the pedal, the more throttle you get (at a 1 for 1 relationship - linear). The throttle opens proportionally to the pedal effort on a linear scale (graph of a line going up at 45 degrees). So, if you really want power, you have to mash the pedal to the floor, unlike most mechanical/cable linkage throttles, where you can be at WOT halfway down on the pedal.