[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

[Steve Marinello]

You realize, of course, that Paulie didn't know that yet...and he is now 
crazed by the idea of a few bucks and 300 - 500 hp.

You're a cruel man, Cody...He won't be able to sleep for days.

And God help us when he does the mods and puts that thing on the road!


cody at 5000tq.com wrote:
> Not only that, but for under $100 including shipping and not 10  
> minutes worth of work you get a 1.0bar wastegate spring to bump the  
> 930 over 300hp. 425hp is the wastegate spring, a new air filter, and  
> new exhaust. 500hp is possible without removing so much as a valve  
> cover.
>
> I immagine the G35 is a teensy bit harder to get to catch up ;-).
>
> -Cody Forbes
>
>
>
> Quoting Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>:
>
>   
>> 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.
>>>
>>>       
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