Jons95c36amg

Actually the best stock time for a 03-04 350Z was a 13.6

Jons95c36amg

Hey Pete I ran Mids Z from a 5-100 in my C36 he got me by a car. Not bad for a 95 car with 90k miles stock. Mid has I,E,spacer.

HLG600

The stereotypical presumption of the 350Z driver devalues the car for what it is - same deal with the G35. I drove one, and felt that it was a solid, sporty car. Was it a Porsche, no. But, for $30K, it offered a lot of driving enjoyment.

What you have to understand is that anything can happen on the street. Take my car, for instance. If my transmission decides to be a PITA after adjusting to driving in traffic and doesn't downshift accordingly, that Civic Si someone mentioned would get a serious jump on me. Now, lets say I manually downshift the car into 2nd gear, his polyurethane bumper will melt from the exhaust heat.

The point of this musing is to illustrate how real world driving can be unpredictable. As Andrew said, his M3 outran a C6 Vette. We all know that a C6 has the potential to lay waste to an E46, but the story is feasible due to the fact that we take driver error into consideration.

The same principle is present with this story. It is obvious that the 350Z is a lighter, faster, and more agile car. Who knows, maybe he missed a gear - it was a new car and the driver hasn't fully been accustomed to it. Factor that in with the torque of the MB V8, and we have both a very happy SEL owner and a stunned 350Z owner on the same road.

One more thing, the 300CE 6.0 is awesome. That, and the V12 500E (well, now 600E) are probably my favorite W124's out there.

Cheers

350Zman

Nice run man...I know how fast Mids car is...He leaves me with ease since he got those mods....You are stock and he only beat you by a car. Says alot about how ahead of the time those cars were.. ..Anything with AMG on it I dont take lightly..Strike that...Anything with a Benz logo on it might be trouble for a Z....Gotta love them Merc's....Gotta come out to Captree one of these sundays and spank that C36 of yours

btw Another car from your cars era that I absolutely loved and almost got was the 95 540i..About as fast as our Z's..Its a fight to the death with one of those things...Still want one in black...Classic shape and still potent and looks mean....

Jons95c36amg

540is are nice but they dont have the AMG magic! BTW there is a 95 M5 on my block immaculate black one. It has 310hp I want to run him badly! Forget about the 400hp ones.

350Zman

Wow...I love those...Very rare...Individual throttle bodies etc....Damn...Never was able to find one it great condition....I almost bought one in 2001 but it had chassis damage that my mechanic spotted thankfully....It will give you a very good run...Twisties he should beat ya though...Bimmers usually handle a little better than the comparable Benz's...Is he selling

Jons95c36amg

I'm going to have a good talk with him about running.

Gimpster621

for what its worth heres me racing benzoboi's 02 cl500 last year. i had intake and exhaust. got a bit more mods now but i found it on you tube =D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj5m_k5UjqI

now i have plenum spacer, crank pulley, high flow cats, and a ecu from technosquare. dyno in my sig

with my current set up i walk on my friend 05 m3 smg pretty good from about 50-110. then he slowly picks up ground but by they we run outta road and have to slow down. i have it on tape somewhere online but cant find it. benzoboi can attest to it =D

while i agree 350z's aren't the fastest in the world i think in general 350z's get bashed alot. dont know why. its great bang for the buck and alot more reliable than alot of cars. i had a 00 audi a6 2.7t before and after warranty was up spent at least 2-3k a year just on maintenance and repairs

350Zman

Oh no...You mentioned walking an M3 without needing boost.... AA isnt going to like that..He told me in a pm that only boosted Z's can run with or beat those "racecar" M3's...

Gimpster621

lol im guessing you had some heated discussions with someone here. i'll try to look for that video but my dyno is on my sig. im making 265 rwhp and average e46 m3's make about 270 rwhp. and less torque. plus they are about 2-300 pounds heavier than my 05.

350Zman

Yep if you read the whole thread you will know who it is....Pretty close minded chap that one....Id leave offering any pros for the Z alone as its a pretty hated car on this board....Never knew how bad a car it was until I came here...Thats even after 1 1/2 years of mostly trouble free ownership

AndrewAZ

Its not hated its your attitude along with the majority of 350z drivers.

Gimpster621

are you getting these numbers from the same place you found out 420sel's have 300+ hp and torque?

i dunno what 350z drivers you talk to but the majority of my buddies with z's are chill. then again most are in the industry or in well known car crews so they dont start any trouble. i dont have any problems with your lil arguement with 350zman because with the name calling and all that it seems like its a bit personal but seems to me like uve had bad experiences with 350z's

AndrewAZ

Great looks like the 350z forum is coming over here. Don't even try and defend 350zman he is the one that lays out the personal attacks. And I don't get why you guys keep touting the "uve had a bad experience with 350'zs" no I have not its the drivers and I would say the highest percentage of douchebag drivers I have run into drive 350z's and G35's.


Seriously dont come here to start crap. If you want to prove me wrong then stay over in your forum coming over here and attacking me just proves my point that you are douchebags. Just let me be close minded.

Gimpster621

woah hold your horses man im just responding to your posts. im not one to start crap trust me. just u generalized 350z's so i wanted to know why.and i dont think i ever defended 350zman. also stating that you are close minded doesnt help your case. either way no more from me in this thread. have fun you two.

350Zman

There are 3 of us here and he fells like the forum is coming after him..Dude you have a serious problem...I didnt start with you...You brought up nonsense you heard, read, saw from other forums, Z drivers etc and automatically stereotyped me as such even though I never uttered anything remotely close to the stupid ish you keep bringing up...

I tried to be reasonable with you but you are too close minded to have a intelligent conversation with....Jumping all over Gimpster is proof of your unstable behavior just because you hear 350z or see a 350z owner...Relax its just cars....I ride you because of that unstableness...If you were cool and objective I wouldnt.....

AndrewAZ

I sarcastically said it because 350zman was being a douchebag.

Then you come over here and try and start pointless crap for something that I apologized a long time ago about how I was wrong and was thinking about a different car. Also you start the same crap about how I hate all 350z your pulling the same crap as 350zman.. I dont know you but I hope you are a better person than him and sorry to come off sounding like an *** to you but you starting out sounding like him.

AndrewAZ

Come after me all you want. I really dont care.

350Zman

LMAO dude...I dont know whats going on with you...Maybe you are having a tough time in life right now....This is the internet....You dont judge someone from just a few posts....Just like you dont judge someone because of the car they drive.....Reread your posts and tell me you didnt start this nonsense....Continuous negative crap thrown at me because you think Im like some 350z guy that pissed you off....Grow up or I hope you get over whatever is making you this ****...

AndrewAZ

ooo I am so pissed now my blood is boiling... I am going to follow you around here and post LAME POST under every post you make...

baybenzo

BenzoBoi

Can't we all just get along?

JRAMGV8

LOL

Gimpster621

ok i lied 1 more post here.......+1 sun. i dont discriminate LOL

k_lundquist

I drive a G35, and I am a douchebag.