260DET 31 Posted April 12, 2019 No hurt in asking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
30 ounce 2 Posted April 12, 2019 I have driven a nismo version on the track and was really surprised at how much the rear steers and moves around. I can also say I am not a fan of the auto rev match feature. Brakes were pretty good and the power was adequate enough to invoke traction control a few times. Those were just HPDE days not actually racing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260DET 31 Posted April 13, 2019 Didn't think that the Z33 had rev match, so was it a bit slow? I prefer the look of the Z33 and that's crucial for a race car LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon 43 Posted April 13, 2019 I don't have any personal experience but there's a few running around with NASA on the West Coast that I've seen. They seem pretty quick and fairly inexpensive to run. https://nasaspeed.news/columns/class-syllabus/spec-z/ https://www.turnology.com/news/valkyries-350z-wins-at-the-25-hours-of-thunderhill/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260DET 31 Posted April 26, 2019 Bought a Z33 race car, doing preventable maintenance checks and all looks good so far. Should have done this ages ago rather than spend forever on a project race car get something that is ready to go and work on a project on the side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SleeperZ 7 Posted April 26, 2019 Perhaps off topic, but one of the YouTube Street Banditos drifts his 350Z... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260DET 31 Posted May 3, 2019 A car model that makes a good drift car makes a good circuit car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forcer 10 Posted May 4, 2019 Auto rev match came in the Z34. I don't race my Z33, I just do random HPDE events. The factory ABS is a bit wonky and intrusive and there's vids on Youtube of the ABS pump blowing and sending the car into full lockup. Other than that just keep an eye on oil and rear diff temps, apparently they like to cook both. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260DET 31 Posted May 10, 2019 ABS delete on mine it's all gone, engine has a larger aluminium sump but no aftermarket engine oil cooler which is perhaps why it has a oil temp gauge, diff has received a lot of attention. It came with a manual switched pumped cooler and now has a clutch type LSD, NISMO cover and a thermo switch to control the pump. Plus have done lots of detail things like fitting magnetic drain plugs front to back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northstarninja 10 Posted August 7, 2020 Something to consider, if you haven't already: If I remember the article correctly, even the NISMO Z have issues with brake fade. Despite Nissan tech team switching to higher temp synthetic fluid they still overheated- it only worked as a band aid. While the NiSMO has bumper provisions for brake ducting it doesn't have actual ducting. Your car likely already has this addressed but its worth a mention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HowlerMonkey 12 Posted December 19, 2020 SCCA GT2 has a few Z33s with around 380hp N/A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260DET 31 Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/20/2020 at 2:56 AM, HowlerMonkey said: SCCA GT2 has a few Z33s with around 380hp N/A That's good power eh, the 3.5 liter Mercedes SLK350 I just bought does stock 305 hp stock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HowlerMonkey 12 Posted January 13 That's with a 37mm restrictor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
