Originally Posted by accordm3
i wasnt refferring to the 05 G35 when i was talking about diff motors where there is a big diff. the motor is not the exact same for the previous year .. well yes it is the same if you're going to talk about "longblock" and nothing more.. but the extra "7" horsepower and whatever the torque.. is the difference , the Z tube alone is not going to give you a Z motor, why? well for one the ECUs are different (z has different Variable valve timing programming,ignition timing maps, diff variable manifold valves, and electronic throttle control settings), ok so now.. making power: due to the 350z's computer setting differences it tends to richen out higher RPMS significantly when making bolt on modifications , alot more than the g35 ecu, this is the reason why 350z's and G35 get minimal gains from mods. and is also why the Technosquare reflash is very popular. i guess in the end both put out poor results from bolt ons, however the 350z is a bit worse, i've done it myself on dyno's, overall the G35 had a superior response to Cold air intakes than the Z did. any motor is capable of more power.. but in the end its the ECU's that make the decision of kicking out a few extra ponies or not. and thats what we are arguing here.. that the G35 in fact responds slightly better than the 350z.. so i hate to say it, but.. im NOT wrong, the only similarites in the VQ35 motors are the following: same pistons, connecting rods, camshafts, crankshafts, and cylinder heads, FWD models have a different block.. but thats only because it necessary since the motor mount positions are different. everything other than that is different.
edit: the motor on the 05 G35 would only be different if i was comparing it to the 287hp VQ, however.. there is a 300hp 350z now that shares the same internals as the 298?hp G35. where my point would still hold
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