I got sucked up by a 350Z Turbo

Mar 21, 2005 | 05:32 PM

Jon Winter

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I got sucked up by a 350Z Turbo

I was driving on I95 North in Baltimore, when I was passed by a silver 350Z with some nice wheels. I'm thinking no big deal, I can catch him at any time. My friends(2) that are in the car tell to go get him. I shift to 3rd gear, and pull next to him doing around 60mph. He looks at me, then takes off. WOW!! The Z got a little jump on me, but once he shifted I could hear his blow-off valves from his TURBO. We ran up to 120mph, and he had me 20'.

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Mar 21, 2005 | 05:41 PM

AMGod

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Maybe off the line next time things would be a little different.

Mar 21, 2005 | 05:44 PM

Vader13

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Maybe you should not race with all the dead weight.

Mar 21, 2005 | 06:48 PM

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Some of those turbo Z's can be pretty fast. Although you have a pulley and ECU so i dont know....

Mar 21, 2005 | 07:24 PM

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yeah, u got an extra 300 pound (could be more) in the car.,

Mar 21, 2005 | 07:25 PM

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You would have taken him without the passenger weight.

Mar 21, 2005 | 07:43 PM

Jon Winter

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Here is a dyno charts form a 350Z Turbo.

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Mar 21, 2005 | 11:49 PM

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heh, good luck... maybe if he started in 2nd gear....

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Maybe off the line next time things would be a little different.

Mar 22, 2005 | 02:37 AM

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or was in reverse :-)

Mar 22, 2005 | 09:16 AM

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My guess would be it was twin turbo 350z, they have sick power, i know there's APS twin turbo for 350z and stock they run 12 flat and 400rwhp with 380-400 ft of trq, pretty sick for a small car like Z!!!

Mar 22, 2005 | 10:53 AM

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heh, good luck... maybe if he started in 2nd gear....

Hope in the face of defeat is all I can offer. How's about, wait for his engine to melt since those turbo and supercharger guys are using FMUs to tune A/F ratios in this day and age; technology poor, IMHO. The VQ35 in NA design does not like boost. The ratio of engines blowing from VQs being converted to FI is pretty darn high. It usually happens right around that power dip that is prevalent in all VQ35 power curves. Technosquare can't even get around it on NA motors. Makes the E46 M3 Deathstar motor issue pale in comparison. Having had an '03 Enthusiast with much S tune parts for about 3 months, the platform has a lot of promise. The engine is very mod friendly in NA form. I got mine under 5 seconds 0-60 via G-Tech with factory ECU settings. IMHO, it is worthwhile waiting for a new factory tuned version of the GT-R. Will it be an 8 or twin turboed for its near 400 HP? If they go 8, then we'll know that the factory couldn't get twin turbos to be reliable enough to warranty, just like the current aftermarket.