Originally Posted by bealljk

I think it comes with age and maturity … I, in my younger-year, was a z fan boy and when I was blessed with a all-mighty 375hp supercharged vq I was beating NA american V8s. I thought I was sooooo proud of myself. Luckily no one got hurt, no one went to jail, and we all made it.

I have come to realize (mostly from being at drag strips, 1/2 events, and circuit courses) that we’re small fish in a big pond … and there will always be someone faster than you, someone who has more money, and someone better … just the way it is.

If you remind the RevUp and HR guys that DE have more torque (as DarkZ mentioned) it usually shuts them up … and then if you tell them that if you were to spin a DE to 7k or 7500rpm you’d made as much hp as they are making…but dont worrry … all the VR30 guys are gonna be talking **** about the HR and VHRs.

Interesting to see what a built VR30 will put down?


Would love to hear your opinion on this (and I know too) but why go lower compression with boost?

​​​​​​When I hear people brag that they got a JDM engine, I sorta giggle … because the car came from japan so in a round-about kind of way…they’re all JDM cars. And despite my car being pointed to american while others remained in japan, austrailia/nz, europe … they all have (essentially) the same parts. ​





Pony - elaborate - why is 11:1 bad for boost?

Originally Posted by striker27

I bought my 350z in early 2003. It was a long time ago. Cars are better now. They are faster. Times have definetly changed. The 350z where I live was pretty expensive here. Now it is kinda Uber cheap. Like worthless in some regards. The first car I ever had was in 1986 it had like 280 something horsepower. Just as much as a 350z when I bought it. Honestly though that 86 ROCKED the 350z in almost every way looks performance hell everything. It is worth more to this day. Which is kinda sad. I bought a 370z. Love it. Will get a 400z too. This site has also changed the cars are old now. No one cares about them. Buy some thing new!

Originally Posted by DarkZ03

I care more about the 240/300/350 way more than I care for the 370/370v2.
Cars aren't made like they used to be.

Originally Posted by Heel Til I Die

Street's closed, pizza boy. Find another way home!

Originally Posted by bealljk

I love the 240z … had one for a year and sold it.

I love the 300zx, almost bought one while in college but looking back glad it didnt work out

love the 350z. I think the 370z and the VHR will go down as Nissans most potently upgradable engine (minus the tuning aspect - I think ECUtek is the only game in town?) I think between the larger displacement, the variable timing, variable lift, 7500rpm rev limit it’s the best.

I think the 350z will be the most friendly upgradable engine with similar but not as big of numbers as the VHR. Parts a plenty, more tuning options, easy to work on / fix rebuild / benefits of variable intake timing, no hassle of exhaust timing or variable lift (the mechanism of the variable lift looks nasty complicated).

God bless the GTR and the VR30 … but is a mod’d 3.0liter really going to make more hp and torque than either a mod’d 3.5 or 3.7 all things being equal?

Originally Posted by DarkZ03

The VR38 is nasty and has higher potential than the VR30 and VQ37, the 37 is held back by VVEL I think as most serious builds I see for that engine remove it.

Originally Posted by i8acobra

*Vortech... Vortec is a Chevy engine. Sorry, pet peeve.