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Everything I see says they have the same wheel base, thus same drive shaft length.Originally Posted by bonkrokz
longer driveshaft then coupe and z, i think the z and coupe have c/f driveshafts aswell where sedans do not ..plus overall its a longer distance from the motor to the rearend ..
Never heard either the G or Z had carbon fiber driveshafts before and I highly doubt it.
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^really... how much longer are sedans that coupes? From t-case to drive shaft? I'm going to speculate a bit and argue that the difference isn't much, perhaps even non-existent.
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Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?Originally Posted by RPL
^really... how much longer are sedans that coupes? From t-case to drive shaft? I'm going to speculate a bit and argue that the difference isn't much, perhaps even non-existent.
Thanks HotDawgman, it gets lost on some though.
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Never heard either the G or Z had carbon fiber driveshafts before and I highly doubt it.
Z definitely has CF - coupe does not (as far as I know)... and coupe shaft is not shorter (as far as I know)...Originally Posted by 5150DS
Everything I see says they have the same wheel base, thus same drive shaft length.Never heard either the G or Z had carbon fiber driveshafts before and I highly doubt it.
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Thanks HotDawgman, it gets lost on some though.
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Are you agreeing or disagreeing with me?Thanks HotDawgman, it gets lost on some though.
Oh, my bad! I agree. I was disagreeing with bonkrokz. We must have posted at nearly the same time. :P
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Z is lighter than both the sedan and coupe. IMHO, that's where the performance differences are.
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My 03 sedan weighs less than the 06 Z from numbers I saw a while ago. Not by much though, around 50lbs if I remember right.
Z Uses a C/F driveshaft? Why don't we see more threads about people swapping driveshafts? Especially in the automatic models, as you would gain back some of the pathetic drivetrain loss our slushbox has.
Z Uses a C/F driveshaft? Why don't we see more threads about people swapping driveshafts? Especially in the automatic models, as you would gain back some of the pathetic drivetrain loss our slushbox has.
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97% of people who use the term "pieholes" have never passed a basic statistics course, so I find it hard to take you seriously.Originally Posted by Texan1
did you know that 86% of all people that make up stats on the spot are 94% more likely to have someone tell them to shut their pieholes
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Both are about 3340lbs, but the Z will have a substantial power advantage.Originally Posted by Lucky-G
My 03 sedan weighs less than the 06 Z from numbers I saw a while ago. Not by much though, around 50lbs if I remember right.
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Because the Z's driveshaft should be shorter.Originally Posted by Lucky-G
Z Uses a C/F driveshaft? Why don't we see more threads about people swapping driveshafts? Especially in the automatic models, as you would gain back some of the pathetic drivetrain loss our slushbox has.
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Agreed, the Z will have quite the power advantage--stock for stock 
I see what you did there. No C/F Z shaft for me
I see what you did there. No C/F Z shaft for me
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350Z Wheelbase = 2,649 mm (104.3 in)Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Z's crankshaft is shorter??
G35 Wheelbase = 2,850 mm (112.2 in)
Since they have the same engine/tranny, the driveshaft has to be shorter in the Z.
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5whp if that is substanial?Originally Posted by 350Zed
Both are about 3340lbs, but the Z will have a substantial power advantage.
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Z Uses a C/F driveshaft? Why don't we see more threads about people swapping driveshafts? Especially in the automatic models, as you would gain back some of the pathetic drivetrain loss our slushbox has.
5ATs only give up 10whp/10wtq to the 6MT. It's not the significant, especially from 0 to 100mph.Originally Posted by Lucky-G
MyZ Uses a C/F driveshaft? Why don't we see more threads about people swapping driveshafts? Especially in the automatic models, as you would gain back some of the pathetic drivetrain loss our slushbox has.