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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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has anybody seen the new Road and Track, it has an article on Nissans Secret Z. Its pretty awesome, its got a longer nose, a longer rear, full bodykit, all nismo parts, and comes with 300hp, the first 5 prototypes are already sold, in japan, but i think they said they were planning to go in production. check it out.
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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ah damn, figures,

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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Tig Love the back to the future image!!

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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It seemed interesting until I saw that it did 0-60 slower than our cars, unless the 5.8 sec figure posted was a mistake. Maybe they meant 4.8, anyway, It looks nice and I'm sure it handles like a dream, but I dont think Id be spending 50 grand on it.
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well, the point of that car is for racing teams and companies to purchase them and to build it up from there. DriftKing Tsuchiya, who thinks 350Z are crappy sh!tty cars(not my words, it's a translated quote), was completely in love with this one

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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Originally posted by sleeperbold
It seemed interesting until I saw that it did 0-60 slower than our cars, unless the 5.8 sec figure posted was a mistake. Maybe they meant 4.8, anyway, It looks nice and I'm sure it handles like a dream, but I dont think Id be spending 50 grand on it.
If you read the article, the author says it's the same time as what he'd gotten on a stock 350Z. So there you have it, Sam Mitani can't drive.
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 06:55 AM
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That car is a bloated sack of crap.

It's just a ridiculous body kit that weighs way too much and causes the S-Tune 350Z to be slower even with the hp increase.
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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According to Sam Mitani, though, when he road shotgun, he could tell how much firmer the car was at high speeds. The body kit in this case actually does work, aerodynamically. Oh, and the speed governor's been removed, I think.
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 09:09 AM
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IMO, if I wanted a car with overhangs like that I would have purchased a Camero/Firebird (no offense to those owners).
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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yeah... i just purchased the mag today cause of the front cover... not knowing that i could have read the entire article on their site... <sigh>

oh well... it's all good.. it's worth it

the car's a bit bette than the stock car.... it's got a lot better handling and stuff altogether....

i do like how it looks, but i'm still more attracted to the original version.....
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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300hp Id guess =headers, exhaust, intake. if that actually adds up to 300, Id be a tad suprised. but whatever.

the better handling should be from the Stune suspension, not the body kit.

theyll probably charge 10k for 5k worth of parts just cause.
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by tig488
has anybody seen the new Road and Track, it has an article on Nissans Secret Z. Its pretty awesome, its got a longer nose, a longer rear, full bodykit, all nismo parts, and comes with 300hp, the first 5 prototypes are already sold, in japan, but i think they said they were planning to go in production. check it out.
Just read the article online. Thanks for pointing it out.

Well, the article pretty much nixes the notion of the upped HP "anniversary" addition showing up as a 2005.5 model in this US. No big deal, IMHO. The body is overdone and only makes sense in the context of JGTC racing. And the price is way beyond over-inflated.

What's interesting, of course, are the engine mods. While the boost is only to 300 HP, I'd love to hear the sound of that baby under my hood.

It's also pretty obvious to me any hopes of the 300 HP motor making it into 2005 models is slim and none. Too bad.
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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thay ain't goin into produkshun with the long-nose z....they only "produced" 5 so they could enter a couple races...
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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Did anyone read the article in the same mag were they did the comparison between the RX-8 and the G35?
In overall points, the RX-8 "won" Which I thought was a little odd seeing as they seemed to slightly favor the G in the article.
They liked the G`s motor, back seat space, and looks better.
They practically called the RX-8 "ugly".
they liked the 8`s tranny better though.
Score was G35, 382.8, RX-8, 385.2

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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Weight: 3470 lb
Weight Distib: 52/48
0-60: 5.8 sec

This car is just fugly. I am sorry. Why would you want to put a body kit like this that doesn't even blend well to the overall shape of the car. The back body kid protudes out where it the hatch is. The front end is just too long. Acceleration is still no different.

OH whats the best part?


$60,000 for entire package (includes car)


Who'd want to add an extra $30 for that crap! Sorry..big thumbs down on this one.
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by 350zroadster
well, the point of that car is for racing teams and companies to purchase them and to build it up from there. DriftKing Tsuchiya, who thinks 350Z are crappy sh!tty cars(not my words, it's a translated quote), was completely in love with this one
When did he say 350Z are crappy and shitty cars. I have been watching all his videos testing different cars and he never said the 350Z is crappy. Hot Versions and Best Motorings, I got all the videos that talks about Z and the G and Tsuchiiya never said the car is crappy AT ALL. In fact, he said he would take a Fairlady (Z) or Skyline (G35 coupe) over the RX 8.
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 04:03 AM
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I have never heared him say that either.
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 04:57 AM
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Originally posted by rockinbboy
Weight: 3470 lb
buahahahahaha

describe that long nose Z in one word : FUGLY
Nissan - please keep that secret Z well hidden..
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