G35x '07-'08 -> G37x '09 owners?
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G35x '07-'08 -> G37x '09 owners?
Going to change my G35x '07 to G37x '09 sedan. Please post your impressions - what are the changes in ride comfort, steering, power, etc.?
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ill say this, every time I need to get a loaner car from the dealer, I get an 09+ and I HATE IT. the ride is bouncy and tall, interior is just not as nice, transmission is clunky and slow, and the engine is noisier. i understand i am probably bias and used to my car, but even when my car was not modded and needed a loaner, I hated it. My experience is based on the X only though.
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i want to buy it from one my friend, a very good deal (he's car - 28000 miles, mine 67000 and 2 years older).
interior on '09 is the same, ride is really seems to be taller, but it is stock and I plan to put all my tuning to it.
interior on '09 is the same, ride is really seems to be taller, but it is stock and I plan to put all my tuning to it.
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Had another ride on this stock G37x yesterday and I can say my suspension feels better, as I have rear sway, front strut bar and very light 18" rims, though struts/springs combo seems to be a little bit stiffer on G37x which i like (I don't plan to change them, as I need stock clearance). Am I right about the struts or they feel the same as '07-'08?
Acceleration feels stronger on my G35x but I have rather loud exhaust and this can be only the sound of it... I plan to drag race with this G37x to see the truth Anyway G37x should be faster with the the same power mods, shouldn't it?
Acceleration feels stronger on my G35x but I have rather loud exhaust and this can be only the sound of it... I plan to drag race with this G37x to see the truth Anyway G37x should be faster with the the same power mods, shouldn't it?
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i went from 07 -> 11.
Power feels the same between the two. I don't feel the 22HP bump.
Suspension on my 07 felt stiffer.
Nav screen looks way better on the 11.
MPG is around 1 MPG lower on the 11 (EXACT same commute as before)
11 is way louder on cold start up for about 15 seconds. Sounds like a diesel (some say this is due to the VVEL)
Transmission is fine ( i don't have the issues others have w/ the 7EAT).
7th gear is useless. RPM's drop by about 200 @ 75 mph between 6th and 7th. I think they added 7th for marketing purposes
Seat heaters are way better on the 11
My 11 came w/ the Dunlops, which are still semi crappy, but light years ahead of those crap RSAs.
Power feels the same between the two. I don't feel the 22HP bump.
Suspension on my 07 felt stiffer.
Nav screen looks way better on the 11.
MPG is around 1 MPG lower on the 11 (EXACT same commute as before)
11 is way louder on cold start up for about 15 seconds. Sounds like a diesel (some say this is due to the VVEL)
Transmission is fine ( i don't have the issues others have w/ the 7EAT).
7th gear is useless. RPM's drop by about 200 @ 75 mph between 6th and 7th. I think they added 7th for marketing purposes
Seat heaters are way better on the 11
My 11 came w/ the Dunlops, which are still semi crappy, but light years ahead of those crap RSAs.
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i went from 07 -> 11.
Power feels the same between the two. I don't feel the 22HP bump.
Suspension on my 07 felt stiffer.
Nav screen looks way better on the 11.
MPG is around 1 MPG lower on the 11 (EXACT same commute as before)
11 is way louder on cold start up for about 15 seconds. Sounds like a diesel (some say this is due to the VVEL)
Transmission is fine ( i don't have the issues others have w/ the 7EAT).
7th gear is useless. RPM's drop by about 200 @ 75 mph between 6th and 7th. I think they added 7th for marketing purposes
Seat heaters are way better on the 11
My 11 came w/ the Dunlops, which are still semi crappy, but light years ahead of those crap RSAs.
Power feels the same between the two. I don't feel the 22HP bump.
Suspension on my 07 felt stiffer.
Nav screen looks way better on the 11.
MPG is around 1 MPG lower on the 11 (EXACT same commute as before)
11 is way louder on cold start up for about 15 seconds. Sounds like a diesel (some say this is due to the VVEL)
Transmission is fine ( i don't have the issues others have w/ the 7EAT).
7th gear is useless. RPM's drop by about 200 @ 75 mph between 6th and 7th. I think they added 7th for marketing purposes
Seat heaters are way better on the 11
My 11 came w/ the Dunlops, which are still semi crappy, but light years ahead of those crap RSAs.
You don't "feel" any difference because the torque only increased by 1 lb/ft
G35 268 lb/ft at 4800 rpm
G37 269 lb/ft at 5200 rpm
You won't "feel" any difference
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anyway I drag-raced that '09 G37x several times (DS, VDC OFF, from the stand still) and that's what I found:
- my car is faster by half of a body length from the stand still
- he reaches me at 60mph
- his car starts to be faster after 70mph and at 110-120mph he is one body length ahead
as I said his car is full stock (17" stock 225/55/17 winter tires), mine has full cat-back Borla H-pipe true dual + ART test pipes and 18" light rims (with the winter tires 225/50/18). my car is also about 90lbs heavier than stock G35x, as I have rather heavy custom subwoofer and a lot of sound deadening materials, so there's almost no weight differences!
I decided not to buy his car, but now I wonder, how would I make my car as fast as G37x after 70mph? It seems like I have more torque (that's why I "jump" from the stand still, though it can be lighter rims), but less hp. Maybe Uprev tune can cure that (I believe I have crappy AFR)?
- my car is faster by half of a body length from the stand still
- he reaches me at 60mph
- his car starts to be faster after 70mph and at 110-120mph he is one body length ahead
as I said his car is full stock (17" stock 225/55/17 winter tires), mine has full cat-back Borla H-pipe true dual + ART test pipes and 18" light rims (with the winter tires 225/50/18). my car is also about 90lbs heavier than stock G35x, as I have rather heavy custom subwoofer and a lot of sound deadening materials, so there's almost no weight differences!
I decided not to buy his car, but now I wonder, how would I make my car as fast as G37x after 70mph? It seems like I have more torque (that's why I "jump" from the stand still, though it can be lighter rims), but less hp. Maybe Uprev tune can cure that (I believe I have crappy AFR)?
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