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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Well, here is the long and short of it. I've loved 350z's since I was 13 (they first came out) and I finally will be the proud owner of one tomorrow morning at 10a.m. I found a gorgeous 2006 Dark Cherry 350z just down the road for me, test drove it and fell in love with it immediately.

My main question is that the previous owner the dealer got it from did some minor stuff under the hood putting in a nice CAI and a Gforce "Performance Chip" (lol). I want to know how much you guys think the CAI mainly will impact my fuel economy? What can I expect to see on open highway driving around 65mph and city driving?

It's the automatic tranny also, thanks in advance! I hope to be very active here coming up in the near future!
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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If its a 2006, that color is called Interlagos Fire.

And your mpg etc wont really change much- you still wont get many mpg in a Z, regardless. Its pretty much negligible.

And as you likely know, that performance chip was probably a waste of the previous owners $35. haha

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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Damn, that's a freaking sweet color name not gonna lie. The dealer kept calling it brown and I said "no..." multiple times haha.

The chip I figured was a complete waste but he did put it on display nicely haha, I've heard of people getting close to 28-30mpg on open highways with not too much uphill driving in their 350z's, what do you think of those numbers? Being too hopeful?
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Damn, that's a freaking sweet color name not gonna lie. The dealer kept calling it brown and I said "no..." multiple times haha.

The chip I figured was a complete waste but he did put it on display nicely haha, I've heard of people getting close to 28-30mpg on open highways with not too much uphill driving in their 350z's, what do you think of those numbers? Being too hopeful?
28 mpg is probably do-able depending on your mph. I generally drive back/forth between Cincinnati and Charlotte, doing about 70-80mph and average around 25mpg. I'd guess if you were at 65mph on the highway 28 mpg would happen.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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And yes, its a bad *** color. I have the same one. Here is our thread with people posting pics etc of their IF cars:

https://my350z.com/forum/350z-colors...agos-fire.html
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 03:23 AM
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Welcome,great color!
Guys usually don't buy a Z with mpg being a major draw.
Maybe 25mpg hwy is a realistic #.
By the way,in case you have not already looked it up,
Interlagos fire is named after a racing circuit in Brazil.
As recently posted,Many of the Z colors are named after
race tracks or circuits.
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 03:47 AM
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Congrats on the Z! Make sure you post in the right forum though.. Moved!!
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 04:19 AM
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Congrats on the interlagos fire!
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 05:47 AM
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Welcome! We need pics when you pick it up.

Interlagos Fire is by far the most beautiful color/name combo for the Z.

Enjoy!
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 06:16 AM
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welcome and congrats
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 06:54 AM
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welcome
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Old Aug 20, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Welcome and congrats
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