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Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx
Biggest gripe from people I know who owns 350/370Z is the cost of parts. Atleast double what it cost for S-chassis.
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Yeah but thats given when you're dealing with a V-motor, you have 2 of everything... usually.
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Originally Posted by simmode1
I totally agree about the rear-end (Hell, the drivetrain in general) not being ideal for drifting or putting tons of power/torque to the ground. But there are remedies for that.
Its a way more fascinating motor than most give it credit for. I mean, it's not bulletproof, but there are alot of examples out there showing that it's much stronger than you'd expect from Honda. I mean, everybody knows that 240hp from a 2.0 is special, but I don't think anyone knew exactly how special it was until they started throwing more boost at it. Like I said earlier: it murders the VQ35 under boost. The HR needs 1.5L more to keep up. The DE's can forget about it.
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The S2000 differential internals are identical to the 1.8L Miata, so whoever makes lots of power with either of those cars inevitably will have rear-end issues: broken axles and damaged diffs. I dunno, I think in stock form the S2000 is very balanced... any upgrades should be done with lots of care and consideration.
I'll say one thing about the 370/G37 - the 3.7L motor really screams. Makes the 3.5L look like junk in comparison. But all in all, these are totally different types of cars. The Z is a very mass produced car. I dont think I can say the same for the S2000.
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Originally Posted by No 240.. No id
I wish they were like a s2k's and were all made manual, if they where then now they will have value and be unique.
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The Z is not that type of car. The S2000 is a sports car. The Z is too, but its more of a Grand Tourer. In some ways, its no different than the Mustang (with exception to the GT500).
Its kinda funny, after taking apart my buddies S30 240Z a few months back... I was surprised to see that the 240SX has more in common with the 240Z than the Z32 300ZX.