2003 Nissan 350Z: How Nissan should have done it

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by Z33dori

236whp is not close to 300 at all.. lol

LS1 makes like 350whp

I think he was referring to Nissan selling them as Twin Turbo factory cars like the Z32

Ah no you are wrong LS1's do not make 350WHP stock


Regular LS1's were rated at 305, HP ones were rated at around 310-320.

Ls-1 Hp - LS1 Performance Information

Now with bolt ons it could go higher. Though the same could be said for VQ35DE

I have seen stock with bolt ons V35DE's putting out 285WHP. Ask Juan aka Bardabe he has a 2003 doing that.

Stock for stock flywheel HP is all I am talking about here. The Z32TT only put out 300HP at the flywheel. So again the NA V6 aka VQ35DE in 350Z's was so close to that and the Rev UP matched it and VQ35HR bested it. All were in 350Z's.


Oh and Z33dori, I know he was talking about Nissan should have done it as a factory car.

Below I will show you why its economically unfeasible. As well as why there was no reason for them to do it. LOL


You guys are mixing facts here. I was doing a straight comparison of HP to HP.

The TT was also quite expensive for a Import sports car at 50k in the early 90's.
Were as the price of a 350Z with damn near equivalent HP was almost half the price.

To the OP, look you have a nice car, its a great build.

Just step back and realize that your title statement is bold. Realize that for Nissan to TT a 350 and have the kind of numbers you are doing would have made the car a 50-60k car easily, if not more. It also would have taken out of the class it currently sits in.

That is way to pricey for any Z and one of the reasons that TT's did not sell in Super large numbers.

Oh and this is not an intention to start a debate, its just clarification of facts, that might have been missed.

[old school]

Originally Posted by drift freaq

Ah no you are wrong LS1's do not make 350WHP stock


Regular LS1's were rated at 305, HP ones were rated at around 310-320.

Ls-1 Hp - LS1 Performance Information

Now with bolt ons it could go higher. Though the same could be said for VQ35DE

I have seen stock with bolt ons V35DE's putting out 285WHP. Ask Juan aka Bardabe he has a 2003 doing that.

Stock for stock flywheel HP is all I am talking about here. The Z32TT only put out 300HP at the flywheel. So again the NA V6 aka VQ35DE in 350Z's was so close to that and the Rev UP matched it and VQ35HR bested it. All were in 350Z's.


Oh and Z33dori, I know he was talking about Nissan should have done it as a factory car.

Below I will show you why its economically unfeasible. As well as why there was no reason for them to do it. LOL


You guys are mixing facts here. I was doing a straight comparison of HP to HP.

The TT was also quite expensive for a Import sports car at 50k in the early 90's.
Were as the price of a 350Z with damn near equivalent HP was almost half the price.

To the OP, look you have a nice car, its a great build.

Just step back and realize that your title statement is bold. Realize that for Nissan to TT a 350 and have the kind of numbers you are doing would have made the car a 50-60k car easily, if not more. It also would have taken out of the class it currently sits in.

That is way to pricey for any Z and one of the reasons that TT's did not sell in Super large numbers.

Oh and this is not an intention to start a debate, its just clarification of facts, that might have been missed.

debates welcome

totally understand where you were coming from. Any car you sell with two different engine setups as in the Z32 (NA & TT) the cheaper model will always outsell the more expensive model. More people like the look with the cheaper price tag. That can be said about the mustang, camaro, vette, Z32, evo, wrx, etc etc. This is one reason all of the japanese supercars went on hiatus. And another reason we don't always get the cool japanese cars.

Affordability is a big thing when you car shop. how much are you willing to spend? I would have been one of the persons lining up to buy a TT 350Z to mod. Had I been patient, I would have gotten in a GTR. Fortunately not though as I love the body lines on the Z much more. $50-60k 14 years ago would not be close to $80k now. So its all relative. Seeing how the Z has been boosted since the early 280 models (granted the early Z's were inline 6s.)...I didn't feel like breaking tradition. So I built what Nissan should have...another TT Z. That's all the title means.