Modding A Nissan Z | Is It Worth The Hype?

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

What do you think of the Z? Comment below and if you need ANY car parts, or merch make sure to hit up www.martiniworks.com!

[@TheThenewdiabolic]

Looked for a Z in my area the other day and one dealership has one and they have the price marked up to $98k. Nissan needs to reign in these dealers. It is insane.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

The price mark up is absurd! Keep looking, there are a few dealers selling at MSRP.

[@issakorean]

thats so unfortunate, i found one for 51k with 600 miles

[@philipweber404]

Likewise. Just last week saw one of the Nismo Z’s for over $90k at one of the dealerships. Just beyond insanity. At that price point you could go C8, 911, M3, ect….

[@cjdavid1997]

They’re a lot cheaper now

[@touayaaj84]

Paying over msrp is just stupid. 😂

[@93ksj]

Good thing he didn’t

[@JonathanLittle001]

Only screws the market for every one else

[@renownedfear187]

There are alot of stupid people

[@danimels2410]

Get an EV. Or a Subaru 😅

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

I think it should be punishable, not by death but torturing is good.

[@ArneBergendahl]

I dont know how to say it, but the works on the Z look so damm good, I have rarely seen weels fit a car sooo good In my opinion you picked the perfect weel Alex👌

[@AlexMartini.]

[@dimitarkostoski9814]

I can't believe this guy is so calm doing this video while drifting all over this track

[@issakorean]

guys, a z is soooooo worth the money. i had a chance to do a pdi on the nismo z and man it made me start my journey of purchasing a z hopefully by next year. this car is punchy, nimble, and it comes in manual! i found many z’s going for below msrp. a performance model for 51k when it goes for 56k so depending on your loction, the z is worth it 100%

[@conceptvague5708]

i was waiting for the longest time for the z and was just left sad, the GR 86 handles better than the z and if power is your thing the zupra is not that far off of current Z prices, it looks real nice but that pricing holds it back so much

[@Wrongdongchong]

@@conceptvague5708 Not everyone wants to deal with a Bmw motor that will inevitably start leaking. Not everyone wants a sports car(gr 86) that is slower than a minivan and v6 trucks, even if it turns good, because that is still embarrassing for a sports car . The Z definitely still has a place in the market.

[@conceptvague5708]

@@Wrongdongchong the b58 engine has been proven to be bmws most reliable engine they’ve done in a long time and makes an absurd amount of power on a tune meanwhile the vr30ddtt has a long list of documented issues coming from the q50/q60 platform from early turbo failure to timing belts if you think nissan is a reliable manufacturer you clearly haven’t been keeping up with

[@dontezcristol3017]

I bought the Z performance 2024 and I love it! I test drove the Supra and not sure why I didn’t like it. The Supra felt like one of those nerds from high school in the 80’s and 90’s trying to be cool. But they were just trying too hard.

[@AlfredoElDorado]

Same, bought mine, love it. ​@@dontezcristol3017

[@M4csdtn]

Love the build and I love how you gave us all the details for the mods for viewers actually watching this to make purchases or not to mod the Z the way it was intended

[@InDefenseoftheGenre1022]

Man, that music transition into Lap 3 (chef’s kiss)

[@AlexMartini.]

Ayeeee let's go!!

[@Ghost-Soul666]

I hope this car can become what the original Nissan/Datsun level of spirit and heritage once was. Keep up the great work and content Alex! 😎❤

[@AlexMartini.]

Thanks for the support man!

[@kernoleary1394]

sadly im not sure if a 60k car can ever live up to a $3,500 car in spirit. They had the perfect formula to remake the z32 and beat all the competition. All they really had to do was make it handle bettter and up the boost.

[@bigbodykarate6403]

Big Nope , cars trash , multiple other channels are trying to build this but what are you guna do when you take this and other cars in its price range Destroy it on track by ALOT too, and its get smoked by cars a solid 10k cheaper lol . A ND miata with Basic Bolt ons and e85 is multiple seconds faster than this around a track . id be pissed dropping 70k + on this garbage just to get smoke by a 25 k car

[@kernoleary1394]

@@bigbodykarate6403 lmfaoooooo

[@kernoleary1394]

@bigbodykarate6403 what track are you talking about the one at your local grocery store parking lot?

[@jasonroberson5561]

I will never understand paying 55k for a sports car thats brand spanking new and yet still have to replace brakes , tires , exhaust and suspension. Wtf

[@hartsickdisciple]

I think this is a car where you maybe do exhaust and a tune, then leave it. Just enjoy it on the street. It's fast and handles well enough for spirited street driving.

[@JohnRogoski]

I'm so glad my wife is the CFO at a Nissan dealership here in Atlanta.... I get a great deal than average and we have a relationship with Z1 Performance. We're looking to link up with Z1 for their 600R package for our track car. Can't wait to join my homies at Road Atlanta for the next Chin track day.

[@Project_Flat4]

Excited to watch this build 😁

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

WOOOOO! 🙌

[@Jake-im2lv]

I had a 370z, the look of the new Z definitely grew on me but they are just too unavailable and expensive here in Australia. I couldn't get over paying like $80k for a car that reminded me too much of my 370z. Also felt like I could hardly get good use out of the power of the NA Z, I imagine it would be even worse with the turbo engine.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

At MSRP it is a great car, but mark ups like that are driving customers away and understandably so. Hopefully coming into 2024 availability and prices will chill out!

[@sepg5084]

Then 20 years from now, examples of this car will be expensive for a pre-owned car and people will complain again and say "i wish bought one back in the day". Just like how the Gen V Viper is.

[@AtticusG3]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial 83k is MSRP here in Aus. Our government slap a massive tax on imported cars.

[@2seep]

You need the z1 sway bars, it’s only 500 dollars, and it improves handling substantially.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Definitely going to look into this!👀

[@kernoleary1394]

lets be real 500 usd for sway bars is not cheap

[@sepg5084]

​@@kernoleary1394some people aren't cheapskates. Remember that you'd most probably get what you pay for, and if you cheap out you'd end up with cheap quality too.

[@SnowWolf9999]

@@sepg5084 Z1 works hand and hand with Nissan and is one of the premier Nissan tuning shops in US with their own engineering and manufacturing facility they make good quality parts.

[@bynjei2530]

Love the build! Clean and OEM+. Only thing I’d change personally is Tomei + 295s on the wheel setup

[@mustafagak2852]

Notiff ganggggg telling you to unplug the yaw sensor so u can actually swang this thang

[@38tech]

Two things... 1. Continental extreme contact sport 02 will do the same and for like half the price. 2. You need to pick up some adjustable sway bars.

[@ericmichel3857]

The MP4S is not good in the cold, it is a summer tire. Michelin does not recommend driving on them below 45 degrees, that is why they make a four season version.

[@dsg4041]

I've settled on this Ikazuchi Yellow for what could be my future Z one day 🔥🔥🔥

[@axemangt]

Day 3 of asking for a video on 300ZX Z2

[@AlexMartini.]

WE're on ittt

[@keepcarsfun]

Hey Alex. Loving the content on the Z mate keep it up! Looking at some BC BR coils for my new Z too. How are you still rating them? Apparently they aren’t a full coil over on the rear. And issues?

[@Tony78432]

Working middle class citizen, Nissan dealership is gonna rip me off with a trade in. As much I like the new Z I’m gonna keep my 2018 370Z since it’s served me reliably and never given me trouble and I paid it off

[@PARSA-POWER]

I love the fitment

[@mikeyz131]

The new Z would be perfect at around 35k

[@mrbookends]

I must be the only person on the planet that wishes this were on a 16" or 17" wheels lol

[@misterzeno225]

This was a pretty good ad TBH

[@7R15M3G1]

Hey Alex can you do a short on the inside specifically the dash and cluster modern features and also the different "modes"

[@dontezcristol3017]

I’ve had my Z performance 2024 for two months and don’t know what mod to do first.

[@LiljamezZz]

Your car to me is like a modern japanese touge car

[@nickalderman5943]

the z chassis has never been a sports car, it's a gt car, which is why it feels the way it does stock. That said, just like it's tt grandpa, breather mods and these light suspension /brake mods turn it into a whole other animal. Give it a few years, these things will turn out to be capable of absolutely silly amounts of power reliably, on a stock bottom end.

[@Chris-nq3et]

what makes the chassis not a sports car?

[@nickalderman5943]

@@Chris-nq3et that factory numbness, the Soft dampers, basically everything people complain about. They're sporty for sure, but they're built to eat up highway miles and cruise back roads , not to be on track.

[@PikaQPika]

@@nickalderman5943 as it should be. Lets be honest no one goes to the track that much at all. Nissan would be a fool to not make it a GT car.

[@nickalderman5943]

@@PikaQPika exactly, and they're downright affordable compared to their European counterparts.

[@65hi863dhyu]

​​@Chris-nq3et it's 3700 lbs... it's a GT. Not a sports car. They're numb. A GR86 on coilovers is faster at most tracks/AutoX

[@Digiphex]

Adaptive dampers were the answer for Nissan for the handling both of this and the Nismo. Certainly the sales price of it includes a budget for adaptive dampers. I really do like the look of the new Z though both inside and out. And certainly as is, it is better than a lot of cars out there on the road.

[@billshoe22191]

The “new” Z is a350Z with an old Infiniti engine. It is a $30k car tops

[@slfrules1]

I loved the EBC pads and rotors I had a couple sets ago. Had their OE+ type line and they were fantastic

[@negativeindustrial]

My MR2T is on them now. Red stuff and UBC rotors IIRC? They work very well for such small rotors and pads.

[@Treaxvour]

It was never meant to be the "Next generation of nissan sports car". It is a transitory 3 year model. The next Z will be the real banger with an inline 6, and even more 240-280z throwbacks.

[@Papabern64]

Did u start with a sport or a performance? I can’t see spending the extra money. Any guidance appreciated.

[@jweezy_864]

The Sport doesn’t come with the LSD and big brakes the Performance does buy you can get aftermarket versions of both of those from Z1 and still be thousands below the Performance even if you pay for installation. The Sport is probably one of the best new bargain sports cars right now.

[@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS]

To be fair the performance Z is for the old men who aren't gonna modify their cars. I feel like all the critiques you have don't really amount to much if you just buy the base car at 40k. Especially since you spent 12k it would have balanced it out. All you would have left to do is buy a 2 way diff or weld it if you don't want to spend anything. To add to my point honestly it's fine the way it is because even if it came like that you would probably change it anyways 😅. I mean have you ever seen a stock 350/370z that was owned by an enthusiast.

[@chrisprice2616]

Well fuck you cause I’m an old man and I’m currently modifying the shit out of my Z 😂

[@ba77leman.]

I love mine

[@xFactoryUSA]

Congrats, you gave the Z Carolina squat. Take the front air guard off 😂 skip the F boy rear squat and make it the rear end higher than the front

[@japookie]

always loved the Z but when a TTRS can be had for around 50k i just cant justify this ESPECIALLY with markups

[@kernoleary1394]

very very different cars

[@japookie]

@@kernoleary1394similar price points and if i was shopping around i would consider it. Two door sports coupe with the addition of four wheel drive and a way better interior and in my opinion way better looks...............so yea

[@kernoleary1394]

@japookie that's what I mean... ones fwd based awd with an engine that sticks out past the crossmember and another is a front mid engine rwd sports car that was given shitty suspension from the factory. for me if I was trying to set 1/4 mile times and beat people on the highway while being super comfy with my family I'd say rs3. if you want a traditional rwd sports car the audi isn't really in the conversation

[@kernoleary1394]

@@japookie and also not that it matters but doesn't an rs3 have 4 doors?? lol

[@japookie]

@@kernoleary1394 but suppose you just want a sports car .............. which is what all of these are and if i had to spend 70k im going ttrs all the way. The luxury of a vag with the performance of a sports car and those looks. Just my opinion. Besides of u wanna want to stick to the whole rear wheel drive sports car schtick then just get a cayman ............ its in that price range and beats the crap out of the Z

[@BPF80MCar-vi1pg]

Love the tires Got them in my M3

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

I’d like to see Fortune coil-overs run to see if they’re worth it.

[@ryanalmazan9297]

Sounded more like an advertisement and commercial rather than a review

[@rj.pluto_9340]

Can you make one for 9th gen accord preferably coupe

[@connordaly8728]

Lol I got mine last March for 51k, idk why you would ever pay over sticker. It's too bad the manual Supra is an extra 10k because it was right out of my price range and I can appreciate how it didn't take 2 car companies to make the Z.

[@yeesenchai]

Like everything about it except the front headlights and the price.

[@bigbodykarate6403]

nope its not worth modding and its already been proven by other channels , the new Z modded got smoked on track by a STOCK manuel supra and a STOCK mustang dark horse by more than 2 seconds on track . this automatic Eyesore needs to come down in price as it does not perform anywhere near the other cars in its class . PERIOD , FACT, F Your Feelings .

[@oribashoji]

at the prices the new Z is going for I feel like it's better just to find a lower mileage 370Z and mod that. At least until prices for the new Z come down.

[@chartreux8673]

If you really want to know the truth about the new Z, you should put it side by side with the 370Z and look at it from below. Almost nothing has changed except for the rear differential. All the small points that changed were omitted to reduce costs. You will also notice that the amount of rust preventive and paint used has been significantly reduced.

[@MrGsxrme]

Meh, low and slow or... You set it up for power. I think this cars focus is low and slow. No traction is a killer. Not saying everyone should or wants to go fast vs style. All to his own. Im personally a power guy. This car is confused with its mods.

[@njdad2476]

This basically an ad for the modification parts used🤷🏾‍♂️

[@chris-vl8ps]

The new Z is built for the people in a midlife crises that cannot afford the new ugly ass corvette.

[@jcproductions89]

You did all that and no racebox tune 😂

[@tylernestler7256]

It funny how people don't seem to realise that this whole video is just a sales pitch to sell stuff....😂

[@sepg5084]

Not really. The topic is modding, so why wouldn't he talk about the mods done on the car? If this was a sales pitch, it failed utterly because i ain't buying any of these.

[@rmp5s]

Car looks great. Hate that color, but the wheels, the "stance", all that looks fanTASTIC. I'm keeping my 370Z, though. Gunna slap some boost on it and call it good...probably will do the Fast Intentions twin turbo kit. I've had their catback on the car for YEARS...they make GREAT stuff!!

[@Chris-nq3et]

damnnn thats serious 💰💰. im going for motordyne cbe and art pipes

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

I like my forge 19”s and don’t think it’s worth replacing.

[@iJakku]

If only nismo parts were optional

[@23rz34]

The new Z absolutely can not be left stock if you really want to drive it and have fun. The factory suspension is garbage and the exhaust is a joke. With that being said, I have Volk 21c Wheels, Fortune Auto 510’s on my new Z along with an AMS Heat Exchanger, AMS Full Race Catless Downpipes, ISR Y-Pipe and ISR Titanium Y-Back exhaust. Tuned with ECUTECK the car is a completely different animal and I can’t stop driving it 👍🏼

[@Chris-nq3et]

how many whp you taking?

[@23rz34]

@@Chris-nq3et 440whp and 450ftlbs of torque on a mild tune at 18lbs of boost

[@justice4g]

they're a lot better with a tune

[@Rcchristmas7887]

Love the Z platform, didn't like this one but watching this forced me to like it! Cost too much

[@boostybotha355]

It's a VR30, of course its worth it

[@BADMAN-SJ]

No

[@boostybotha355]

@@BADMAN-SJ yes

[@Executioner425]

this whole video is an ad.

[@forgottenautos8461]

In all honesty, cheap coilovers are a good way to ruin your ride. They might help a little but on very smooth surfaces, but 99% of the time you're going to regret your decision. Also, most spring rates on out of the box coils are way too stiff.

[@JustAnumbr]

This isn’t a review, it’s a product placement advertisement.

[@chevyguyy454]

The exhaust is the worst part because how quite it is on my q60 is my biggest complaint

[@calvinchau6873]

"This car will be cheaper then the Supra." Cost twice as much today lol. What a shame Nissan. People are just going to buy the nismo bumpers and slap em on their manual Z's

[@sleepwalker29]

My next car will be a thousand pound 200hp kit car. Production cars have too much maintaince. A kit car has no power steering, no AC, no stereo, no BS. I own a Z and I hardley get to drive it. This new Z34 makes me cringe like a PS5 with 60fps in HDR. Heaviest Z ever made, and slowest at cornering. More a vehicle weighs the slower it has to take corners or centripetal force will throw you out of the corner. So lighter vehicles corner faster. The first Lotus Esprit S1 took corners at 70mph and only 160hp. This Z34 probably can't take a corner at 45mph.

[@Chris-nq3et]

Z35?

[@mosswine5417]

​@@Chris-nq3etain't no z35 since it's still using z34 chassis 😂

[@LmaoZeroGN]

The car is selling abysmally for a reason, people who are cross shopping this and a manual Supra aren't going to take the compromise of how old this architecture is.

[@mk2mister2]

I still haven't seen a Z in person on the road. On the other hand, I've seen plenty of Supras from time to time. I think part of it is that the Supra is overall the better car, and the dealers are overall marking up the Zs to ridiculous prices. Sure, there are dealers who are selling them at MSRP, but they are few.

[@wusaint]

Such an underwhelming car. Nissan should be ashamed.

[@M-PASTA]

If you spent two grand pilot 4s you got the worst deal possible 😂 and based on where you live I’m wondering how you do know about what happens on a mountain pass🤔

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Alex just had the Z down in Tennessee a couple weeks ago and we were doing some spirited driving in the Smoky Mountains! We drive the cars quite a bit, not just in Wisconsin.

[@M-PASTA]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial well that explains the 2nd half of my comment......

[@chrisgordon86]

I think I would be happy with a factory Z. I think modding is pointless. Because they cost SOOOOOOOO much to start with who would want to spend that only to have to mod it. Generally modders are never happy with anything. You may as well not buy it to begin with.

[@Flughundi]

Why are you always saying the entire product names? Sounds like a long commercial

[@popdatclutch3010]

It is a commercial lol that’s why they always name one specific product for each solution

[@AlexMartini.]

Because we sell these things DAWG; it's the only way we can keep making videos and hire our friends to drive cars. SO for us, we aim to make it fun as hell, educational, and also informative.

[@popdatclutch3010]

@@AlexMartini. for sure bro! No hate just informing the bro above. I’m sure they are quality products 💪🏽

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

Speaking of commercials, mod your car at martiniworks.com :)

[@thecamdenyard]

Sounds like a Harley… pay way more than it’s worth and then immediately turn around and dump an insane amount of money to make it just ok and kinda quickish… just to get smoked by a stock to lightly modded bike for less than half the money…

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Ďude is seriously annoying, clicked off.

[@freedomone776]

Get a real job dude. I'm not spending 60k on a Z and then putting in another 12k to put it where it should've been from the factory at 60k. Nissan killed the Z with this model by over pricing and under delivering it just like Nissan did with 300Z. The 370z will only go up in value because no one will be buying the new Z at 60k.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

We're gonna pass on the whole "real job" thing. Thanks!

[@HiddenAgendas]

how you gonna spend 50k on a car just to rice it up with ticky tacky parts? lmfao I'd keep my Car OEM. Especially if it's a NISMO variant.

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

You must be fun at parties

[@HiddenAgendas]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial Let's stick to the topic. That 50k car just dropped down to 20k with all those tacky parts though. Decals dropped it by another 5k. lmfao

[@japookie]

@@MartiniWorksOfficial lol i know right, imagine him in person

[@HiddenAgendas]

@@japookieYeah, you should see me at the car meets.

[@japookie]

@@HiddenAgendasim good

[@cidfacetious3722]

Aww the Z one of the biggest disappointments in quite some time 😒

[@davebarkley8773]

I'm sure it is a nice car but I was never impressed with the looks.

[@The_Wanderer...]

I will 100% buy the Z Nismo, sure manual is fun and all, but automatic is just better, there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it, it's simply straight up better.

[@Treaxvour]

False.

[@static_Tricolor_camry]

I would rather own a 350z or a G35 coupe. This car is sorta ugly and has too many modern technology junk and senors.

[@65hi863dhyu]

It's way too heavy.

[@shootyboo4798]

Nissan! Not Nesaan

[@AsapMeech187]

The new Z is just too boring