Infiniti G35, thinking about getting one but it seems slow.

[RollWave]

I realise its ridiculous for me to worry about this so far in advance but I just want to know whats possible before I look at it. I already stated that I have high standards for performance, and although thats not the #1 reason for buying this car, I dont want it to be a slouch.

EDIT: And I dont want performace at the cost of the vehicle's reliability.

 

[RollWave]

Doing a inventory search the dealership close by has only automatics! BLAST

 

[essasin]

03/04 cobra with upgraded exhaust, filter, and tuned does 500/500.
Stock STI/ EVO will kill anything on a course. I believe the MR EVO beat a ferrari 430 at the Nuerbeurg.
Mazda 3 fun car to drive around and has lots of potential in it
06/07 Shelby Cobra if you could find one without paying double the sticker price
GTO basically they put an LS2 inside the frames of a civic and gave it an IRS and let it fly

 

[AMDZen]

Performance will always eat away at the vehicle's reliability. Assuming you drive the vehicle hard of course. This goes double for any car that you boost, that wasn't designed for boost. Even cars that are designed for boost, will always have problems before a car that isn't boosted. Especially since the turbo's themselves are notoriously unreliable.

You can get plenty of power out of the 3.5 without resorting to boost though. Intake headers and exhaust alone will probably net you 20+ more HP to the ground.

 

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Vortech Supercharger ups HP to 417. Interesting.

 

[sandman018]

Originally posted by: essasin

Stock STI/ EVO will kill anything on a course. I believe the MR EVO beat a ferrari 430 at the Nuerbeurg.

I love my evo 8. the fq-400 (I think) kept pace with a murcielago on TG

 

[deadlyapp]

how about getting a 97-99 3000gt vr4 and upgrading the turbos? what is it, 13.6-8 second stock, another 10 k and you have yourself a 12 second or less car.

 

[Tommunist]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Performance will always eat away at the vehicle's reliability. Assuming you drive the vehicle hard of course. This goes double for any car that you boost, that wasn't designed for boost. Even cars that are designed for boost, will always have problems before a car that isn't boosted. Especially since the turbo's themselves are notoriously unreliable.

You can get plenty of power out of the 3.5 without resorting to boost though. Intake headers and exhaust alone will probably net you 20+ more HP to the ground.

turbos have come a long way since the 80s. car companies have also gotten better at designing headers and intakes - 20hp may be optimistic but i don't know much about this engine.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: deadlyapp
how about getting a 97-99 3000gt vr4 and upgrading the turbos? what is it, 13.6-8 second stock, another 10 k and you have yourself a 12 second or less car.

Did you miss the part where the man said LUXURY :roll: Not cheap ricer-ness

 

[ViperSSD]

Have you considered a GTO?

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

You said you drove a Viper. Everything will feel slow cmopared to that.

Best option is maybe an M5? Luxury & speed.

 

[RollWave]

I'm thinking that IF I go with the G35, I'll probably end up with theVortech Supercharger. From what the salesperson told me the kit is easily installed by anyone who has a general knowledge of handtools

 

[pray4mojo]

Originally posted by: rnp614
I'm thinking that IF I go with the G35, I'll probably end up with theVortech Supercharger. From what the salesperson told me the kit is easily installed by anyone who has a general knowledge of handtools

Well there goes reliability. From what I've heard, the VQ engine block doesn't handle boost too well.

It annoys me when others buy a car and don't properly research all options then immediately jump to forced induction. Z-Tube. May not be much of a gain, but it's cheap and easy.

 

[RollWave]

Hey, I'm not done looking through all the options. The car will likely stay stock for 6months to a year before I upgrade it.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: pray4mojo

Well there goes reliability. From what I've heard, the VQ engine block doesn't handle boost too well.

It annoys me when others buy a car and don't properly research all options then immediately jump to forced induction. Z-Tube. May not be much of a gain, but it's cheap and easy.

That's because most of the people modding them don't know what they're doing. Usually they're slapping a supercharger or turbo on a NA block. That's not the right way to do it. The compression ratio is too high, the valve material is different, the oiling system is different, the tuning is different, etc. Yeah, you can get it to work, but it won't be as reliable or effective as if you did it the correct way.

There's a shop that frequents the Z board I go on, and they do it the right way. But it costs more than most people want to spend, so people do it the cheap, easy, but unreliable way.

 

[DaFOBulous1]

30K? If you are use to a Viper..u gotta step up ur budget just a bit more if you want a customized performance G35 for 30 or so K. My cousin got one and it almost hit 40K out the door. I would get a Z and supercharge it. I believe Stillen has a S/C kit for it a while back.

 

[pray4mojo]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: pray4mojo

Well there goes reliability. From what I've heard, the VQ engine block doesn't handle boost too well.

It annoys me when others buy a car and don't properly research all options then immediately jump to forced induction. Z-Tube. May not be much of a gain, but it's cheap and easy.

That's because most of the people modding them don't know what they're doing. Usually they're slapping a supercharger or turbo on a NA block. That's not the right way to do it. The compression ratio is too high, the valve material is different, the oiling system is different, the tuning is different, etc. Yeah, you can get it to work, but it won't be as reliable or effective as if you did it the correct way.

There's a shop that frequents the Z board I go on, and they do it the right way. But it costs more than most people want to spend, so people do it the cheap, easy, but unreliable way.

Yes and that's exactly what annoys me. Some think that you can just slap on a turbo and you're good to go without realizing how much more work you shouldput into the car.

BTW nice car. If you have any pics send them via PM!

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: pray4mojo

Well there goes reliability. From what I've heard, the VQ engine block doesn't handle boost too well.

It annoys me when others buy a car and don't properly research all options then immediately jump to forced induction. Z-Tube. May not be much of a gain, but it's cheap and easy.

That's because most of the people modding them don't know what they're doing. Usually they're slapping a supercharger or turbo on a NA block. That's not the right way to do it. The compression ratio is too high, the valve material is different, the oiling system is different, the tuning is different, etc. Yeah, you can get it to work, but it won't be as reliable or effective as if you did it the correct way.

There's a shop that frequents the Z board I go on, and they do it the right way. But it costs more than most people want to spend, so people do it the cheap, easy, but unreliable way.

Link me please

EDIT: And this was the kind of info I was looking for. I appreciate the info.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: DaFOBulous1
30K? If you are use to a Viper..u gotta step up ur budget just a bit more if you want a customized performance G35 for 30 or so K. My cousin got one and it almost hit 40K out the door. I would get a Z and supercharge it. I believe Stillen has a S/C kit for it a while back.

I'm not asking for Viper performance. Just something better than 0-60 in 6 seconds.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: rnp614

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: pray4mojo

Well there goes reliability. From what I've heard, the VQ engine block doesn't handle boost too well.

It annoys me when others buy a car and don't properly research all options then immediately jump to forced induction. Z-Tube. May not be much of a gain, but it's cheap and easy.

That's because most of the people modding them don't know what they're doing. Usually they're slapping a supercharger or turbo on a NA block. That's not the right way to do it. The compression ratio is too high, the valve material is different, the oiling system is different, the tuning is different, etc. Yeah, you can get it to work, but it won't be as reliable or effective as if you did it the correct way.

There's a shop that frequents the Z board I go on, and they do it the right way. But it costs more than most people want to spend, so people do it the cheap, easy, but unreliable way.

Link me please

Link to what?

 

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Z Board?

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: rnp614
Z Board?

The Z board is just a typical board, like this, called twinturbo.net. But the shop that does the engine work is SGP Racing.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's definitely not slow. Compared to the new Corvette or a Viper it's certainly lacking in performance but it isn't slow.

 

[aircooled]

I always get a G35 as a loaner when I bring my I30 in for service. It's fast enough. The suspension is a little to tight for my taste, I like the more cushy ride of the I30/35's.

 

[RollWave]

Interesting.