gavriil

Ready for GReddy? - - - By AUTOWEEK

After first writing about it almost a year ago (AW, May 19, 2003), the GReddy Nissan 350Z turbo kit is finally in the mail. GReddy said the delay was caused by “the time it took to properly manufacture a durable cast manifold.” The company has done that and has been taking orders since November, shipping 50 kits so far. Unlike supercharger kits from Stillen or the S-tuned parts from NISMO, there is no warranty with the GReddy unit. It costs $6,495 with everything you need to gain 65 hp; an intercooler kit, which boosts output to 80 hp, is available for $1,695. A turbo kit for the similar manual-transmission Infiniti G35 is in production and the first shipments should be out the door by late March or early April.

Source: Autoweek

gavriil

So 370HP Z. Not bad.

bl^5

What can you get for $10K more than a Z though?

Red Rider

And people said the Comptech SC was too much !!

With install and tax, it's close to 10 grand, and no warranty

charliemike

No kidding. I'll take a NISMO supercharger and 60hp + a warranty

chef chris

WOW

Chaptorial

Be on the look out for those Greddy Z's now.

1SICKLEX

Not bad concerning the price/power ratio to other stock cars. But talk about a Supra snack...

SiGGy

Umm comparing a SC to a TWIN turbo setup doesn't make sense.

And then take some time into figuring which can produce more power /w some minor tweaks.

Compare one of the Z SC packages to comptechs SC package.


I wouldn't warranty it either. You know people are going to turn the boost up. A well tweaked greddy TT kit will smash the SC in performance.

for those of you with a my350z.com account.

http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...threadid=59436

mantis23

8.5 psi = 450 whp... daaayum! I wouldn't mind having one of those!

Black CL-S 4-Life

Still won't out run a Cobra though.

mantis23

at 8.5 psi, it'll give that cobra a serious run for its money though.

Black CL-S 4-Life

True...until the stock Cobra adds a pulley then its all over.

mantis23

what kinda rwhp does the cobra get with a pulley?

(dont mean to hijack)

SiGGy

450-500whp from what I read awhile back. That about all the stock SC is good for.

Someone may have found some way to unleash a few more ponies thought. It's been awhile since I did some reading on the Ford forums.

Zapata

so you're essentially paying for kit that isn't warrantied and if you want to utilized its potential, you'll blow the motor up?

how is it worth 8k???????

SiGGy

Assumption conjunction.

where's your stats on motors blowing up?

Lots of SC guys are running 8.5LBS of boost too, but are not getting 450WHP. Intercooler and efficiency factors come into play. And there have been a few SC engines which have bit the dust.

In order to play sometimes you have to pay.

So I guess all of the Supra guys were stupid too when they upgraded components...

How is it not worth $8k?

Zapata

Yes of course the motor blowup issue isn't akin to the CLS tranny problem. Yet, the price is high for little gain.

I'm not knocking the upgrade just the cost is pretty high....that is all.

SiGGy

ya, without tweaking it I'll agree. But I imagine less than 1% of people who purchase it will be leaving it "as-is".

With some minor tweaks/addons that guy managed 450WHP from the kit.

I don't consider that a small gain.

Red Rider

I wasn't comparing the twin turbo, i assumed with only 60 H.P. it was a single for close to 10K with no warranty.

proaudio22

You need more than a pulley to pull 500whp. You need a full exhaust, plus a ECU flash/chip. Most peeps spend <$1500 for the whole setup, which isn't bad at all. It's a kick ass motor. If all goes well, I'll be pulling one out of a crate this summer.

1SICKLEX

U can't compare the VQ with the 2JZ boost wise. You can push 400hp tops with the stock twin turbos on the Supra with BPU mods. When you go single turbo, 400-450hp to the wheels is a walk in the park.

I do think this kit will make the Z fast enough for 99% of the people out there and give it the extra oomph it is missing.

SiGGy

It's about 450HP BPU on the Supra /w stock turbos. But I wasn't comparing the two engines.

I was comparing the thought involed with making the modifications to the car and voiding the warranty. I think you read into my sentence.

SiGGy

Ya, I was mainly just stating what the stock SC is good for HP wise.

1SICKLEX

If you go F/I I would expect the car company to void the warrenty. That is why I would do it to a used Z with an expired warrenty. I'd just wait. Shame Nissan will not turbo it themselves. They must know something we don't.

cusdaddy

The reason why Nissan didn't add a turbo to the Z was to avoid the same thing that happened to the early 90's Japanese sports cars: 300ZX and Supra, etc...

If they added a turbo, the car would be too expensive. They wanted this Z to be affordable and relatively simple. The NA VQ in the Z provides plenty of HP for most people, and keeps the cost down.

If you want Turbo Nissan/Infiniti sports car, wait for the next Skyline. That's the version that will have the Turbos

1SICKLEX

Cusdaddy, good reasoning. A vert Z/Track Z is what, 37/38k, already do expensive in my book. I think for 25-30k, it is an outstanding buy.

I cannot see the GT-R using the VQ.

heyitsme

The z does need an update in performance, they should be aiming for the GTO when they next tune the engine.

cusdaddy

According to the last MT, the Z actually performed BETTER than the new GTO.. The Z got 5.3 0-60 and 13.77 1/4 mile figures. I know this is just mag racing, but the Z is very close to the GTO stock for stock. Granted, I think the GTO might be slightly faster, but it's very close nonetheless.

The Z beats or comes close in performance to most of the cars in it's price class. If you want any faster, there are plenty of FI options available.

cusdaddy

I personally agree the Vert/Track Z's are a little overpriced for what you get. That's why I went with the Enthusiast model for $28k even. Same performance as the Track for about $7k less

1SICKLEX

28k! That is a great deal.

cusdaddy

That's why I couldn't pass the deal up. I just went to test drive the car and not buy it, but after seeing the deal, I traded in my CL and got the Z

gavriil

The GTO and Z are par on performance.

Black CL-S 4-Life

How did they get these numbers??? In all mags I've seen The Z runs 14.0 - 14.4. I've never seen one mag where the Z got into the 13s.

cusdaddy

There are a number of stock Z's on the my350z website that have run in the high 13's bone stock. It basically comes down to launching the car right and the conditions at the track. High 13's definitely are do-able with the Z

phattyCL

That's awesome!!! But I still like my S2K....ahhhhh, red and black leather...yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy.

srika

or you could put a 300 shot of NAWS in it and blow the motor to pieces!!!

srika

Z does not run 13.7 stock..... maybe 13.9 with a tailwind, but not 13.7

srika

and even if it does run a 13.9, its a s l o w 13.9 - I mean, the car just doesn't feel fast!!!!!!

proaudio22

It also doesn't feel like a Pontiac, what's your point?