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Originally Posted by 89-944NA
370Z NISMO is 350hp, 276lb-ft torque, 3.7 liter V-6, 24 valve, 7,400 rpm and the list goes on, not to mention it has a lower coefficent of drag...yeah, it could school him. Even the base 370Z is rated at 332hp 270 lb-ft torque, 7,000 rpm engine
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Cd doesn't tell you anything without also knowing the car's frontal area (total drag is Cd * Frontal Area) and it really doesn't come into play too much until you get close to Vmax. Maximum engine RPM is likewise rather irrelevant.
A breathed-on 951 should be in the range of 275 hp and 300 ft-lbs at the wheels based on dyno sheets from mine. Assuming a 15% drivetrain loss, that's about 315 hp and 345 ft-lbs at the crank. The 951 weighs in at just over 2,700 pounds.
The NISMO Z is a bit of a porker at 3,300 pounds and is down on torque.
I can see a Z pulling away a bit on the basis of gearing due to the 6-speed transmission, but there's no a stock 370Z, even a NISMO, should walk a breathed-on 951 like it was standing still. Throw some mods on the Z, however, and all the flab on those cars will start getting mitigated really quick and we'll be breathing exhaust.
