Is The Nissan 350z The Perfect First Sports Car? (JDM Legends Tour Pt. 16)
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2018
- I let my friend Dan drive my 911. Then he got the bug for a proper car. He sold his Golf, and bought this...
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350z are awesome cars. Come to life with an uprated clutch, exhaust, remap and tune. Can really crank out power on them.
Abbey motor sports are great for their remaps, improves mpg as well. Nice cars. Great cheap bang for buck.
For the exhaust you should look into the borla s type cat back exhaust. I rock it on my z and it sounds pretty good.
I never realized you were a car guy as well.... That'll do pig, that'll do.....
Ive used Abbey Motors for my HR 350z for a couple years. They can do anything at a really high standard 👌
I had full unresonated cobra exhaust cheap and cheerful sounded good but I went for the single exit as tomie don't offer a dual option which to be fair looks in my opinion crap how ever style is subjective but I brought it for the sound not the looks. In the US they have loads of tomie/single exit exhaust uk how ever not so many and I unfortunately due to work not got chance to go to a meet to hear one but I went from not ideal and would never do it normally UA-cam videos and it's renowned to be loudest exhaust and wow my god it is loud!!! the tomie is absolutely awesome yes it p**es some folks off even more when I get the pops and bang map but long as your not gunning it every where stay below 3000 rpm but personally I don't care. My mate has it on his r35 again still looks stupid but sounds even better. I certainly woulnt recommend it if you like listening to anything whilst driving bar an exhaust, talking any one or don't like unwanted attention.Want to do any track days as it's to loud that does suck but I daily drive mine and I have another z for the track now I did have berk test pipes but with the tomie had to take them off. as that was way to loud.
@Teamgeist knob head and it's not a French engine, have you driven one? I didn't think so. You prick.
Need For Speed Underground 2 nostalgia kicked in.
I can almost hear "Riders on the Storm"
FUZKEK hannnnnnn
Need For Speed: Pro Street throwback too!
More like midnight club 3 dub edition remix Nostalgia
YEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! "The ps2 vibes have joined the call
I dont think people understand how fun they are until they drive one. Very underestimated car
Every minimum wage fast food employee is driving a 350z. It’s far from underated
M Performance underestimated*
Definitey agree. Was looking at other cars recently and just test drove one to pass the time while another came back from the shop. Now I’m picking it Monday to take home
@@mperformance3502 your name gives away your snidey-ness
Google “toby22 350z”. I owned a Z in 2008 before they’ve been riced by minimum wage ricers
When they first came out, I thought it was ugly for some reason. It really grew on me after a while. I actually prefer the look of this over 370z
Dude same idk why they just look better
yes! thought it was ugly then became my dream car
The era of the tt alternatives, the crossfire shocker and the weird wankel but cleverly packaged rx8. They were all interesting in their respective ways, now people just buy rapid german turbo hatches. Which are all things to all men.
I used to agree, but when you sit looking at a 370z, especially a Nismo after 2015? Miles better, just gorgeous.
The 350z interior also looks not classic but dated.
06 Roadster.... 20 inch high chrome Wheels. Head turner wherever she goes. i am constantly stopped in parking lots asking me about her, whether an old Z person, or just some gal going "wow, what it that???"
Nismo exhaust. I had a azure blue with an official Nismo v1 body kit on it and so decided to top it off using the real deal; I saved up and imported a Nismo exhaust from Nissan USA to the U.K. It utterly transformed the car with the sweetest noise ever - it’s seriously up there with a Ferrari it’s that good. It’s never loud when trundling along, doesn’t give you a headache cruising along motorways or sitting in traffic but when you open her up...wow! it howls in such an amazing way.
The craftsmanship of the exhaust was superb, so much so that when I asked a zed tuner specialist to put it on my car they happened to have another 350z in for an exhaust swap before they did mine (believe a “cobra” exhaust, can’t remember). This other one gave a similar sound but the actual finish in terms of welding etc was no where near the Nismo exhaust. It’s pricey though...back in 2009 I imported mine for about £1600 and had to pay import tax. I think I lived in tunnels afterwards - think driving a Ferrari 430 spider sound where it barks past 3k revs and howls as you keep going. I urge you to find UA-cam video of the exhaust sound.
You’re right about the 350...it’s a bit of a lump. It’s certainly not nimble and it’s heavy like a muscle cruiser GT. It’s not super fast but I wouldn’t say slow...it edged past my friends R32 golf when we gave it the beans on a straight empty road. It’s around that sort of speed. But that noise...it didn’t matter about going super fast...for me the zed was about cruising along on a summers day and when you feel like it, put it down a gear and make it go to 3-4K revs, the Nismo exhaust barks and you smoothly howl up the road in glorious sound. Everyone...passengers and those I past seemed to love it (thumbs up and smiles). People talking to me at petrol stations about it and really felt like I owned a super car at the time - most had no idea what it was. Others walked past pointing and asking me to give it a few revs when sitting in traffic followed by beaming smiles and camera phones out.
It’s such a good car for so little cash these days. People back in 2009 thought it was a £70k car when really at the time it was about £15k. Sadly a lot of them have ended up in tasteless moron chav hands putting hideous tat on them. Though if you do it right and spend money for official parts then they are amazing. Just avoid the idiots who stick big metal wings in the back etc...it’s really not the car for that.
One of my favourite cars i've owned. There's only one big problem. I've never found anything that's as much fun (and as sideways) as this used to be. Perfect. Sold mine with 125k miles and still wish I kept it.
Just bought mine today. Any major issues or fairly reliable? 91k 06. Thanks
@@forrestwhatson210 They are very reliable, only thing you might eventually need to replace is the clutch according to some people.
The 350 Z UK forum is a great community, tell Dan to sign up post haste.
I do miss my Z, great bang for your buck. Yes the interior isn’t great, but it sounds good, is reliable, very predictable on the road, and sound great.
My all-time favorite car; love that unique design....
Sold my RX8 for my 350z still is my favourite car I've ever owned still miss it. Fitted a cobra exhaust and a "popcharger" air filter. Car sounded amazing. Also used to get discounted services at an Infiniti dealership which gave me incredible service, team were amazing.
Just a FYI. If you plan on buying a 350z make sure the timing chain tensioners have been replaced. These VQ35 motors have crappy plastic tensioners and I wasn’t happy forking over 1500 on changing all the chains and tensioners....
Not a common problem.
176,000 miles later on my vq35 and no timing issues
you are not going to find these for sale with that done
If you are not looking for anything too shouty but a bit more fruity than stock, go for a Scorpion cat back system and a Cobra Y-Pipe, will do you a treat. Also the one you have...the middle uprev 296... make sure you keep an eye on your oil.
disturbed250 or just get a muffler delete, not too loud and you still have that stock look.
Best review I've seen yet. Thank you!
Great video I too love the 350z purely for value for money the car is definitely crying out for a louder exhaust and some induction noise. Without doubt a future classic.
I also sold my Golf for a blue 350z
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what? why?
Lol what a coincidence
Just what I needed! Am considering one as a winter car. Thanks!
Bruh, this man owns a lotus and wants a 350z
Great video. Thanks for the review.
Very honest review
Owned my first 350Z in 2003 - loved it for about 4 years . Purchased my 2nd 350z a mint condition 2005 yellow 35th anniversary model (GT4) in 2018 as weekend toy, shares the garage with my mk3 TT and VW Arteon lift back, as much as I love all 3 cars only one car puts a big kid size smile on my face :) - thanks for these great reviews.
I loved my Pikes Peak 2003 350Z! I had it for almost 10 years, from December 2002 until May of 2012.
Love my 350. Yea its got its DE probs but its definitely a driver enthusiast oriented car, you feel very in control. Gearbox is great and I find the power is definitely there when you need it
How could you not love it? Looks great, sounds great, drives great. This was one of 2 cars I considered buying last year. Almost bought one, but a Mustang came in view with less miles and cheaper price. I'm still looking into getting one of these though.
Always wanted a Z, looks unique, just came across a soft top, definitely gonna buy it
Deleting the primary silencer makes these car sound fantastic - this is the only thing I've done to mine and I love it!
I am looking at getting my first sports car this year and this was the perfect video for me
Obviously we'd all love to see the comparison video. THANKS!
As long as you are honest if the 350z ends up being better :)
Keep it up J, awesome channel!
Thankyou!
Brilliant car! Oldschool, great sounding, naturally breathing.
What you say about picking a car rings so true with me. I was looking at the RX-8 as I liked the styling, but I thought I should at least put a few more cars on the table to compare it with. I'd never even heard of the 350Z before when I asked for alternatives, and the looks didn't appeal, but it had the right price and performance so I added it to the comparison. The more I researched it the more it appealed, that big lazy V6 over the bike like high revving rotary seemed a better fit for my heavy motorway use. It slowly but surely won me over and now 60K miles of ownership later it still puts a big grin on my face :). I went for the HR mainly because I wanted a higher rev limit than my MX-3 had, and I found one with the V1 Nismo body kit which gives it a more aggressive shape that I'm very fond of. I love the grunt more than I love agility, my MX-3 and Celica probably hung on to the corners better, but my zed can hurl me up to 70mph in 2nd gear on even the steepest of slip roads.
Last week I watched your Fiesta st vidéo ( I had a 2016 model for a year) and I found your opinion on the car spot on...
This week you came out with this... ( I actually replaced the Fiesta St for a 2005 nissan 350z in the same blue color)
Ok once again, your opinion is spot on...
As an exhaust... I got a resonated Cobra catback... And I am very happy with it... Just a bit more sound than the stock, but fairly good for my daily commuting.
Great work ... You sir , just earned a new subscriber
Thanks Jorge
I put the mishimoto air intake on my DE, wouldn't say it woke the car up in terms of performance, but the noise is now a lot deeper and slightly louder..
Fantastic channel, really glad I found this channel. I own a azure blue 2006 350z too! Would highly recommended milltek with berk hfc running a plenum spacer and an air intake.... Makes the car ridiculously fast and sound not too shouty but the right amount of meat
Subscribed eventually. Sorry for delay Jay!
The car is beautiful! I can't seem to find much as far as safety features/testing.
This video made me a subscriber. I own a 370Z so I'd love to see what happens in the rest of this series
I have been thinking about getting one of these for a while, think it will be a nice upgrade from my 1.6 civic type s ep2. And this video has tipped me over the edge. Thanks guys, earned a new Sub!
Welcome to the channel
Great vid. Never driven a 350, but I have owned no less than four 370s including the Mk1 Nismo. I had an A45 AMG for a while, which was technically a much ‘better’ car on paper, but it lacked the character of the Z so I sold it and now have a blue 370 GT. The stock exhaust on the 350 actually sounds pretty good compared to the 370’s.
It was my first car at 18, now I’m 21 and it’s been nothing but fun haven’t had a single issue 👍🏼
What was it like to insure at that age?
@@join_hybrid.discord Expensive man lol but it was worth it, now it’s a lot lower because I haven’t had any accidents or tickets surprisingly
Insurance must of been twice as much as the cars value.
@@tawermeister99 no actually I found a way around insurance, it’s like 50$ a month now
@@xlegacyfusion8915 how
The 350z is the next car I look to purchase. I have loved them since I first laid eyes on one back in 2003. I agree, there isn’t another car out there that I can think of that gives you the amount of power and performance for the price. I just hope I can get one before they are all gone or start to climb in value again.
Same here. First time I saw it it was so awesome. Looked futuristic, like both sides looked like the front end. Very different and original.
My first real "sports car" 350Z was an '04' GT with the 276 hp DE, awesome car bang for buck! My next was another 350Z '03' ( best colour in sunset orange personally) both I modified with a subtle but lovely sounding Toyosports Exhaust (Y pipe back) and some sports CATS, Plenum spacer which is a must for the DE as it will help it breath and intake, Eibach Pro springs, quality rubber and brakes and a remap! Great fun and a joy to drive and then finally after 2 years of waiting i could get my hands on my current '12' 370Z GT Edition with the VQ37VHR at 332 hp. I have always had my eye on a 911 and find justifying the price difference from the 370Z to a similar age 911 difficult for the aforementioned "bang for buck" so a comparison video would be interesting to watch (always difficult when its your own car your comparing) Good video!
That makes sense buying a Stock Nissan 350z before modifying it, alot of Subaru WRX/STI owners do the same looking for a clean stock car. The younger generation tends to abuse these cars when they are modified like drilling into the pillars to add pod gauges.... :(
Fuck I hate cars with added guages everywhere. I see them and I stop looking at the car immediately.
Great video as usual, Jay! 👏 I’ve always liked the look of these, and heard good things about the performance. Maybe not the fastest, but it’s a Nissan and it should be very reliable and nice handling. I’m surprised you didn’t compare it to the Honda S 2000 which would seem to me to be very comparable car. As to the present exhaust note, not too bad for a V-6. I’m sure it can be improved and you already have some great suggestions on that. While I would enjoy hearing your comparison with your Porsche, realistically, they’re horses of a different color, breed, speed and and everything else except basic specs. I doubt anybody is seriously comparing these two cars for purchase. Regardless, I always learn something from your videos, which along with your quirky personality and British wit keep me coming back!👍
I currently own an fn2 type r.. i keep looking at these 350z's!
Make that video, I'm subbing and putting post notifications on rn.
Would love to see the comparison with the Porsche!
On top of that, a 350z vs S2000 video would be pretty cool too.
If I can make it happen, I will
I also wish to see this. Not expecting it to be as good, but if it comes reasonably close that would be impressive.
I'd be interested if the review. I'd have to expect the 911 to be better. If it wasn't then...
When I bought a 991.1 carrera s I had to sell my 05 350z . No room in the garage , other side of the garage was occupied by my wif's cayenne s. I very much enjoyed my 350z while I had it but the performance difference between the z and 911 is a night and day.
Yes this is what I hoped for to listen, a comparison between the 996 and the 350Z.
Jay. Get the Scorpion exhaust. Louder but still quiet while you drive around town etc. it’s the one I had. Brilliant.
Get on the 350z UK forum - great bunch of people on there and lots of knowledge, lots of people already been through this! Would pick up a good following for the UA-cam chanel too!
Modifying the 350z changes it completely and brings them to life. It can become a bit of an addiction...
350z are awesome cars ,specially in blue !! ive owned 2 350z and now a 2017-370z Nismo in red .
I’m a ‘70’s guy and a Long time Z-car fan here.....like from the 1st-gen 240/260/280 days. With 3.5L available......I’m sure smiles will follow.
2006 Roadster. 20 inch High Chrome wheels, 8 &12... Hear turner wherever she toes. Whether an old Z fanatic or just some gal going "What is that???", she gets endless compliments. I only race Vettes on curvy roads and I have never been beaten. Same with high end Lexus. Like riding in a roller coaster.
Nice review Dan, this car will be mine
yes..yes..yes.. and mine was even blue .. i miss that car.. i will try to find another one this summer..
Never been my type of car but like the new shape
Good to see the 90s Scania 164L that you passed
Just recently got myself a Z4MR , been blown away how much fun it is. I use to own a mk1 MX-5 around 10 years ago and the Z4MR really reminds me of that car, but it has a bit more power and a longer bonnet.
I had a Z4MC, best and worst car in one
Good video. I subscribed because of it.
Had a 2003 model a long time a go and enjoyed it . Only common faults where gas struts on boot failing and clutch where only good for 30.000 miles . Yep loved my car lol
Great video James !
Love the fact you concentrate on cars not the other nonsense !!!!! 👍
Part one of my journey back to Lotus has begun !
M240i traded in and replaced with (yet to picked up new M140i) that’s the wife’s car sorted.
New year search for the Lotus will begin 🤪
The Evora is beautiful
thedoghandler1
Yup
Had a 2010 NA Evora beautiful car
Very nice I am now looking for a jag xfr-s.
Love to see a Miltek exhaust on it. I owned a roadster in 2009 and absolutely loved it. I had a JWT pop charger air filter on mine and it sounded great. I'm trying to buy a 350z roadster again now I'm not trying to be a sensible Dad
Epic start to this one Mr Jay 👍
I love that blue on the 350's, nice choice Dan.
Cheers Nick
A cat back Stillen exhaust sounds great
350s and 370s are the perfect car period. Such a beautiful and understated body. Classy as hell and I've driven an Infinity G35 with a 6 speed stick, they certainly go! I have no use for a car as my job requires heavy duty trucks, but if I ever do get a car it'll be one of these.
Thanks Dan & Jay. Would love to see the 911 comparison, but I also think you've got a lot of other comparison opportunities here as well. You already mentioned the Z4, and then maybe a Cayman (Boxster?!). Even some hatches, Golf R32? Hopefully some owners get in touch over time and give you the opportunity. Cheers. :)
Thanks Mark, as always we are subject to what we are offered so will always endeavour to create the best content with that
Great cars. I had one on the shortlist when I bought the Z4. Maybe next time.
Yes, let's see a comparison with the 911, it'd be interesting to see just how well something that's a quarter of the price stacks up.
Those exhausts from stock are great, same as the Infiniti ones of the same generation - never give problems, same as the majority of the Nissan products of the time, good engineering back in the day.
I had to sell my 350z (almost a replica of the one here), for 7K to put towards a 12.5k 1.5D Qashqai. It broke my heart!. 4 years ownership and all it cost me was an exhaust and 2 new tyres + some brake pads. A bullet proof motor. (I cant say the same of any other cars I have owned). You get so much car with these for your money and would recommend to anyone.
The battery indicator is very useful for me since I put on my car a powerful subwoofer and I need to check if the voltage is too low because of the music it can damage the electronics of the car on a mid long term. To be honest the cars I owned were pretty city cars that didn't have such great sound. Might aswell just listen to the engine on this 350Z, is one of my dream cars since Underground and I will love to own one, especially the 313HP late versions
Subscribed! Great video, I think you may have overlooked the Honda s2000 maybe?
A good S2K is still a lot of money, and also they deliver a very different experience to this. I've reviewed an S2K, thanks for subscribing, maybe check out that video next?
Have the same car, year and color but USDM. It’s a 5th car for us but it still gets driven weekly. Right at 180k miles and still drives excellent. Very reliable and would recommend to anyone looking for an affordable sports car.
If you don’t mind a loud car, I would suggest a Tomei titanium exhaust. Saves about 40lbs, makes power, and is fairly cheap.
Intakes: Tons our there but Z1 Motorsports makes a good intake, and intake manifold.
Headers (exhaust manifold): might be worth doing headers, Z1 headers are good.
Finally you want a good tune, ecutek and uprev are the common ecu/programming systems. A custom tune by a good tuner should be done after the bolt ons.
i'd love to see a comparison video J
These are such great value right now on the used market, and made a great platform to learn how to drift in. My neighbour in Tokyo had one, its called the Fairlady Z there. The only drawback for me is its weight.
I had a 350z GT for 6 years as my main car. It was Azure blue also. I upgraded the exhaust to a Scorpion and upgraded the Air filter but the rest was Stock. I loved it. Kids used to point wherever I went. It always drew stares. With the Scorpion it sounded fantastic especially through tunnels. I did have to replace the engine block at one point as I blew a piston. A valve dropped into a cylinder and bang. I bought it when it was about 2 years old for around 16,000. It was great fun and a lot of car for the money. It was the middle 296bhp uprev version. A young 21 yold bought it from me and I did an mot search on it the other day and it hasn’t been done for a number of years. I guess the poor old girl is dead somewhere. Too hot to handle.
Needs a cobra non resonanted cat back, will transform it and make it sound incredible with no drone
The manual version of this model burns a hell of a lot of oil from factory. They fixed that issue on the 2007 model i believe. Important to use a thicker synthetic oil in this, or install a catch can.
I live in Richmond,va. I just got a 350zx 2007 covertible silver and silver top one owner garage keep still got that new smell feel car look older lady had it. Its like im the only one in Richmond has one people look at me like im driving a Ferrari feels so good. Places i go people like thats my dream car. They are rare collectibles item value is going up i love the sound its powerful handles curbs like butter. Im blessed to found a good one
I have a grey one, but it does look very nice in Blue 👍🏻
Yes do a comparison please!
I know there is a fixation on RWD, but I’d go with an Integra DC5, or DC2. The feel of the Teg shines through and overcomes the perception of a fwd.
Said comparison ! Definitely 👍👍👍.
Would suggest you do some track time comparisons of Porsche vs Nissan, and also show some side by side handling analysis.
Love my 350z alot they are great cars and a good bang for your buck also The VR38 (Found in GTR R35) is baised off the VQ engine found in die Z :)
These are pretty great cars, their cost alone is reason enough to pick one up. They are sub 10k in the UK many of which are around £5k. A comparison would be interesting between this and your 911 although I would pick the Nissan over a 911 any day considering I can actually afford it unlike the 911 which is way out of my budget if I was even looking for a car anyway.
I'm still very much happy with my MGB GT. Different car entirely though.
Nice to see a old British classic on the road. Also agree there, I'd say most people would be able to afford a 350z than a 911. My dad's friend bought his 370z around and it was a cool car. Loved the sound of the engine. I'm sure also it's more reliable than the porsche.
Car throttle made a video reviewing the 350 or 370 saying the one that they were reviewing is owned by a young lad who took a gap year in uni so he can work full time and get it (which I would not recommend people doing).
911 great car at 5 times the price. New ones are £150,000. Same price as Nismo GTR. Or can get a track pack GTR £94,000
@@blademanx Normal people can't afford that. A car under £10k is our budget although the cheaper the better.
@@Punisher9419I think that now days the S2000 could be the better option if you want to have fun in a car that feels nimble and happy, without breaking the bank, even if we hate the lagage of the digital dash and the "v-tec kicking" theme.
@@Menda_Lerenda Very true, they are also fairly affordable. Although some are expensive for some reason. Most are under £10k and some are even around £5k.
Me and the wife first saw one at a motor show when they first came out ( Earl’s court i think or perhaps the NEC) it was a Goldy bronze colour. I very nearly considered buying one at the time
Nice review. Nice Hawaiian shirt too 👚 😂
The 06 model (has the vq35de revup engine) has an oil consumption issue that should be addressed fairly quickly when starting modifications. I'm a big fan of the motordyne plenum spacer when considering first mods ^_^. Cheers!
I own a 350, i wouldn’t bother changing intakes the stock ones are fine! Exhaust i would go for a Miltek system with decats. Not too loud it’s great. Great cars! Was my first sports car owned nearly a year now can’t complain
Nice review Dan. This car will be mine :-)
I absolutely love that Monterey Blue. It really fits that car.
And like most others when the 350z first came out I wasnt really sold on the design but now I think it looks fantastic. I guess it's grown on me too.
It’s Azure Blue I believe. I had one.
I love this car
As a 996 owner, I would love to see a comparison video
Definitely yes. Cheap, huge aftermarket support, easy to work on, tons of forum knowledge -- Check!
Big V6 in the front, manual box in the middle, LSD at the back. Low & wide body, huge brakes, hydraulic rack and all the usable power you could wish for. Best affordable sports car money can buy.
I know what you mean about the looks etc. My mate has a 370z nismo and it looks great. He has also done a cat back on it and it sounds great. But everyone I no who has a 350z they really love them and again they do sound good and the looks are slowly growing on me. I think this car is great value for money tho.
you should review the 300ZX TT
I love my 350z. I’ve started upgrading it and you can beef it up for very little cash.
10:47 damn, thought we were having roadkill pie for tea
for a 350z i would recommend a tomei exhaust they sound amazing
Is that the stock rims? That looks so cool and fit the car's look
Cobra Y-pipe is what you need!
motordyne tdx2 with the art pipes! Music to your ears.
very hard to get now and very expensive
It must have an after market lightweight flywheel, the original Nissan flywheel was a heavy dual mass item, it was so heavy you could not change up really quickly because the engine would take a long time to drop revs (very noticeable above 6,000rpm), so you had to wait a moment to let the clutch out to avoid a mismatch between engine and road speed. The 350z does have an annoying problem, the hydraulic clutch line is too close to the exhaust, in a rush hour grind it will get too hot and you loose the clutch (comes back when the fluid temp goes down). I love my 350z, the sound and handling are wonderful.