Sporty G37 thread

[12,000 RPM]

Man I'm still about ready to move on but after a wash I can't deny how good this thing looks





I still want to do a final polish this weekend... still a lot of deeper scratches too; might grab some touch up paint.

[CALL_911]

Man I love the G37's looks. Looks so much better than the comparatively generic Q50. I esp love the S front bumper on the sedan, with the G37S coupe wheels. Easily one of the best looking Japanese sedans made.

Although on a totally unrelated note, the new IS is gorgeous IMO. I think I'd go for a RWD IS350 F if I were shopping in that class- shame about the lack of 6MT (which I'm not ready to let go of just yet, regardless of how good the 8AT is).

[12,000 RPM]

I prefer the looks of the GS. Really bummed they're killing it. But all modern Lexuses are DOA to me with that awful infotainment system. The IS has def grown on me though. There's a lowered one in my subdivision.

[giant_mtb]

Looks great man. Good work on ze buffing.

[CaminoRacer]

Those wheels are great

[CALL_911]

Yea don't get rid of this thing Sporty

[12,000 RPM]

Yea don't get rid of this thing Sporty

What difference does it make to you, the pictures will still work

Lesson learned here... I can enjoy a car's looks without having to own it. I don't miss the Z, I won't miss this

[CALL_911]

What difference does it make to you, the pictures will still work

Lesson learned here... I can enjoy a car's looks without having to own it. I don't miss the Z, I won't miss this

Idk man, RWD+V6 is a dying combo. Whatever floats ur boat though. I only say keep it cuz I would love to own ur car

[12,000 RPM]

Idk man, RWD+V6 is a dying combo. Whatever floats ur boat though. I only say keep it cuz I would love to own ur car

Buy it, I will give you good price my friend

I just didn't think it would feel as heavy as it does. I should have known from the Z. I'm finding that weight matters more to me than drive wheels. A FWD car can be as fast as this, and weigh like 600-700lb less, without being a total shitshow. Civic has problems I don't want to spend money to fix, but dat turn in Gotta see what the MK7 GTI is about, there are some with like 15K miles I could swing.

[2o6]

You never sold the Civic?

[MX793]

Plus, FWDs don't try to swap ends on you.  They just safely understeer.  Everywhere.

[12,000 RPM]

You never sold the Civic?

No.... I had to get an engine put in and get some other parts for it. Only took 7 months

Plus, FWDs don't try to swap ends on you.  They just safely understeer.  Everywhere.

With a big enough swaybar and some good rear rebound they will on lift off for sure. G was pretty stable with the coils (I think the shocks were due for replacement) and has been planted with the new tires though.

[giant_mtb]

With a big enough swaybar and some good rear rebound they will on lift off for sure.

Oh, so you're gonna take it to track days?

[2o6]

No.... I had to get an engine put in and get some other parts for it. Only took 7 months

how

[Submariner]

Yea don't get rid of this thing Sporty

+1

[12,000 RPM]

Oh, so you're gonna take it to track days?

No, don't need a track to enjoy a better suspension. I will see how the GTI is out of the box though, maybe it will be good enough stock.

how

Took more than 1 engine swap.... going to small claims court. There was also the trip to Spain/Israel, job changes.... lot of shit going on this year. Civic just wasn't a priority.

[giant_mtb]

No, don't need a track to enjoy a better suspension.

If you're driving fast/hard enough on the street that your FWD car is oversteering, you're a complete asshole or idiot, or both.

[12,000 RPM]

You don't have to go over or even near the limit to feel a nicely balanced suspension. Cloverleafs, roundabouts, 2 lane back roads etc, pretty much any turns at speed.

[MX793]

You don't have to go over or even near the limit to feel a nicely balanced suspension. Cloverleafs, roundabouts, 2 lane back roads etc, pretty much any turns at speed.

And if you're taking any of those fast/hard enough to initiate LTO in a FWD, you're driving like an asshat, idiot, or both.

[MexicoCityM3]

I think you'll get bored of the GTI in about 5 minutes. It's pretty bland. Too refined.

[12,000 RPM]

I'm not looking for excitement. I like how refined the G is, it's way more relaxing on a commute. I also like its speed- just right for the street. I don't like its size and thirst. Don't really care about the badge or frills, just don't want tire noise. Need an auto so my wife can drive. GTI fits

[AutobahnSHO]

And if you're taking any of those fast/hard enough to initiate LTO in a FWD, you're driving like an asshat, idiot, or both.

+1

And I've been an idiot.

[giant_mtb]

I'm not looking for excitement.

With a big enough swaybar and some good rear rebound they will on lift off for sure.

[12,000 RPM]

Not liking a nose heavy feel <> looking for excitement. Nobody likes a try hard man.

In any case, I think I'm gonna keep the G. Keep it for at least a year, maybe get intakes for it.

[MX793]

Unless you're piling ballast into the trunk, a stiffer rear sway doesn't make a FWD car feel any less nose heavy.  I say this having flogged the piss out of a number of stiff-swayed FWDs, inluding a Celica that had such a stiff rear sway that it would loft the inside rear wheel a good 6-9" off the ground in a hard turn.

[565]

Speaking of sway bars, when are you going to get the Hotchkis sways for your G37?  Aren't they pretty much universally accepted as the best G mod of all time?

[12,000 RPM]

I thought they were only needed for the non-Sport models? I'm OK with the suspension balance of the G. If I made any suspension changes at this point I'd do stiffer coilovers with higher quality damping. Mine now are on 9/8k springs which is good for the 500lb lighter Z but a little mushy for the G. I'd like something with more digressive damping and like 12/10k springs.

[CaminoRacer]

Soft springs, big bars. Stiffer springs are no bueno for luxo barges

[12,000 RPM]

Got coil spring spacers for the rear. Gotta investigate, I'm hoping the perches just got loose

Thinking about intakes/exhaust

[565]

I thought they were only needed for the non-Sport models? I'm OK with the suspension balance of the G. If I made any suspension changes at this point I'd do stiffer coilovers with higher quality damping. Mine now are on 9/8k springs which is good for the 500lb lighter Z but a little mushy for the G. I'd like something with more digressive damping and like 12/10k springs.

The sports and non sports RWD models have the exact same sway bars.  AWD models have stiffer front and even smaller rear.  For the AWD sedans, they recommend either just getting a RWD rear sway bar because the front is plenty stiff (which is what I did), or getting the full Hotchkiss set.  For the RWD cars they recommend the full Hotchkiss set of front and rear sway bars, with front set to stiffest, rear set to middle.