Originally Posted by Packofcrows (Post 2465590)

215WHP would be enough for the twins for DD. 250WHP would be enough for 'fast n furious.'

Over 300whp is not really IMO something the twins need. Only way I see over 275whp is with a bigger engine. There's no replacement for displacement.

Concerning torque 250 torque would be perfect for this weight. Similar to STI, but a tad less.

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN (Post 2465616)

Let me guess you're... let's say.... under the age of 22?

The questions you've repeatedly asked have that sort of caliber of immaturity other people our age don't behave like this and you kinda make everyone hate our generation of gearheads. You haven't even told us what mods you currently have or what the end all goal of the car is, from what I see you've got buddy club tail lights, win jet headlights, JDM sidemarkers, and and an aftermarket hood. You've done enough research to know they look relatively good on your car, why can't you do more research without such an ambiguous thread?

What kind of track experience do you have? If you want better times focus on a driver mod and wheels tires and brakes first but with input from an instructor.....

Originally Posted by Summerwolf (Post 2466048)

I am slowly coming to the realization 80% of this board has never driven anything remotely fast....and that this is the fastest car they have owned.


The car is great. The car handles exceptionally well. It isn't perfect from the factory and many people beg for more power. It is a nice car....but it is far from uncontrollable or breath taking. The car begs for another 200 WHP, then it would be FUN car.

Originally Posted by Summerwolf (Post 2465967)

That's the first time I have ever read that the 350Z had "too much power."

Originally Posted by jawn (Post 2466051)

Another 200WHP would put it into Corvette power/weight territory, which means you should've bought a Corvette. Corvettes are fun. 86s are also fun. It's just the type of fun that doesn't lead me to buy thousands of dollars worth of tires every year, which was most of the appeal for me.

Originally Posted by Summerwolf (Post 2466061)

Corvettes are FUN. 86's are fun..... big difference.

Originally Posted by jawn (Post 2466051)

Another 200WHP would put it into Corvette power/weight territory, which means you should've bought a Corvette. Corvettes are fun. 86s are also fun. It's just the type of fun that doesn't lead me to buy thousands of dollars worth of tires every year, which was most of the appeal for me.

Originally Posted by murdoc (Post 2466047)

"it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear." -Mark Donohue

Originally Posted by Summerwolf (Post 2466061)

Corvettes are FUN. 86's are fun..... big difference.

Originally Posted by Scir16v (Post 2466056)

for tight twisty backroads, yes. The power came on heavy and would light the rears up at almost any chance. I had achilles art sports all the way around.

Originally Posted by strat61caster (Post 2466078)

C5 Corvettes less than the price of a brand new 86, 345hp, 350 ft-lbs, <5s 0-60, and that's for the base model. Z06's are still cheaper than BRZ's looking at my local craigslist for 385hp & ft-lbs. Yeah a little chubby at 3,200+ lbs but everything in the car was built to handle that kind of power, no shopping for wheels/tires, injectors, radiators, worrying about the transmission, driveshafts, clutch, or overall engine longevity because you're stretching what the factory designed it for, all things known to be issues with high horsepower 86's.



Great book, just finished reading it, fits the thread perfectly. And for those who don't know, he was discussing the Porsche 917 with the Porsche engineers which some claims place at 1,000-1,500+ horsepower. I can't even fathom that, let alone on 1970's tires. Thing was at or better than 1/2 hp/lb at certain points, and we're playing with 1/14...



So any regrets settling for 'fun' instead of 'FUN'?

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath (Post 2458415)

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When I added tires I noticed I could take a corner I was doing at 55 previously now 60. This is just casual street driving on a exit ramp.

Add in camber, track tires, etc. You can gain a lot of improvement.

Small anecdote, was tracking with another member and we we running basically identical. I had camber bolts (alignment), wheels/tires, and AP sprint kit. He had header/tune and tires. Which is the better car? better driver? who had more fun? Impossible to say.

There are a million paths you can take. And that is what makes this car great. All of those options and someone makes a part for all of them.

OP, just make the most informed decision you can based on what you feel and want. Numbers on paper are never going to come close to being able to describe any vehicle you own.