I liked your post, are you sure CVT was talking to you?

 

I'm sorry you had nothing of substance to contribute about the subject matter...so I guess we can call it even

 

not in particular but the whole "iss manners thing" was too funny not to respond to...of course all responses are just in a joking manner...

the purpose of this thread is not to delve into weight reduction. again, ANYONE can strip a car. the purpose is HOW to reduce the weight AND keep the car's characteristics.

this should be more of en engineering siggestion rather than a "what intake should i use noob" question.

another topic to think about...how can we lighten the front and transfer the weight a little more to the back to get that closer to 50/50?? hmmmm...

 

Not sure there is too much you could strip out of the G without taking away from safety, appearance, or functionality.

 

Lightweight hood, and battery relocation is where I would start.

 

lightweight battery, lightweight wheels + tires, aftermarket seats, full titanium exhaust. i think those will net a solid 125-150lbs weight reduction, with most of the weight loss coming from the exhaust and seats. aftermarket hood will not be much lighter than the aluminum stock hood.

i would advise against CF doors on a roadcar. definitely not worth the safety trade off. the amuse CF doors for the 350z lack any type of structural support; they really are just door skins.

i think we are more or less screwed on the weight distribution on this car. you would probably need to drop ~50lbs over the front axle to move the weight distribution 1%.

some of you people are clueless. you say "why worry about weight on the g37, this was designed as a luxo gt" or "get a 350z if you want more performance" - the fact is nissan could have made this car much better than it already is. they obviously held this car back because as many of you stated, they are planning an upscale GT-R as Infiniti's new flagship. besides, why get a 2 door coupe if you don't have any sporting intentions? are we that much of a pretentious bunch here?

some of us do plan on tracking the g37, and while we may be the minority, we really care about performance. excess weight will cause our brakes and tires to overheat, and we won't be able to fully enjoy this "sports" car. you may say we should buy an m3 instead, or take a look at the new 135, but m3 is out of my price range, and i really hate how bmw is handling the 135; no mechanical lsd? still no confirmed fix on the oil cooler issues?? no thanks!

all reviews have raved about the new vq37 - how much better would it be if it had 400lbs less weight to lug around? why couldn't infiniti have designed the sport model to actually be sportier? i would venture a guess that most of the people that don't care about weight buy the automatic anyway. speaking of which, look at the buzz the 135 is creating. why couldn't nissan capitalize on this so-called niche market and create a true sports car? if the 135 gets a mechanical lsd and doesn't overheat, it will run circles around the g37. nissan would really be the "japanese bmw" if they had the foresight to notice this gap in the market.

 

Didn't they already do this? Isn't it called the 350Z?

 

If Infiniti were to do all of those things you mentioned to lighten the car, it wouldnt be around $40,000. Say what you will, but those who race cars do not do it on G37s. They do it on the cousin, the 350z which is a highly more capable track vehicle.

Believe it or not, some people buy cars because of the way they look. I guess we are all a pretentious bunch. Yes I would be one of the ones who would buy an automatic Infiniti. It's a daily driver. I've been a road racer for the past 3 years. So on public streets, I like being comfortable, while looking good on my way to work

If you want a track vehicle, you bought the wrong car. By the way, proper tire pressure can help with the tires overheating

 

No. I said overheat, not overinflate. Overheating tires = melting bits of tire all over your fender while on a road course. Overinflated = excessive tire roll/lack of feedback