This has nothing to do with my Camaro but I thought folks might like it.

I was at a light coming home from work late last Friday when a white 350Z convertible pulled up alongside. Obviously modified (drivers side window pillar had three meters, aftermarket exhaust, aftermarket wheels and tires, etc). We went 0 -65 on the highway from two lights and it was an absolute dead heat each time -- my 996 Carrera 2 would shoot a hood length out in front when the light turned green but it never could shake the Z-- after that it was like they were welded together - dead even.
I was impressed -- even thoughmy Porsche is relatively anemic compared to a lot of modified stuff cruising around on weekendnights (its stock, 320 HP and about 3200 lbs, with the Tiptronic 5 speed --mid 13 second quarter mile), I would expect a stock 350Z convertible to lag by about a three-five lengths in the quarter and this one, half way there, was hanging with it. I'm not sure I would have won in the quarter, either. That car hadsome power.
The performance means something around350 HP (flywheel) for the heavier Z (stock I think they're about 290-300) which probably means a blower kit with about 6 lbs boost or a hell of a good heads and cam kit, but regardless, it was a nicely finished and put together car with some meaningful mods, and it was a fun little tussel . . . and no doubt the race made the guy's day, too, to hang with a car that cost more than twice as much, even counting his mods.

 

your camaro woulda pounded him though

 

no doubt

 

Or the vette, which is actually faster once you get past the first 100 feet or so.

But I was in the Porsche. Way it goes.

 

I don't think the 350Z was blown. I've driven 2 of those things stock and they are fast as all get out for a V6! With intake/exhaust and a maybe a tuned ECU I wouldn't be suprised to here it was faster than your Carrera. Ofcourse I haven't really ever driven a Porsche on the street so I wouldn't know for sure. Just my guess anyway.

 

I've run several stock and CAI/headers/tune ones at the track and always put at least alength or twoon them in the quarter. This was a convertible -- a bit heavier -- and stronger in the mid range than those, and seemed to have more top end power too, although it was too short a race to really measure that. They're good cars. I like them a lot.