300zx Opinions

Heylin · Post by **Heylin** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:59 am

I can reccomend this one if you are interested. Interior needs a little tidy but the outside is great and its mechanicially sound.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 079839.htm

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:47 pm

rollaholic wrote:GTO's were supposed to be a japanese ferrari werent they?

look too much like shapeless mid 90s american junk to me

i always thought the GTO looked like someones attempt at converting something else to a testarossa... just looks wrong

B1NZ · Post by **B1NZ** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:47 pm

Lith wrote:
Did you ever drive or go in Edhouse's old mans GTO? They actually go quite well and considering how much of a whale they are, quite nimble on their feet. Back when they first came out they were the R32 GTR's only competition in Japan.

Sure have, I drove it through town before I was old enough to have a license to drive I think :lol:

I remember having a chat with him about it and remembering from about 12 years ago how I though it went well to which he replied that it was only because we were driving around in N/A POS back then :lol:

rage · Post by **rage** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:33 pm

i remember seeing a stock vs stock gtr vs gto. it was pretty close, think the gto won in a drag race.

these 3L twin turbo cars are no slouches. looking for bucket loads of torque, theyre the way to go. only downside is the weight of the cars which i suppose takes away some of the sportiness

offensive · Post by **offensive** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:16 pm

didnt warranty companies stop putting warrantys on gto's?

B1NZ · Post by **B1NZ** » Thu May 07, 2009 8:45 pm

offensive wrote:didnt warranty companies stop putting warrantys on gto's?

Yes, they are excluded on my mech warranty along with maserati, ferrari, mazda rotary etc etc...

fuel · Post by **fuel** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:48 am

Haha nice.

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:11 am

I have a vague recollection of a horrendously modified one that used to drag race, and did a couple of open days too. MAGNIT or something as a personalised plate. Older dude driving it. Looked willing to do wheelstands off the line, as he used to launch it like seven flavours of bastard.

It was impressive.

However, I'd not own either the GTO or Z just because of the sheer level of doodads in them, combined with how old those doodads are now. I figure the odds of there being an expensive repair lurking are pretty grim.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:55 am

prob MAGN1T who posts on here sometimes

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Fri May 08, 2009 2:02 pm

Leon wrote:I have a vague recollection of a horrendously modified one that used to drag race, and did a couple of open days too. MAGNIT or something as a personalised plate. Older dude driving it. Looked willing to do wheelstands off the line, as he used to launch it like seven flavours of b**tard.

It was impressive.

However, I'd not own either the GTO or Z just because of the sheer level of doodads in them, combined with how old those doodads are now. I figure the odds of there being an expensive repair lurking are pretty grim.

Yeah it is MAGN1T who posts on all the forums...funnily enough, I dont think that car has seen the light of day for several years now....must be nigh on 5 years isnt it Steve? :lol:

Lith · Post by **Lith** » Fri May 08, 2009 2:29 pm

B1NZ wrote:I remember having a chat with him about it and remembering from about 12 years ago how I though it went well to which he replied that it was only because we were driving around in N/A POS back then

LOL its all relative. Pretty sure it turned out to have twin TD04s on it and Tein coilovers etc etc - pretty fancy stuff for 12 years ago!

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Fri May 08, 2009 2:54 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:prob MAGN1T who posts on here sometimes

Small world! :lol:

91 ZERO · Post by **91 ZERO** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:04 pm

Took a couple of GTO's for test drives, still undecided on them. Have never been in a Z. I don't like the look of them at all though.

The GTO's went very well. I would not want to launch one, but once they were off the mark, they were bloody quick.

fuel · Post by **fuel** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:19 pm

Lith wrote:
B1NZ wrote:I remember having a chat with him about it and remembering from about 12 years ago how I though it went well to which he replied that it was only because we were driving around in N/A POS back then

LOL its all relative. Pretty sure it turned out to have twin TD04s on it and Tein coilovers etc etc - pretty fancy stuff for 12 years ago!

They have TD04s on them from factory, but small wheeled 9B's. I'll be using two RVR TD04HL 15G's on mine.

Lith · Post by **Lith** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:47 pm

Hrmm maybe they were factory then, was always under the impression they were upgraded.

Cakky · Post by **Cakky** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:45 pm

if i remember rightly the original black MAGN1T was somewhere near 400kw @ the wheels? or maybe it was 300, I'm sure Steve can tell us?

*edit* just checked MMC website was 305kw. This was in 2006 as well

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:52 pm

So, counting for inflation, that's like 8,000hp in today's terms.