RX-8 to 350Z
 

My 8 was totaled a couple months ago when I hit a deer at about 45mph, and soon after I got my hands on a 350Z. Most comparisons between the two cars are very one sided, where you love one car and hate the other. I love them both and for different reasons. I would like to say that the 8 is much more of a drivers car to me than the Z is. From every aspect except for acceleration the 8 takes the cake. The Z feels extremely lack luster when you drive it, you can feel the weight of the car all over the road, and not in a good way. The steering is very loose and sloppy feeling, I have since put on coilovers which sort of fixed that problem. The transmissions on both cars seem very smooth and make for short pleasant throws. But whenever I step on the gas in the Z it makes all of its "downfalls" fade away. I say that in quotations because the Z by no means is a bad performer, it just doesn't perform as well as the 8. Anyways, heres the 8 and my Z.

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need pics of your gf on the z

just sayin................ :)

well I'm getting some wheels this Christmas and will be pretty fitted. I will see what I can do:)

^+1:) Incomplete comparison without the pics:)

^ any girl will look better posing on the 8, without a doubt. it's a more visually appealing car.

God I hate tinted tail lights, it's so 80's Camaro Iroc-Zish. Z looks clean though man.

Agreed!!!:worship:

I went from an 04 RX8 I purchased in 2008 with 79K miles, loved driving it but got fed up with the Engine light issues and the flooding, traded it for a black 350Z in 2009 that I enjoyed for its speed and power and then traded that last year for an 09 RX-8. I miss the power but love the RX* handling and the fact that it has more space as the trunk space is larger and ofcourse, the back seat too.

I went in to a Mazda/Subaru dealer, saw the BRZ,thought I would trade my 09 RX8 for it plus $5000 but soon as I sat in it, I thought that I would not trade my 09 for the BRZ if the dealer gave it to me even. Inside, it sucked!

^honestly once I graduate and can afford to have two cars I could see myself getting another 8 and making it weekend/track car. one of my good friends has an 8 and i still go to the 8 meets around here so i still get to ride in them. but they just aren't as practical for daily driving as the z is. I get like 28mpg on the highway in my z, and it has only 30k miles so it will be pretty reliable.

glad your happy with the swap Sam
now you just need to have a shoot with the gf and this new car :yesnod:

^ in due time. I want to button up a few things before I do a shoot of any kind. I've had this car only for a couple months and already put it on coils and got exhaust. I need to do my wheels next which I am getting this Christmas.

personally I don't think she should "button up" anything in the shoot :suspect:
but seriously though what kind of wheels are you going with
picked up a set of stock 370Z GT RAYS wheels at the track this weekend...they were crazy light

I am going to get xxr 530's in gold. 18x9.75 +20 on all 4 corners. I will probably buy nicer wheels next summer, I just want a more aggressive set now.

Shhhh. Don't tell anyone, but he asked me this morning if he could come over and test fit my wheels on the Z. He is in danger of becoming as cheap as I am.

Damn. He beat me to it.

I would delete that answer
serious hate bound to be coming your way :lol:

^haha I don't care. I'm only 19 years old, I have no need for $2000 wheels.

at least you don't get butthurt easily like most of the pusses on this forum

I guess I just opened myself up to being told my wheels are gonna snap off while pulling out of my garage. I guess I should stop answering the steady stream of people that keep asking me about them. I personally think he should go with the glossier black version.

no reason to get butthurt, I know they Are cheap wheels, and I'm completely ok with that, and completely ok with being called cheap. I'm young and have other priorities, my car is just a hobby.

and Tim I haven't seen that color in person, it kind of scares me, I don't know if it's more grey or more black, if it was more grey I might like them, but I am not sure.

My stuff was all sarcasm. I'm gonna start putting *sarcasm* at the end of my statements. *sarcasm*

mind blown. don't know if that last post was sarcasm or not *sarcasm*

I don't either. I confused myself.

you have to use the magenta sarcasm font

I guess everything I post should be in that font.

Good luck with the Z Sam...

Oh man... that was a nice looking White 8.

Is your Z last years model where they updated it with an oil cooler.

If no, you need one because they over heat.

Do you mean this one?

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hmm, I don't think it has the oil cooler, although it doesn't seem to be a known issue on the Z forum. I will have to look into that more, thanks for the heads up. I got a 2005 which is pretty much the perfect year Z besides 07+

the 03-04 have known transmission/clutch issues
06 have transmission/oil consumption issues

05 seem to have no issues:wiggle:

tim she wasn't looking good in that picture!

The rumor going around is that you won't overheat while looking all stanced out and whatnot.

^ no rumor, it's true that being stanced actually improves reliability. ask any of the guys that subscribe to hellaflush/just stance on Facebook, they will tell you.

A car that doesn't move will never break down. That's why you need to remove your springs and bump stops. It's the ultimate reliability mod.

^ remove the engine. talk about reliability.

especially in rotaries :suspect:

Only rotaries can survive the solar flare induced apocalypse on the 21st.

Well... the z is still making progress but I wish I still had my 8. As time has passed I realize I would way rather have the whole driving experience of the RX8 than a little bit of torque.
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Psst...You still need rear spacers.

It makes me sad that your 8 is gone. That was a clean looking car. Never was able to get into the 350s. They are too square to me. Not enough curves.

He is sad, too.......I think. Sam likes to post 30 pictures of his car on Facebook and follow it up with a rant about wishing he bought another 8.

that is one clean Z..... but your 8 was damn nice looking too.

Hahaha I know how that is. I was super sad when I crashed my first one.

hey thats not your girlfriend...:suspect:

Haha don't get me wrong the z is still a pretty nice car, I just really wish I had another 8. Once the z is paid off I may take these wheels off and see if I can't get a trade for another 8.

Been a long while since I posted in here. I've been missin the rx8 sooooooo damn much. I wish I had the know how and the resources I do now when I had the 8. It woulda been rad as hell. Anyways, here is how the z is doin.

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clean setup...where are the go fast bits???

Nothin too crazy in the go fast department. JWT popcharger, motordyne plenum spacer, megan racing test pipes, and an HKS replica exhaust. This thursday I'm having a custom single resonated setup made with blast pipes. She's more pretty than fast, although z's are already kinda quick

nice cars bro. Doing pretty damn well for a 19 year old I must say. What do you do for work?

I'm 20 now! but I'm a pharmacy technician. It pays ok but over breaks I work full time and pick up side jobs and work any chance I get. I work hard for the stuff I have.

Good to hear from you Sam
Glad the Z is coming along nicely

looks clean man