Whats wrong with most of you people?
Originally Posted by DIGItonium
LOL I was thinking more in line with V8 300s, Camry, TL Type-S, Accord, Avalon, etc.
Originally Posted by sq40
+1, Granny and her 4 little ones can out-match the Z in the straigt away anymore.. 287hp in 2003 was awesome.. 306hp in 2007 is meh...
The Z is a sports car not a GT cruiser. It needs to shrink by 10% in length, get 10% wider and probably 15% less portly.
The 3.7 from the G should be more than enough at 3k pounds. After that, it's time for a look into the future or cylinder management for economy, and on-demand turbocharging.
I see back to the 3.0 in the future, once gas hits $8 a gallon.
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Originally Posted by TheGest
How do you keep saying the 08 is going to be a 3.7 engine, You dont even know, im about 90 sure the 3.7 Z is going to be realeased in 09. Just when the GT-R is going to be released, they are not about to change the motor on a yearly basis, sorry no 3.7 Z in 08, My 2 cents
Non-revup 05
Revup 06
HR 07
Nope Nissan doesnt change motors by the year
G37 = 350 Cousin = Will get VQ37 Asap...possibly track model 08's maybe the whole MT line....its anyones guess but try to at least stick to the facts....nissan has changed the motor every year for the past 3 years in a row....whats one more before a complete redesign? Especially since it would revamp Z sales which havent been the best lately
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Originally Posted by DIGItonium
The HP war is getting out of hand. How much more N/A power can we extract out of a V6 without driving up costs and fuel consumption? It's a tough call.
The FWD sedans are getting power that's becoming overkill. I don't mind a "sport" trim of a sedan with more thrust, while the rest have practical power and improved fuel economy.
Look at the domestics. The typical sedans are moving up to V8s with 400HP and whatnot.
Back then, driving a 300HP (Z32-TT) felt great and everyone was amazed by it's power. Nowadays, 300HP is weak sauce when a Camry or Accord can run just as fast.
The FWD sedans are getting power that's becoming overkill. I don't mind a "sport" trim of a sedan with more thrust, while the rest have practical power and improved fuel economy.
Look at the domestics. The typical sedans are moving up to V8s with 400HP and whatnot.
Back then, driving a 300HP (Z32-TT) felt great and everyone was amazed by it's power. Nowadays, 300HP is weak sauce when a Camry or Accord can run just as fast.
Fuel economy shouldn't be much of an issue anyways. You can afford a $30k car, there's no reason you should be worried about a few mpg here and there for some more hp (even though that compromise has yet to be the case).
Originally Posted by TheGest
How do you keep saying the 08 is going to be a 3.7 engine, You dont even know, im about 90 sure the 3.7 Z is going to be realeased in 09. Just when the GT-R is going to be released, they are not about to change the motor on a yearly basis, sorry no 3.7 Z in 08, My 2 cents
Originally Posted by SergEK
No yearly motor change
Non-revup 05
Revup 06
HR 07
Nope Nissan doesnt change motors by the year
G37 = 350 Cousin = Will get VQ37
Non-revup 05
Revup 06
HR 07
Nope Nissan doesnt change motors by the year
G37 = 350 Cousin = Will get VQ37
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Originally Posted by TheGest
How do you keep saying the 08 is going to be a 3.7 engine, You dont even know, im about 90 sure the 3.7 Z is going to be realeased in 09. Just when the GT-R is going to be released, they are not about to change the motor on a yearly basis, sorry no 3.7 Z in 08, My 2 cents
Why doesn't Nissan just put it out what the '08 Z is going to offer? If they don't, then we speculate on it getting 330hp but when they roll out unchanged from '07, we'll be disappointed.
Originally Posted by xray2
True. It's probably time to go the Elise route and cut the chubby.
The Z is a sports car not a GT cruiser. It needs to shrink by 10% in length, get 10% wider and probably 15% less portly.
The 3.7 from the G should be more than enough at 3k pounds. After that, it's time for a look into the future or cylinder management for economy, and on-demand turbocharging.
I see back to the 3.0 in the future, once gas hits $8 a gallon.
The Z is a sports car not a GT cruiser. It needs to shrink by 10% in length, get 10% wider and probably 15% less portly.
The 3.7 from the G should be more than enough at 3k pounds. After that, it's time for a look into the future or cylinder management for economy, and on-demand turbocharging.
I see back to the 3.0 in the future, once gas hits $8 a gallon.
Originally Posted by JDMFairladyZ33
Actually it makes more sense for Nissan to switch next year to the 3.7 because they've already done so with the Infiniti line. The old VQ35DE's are still being used in Altimas and other models but the Z has already moved to the HR. It doesn't make any sense for Nissan to product 2 different HR motors for the Z and G. The 3.7 is the new HR motor anyways with a higher displacement. Also, Nissan does change motors one year after another. Look what happened between 05->06->07. And techically, the 3.7 will not be a "new" motor from the existing HR.
Only the G coupe has the 3.7
The G sedan still keeps the 3.5
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