my pops got a g37S coupe

[oaklandopen]

so my dad got rid of his 2006 charger r/t a week ago so he could save up for a new car after the summer ended. he said he could survive with my mom's van and my grandmother's car because she doesn't drive anymore. at the end of summer he was gonna get a corvette lt3. i figured he couldn't last all summer without his own car, and i was right. he broke down and got one of these....



sure, it's no corvette, but he would probably end up getting more enjoyment out of this than he would the vette. it's a g37S coupe with the premium package. new g stats are 330hp and 270tq with 3600lbs to move. his charger was 350hp and 390tq, but that body was 4100lbs, so he's getting around 1 lb/hp better with the G.

the reason why he broke down was because of the deal they were having at the dealer. $5k off msrp, which is a pretty big deal considering that infinity isn't a discount manufacturer. so that ended up making the car around $37-38k by my calculations with his options. i wasn't jealous before when he had his charger, but his one-upmanship with the G has made me a little green with envy. ever since i had gotten the ms3 he was always jealous of the power, agility, and options (LEDs, xenon, interior trim) and all part of a package over $10k less than his car. all i can really say now is "can your passengers get out the back without you getting out first?"

kinda bored and i thought i'd share, anyone else have a one-upper parent/sibling/friend?

 

[CWPspeed3]

Did he get the manual trans? Then it all becomes about the driver and the start. Should be fun regardless.

No one in my family gives a s*** about cars so then its just my friends on this forum...

 

[oaklandopen]

Did he get the manual trans? Then it all becomes about the driver and the start. Should be fun regardless.

No one in my family gives a s*** about cars so then its just my friends on this forum...

yea it's manual...whenver you see a g37 with the red "s" it stands for the sport package, which is a 6speed manual.

im not sure about the 0-60 times for the infiniti, but the 370z has gotten times of 4.7. the difference in weight is about 300lbs, so my guess is the g37 might be able to hit 60 right around 5 even

 

[CWPspeed3]

Thats cool, I didnt know enough about them to know that. So depending on your mods and the drivers I'd think it would lead to some pretty close races.

 

[Kain]

Since we're mag racing, most of the official tests seem to get a 0-60 of 5.5 seconds, give or take a tenth. The old G35 (which IMHO was easier on the eyes than the G37) was in the low 6s.

 

[oaklandopen]

Since we're mag racing, most of the official tests seem to get a 0-60 of 5.5 seconds, give or take a tenth. The old G35 (which IMHO was easier on the eyes than the G37) was in the low 6s.

well i do enjoy magazine stats a lot better than hearsay and with-this-mod-i-can-do'ers. but i just did a search and i found a motor trend with a 5.0 to 60mph so whatever.

and i did like the g35 in the front a little better, but i think the rear of the g37 is a whole lot more evil looking.

 

[MS3Zoom24]

Did he get the manual trans? Then it all becomes about the driver and the start. Should be fun regardless.

No one in my family gives a s*** about cars so then its just my friends on this forum...

im with you, i have one friend that lives 200miles away thats into cars and my dad, but he tells me to keep it stock and gives me s***, then all the people in know at school are like well it get s me here to there(civics (pissed))

So its jsut me the the forum and my wife who is probably sick of it by now

 

[Trader]

I assume you have driven it? My friend has the exact same car. I was wondering, since you have driven both the MS3 and the G37S, which car do you feel would win a race from a roll. Given the MS3 has an intake, TMIC, TP, & Cobb AP??

Do you think I would take him??

 

[Kain]

I assume you have driven it? My friend has the exact same car. I was wondering, since you have driven both the MS3 and the G37S, which car do you feel would win a race from a roll. Given the MS3 has an intake, TMIC, TP, & Cobb AP??

Do you think I would take him??

2SOONJR.

 

[matsuda]

I assume you have driven it? My friend has the exact same car. I was wondering, since you have driven both the MS3 and the G37S, which car do you feel would win a race from a roll. Given the MS3 has an intake, TMIC, TP, & Cobb AP??

Do you think I would take him??

No, not close.
It would be like you were standing still.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

No, not close.
It would be like you were standing still.

I highly doubt that! I have done freeway runs with 335i's and done just fine.

 

[matsuda]

I highly doubt that! I have done freeway runs with 335i's and done just fine.

The owners of the 335's must have filled them up with diesel fuel by mistake.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

Say what you want. It was actually the service manager of the BMW dealership by my house.

 

[leadf00t]

Give me a break, your talking about tenths of a second in most cases. All it takes is a minor hiccup from either driver, and it could go either way. Were not talking about a 10 second car against a 14 second car.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

Thats what I am saying. I will say this. that G37S is hella nice on the inside! There is a women running around town here with a blacked out debadged one, man is that thing nice!

 

[oaklandopen]

i haven't driven his car yet (it only has 30 miles on it so it shouldn't be driven hard for a little bit anyway). and the 335s are only 35 more hp than the ms3, but the g37 is over 65 more hp than the ms3.

he will let me drive it in the near future, and im sure im gonna have to be the one to fill him in on technology. the car comes with a hard drive for music and he has no clue, the NAV is different from his charger's NAV so i'll school him on that, and various other tidbits

 

[Trader]

No, not close.
It would be like you were standing still.

No way. It would definately be at least close. Remember I said from a roll and he is completely stock.

Considering the extra weight of the G37S the wtg/hp and wtg/tq ratios are pretty close with the stock MS3.

Here are the numbers:

	ms3	w/loss	ms3 modded	g37s	w/loss
wtg	3153	3153	3153		3662	3662
hp	263	223	265		330	280
tq	280	238	270		270	229
						
wtg/hp	12.0	14.1	11.9		11.1	13.1
wtg/tq	11.3	13.2	11.7		13.6	16.0

If you take a 15% drive train loss for both the ms3 and the G37s. You get the stock MS3 wtg/whp ratio is 14.1 to the g37s 13.1. So yes he would take me stock up top but even stock the ms3 would have more power at some point under the curve because the wtg/tq ratio is way better. (13.2 compared to 16.0)

Now the modded ms3 I used whp/tq at 265/270 with the intake, test pipe, cobb AP, and the TMIC. That seems to be about right. The MS3 looks like it would definately take it with the wtg/whp now at 11.9 to the g37s at 13.1. And the wtg/tq at 11.7 compared to 16.0.

 

[derspi]

I assume you have driven it? My friend has the exact same car. I was wondering, since you have driven both the MS3 and the G37S, which car do you feel would win a race from a roll. Given the MS3 has an intake, TMIC, TP, & Cobb AP??

Do you think I would take him??

Most likely not considering the better power/weight ratio. But I will say this, the old G35 coupe couldn't keep up with me. Could have been driver or it just could have been that THAT one was "tired." I do like the older G35 more than the new ones though, in terms of styling even though the old one has a really crappy interior.

 

[matsuda]

No way. It would definately be at least close. Remember I said from a roll and he is completely stock.

Considering the extra weight of the G37S the wtg/hp and wtg/tq ratios are pretty close with the stock MS3.

Here are the numbers:

	ms3	w/loss	ms3 modded	g37s	w/loss
wtg	3153	3153	3153		3662	3662
hp	263	223	265		330	280
tq	280	238	270		270	229
						
wtg/hp	12.0	14.1	11.9		11.1	13.1
wtg/tq	11.3	13.2	11.7		13.6	16.0

If you take a 15% drive train loss for both the ms3 and the G37s. You get the stock MS3 wtg/whp ratio is 14.1 to the g37s 13.1. So yes he would take me stock up top but even stock the ms3 would have more power at some point under the curve because the wtg/tq ratio is way better. (13.2 compared to 16.0)

Now the modded ms3 I used whp/tq at 265/270 with the intake, test pipe, cobb AP, and the TMIC. That seems to be about right. The MS3 looks like it would definately take it with the wtg/whp now at 11.9 to the g37s at 13.1. And the wtg/tq at 11.7 compared to 16.0.

My "not close" comment was not to be taken seriously.

What I can't figure out is this: Why does it matter if a G37S (or any other car for that matter) has a better (or worse) hp/weight ratio, 0-60 time, 1/4 time, etc.

I like my car for what it is and for the driving experience. How it compares to other cars doesn't change that at all.

If I wanted killer straight line performance, I wouldn't have even considered the MS3. Since straight line performance is not what the MS3 is about, why should anyone care if another car is quicker/faster?

 

[derspi]

If I wanted killer straight line performance, I wouldn't have even considered the MS3. Since straight line performance is not what the MS3 is about, why should anyone care if another car is quicker/faster?

Because deep down inside, there's always a bit of a ricer/racer in all of us.