@mrbrett

Modding a G35 to go fast is like modding a Geo Metro to look good.

It's a luxury sports coupe, not just a sports coupe. And it's more on the luxury side than the sport side.

Why should we bother to care about handling and going fast when it's nearly pointless?

Seems more appropriate to me to mod the G35 for looks rather than speed.

 

Ask these guys:



Or maybe these guys:

 

ME GUSTA, that's like asking, "Why bother dropping an LS-9 in a Cadillac CTS?"

It's just a luxury car after all. Why would anyone want a CTS with 500 WHP?

 

Congrats on showing me two cars.

One of which is a drift car. I don't even plan on drifting on the street, so no thanks.

The other is some G35 I've never heard of. Maybe it acts as an obstacle on the track for other cars?

 

How about these guys?

SUN AUTO Cyber Evo & The Sierra Sierra Evo

 

/facepalm

The CTS-V is marketed as a high end luxury sports car. These types of cars generally also have powerful engines. Mercedes AMG, BMW M. They also put a high emphasis on performance, as you can probably tell.

The G35 is an entry level luxury sports car. With barely any emphasis on the performance aspect.

Completely different...

 

What about them? They're track cars, I understand. The Evo is a purpose-built tuner car. But where are you going with posting them? You asked me why people would bother modifying G's for performance, and I showed you two. Yes, the Falken G is a drift car, but it's still built for performance. I guarantee you they aren't doing all of that on a stock motor. The second car was entered in the Rolex GT cup.

Four wheel independent suspension, RWD, 275BHP? Sure, it might be an entry level sport-luxury car, but then, why are so many guys on Driver strapping twin turbos and Vortech superchargers on them?

What about the Porsche 911 of the same year? That's considered a high-end sport-luxury car, but it only put out about 25BHP more than the G coupe did. At nearly double the price.

 

How about?

"post some obscure car here"

 

I posted the evos because those are what you get when you start off with a very good performance platform. Both of those evos have some very good times on a lot of tracks. How about the G35s you posted? Are they setting any records?

As for the boosted G35s. Of all the G35 owners, there aren't THAT MANY that are putting turbos and sc's.

And do you expect all of us to shell out 5-6 grand and decreased reliability just to be fast?

 

I wasn't bragging about records. You asked about performance-built cars, and I responded...regardless of if they're breaking any world records or not. I know, you used to own an Evo; I've seen the pictures floating around. I'm sure that car was a totally different experience from the G.

I'm sorry if I exaggerated a bit. But my point is, if nobody wanted to make the G perform, why in the world do we have such a readily-available aftermarket?

I never said I expected anyone to shell out 5-6 grand to "go fast." But I moreso enjoy building a car that people don't expect to be fast over buying something fast right off the lot. But maybe that's just me.

Again, it comes down to personal preference. Sorry that I find airbags useless.

 

There will always be a large and greatly varied aftermarket for all cars.

Catering to speed, looks, rice, anything and everything.

I just don't find the G35 all that great of a platform to mod for speed. There are owners who DO mod if for speed and that's fine.

My issue is (and the reason I'm in this thread) is when people say certain components for looks ruin how the car handles. When honestly, it never handled all that great to begin with.

 

Same reason I modified my evo to be faster.

But there's a reason I haven't done those same mods on the G35.

 

All cars? Try modifying a Maxima. Seriously. There were only two companies that produced headers for the car, and, last I checked, they're down to one.

I never said that the G coupe was a fantastic performer either. I get it. There are guys out there that think the G is God's gift to the automotive world. Just like there are Honda fanboys out there that think that their Civics are God's gift to the automotive world. It happens with every car brand.

Yes, the G has its short-comings. Any car does. But for a straight-off-the-lot street car, even with all the excessive weight, it was pretty gutsy when compared to other sub-35k cars of 8 years ago.

What makes the handling of the car so terrible? In your eyes? Of the hundred or so different car models I've driven, the G has been one of the better performers when it comes to an entry-level street car. Sure, it likes to plow a bit through the corners, but the back end is also extremely responsive and refined feeling if you get aggressive.

Maybe I need to spend a weekend in a Ferrari.

 

Let's end this thread with a mouth watering burger and fries

 

I disagree with that statement, not all of us go for looks, some of us actually like driving fast cars. Not to say mine looks ugly either