a few nights ago, I went to pick up some chinese food instead of ordering delivery so I could play with my new y-pipe.

so I'm launching a little harder than most people from red lights, winding out the gears a little and basically just enjoying the added pull, when I see a 350Z convertible in the next lane over. I immediately thought, I'm gonna drive normal, don't want to mess with him, especially since my clutch is on its last legs. I downshifted to slow for the upcoming red light, and I guess he heard me because he punched it a little just to brake harder and get to the red first. "whatever," I thought. if I had a Z I wouldn't go picking on 4th gen max's.

we both take off from the light normally because there's another red light in front of us a block away. after that next light though, it was wide-open highway. the lights were timed so that by the time you're almost stopped for the last light, it turns green and usually is a 5mph rolling start. I sure as hell made sure I was in first, and when the light turned green and we were lined up, I floored it.

intake and exhaust screaming, I couldn't even hear his car as I wound out first, second, and half of third. I looked over to my right and all I saw were a pair of xenons through the passenger window the entire time. eventually he realized that he couldn't get by me, and slowed down and went behind me to get on the highway.

I'm gonna give the guy the benefit of the doubt and say it was an automatic with possibly another passenger inside, hopefully his girlfriend.

don't get me wrong, I would trade my car for a Z in a heartbeat. I'm just not gonna roll over and play dead if some guy in an auto tries to pick on me.

 

you are the man i have a 96 max too with no mods yet and not too long ago i was on 1&9 and i saw this nice little Z. i was thinking to my self "should i jump on it or will i get hurt up"? so you know after i see what this Z was working with every thing was cool. so i went on about my business. but off the line i'll tell you this i dont want any trouble from them

 

I'm glad somebody else had exsperience with this so I'm not the only one. I yanked a convertible to one night. And I was like must have been auto, and I have good mod's in imo

 

I had a run in with a 350, older guy, we kinda paced eachother for awhile, I think he noticed my exhaust and shaved end, anyway we got a light and there was a still silence between us then the light went green next thing I know im peeling through the intersection up to about 50mph and we were dead even.

 

man you guys are lucky, i never catch anything good at a light, its eaither a 89 civic with a wing or a ls1 camero i get matched with.

Good kill man.

 

maybe i should find a 350 to try and beat up on, cause i didnt think we stood a chance against them.

 

i feel ya man.... i ended up sh!tting on 2 punk kids on friday (mx6 and an acura vigor) i never seem to find anyone with a nice car who chalanges me. i guess once they know they have a nice car they just see it as a waste of time.

 

i'm sorry, i just find it very hard to believe that you guys are beating a 350z auto. Thats high 200 hp vs low 200 from you with a y-pipe, both at crank. There's no way if he was going all out....i just dont see it...

 

heh...easy there mecca...I never said beat.

neither of us were pulling...if you consider that a quick stock Z does a low 14...add a few tenths for being an auto...then add a few more tenths for being a heavy convertible...I don't see it as that far-fetched that we would run even.

if it was a modded stick like me...he woulda been waving back at me as he disappeared into the night.

 

Nice. Those Z Roadsters are hot though!

 

Maybe these Zs weren't racing at all...how embarrassing would that be?