mini Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Was following a moded Supra on the mototrway earlier today, he nailed it so I followed (as you do). It was quick, but not quick enough.....So..... What do you recon???? What's quicker? Quote
lomoto Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Was following a moded Supra on the mototrway earlier today, he nailed it so I followed (as you do). It was quick, but not quick enough.....So..... What do you recon???? What's quicker? a fully moded Supra would eat a Zed for breakfast like this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-SUPRA-TOP- ... dZViewItem Quote
mini Posted March 31, 2007 Author Posted March 31, 2007 Ouch!!!! That's got to be stupidly quick! The one I was following was in good shape with a tidy body kit, but when he put his foot down he couldn't loose me. Saying that maybe his brass pendulums weren't as big as his exhaust!!! Quote
Ian Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Ouch!!!! That's got to be stupidly quick! The one I was following was in good shape with a tidy body kit, but when he put his foot down he couldn't loose me. Saying that maybe his brass pendulums weren't as big as his exhaust!!! Possibly a non turbo then? A TT would kill a Zed if it had a few simple mods Quote
mini Posted March 31, 2007 Author Posted March 31, 2007 The zed would still look better though.... Quote
lomoto Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 The zed would still look better though.... thats it youve hit the nail on the head , if it was just about performance we would all be driving Evo's for the sort of money a Zed costs Quote
Guest prescience Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Agree generally with Tim - but would like to own this baby ... http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=862 Quote
Zedrush Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Before I got my Zed I was gonna get a TT Supra, I was in the middle of ordering it through total imports and was gonna spend ££££ on it to make it look exactly like this: everything the same, wheels bodykit e.t.c, and about 350bhp pushin with few mods. Only thing is, the car would of been 13 years old and although its quicker the headaches I would of had with it, something was bound to fail and go wrong with it considering the age. So when the Z came up I immediatly jumped ship and havent looked back. May not be quicker, but my goodness, it certainly has the feel of look of a fantastic car + not forgetting the great Z community Quote
nixy Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 totally agree with you - people end up spending thousands on cars that are really old - they do get lots of respect though! A tad too boy racerish for an oldie like myself. Quote
Removed Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 Was following a moded Supra on the mototrway earlier today, he nailed it so I followed (as you do). It was quick, but not quick enough.....So..... What do you recon???? What's quicker? a fully moded Supra would eat a Zed for breakfast like this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYOTA-SUPRA-TOP- ... dZViewItem it wouldn't eat a fully modded Z for breakfast though. It's only fair to compare similar engines and mods tbh. a NA Supra, for example is well slower than a NA Z. A TT Supra (standard) is a bit quicker than a NA Z. A TT Modded supra (which we all know can range to all sorts of HP, but which is the ceiling for driveability? they are RWD like the Z) would be similarly fast to a TT modded Z (same reasoning about BHP ceiling to make it driveable though. Then if you are talking about dyno queen status, the Supras have been known to pass the 1000bhp mark on dynos, but they have been out for decades (ie tuning companies have had longer to research and develop), and I'm quite sure the Z will reach that mark soon too (considering it's at the 855bhp right now) Quote
ir_fuel Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 it wouldn't eat a fully modded Z for breakfast though. It's only fair to compare similar engines and mods tbh. +1 Quote
lomoto Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 it wouldn't eat a fully modded Z for breakfast though. It's only fair to compare similar engines and mods tbh. ) Quite agree I was just answering the query raised .., not making up my own question Quote
Guest prescience Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 It's an weird expression isn't it 'eat it for breakfast', why not 'have it large with elevenses' or 'take it apart after a nice cup of tea and cucumber sandwiches' ... English language I guess Quote
Guest prescience Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 cucumber sarnies - love it! Yes, perhaps that was a bit misjudged since quite clearly a victory by 'a sarnie cucumber' would be a very narrow one indeed, in racing parlance, 'a short head' Quote
Sarnie Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 but wouldn't that be a banana sarnie? Watch it you Quote
Sarnie Posted April 1, 2007 Posted April 1, 2007 that avatar is SO wrong! LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Quote
Dan Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 The driveability thing is a very good point. I've had literally dozens of Supras in all stages of tune. Once you get much past a genuine 400-ish bhp they start to become a bit of a handful, especially in the wet. The standard traction control is quite slow to kick in and you can easily have the car half way through a hedge before it tries to help you out. I had one running a big Single and claiming 550bhp and it was mighty quick when it found grip but it was a total liability on the twisties. They are much better to drive on twisty roads with a fair bit less power. A standard Uk Supra ( ie Twin Turbo ) is quite a bit quicker than a standard Z, especially in the mid range where the Turbos deliver the most benefit but you have to bear in mind the Supra was a £40k car when new - and that was over 10 years ago - so it makes the Z a total bargain ! I'm still hoping Nissan will bring out a 350 bhp Turbo version of the Z because the chassis can handle it... Quote
Removed Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 on my way to Donny on Sunday I had the pleasure to play with a GTR that had definitely been tinkered with, on the "usual private road". I thought I'd get absolutely killed, and I did, but not as much as I thought I'd be. Wasn't from a standing start, but let's just say it pulled away at least 4 car lenghts rather easily, but getting to a certain speed, it wouldn't lose me any more. And yes, we were going rather fast Lined up later on and we gave each other the His reg was XAndy or similar, very nice GTR too. Quote
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