[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

[Taka Mizutani]

Porsche 930- 2990 lbs., 282hp, 10.6 lbs./hp.

Infiniti G35 Coupe- 3435 lbs., 280hp, 12.3 lbs./hp.

More like 20% advantage to the 930.

Sorry Scotty, 350Zs and G35s are not that fast. I've pissed off several 350Z
owners because they couldn't lose my '91 200q. G35 drivers think they have a
fast car. That's one of the reasons why I bought the STi over the G35 or
350Z- they just don't have power- I've not come across a G35 or 350Z that
can take the STi from a roll, even though the supposed power to weight
ratios are much closer between those two cars.

I don't know what the G35 puts down at the wheels, but it's been noted
several times that it seems like those VQ horses are smaller than average
horses.
:-)

You're not giving a 930 a hard time in an UrQ from a roll unless you're much
lighter than 2600 lbs. or you're running aftermarket fuel injection and
larger turbo or a 20vt. Off the line, sure- just have a strong enough clutch
and dump it at high rpm.

Taka


On Dec 10, 2007 1:52 PM, <QSHIPQ at aol.com> wrote:

>  Guys
> I've driven the 350z, and stop light raced one in my urq...   The G35 is
> just heavier, but certainly has a better matched engine/drivetrain combo as
> a 6spd manual shift car.  The power to weight gives paulie the advantage,
> but not by any huge amount: ~ 10%.  Less if that was an '08 330hp G37 coupe
> Paulie was crawling from.
>