Anyone know what a Nissan 300ZX runs, I pulled up beside one the other day and it the guy wanted to race but I was turning the other way at the lights.....looked pretty sporty though. Don't know what year it was, probably early to mid 90's.

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1988 L98 GTA
3.73 Posi
Polished & Ported Plenum, JET AFPR
Free Mods, Cold air Intake
Subframe Connectors, Strut Tower Brace,
SLP 1 3/4" Stainless Headers, Edelbrock Catback, Catco. converter,
Crane Fireball Ignition,
Goodyear P255/50R16 GSC's

 

I thought they were pretty quick. 13s if I'm not mistaken. There was this site of them and a few were modded heavily running mid 12s so they may even run low 14s. They are quick tho.

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1990 G92 5spd LB9 - 3.42 80,000 miles

Accel Ignition/Wires (8.8mm), Advanced Timing, TB Bypass, Ported and Gasket Matched Plenum, Synthetic Motor Oil, 160 Thermo, TPIS Airfoil, K&N Air Filters, Centerforce I Pressure Plate and Clutch, Edelbrock TES Headers, Dual Cats, Edelbrock RPM Series Catback, Homemade Ram Air, Bosch +4 Platinum Plugs

14.4 @ 94mph w/2.0622 60ft (w/o headers and catback)

14.426 @ 96.19mph w/2.167 60ft(w/headers and catback)

Also newly modded w/o track times:

Holley AFPR, Underdrive Pulleys, KYB Shocks and Struts, Crane Ignition

 

Those things are i think 300 HP cars from the factory, only running like 5 psi of boost. I'm guessing thats a mid-14 car. I have no idea how they do with mods, but i know theres lots of room left to up boost pressure. SHould be a good race.

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88 Camaro (The mighty LO3 SC!)
305TBI/700R4/2.73/122,XXX miles
14" Open Element and Flowmaster 80 seires

Next up: headers and gears

 

1990 300zx
222@6400hp 198@4800 lbs
turbo 300hp@6400rpm 283@3600lbs
try going to cars.com and look at the research page.. they have pictures of the cars (1990 and up) and give hp and torque etc..



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1988 Sport Coupe 305 TBI
K&N
Flowmaster exhaust


Daily driver:
1988 K1500 5.7 4x4 shortbed flowmaster cat-back gutted cat.
AOL: RyanNH84

 

 

Unless it's the NA version. It should say TT or Turbo or something like that all over it. Otherwise, it's probably a pretty even race looking at your mods.

 

isnt the only way to tell them apart is looking at the back badge where it tells you something about being turbo charged right under the 300zx sign

 

a few years back i was driving my uncles 91 300Z(n/a) and raced a 350 camaro 91-92 i think, and won. it was close but still won.

 

I have a grey '90 (N/A A/T) 300ZX sitting next to my 86 T/A in my driveway, and the T/A is probably faster to 50-55mph from a standing start, but the Z builds revs like my 1/2" Black&Decker. It goes from 50 to 90 in the time it takes to spit.

In a race on a theoretical endless dragstrip, the F-body will get out in front first, but around 80-90 mph, the Z-car get away from it.


Spotting Tip: 0n 90-96 Z cars, Turbos are distinguished by intercooler intakes on the corners of the front spoiler, and a small, flat spoiler on the edge of the rear deck. The one 'Twin Turbo' badge is on the tail light panel below said spoiler.

 

actually i have a 87 gta and just the other night i raced a 300zx we couldnt catch any lights (figures) so after bout 4 miles of so of just sittin there cruising next to each other the guy in the 300zx looks over at me and punches it i gunned it and stayed right with him for bout 1/2 a second then started walkin on him. got to bout a car length an a half then i let off cause we were in the middle of town but i figured it would be alot closer especially since that is my cars biggest weakness is top end since i have stock exhaust and headers

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87 GTA 350 TPI
Mods: K&N Air Filter, New rocker arms, Stage III chip.
Next Mods in line: Exhaust, headers
http://www.geocities.com/rudys120/transam.html
Kills:
Nissa 300zx (dont think it was turbo)
87 Mustang 5.0,
89 Mustang 5.0 (modded)
?? Iroc
00-01? Jaguar driven buy 85 yr old guy
Too many ricers to count......

 

I've beaten a couple of N/A 300Z's in my 86 LG4 Trans Am. I am hoping that with my TPI setup, headers and full 3" exhaust I'll be able to keep up with the Turbo Z's.


WS6 Trans Am.

View My Ride @ thirdgen.org

 

my friend kenny has a nonturbo 1990 300z , hes got an intake and full exhaust , he ran a 15.1@90 mph

 

He probably wasnt racing, the 91-92 camaro 350s were good for mid to low 14s all day. Even up top he would beat you, maybe he had a full car and some weights in the back

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1990 G92 5spd LB9 - 3.42 80,000 miles

Accel Ignition/Wires (8.8mm), Advanced Timing, TB Bypass, Ported and Gasket Matched Plenum, Synthetic Motor Oil, 160 Thermo, TPIS Airfoil, K&N Air Filters, Centerforce I Pressure Plate and Clutch, Edelbrock TES Headers, Dual Cats, Edelbrock RPM Series Catback, Homemade Ram Air, Bosch +4 Platinum Plugs

14.4 @ 94mph w/2.0622 60ft (w/o headers and catback)

14.426 @ 96.19mph w/2.167 60ft(w/headers and catback)

Also newly modded w/o track times:

Holley AFPR, Underdrive Pulleys, KYB Shocks and Struts, Crane Ignition