Engineering Explained 2023 Nissan Z Review

Jason is very thorough and has excellent mechanical explanations Check out his channel.

@because_murica good one, was waiting when he will give it a go

My sense here, having seen other EE reviews in which he was much more demonstrative of his enthusiasm (e.g. his GR86 review), is that he's lukewarm on the car.

Z Perf 6MT - 3,536 lbs.

Z Perf 6MT (with him in it) - 3,386 lbs.

^ There's a typo there somewhere (or in the video, which I haven't watched yet) ... otherwise magically the car weighs less when he's in it ... mind you, maybe he's just full of "hot air".

Heavy Dupree said:

Z Perf 6MT - 3,536 lbs.

Z Perf 6MT (with him in it) - 3,386 lbs.

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Denver the Last Dinosaur said:

^ There's a typo there somewhere (or in the video, which I haven't watched yet) ... otherwise magically the car weighs less when he's in it ... mind you, maybe he's just full of "hot air".

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ive enjoyed his videos for many years. pretty smart dude...but maybe he's full of hot air this time

jdm-rhd said:

ive enjoyed his videos for many years. pretty small dude...but maybe he's full of hot air this time

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FIFY

With those arms, I'm surprised he's able to pull the stick back.

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Oh yeah, have done this, 4th down to 3rd but got 1st instead at a 90* turn slowing from 100, when I used to track my STi. Rear end locked and spun. No engine damage since the rev limiter cut in. I wonder why Jason didn't mention the rev cut, if happened at all.

trackratZ said:

Oh yeah, have done this, 4th down to 3rd but got 1st instead at a 90* turn slowing from 100, when I used to track my STi. Rear end locked and spun. No engine damage since the rev limiter cut in. I wonder why Jason didn't mention the rev cut, if happened at all.

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rev limiter just cuts ignition right, it cannot prevent the engine from overreving if its wheels driven with enough traction

forcer said:

rev limiter just cuts ignition right, it cannot prevent the engine from overreving if its wheels driven with enough traction

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Correct, limiter won't do anything to prevent a mechanical over rev.

forcer said:

rev limiter just cuts ignition right, it cannot prevent the engine from overreving if its wheels driven with enough traction

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Yep, it was a good thing I was starting my 90 deg turn, a late hurried downshift, so the car just spun, wheels stopped rotating. Just passed a car and heel-toe too late. Once in a lifetime, hopefully

Have to be careful with the rev match on the Z...when you throw it in neutral from let's say 6th, to coast to a light, if you rock the shifter in neutral (left to right) because of the auto rev match the car will blip even if you're not trying to go into gear..had a scare like that when I first got the 370. Def would be nerve wreaking on track.