My friend's dad has a 2005(?) 350Z convertible (automatic) and he was looking at my car the other day and said something along the lines of "too bad you'll still lose to my Z". My car is stock and I'm sure it would be a close race, but he would probably win. Anyone know stock for stock who would have an edge? Also, I'm probably getting my Stage 2 in the late spring or early summer. I would think I should definitely be able to beat him then. Yes? No? Just wondering....

 

stock for stock....ehh sorry bud...

 

Not happening, my friends got a G35(same as Z) and he up and left me.

 

i dontk now about stock for stock, but my buddy has an 05 6-speed with intake and exhaust and i put a car and a half on him from 50-120. that was before my exhaust

 

no chance in hell, sorry... i test drove a brand new one and that bitch is fast.

 

I donno, ive seen my friend run one randomly and it was very close he started to pull right at the end.
It should be close if you can drive.

 

Stock for stock you will lose

 

every time i drive my friends 2006 g35 6 spd, i am highly dissapointed. it drives nice and i would love to have the car. but i think its slow. with my mods i destroy them, im not sure about you tho.

 

Jigyflyuk07 is talking about me. This was from a dig and when i was stock. This 350z also had AT LEAST an exhaust because it sounded mean. He pulled maybe a car on me.

My mom owns a G35 and when I do drive it, it has a LOT of low end torque compared to the cobalt but I honestly believe from a roll they are not faster then a cobalt. Now from a dig....their vdc system is pretty good at keeping you from spinning.

But good god they handle like a dream!

 

Thanks guys, that's about what I figured. I'll just wait for the mods and then it looks like I'll have a real good shot.

 

Try it stock and see how it goes first. You'll be suprised, but in the good kind of way.

 

^^I would do that, and then once you get your mods you can show that your less expensive car can run and beat a 350

 

a stage 2 will be faster than a g35

 

I think a stock one wouldnt fair to bad either.

 

Yea I looked up 0-60 times and they're pretty close... we'll see. If I race him I'll be definitely let you guys know how it goes

 

guys you are grouping up the Z's all together. first off its an 05, they dont have the same power as the new ones. 2nd, its vert, way heavier. 3rd, its an auto, which decreases its HP more so thant he standard. granted if you go from a dig its a much easier car to launch, but any kind of roll and i think you would hang nicely, if not win.

practice your launch and you should have a shot

 

You can't really know how fast a car is from a test drive. Every car feels alot different from each other and "feeling" fast doesn't mean it is. I can only tell you from my experiances:

When I was stock I have beat stock 350s. Then again I ran a 14.2 @ 100mph 1/4th stock so that could have something to do with it. Most SS/SCs run 14.4s-14.7s stock. With my current mods, I have not run into a 350Z that can hang with me, modded or not. A auto will be quick off the line and have a great 60" time. I would expect the 350Z auto to pull right from 1st gear, and lead all the way to the bottom of 3erd. If your lucky and drive perfect you could pull even in low 3erd and slowly roll ahead by 100-110mph. Converts are also heavier from what I understand. Btw, most of my kills on modded 350Zs were not from a dig but from our infamous 30-40 roll.

 

Awesome guys, more good info.

I was figuring I'd have a shot b/c (as hatrickstu said), his is a auto/vert which is slower/heavier. We'll see...

 

good luck

 

Just watch out for their low end torque. It's pretty vicious in the VQ35DE engine.

 

I think in this situation the auto tranny might play a possible difference. I ran against a manual 350z all season last year. i was 1/2 second slower. however, i didn't break out big in one event and he wasn't catching me. i had to sandbag to try and save the race, but didn't do it soon enough. i still broke out by 1/10th.

 

okay this is from experience. i beat a 06 350z roadster auto with test pipes only and on 20" with a light system and i got him by like 2 cars, with me having only intake an exhaust. then i raced a 06 6 speed with intake and exhaust and other light stuff he got me by like a car and a half. with stage two and 2.9 youll eat him

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UKbiOulMQSQ
here's a vid of a stock ss vs a stock 350 ... not sure about the quality of the drivers...

 

His Z is stock as is my Cobalt for now. My feeling is that as of now stock for stock, he would have the edge from a dig because I've only had the car a few weeks and I'm still perfecting launching it (tips?), but from 30 or 40, I think I might have the edge.

 

An auto convertable Z will be a good race, with him winning in the end. Stage 2 and you should just edge him out.

If you really want to win, gut your car before you race. You may just get it then.