Nismo Z Track Day Recap | 10/20/26

[okwhateverhi]

Third time on this track and second time on this setup, and the car continues to impress me. The brakes held up really well, especially considering this was my third track outing with some daily driving mixed in. Handling was amazing too. I've never driven anything that felt like this before, and it's got me even more excited to keep learning the car and pushing it further each time out.

The setup is still pretty simple but it's made a big difference: subframe bushings, differential bushing, transmission mount, Tomei full dual catback, full catless downpipes, B6 intakes, and a Sonic tune. The bushings and mount especially have the car feeling tighter and more connected through the corners.

Clips from the day are below. I'm still learning both the track and the car, so I'd love to hear from anyone who's run this circuit or tracks their Z.

 

[okwhateverhi]

working on the youtube video, will post here under

 

[MattJ2020]

What tyres are you running?

 

[okwhateverhi]

What tyres are you running?

I was running a stickier tire on the front then the rear for more front end grip, but for future i’ll be running all 4 of the same tires.

fronts - Bridgestone Potenza RZ-71RZ - 265/30/19

Rear - Stock Dunlop - 285/35/19

 

[MattJ2020]

AH, sorry noticed you have the NISMO.

How are the DUNLOP's?

I had the stock Bridgestone's on the Z Performance here in Australia, we have one model of the Z and the NISMO. Had to get rid of the stock tyres they were horrible.

I opted for Yokohama's and love them.

Great video posts too.

 

[okwhateverhi]

The Dunlops are great, and I'd run them again. The only reason I'd go back to the RE-71RZ is that I believe they're stickier on track. That said, I ran a full Dunlop setup on track too, and the performance was amazing. They also held up well as an occasional daily driver.

Thank you as well.