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Yah this is sort of a funny video. If they're stock vehicles I don't know if this is impressive by any measure. I think the top end twin-turbo 300zx was 300 horsepower. But, the Miata is a very light car; it and the 300zx are prime (and super fun!) targets for gearheads to tune up.

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Yes, 300hp on paper. I owned a Z NA 2+2 that I converted to a TT, maybe ~600hp. The RX7, 300ZX, Supra generation were all fun and great competition, but that was probably also the order in terms of reliability. The rotary engine is super tunable, but very finicky. The Z was a V6, and much less stable than the Supra’s in-line 6. That’s usually why all the monster builds were Supras. You could get a Z there with a lot of cash and free time, but it would require a fairly decent amount of upkeep and tuning to make sure you didn’t blow up your engine every time you tried to race. Supras might appear just as unstable, but those were usually 1000+hp builds having issues versus 600-700hp Z builds. A 600hp Supra would probably be more resilient due to the engine.

You didn't even mention the 3000GT :(

The block of the 300ZX is pretty strong. The cylinder bore spacing is about the largest I have seen. The issue is the bottom end is a bit weak and to reliably take it to the 1000hp range it needs a crank girdle it seems. The 2JZ is however a better engine. It seems like today the VG30DETT is finally getting some attention. I seem some shop doing some fancy big HP builds with them

That era Miata was almost exactly 2000lbs with about 120hp. 6.5k redline. Not a ton of power under 3.5krpm. It wasn't so much the straight line speed as the cornering for them.

I miss my red 90.

> That era Miata was almost exactly 2000lbs with about 120hp

There has never been a 2000lb Miata

Probably they meant almost exactly 1000kg.

The first miata was 2,200lbs, the current miata is 2,300lbs

Sadly, I haven't seen a 300ZX in many years.

Remember this Superbowl commerical? https://youtu.be/uXdFKcETEPg

Remember this one where they decided to just embrace their main problem and started advertising the turbo lag as a feature? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XLyCDsKhGo

The 300zx in the video appears to be non-turbo. (No rear spoiler)

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