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No offense to anyone. I have never cared for the sound of the 350 or 370 V6 in the Zs or the G cars. I don’t think V6s sound all that great anyway, but those Nissan V6s just sound not great right out of the box. I had 2 IS cars so the 250 and 350 V6 and they really don’t sound like much, which was perfect for me. I am 52, so probably older than most IS owners who want to do headers, straight pipes, cat deletes, etc. To each their own. I cannot stand cabin drone. The Zs and the Gs have that without exhaust mods. Not for me.
No offense to anyone. I have never cared for the sound of the 350 or 370 V6 in the Zs or the G cars. I don’t think V6s sound all that great anyway, but those Nissan V6s just sound not great right out of the box. I had 2 IS cars so the 250 and 350 V6 and they really don’t sound like much, which was perfect for me. I am 52, so probably older than most IS owners who want to do headers, straight pipes, cat deletes, etc. To each their own. I cannot stand cabin drone. The Zs and the Gs have that without exhaust mods. Not for me.
The original 1995 VQ that was 3.0 liters (190/205) was a fantastic V6, sounded great. Felt like 220hp, very torquey.
"Revs like no other engine this side of a Ferrari" said one magazine, I forget which one. I had a Stillen cat-back exhaust and Stillen intake on mine, it sounded good I promise you.
But yes, after time it got coarse and unrefined I absolutely agree with you.
I was grabbing a video for the dumb drivers thread and I thought you might appreciate this, this is an example of the Intelligent Lighting System working. Watch as I pass these cars on this onramp, you can see the high beams on the left side while protecting the cars I am passing from being blinded and when I come past them you can watch the light spread out to the right...
One thing I liked about the 370Z is that it was one of the first sports cars (if not THE first), for manual transmissions, to introduce the computer-matched engine-revs for downshifting so that you don't have to double-clutch or heel-and-toe the accelerator/brake pedals to match engine/transmssion revs to keep the synchros from causing a jerk or lurch on the downshift as the clutch engages. Many drivers are not very adept at those former practices....and the computer makes them unnecessary.
One thing I liked about the 370Z is that it was one of the first sports cars (if not THE first), for manual transmissions, to introduce the computer-matched engine-revs for downshifting so that you don't have to double-clutch or heel-and-toe the accelerator/brake pedals to match engine/transmssion revs to keep the synchros from causing a jerk or lurch on the downshift as the clutch engages. Many drivers are not very adept at those former practices....and the computer makes them unnecessary.
What!
Oh man that's totally cheating!
A driver should hear and feel the gear grinding and get the FULL CRINGE when they miss the shift at the wrong rpm. Haha 😂
Of course it's cheating LOL...but it's a lot better than paying for new synchros or other transmission work.
A driver should hear and feel the gear grinding and get the FULL CRINGE when they miss the shift at the wrong rpm. Haha 😂
Well, Apples and Oranges......the synchros will usually prevent actual gear-grinding, but, depending on driver-skill, that will sometimes not prevent a lurch or jerk on the downshift, which will occur as the synchros take away the difference in engine-transmission speed as the clutch engines. But the computer-matching eliminates the RPM differences to start with, BEFORE the synchros and clutch engage, thereby saving that jerk/lurch on a downshift and stress on the drivetrain. Yes, it may be "cheating" in the purest sense of the word, but it can save a lot of $$$ on unnecessary transmission/CV-joint repairs....and money talks.
Holy hell looks almost like tire shine was sprayed everywhere lol!
I may be blacklisted by everyone for this but I don’t hate the dash all shiny like that. It even still has the airbag warnings on the visors and the plastic thing on the wood below the shifter “apply brake”. With 200k miles.
Good to know the drivetrain can go the distance. It’s not complex at all. The top is complex but plenty of people know how to work with them by now for very reasonable prices, not a huge deal. I have noticed the top seems to be a very robust system I might add. I’m on my second set of Mercedes hydraulics.
