Turboextreme Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) As this is a thread for all 370Z Nismo stuff, thought I would share some more pics : Edited January 17, 2015 by Turboextreme Quote
Turboextreme Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Was just looking on Autotrader yesterday and noticed that the Nismo is dropping in value and by quite a bit since October time last year. Quote
Turboextreme Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 They're hardly an investment Yes you are right That depends on how much you paid for it though. Quote
370Ad Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 So bloody jealous after those photos Yeah I saw a MK1 on ebay for 26k earlier! Quote
Will370z Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Bit weird when it gets to the donkeys and you could play a drinking game with the number of times he says "but i digress", but it sure does look good in red 1 Quote
sipar69 Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Yep. Look great in red. the Mk1 was also available in red in the US but didn't make it here. Quote
ioneabee Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 he doesn't like the clutch ......he's an american - no americans like clutches ............but I digress Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 OK chappies I thought I'd pen a review of my 370Z Nismo Mk1 which pretty much resonate with the other views. Bought a black one because it looked the most menacing(!) and the bumper colour matches on the white and silver models were hilariously poor. Previous motor for the last three years was an upreved 350z DE with Berk HFC & Milltek exhast. Also had Whiteline ARBs front & back, MPSS & Ferodo DS2500 pads: Positive: Stunning in the flesh, gets stared at and photographed everywhere. Big chassis improvement, nowhere near as firm and unforgiving as the journos would have you believe. Great compliance, no body roll, nicely biased towards mild oversteer, grips grips grips, good feedback from the helm (given that it's not an Exige). Actually prefer a slightly lighter clutch action as the DE was on the heavy side. Slightly shorter gear box throw + 1st > 2nd much quicker. Noticeably quicker off the line. Synchro Rev is cool but does take some of the fun out of driving. Negatives: Absolutely woeful engine note. This is going to need some serious induction and exhaust mods to sound anything like a 3.7L V6. Quick off the line but the bum dyno simply isn't detecting the feeling and sensation of speed - probably a lot to do with the muted exhaust? Engine feels badly synced to the gearbox ratios - that kind of thing. Felt faster in the 350z! Terrible tyre roar from those bloody Bridgestones. Literally cannot wait to get some MPSS on these, only 8,000 deafening miles to go :-( Lazy throttle response - I mean ridiculously diesel truck lazy. I cannot believe they've engineered it like this! Crying out for an Uprev de-restriction and lighter flywheel. Brakes are a bit soft / lack bite. Some other niggle but otherwise I'm enjoying it. Needs a lot of modifications to get it singing which is annoying (but not uncommon these days uness you're in an F-type). Abbey Motorsport will no doubt enjoy emptying my wallet again :-( BTW the Mk2 looks better in the flesh than it does in the pics, but the rear bumper is still too wide relative to the ducktail spoiler. Best aesthetic enhancements are inside the cabin which is nicer than the Mk1 with darker plastics (none of that cheap shiny silver argos midi system crap), those lovely but less comfy recaros and full alcantara wheel rather than 50/50 which feels weird in use (change of steering wheel texture while turning is not nice). Still prefer the Mk! - the dropnose, alloys and spoiler just make it for me. Horses for courses. DT Quote
Will370z Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Good summary turtle, exactly my experience of the mk1 I test drove. Have fun with the future mods. Quote
sipar69 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Funny. Mine felels distinctly quicker than both of my previous 370s. Definitely agree on the exhaust. Doesn't do the car justice. I lasted about a month before shelling out for a new system. You might need to manage your expectations of how much difference MPSS will make to the tire roar. I've had 370s with both Bridgestones and MPSS. The MPSS are marginally quieter but not much. Tire roar is just a feature of the 370 you have to get used to. A proper sounding exhaust helps a lot. Enjoy the new car and post up some pics Edited February 1, 2015 by sipar69 Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 noted re mpss but they made a more noticeable difference on the 350z imho. They were also a better tyre in terms of feedback, sidewall softness and most importantly, wet grip. Gonna be a while before I can change them though. having done another couple of hundred miles I have to say that the car is defo faster but it a the lack of exhaust note does make it psychologically harder to appreciate that. The aero seems to work well; amazed at how stable it is at 140mph. Which is when the 350z would be getting all nervous. However I think the drag from the wing does limit top speed and it wasn't making much headway north of that. has anywone cracked 150 without needing a runway? Other annoying niggles; crap steering wheel buttons, tiny glove box, usb doesn't juice enough to charge a phone, using the bottle holder makes changing gear harder, the wing mirror vibrates too much, nowhere to conveniently store sunglasses, Bose system simply not as punchy as the 350, still no reach adjustment. But these are all forgivable even taken as a whole. But that bloody tyre noise and wind shear argh Nissan wtf... absolutely loving the chassis though, just deliciously engineered. Such a pleasure to swing around in! Quote
sipar69 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Totally with you on the MPSSs in general. Great tyres. And with you on the chasis. It's probably the most significant improvement over the standard 370 - very flat and poised on the bends. I posted a review of my exhaust upgrade which may be of interest if you've not seen it already. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/83723-my-nismo-given-the-cobra-and-stillen-treatment/ Know what you mean about attention - it keeps coming Quote
sipar69 Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 The USB doesn't charge a phone?! Seems to charge my ageing IPod Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 The USB doesn't charge a phone?! No - it just kept my HTC One at stable charge rather than increase it. Better than nothing but I might have to use the 12v adapter thing in future which is annoying... Quote
ioneabee Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 it charges my HTC One - I'm assuming that the internal systems are the same as my GT Edition Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 Totally with you on the MPSSs in general. Great tyres. And with you on the chasis. It's probably the most significant improvement over the standard 370 - very flat and poised on the bends. I posted a review of my exhaust upgrade which may be of interest if you've not seen it already. http://www.350z-uk.c...llen-treatment/ Know what you mean about attention - it keeps coming Already put a deposit on gumpy's Cobra, that Nismo POS is coming straight off! Was tossing up HFCs or Decats and erring towards the latter. Might also be thinking about some induction mods (don't care if a lose a few horses). Any CEL issues with your stillen / hfc combo? Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted February 1, 2015 Posted February 1, 2015 it charges my HTC One - I'm assuming that the internal systems are the same as my GT Edition Hmm weird. Well it was plugged in, 75% at the start and 60% at the end of the journey so no charge. Unless the bluetooth drains the battery like a motherf*cker?! Quote
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