That is absolutely right my man! Thats the whole entire point of me writing my little rant! In the end, if you have 30k in mods to your 30k car,, its still a z and 99.9% of the people that see the car would think thats a waste of money bc you could have a way sicker, and higher class sports car for that. But!!!!!!! you will get props from the Z owner,,, and trust me you may beat that 911 tt porsche , but that guy driving doesnt give a flying **** bc he could prob buy 5 of your cars, he will forget about you by the time he pulls into his 4 car garage at his mansion.

 

First of all, I get compliments and "props" from A LOT more people than just Z owners.

Second, if you buy a car just to impress people, you have a completely different set of issues. I bought my car because I wanted a 350Z. I don't give a flying *** what other people "think" of my car.

As for the 911 TT owner just shrugging a 350Z that just kicked his @ss off. Not so fast. I've run two 911 TTs (one modded and one stock) and both of them were pretty sore about it after they lost. One of them I talked to for a bit and he was pissed that he'd spent as much money as he did and still had to worry about getting pulled by a much cheaper, "lower status" car.

I don't think you can say that people who drive nicer cars don't give a cr@p when a cheaper car is faster. If I lost to a civic, I'd be pissed and I'd feel the need to "up my game" so it didn't happen again. Hence, I have a 350Z. There are hardly any street driven, cheaper cars that can hand me my ***, yet I didn't spend a small fortune making my car fast.

 

+58000000000...rich guys haaaaaaate it when someone who spent way less on their car beats them...30K into the engine of a Z beats most any stock car short of a veyron...V8 guys and porsche guys hate our guts when we beat them...i'm going FI as soon as i can

 

I love how people act like they pull over and chat like a couple of pals after an illegal streetrace,, that **** doesnt happen in NY or NJ!

 

I ran into the porsche owner in a parking lot and set up a run and then we met back in the parking lot afterwards. Still don't believe me?

 

If he was pissed about losing, why did he follow you back to the lot after the race to talk?

 

Dude i believe you for the sake of arguement, i was just pointing out a funny thing that i have seen people post before, like after an illegal streetrace, you meet up and actually talk with the person you just beat,,, that has never happened to me, even when i was big into the illegal street racing honda scene here in NJ and NY,, after a race that you win here, people plot on your car to steal it!!!!!!!!! lol

 

I estimate the average porsche owner is a bit more mature than your average civic driving ricer (or 350z owner, for that matter). That, and the fact he's from the midwest and not some ***hole-ridden state like NJ.

 

 

And honestly, ive been locked up for streetracing my last honda I had, and it did wonders for my future career in law enforcement, let me tell you!! 3 years out of college and im still not where i want to be bc of that! I have also had friends die in either illegal bike or car street racing so i am totally against anything like that. Now that im thinking about it, actually not buying a TT setup for my ride might be because of my past experience with illegally racing. I guess i figure im not going to be at the track every week, and having a stupid fast street car will only get me into trouble and provoke me to race on the streets like an idiot anyways. I mean really how fast do you need to go to and from work or whatever? I wouldnt even be able to appreciate the FI to its fullest. thats just me though

 

That's what test n tune night is for. There are also many organizations around for open autocross and road racing events.

I'm no big street racer, but I have been known to have a little fun. I would just prefer to be extremely selective with who I run and where we run. This would never include racing on busy roads... Oh, and a Valentine 1 is a worthwhile investment.

 

Oh yeah, Florida must be a whole lot better, old people go there to retire and die! Every state has its a-holes thats not really a fair thing to say, we just happen to have alot,, and ones with attitudes that dont take bs

 

Did you have to pick up the soap for Bubba (j/k)?
You are close to Englishtown, what are you complaining about?

 

Honestly, all of my friends and I used to go to Englishtown every wednesday for test and tune, or open track, but now its like 25 bucks to do that, and your not guaranteed 3 runs,,, **** that!! Also thats where criminals and car thiefs case your car, (case meaning get your license plate number, get your vin#'s of your dash,, all that stuff) its just not worth it,, Englishtown has turned into a criminal gathering among whos who of NJ and NY streetracing scenes. Also i didnt think that anybody with a TT Z would autocross at all, isnt it more for straight out drag?? With considerations for overheating and such??

 

No i didnt pick up the soap! lol there were no nasty Nates up in there that night!! yeah i do live very close to etown, thats not the point, its the cost vs. the amount of runs you get,, straight up ripp-off. And all the undesirable people there!!

 

From what you sound like, you need a Vortech+tune for the pwer and lots of suspension/brakes/wheels work...
Thanks for the warning about the Englishtown, BTW.

 

Dude just ask Jay or Julien at MRC about that,, they're right down the street from there. Although, please note that my opinion for ETOWN is like that bc of the Honda scene that I was once involved with, but im sure if you have any kind of nice, fast car with FI goodies on it, you can be targeted,,, a good thing to do is take your plates off when you get to the entrance,, I always did that,

 

I've been to the shop a few times, so I am familiar with them...

 

I was thinking about the vortech until I saw a car at MRC that popped with that setup and a conservative tune,, i dont know.