Cool video with these 2 cars!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrlfZp-hDCg

 

Cool Video...thanks for posting

 

Thanks for sharing. Woulda been nice if we could hear the fricken cars and not him talking the whole time!!

Couple of notes, I think that vid just made me fall in love with Race Red !! And second, we now have another wheel that is confirmed to fit over the Brembos: the 18" SVE 2003 10th Anniversary Replica wheels! You can get them at Latemodel Restoration Supply!....(for all you Brembo Pkg wheel haters out there )

 

Very cool. Glad we smoked that new 370.

 

I'm just happy that 5.0 was faster than the 370 around the track

And Patrick I don't like those SVE wheels either :P

 

Haha so hard to please. Eh, I like them, but really only on the SN95s. I have OEM 10th Anniv wheels on my car now, but they are powdercoated all black. I had actually planned on doing that, then I found a set on ebay from a guy in PA who had an 03 Cobra with some crazy custom flame job. He had them done when the car was the stock Torch Red, but after he had the custom blue/white flames done, I guess he decided he wanted something flashier.

But at least those who don't like the Brembo wheels have another option confirmed!

 

I like them , then again I have them in black on my black 02 GT...So I guess I am biased. I loved watching the Stang fly around the course, but couldn't help notice how high it seems to ride....

 

Interesting... the two cars i am currently shopping.

One thing though...

Why usa 370z vert? The 370z vert @ ~3460lbs is still light compared to the mustang but it is roughly 200lbs heavier than a vanilla Z. I wonder how much faster the lighter and more rigid hard top 370z woulda been.

 

I was curious why they didn't use the hardtop as well. I found the weight on the hardtop to be 3320 lbs.

 

Depends where you look i guess. Nissanusa has 3232 for the base hardtop Z and 3426 for the vert. So, ~200lbs.

I suppose i could stop being lazy and head over to the 370z boards and see what customer cars weigh.

 

I'll believe that when I witness it with my own eyes. Ha, Ha, Ha, 3232! Sure that's it.

By the way, Edmunds.com has it as 3232; I still don't believe it. Here's what I found:
Base, 3,232 lbs. Touring, 3,278 lbs. Nismo, 3,300 lbs. Roadster, 3426

 

Some would be surprized at the rigidity of the 370Z vert. It's no hard top but Nissan paralleled the development of the two cars as to be a mininally compromising in the vert as well. Probably one of, if not, the most rigid vert out these days. Hear good things about the 2011 Mustang vert as well though!

 

Aren't those wheels really heavy? I know a lot hate the brembo wheels but I personally like them

Wheel Weights:
18x9 = 27lbs
18x9 w/ 255/45/18 tire = 55lbs

18x10 = 25lbs
18x10 w/ 275/40/18 = 57lbs

Anyone have weights on the brembo wheels?

 

The actual weight wasn't really the issue i was trying to discuss. The hardtop Z is a good bit ligther than the vert regardless of the actual weight of these things. That, plus more rigidity, would translate to a faster lap time.

I'd be interesting to know how close the Z would be able to get to the 5.0's time.

Sounds interesting... would love to read more about it...

Where did you hear/read that? Not trying to call you out i am genuinely curious.

 

Honestly I remeber it being said in a video review so I don't know if I have the time to hunt it down, sorry, not trying to evade your question, just don't recall. If I do find it I will post it, you can go here for a few interesting facts though:
http://www.insideline.com/nissan/370...full-test.html

http://www.lunch.com/Sub5Zero/review...le_Review.html

http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/dr..._370z_roadster

Maybe I took some of the wording improperly, sorry, I have been hit with a few roadside bombs unfortunately, I hope you will excuse my complete lack of a some of my memory function.