Alright well being new to the continental US, im from hawaii and i really want to have fun and see the US. being im going to be building my second forced induction Z and shipping it out to the mainland. i was just wondering if anyone with a turbo z has done and long distance driving like > 5hrs. just wanted to know how your Z did. any issues? etc.

 

no issues with stock block drove 10 hours on built block have driven 4 hours

 

I have a G...not a Z ....I have driven 800 to 900 3 or four times...From SC to TX...from TX to GA and so on.....no problem...except, I could not find any free gas

 

Built block
Louisiana to GA x 2
Louisiana to NC x2
Louisiana to Orlando x1

Ive had no issues knock on wood.

 

Socal to Seattle x3, Idaho, Minnesota, Texas x2.

 

I think a lot of guys, myself included, drive 3-4+ hours just to get to their tuner. Figure that the bulk of your highway time is off boost and pushing max flow through the intercooler.

 

I think you'll find - No problems - with right tune.

 

700+ miles (roughly 11-12 hrs) done two seperate times now in a built Z with no issues. Issues dont pop up when you drive the car normal Well, usually they dont.

 

Several +1000 mile round trip events over the past two years. So far, so good

Just watch the maintenance (oil level especially) on the long trips and more than likely you will be just fine.

Disclaimer: Nothing is for certain when you double the factory horsepower. Or in some recent cases, triple the factory horsepower

 

Driven it 6-7 hours to Seattle, and back again.

Its a car just like any other, I wouldn't be worried about driving it across country.

 

pretty much the norm that our customers do the long distance drive thing. None had issues until xkr hit a rabid dog and destroyed his wheel on the way home.

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I drove to Greensboro NC and Ohio no problems

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I've driven from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (250 miles) on a weekly basis and a few times Singapore to Penang (500 miles) with no problems in my TT G35.

If you know Malaysian highways and you know the local customs here, it is possible to cruise at 110mph and hit 160mph easily. So I am on boost more often than your average highway cruise

Once a month, I will make the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur run, head straight to Sepang International Circuit and do maybe 20 fast laps, and head back to Singapore in the evening with no problems at all

At the end of the day, 350Z/G35 with a built engine with a good tune should be as reliable as a OEM FI car like the EVOs and STIs.

 

+1, not sure why long distance would matter.

 

I go up and down Cali all the time. just dont boost hard when you see unfamiliar gas stations.

 

except you had no a/c!

 

I havent had A/C since the day I reinstalled my engine....

but that was personal preference

 

lolol - his a/c went boom but we were all glad it was the a/c and not the engine. I suspect the tow bill from NY to New Orleans costs a pretty penny

 

Good Info, Ill be making a trip from NY to KS in Jan.

 

hmm in my city. What were u down here for? (Greensboro)