LOL... I can't do the break inn periode thingy I just can't.. anyways i must say that the g35c is not as fast as my Z was.. even with my bORLA EXHAUST ADDED.. BUT TONIGHT I RACED A 6 SPEED 2001 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDDITION MAXIMA 1ST AND 2CND GEAR WERE PRETYY EVEN 3RD 4TH I PULLED ON HIM... COOL GUY HE SAID HIS CAR HAS 265 HPS.. WHATVER 1ST KILL THOUGHT I'D SHARE

 

First off congrats on your first kill with the G. Second it's not a 25th Anniversary Edition its the 20th Anniversary Edition with 225hp from the factory so not sure if he was bluffing that he had the hp of the newer Maximas or had work done to it. Third of all with 280 horses I figured that the Maximas had no chance let alone keep up in 1st and 2nd gear.

 

New car, not past break in, ecu not reset, yea it would be slow. Do all those and your car would have smoked him.

 

I had to laugh at this one. I was wondering how could a 2001 Maxima have 10 more HP than my 255 HP 6spd 2002 Maxima SE has.

I think you got the 2001 confused with the 2004. The 2001 only has a 3.0 Litre 225 HP motor.

How many miles you got on that G35? Its really not a good idea to race while you are in your break-in period. Its your car though, do what you wanna do.

This is the reason why I don't buy used vehicles.

 

Umm, there are some 94-99 max's out there putting 220+hp at the wheels with pretty basic mods...they weigh much, much, much, much less than the G. I would say they can give it a fair run (if not spank the G outright) in straight line acceleration (of course the RWD helps). Once you hit the twisties though, the G would probably come into its own. Some of those max's are around 2900lbs...way less than the porkier G35/350Z. The new max is a different story...

NzZ

 

Great way to break your engine in!

 

I don't doubt his 265hp claim. I have a 20th Anniv Max also, but mine's an auto. With the mods on my car, I was approaching that figure myself. Also, the 20th Anniv weighs 3200lbs... about 250lbs lighter than the G35C.

Kinda unrelated, but my G35C got pulled by an '03 Maxima 6spd at the track that had a homemade CAI, y-pipe and catback. He ran a 14.09@100.6 to my 14.26@98.3. I guess it's time for some more mods!