27 August 2009 - 10:00
It’s another tuned 350Z...
A dragster ain't a dragster without a big old V8, right?
Wrong. This ‘Nissan' Pro Car uses a 3.5-litre V6 from the 350Z, though its owner has made a few tiny changes so it now produces, erm, 1,900bhp. That's enough to whip it to 60mph in 1.2 seconds, which is almost as fast as that Usain Bolt character.
The Project Zed dragster will be at Santa Pod for the FIA Euro Finals in September, where it will be the only Japanese-engined car among brawny Yank V8s.
Of course, 1,900bhp is a mere slither of muscle compared to the fully ripped, 8,000bhp top fuel hunks. But in its class (named Super Pro ET, presumably after some sort of well-qualified alien), the Zed could break records.
The car is run by Brams Racing, which also has a 1,150bhp Skyline. Seems like it's a good week for lairy Japanese ’mobiles - remember the 850bhp GT-R we showed you the other day?
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haha I was wondering how they were going to link a 1900hp car into an old video clip of Top Gear but I see they didnt bother. and yeah its not very good looking.
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Looks like any other "Funny Car" to me. I'd like it to win, just because it's different. You guys could've linked to the vid of a Jet-powered Dragster torching a Nissan Sunny and then a caravan. Tisk Tisk...
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"ugliest thing ever", while true, nowhere in the equation for 2000HP do looks come in. It's like saying the color scheme of the space shuttle isn't that attractive , while true, it's also utterly irrelevant.
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I'd think better choices of vinyls and base colors would at least made it look better. The monster looks with the eyes and teeth is absolutely hideous.
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That's the cutest monster this side of Trap Door. Wonder if it belongs to Berk....or if it can torch a caravan........ (get that vid linked in)
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how is anything with pistons and some home made bits achieve 8000bhp? Can we still call this a 350z?
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its ugly of course the original car is not there so mountains of tuning bits can be added in the unrestrictuve new body. so much power round a corner will not work. but again about tuning theres always a big amazment about tuned japanese cars producing more power than italian supercars. but if the italians were to tune the likes of ferarris and lamborginis then the power coming out of them would be phenominal
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I just remembered. Why not give that to Jesse James? He'd sure love ugly looking monsters which do the job.
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oh wow is it going forwards or backwards - which end is the front?
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"Whose car is this?" "It's a dragster baby" "Whose dragster is this?" "Zed's" "Who is Zed?" "Zed's dead baby...Zed's dead.." Sorry couldn't help myself :D
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and i thought the original 350 zed was ugly..
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woooooooooooowwwwwwww. can i have it????????????
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let me guess it will not be sold but i want one it looks so cool
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That is some serious horsepower from a V6 !!!!!!!!! Would love to see the stigs face if he test drove that off the line !! 215 mph in 6 seconds - forget the cars looks that is mind blowing !!
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woop i saw it today at santa pod and i knew a guy and he let me sit in it. hehe
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Nefer commented on this article
27 August 2009
Ugliest thing with 4 wheels I've ever seen!
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