Well you gotta think of the crappy tires back then and now

 

Here are the results. 0-60 1/4 collected through old performance testes.

1989 Nissan 300ZX 7.1 15.5
1990 Nissan 300ZX 7.1 15.5
1990 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 6.5 15.0
1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 5.6 14.1
1991 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 7.5 15.9
1991 Nissan 300ZX Turbo (auto) 7.0 15.4
1992 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.7 14.2
1993 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.2 13.8
1994 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 6.0 14.4
1995 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 5.5 13.9


edit: why go through all the mess with turbo's and everything when you can get better aftermarket performance (not saying a Renesis will never reach the performance of a 13b-rew but not anytime soon) with a 13b-rew (or 13b-re) swap?

 

lol agree with you xdeed. for a while i have been mumbling a thought to my gf that i want to take out the back seats since we do not have any children. after her long stare after i told her that i think ill be keeping the back seats lol. but yah i feel yah xdeed. as for hp 250-280 ill be a happy

 

See i've read and heard the exact opposite, the new "supra" will not compete agaisnt the gtr, it will be in the $30K range because it will be put up agaisnt the 350z, so it won't be what the MK4 was back in 94-98. The car toyota is putting out that will compete with the gtr is actually going to be a lexus, more of a luxury exotic, kinda' like what the new gtr is, not the racebred car that it once was.

 

toyota and nissan are trying to compensate for their small *****..... haha, im just kidding, or am i? anyways... dont forget about the nissan gtr!! ive just heard that the mazdaspeed 3 beat a wrx on a track run, beat it by about 10 seconds i heard, im not sure if this is correct but thats impressive if it is..

anyways, i doubt a triple rotor would ever come out in the states due to emissions... a mazdaspeed rx8 i doubt will be turbo, due to the last two versions, just pcm upgrades and suspension upgrades.

 

i remember reading about the lexus, that thing is going to be beautiful when it comes out. hopefully itll be coming out with the release of the gtr.

 

this is what i've read in modifieg mag. superstreet, and sport compact are all saying around the same thing. but hey i could be wrong it's still awhile before any of these cars come out. Hopefully these cars wont be like the last 2 gen eclipses, or the new evo 10 coming out, and still be made in japan and not here.

 

True - this guy had aftermarket rubber AND he was good - he's on this board from time-to-time...user name FastMike

 

Also here is the fastest time that was recorded for the TTZ , go here...
http://www.300zx.cl/usa300zx/turbotea4.jpg

 

Thats what the new R&T says too. it has changed what it says about the new supra in the november issue. Its say that the Supra will be 30k and have about 350hp and aimed at the Z which will have over 300hp aswell. The LF-A will be the one smoking the skyline and it will be badged a lexus.

 

Well, with the Rx8 I don't think Mazda is trying to sell a 'fast' sports car. It's trying to sell a rotary sports car. That's who's going to buy these cars. I don't think Mazda cares if you don't buy it, they just care if someone who appreciates rotaries buys it.

I would like to see more power, but if there is, by mazda, I don't think it will be a rotary.
And that's what I really want, so....I guess I'm 7 or 8 only. lol
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...45&q=rx8&hl=en


13.1 sec rx8..turbo.. rear and pass seats taken out :-\ ...still.. quick.

 

sorry but sounds like more rumor to me, mags have been talking about a new supra for years, i dont see why this time it would be true. First of all, think about how long it takes for a car to go from being announced, to various versions of concepts, to test mule, to final concept, to production. the original official GT-R concept came out god knows how many years ago, same goes for the LF-A. various versions of the Mules have been spotted at Nurburgring for more than 2 years now, after all that and all these versions of concepts both cars are still 2 years away from production coming out in 2009.

If theres a supra coming out in 2009 or even 2010, there would have been official concepts and prototypes popping out a long time ago. We dont have anything from Toyota, sounds to me like more rumors and speculations.

 

If Toyota does the Supra it needs to be a low 30's car at most. Except for enthusiasts people with 50 large are not buying toyota.

 

Yup, you won't find the info online, its in the magazine.... 30k bucks for a Supra with 350Hp,and goes 0-60in 4.2 sec...3200lbs....Thats going to be a nice sports car to have. What amazes me is that this Supra, if it holds true, will be putting out numbers of an 02/03 E55 AMG with 469HP/516 trq and a 03 Z-06 with 405 HP. Toyota must have some amazing gearing to pull that feat off....

 

So i guess the refresh Z for 07/08 with its new VQHR motor(315-350HP) is a rumor too.....

 

Personally I'm pretty happy with the 8. But if it really came down to it, maybe a drop of 100 lbs and a bump up to 275hp would do nicely.

 

um you are comparing a refresh vs a totally new car?

 

Since Mazda seems to be against turbocharging the Renesis in production.....the better option would be to lose the rear doors and drop some lbs. High hp #'s are only needed to offset the increasing waistlines of sports cars these days. If the RX8 could drop to the 2500lb range......that would be like having 300hp.

I still think Mazda's best chance at really competing with the 350Z and a Supra-like Toyota product would be to turbo charge that new Duratech 35 they'll be using the 2008 Mazda 6. Because of the joint use between Ford and Mazda on this engine the unit cost is going to be really low.

 

I'll believe that when I actually see it.

 

i don't believe it either... for 30k....

 

That could work....but correct me if i am wrong, wasn't mazda suppose to come out with a reflash of the ecu to give us the "acclaimed" 250Hp?

 

Ok...so what if it does come out.....lets say 35k... 350HP,3200lbs, pulls that 4.2 sec.... would you buy one?

 

I don't believe a 350bhp, 3200lbs, RWD car will hit 60mph in 4.2 seconds. The numbers don't match, imo.

A C6 Vette, weighs about 3200lbs, and has 400bhp and just barely can get to those numbers, and costs ~$45,000

 

I cant buy a $35,000 ( more like 50,000 here after tax) toy, a sports car to me is that, simply a toy