rjohnson1993 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 All, The time has come for me to decide my future with the Z, and its a tough decision to say the least! I am looking for better performance, I want more. specifically acceleration, not just from standing but once rolling (legal speeds on public road obviously, and some track use). Now here are my options... S/C my Z which I know is expensive but I'll get on to that in a bit, or... buy a different car, likely to be an impreza (Hawkeye or hatch) Now to justify why I would boost the Z: The looks - I can't get enough of the car and how it looks The car - I love it just wish it was faster not as mainstream - Scoobs are popular, even my dad has one. Now to justify the scoob: Performance: probably easier to make quicker for less plus Awd in the family: dad knows all there is to know about imprezas cost: May work out cheaper than boosting the Z I know the impreza I'm looking for has a poor engine, I'd buy a forged one or have enough to get it forged after buying, my dad's is forged so I know what's what etc. Question is what do I do? The impreza would be a weapon, driven my dad's running 350/380 and its insane fun, would the zed with similar/more power be as fun/fast?? Help guys! Quote
JEMAN Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Both great cars......but have you considered a VX220 TURBO ? They don't produce as much BHP, but due to there weight.....bonkers and then if you do a few mods....... 1 Quote
LewisL Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I am on my 2nd Z and I have owned 1 impreza I won't buy another Charge the Z Quote
Rock_Steady Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 That gear box on the scoob won't last for ever running those numbers if it's standard. Something you wouldn't have to worry about if you F.I your zed. Quote
A9H-RX Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 My step dad's scooby is 430bhp and totally different sensation of power being awd. You can't really compare both of them. Would all be down to preference. 2 door rwd or 4 door awd. 1 Quote
Mikev350z Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I have had an Impreza. Great car but just didn't feel like it would be up to much on a track unless I spent a fortune on handling mods. Bigger turbos, bigger brakes etc etc. The Z from standard feels like to was designed for the track. The way it handles and sits. The Impreza feels like a bit of a compromise for the road unless it was a special edition one. P1, WR1 or RB320? Which model are you looking at? Quote
jumping350 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I have a subaru impreza bugeye and im Supercharging the zed very shortly still do it Quote
Keyser Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 For more smiles per the miles Charge that Zed That is all Quote
rjohnson1993 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks for the replies all, obviously there's a big backing for the Z which I can understand, got some serious thinking and saving to do LOL. Fitting wise how much would an S/C install cost?? Quote
LewisL Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I would say to do it properly you gotta be looking 5-6k? Quote
coldel Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 As above, two very different cars, pluses to both I am sure but its what you want to get out of it other than just power? Rear wheel fun or all wheel grip? Being an ex-owner of a bog standard VX220 in reference to the first response - if you are after raw driving bonkers fun then its not all about numbers, these cars are as close to a track going race car as you can get for that money in terms of handling and performance - lots of supercharged VX220 conversions out there which are brutally fast - every petrol-head should at some point or another own a VX or Elise 1 Quote
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