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Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
...the BRAKES! don't even get me started on those brembo's  ...comments are welcome 
Haroon, I've driven the G35 Coupes and been on the track against them as well. They are, indeed, a very nice car. Very much like ours would likely be performance wise if Ford had continued and expanded on the original concept.
Regarding the Brembo brakes, my 98 SVT actually had as good if not better brakes than the G35 Coupe Brembo setup. KVR slotted rotors, with Mintex 1144's and AeroQuip lines. Now if only I could afford to put a Wilwood setup on there'd be no contest  . The SVT can be modded to out perform the G35 in everyway for less than the price of a new G35. You'd still have a 5-7 year old car but one heck of a lot of fun.
I know the G35, WRX, RX8, M3 guys were all very curious about my SVT when I'm out running with and passing some of them on the track  I think some were a little pissed that an old four door Ford was passing them. I don't have the HP (yet) to pass the G35's when they're being driven hard.
Regards, Alan
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Ignorant Thug:
Oh, the joy of living at home. I would love to get a G35 but I have to get a house, FIRST! 
Any parent that lets their kid roll that while living at home needs to be beotch slapped.
an olfd friend of mine who's 30 lives with his parents still. he has an $80,000 boat and a $40,000 truck.... 
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Originally posted by Dan Nixon:
I mean 440 lb/ft and nearly 400 HP is more than most any Contour will ever see..turbo or no.
IIRC... someone had a turbo SVT that had over 400 hp...
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Originally posted by Alan Coles:
Haroon, I've driven the G35 Coupes and been on the track against them as well. They are, indeed, a very nice car. Very much like ours would likely be performance wise if Ford had continued and expanded on the original concept.
Regarding the Brembo brakes, my 98 SVT actually had as good if not better brakes than the G35 Coupe Brembo setup. KVR slotted rotors, with Mintex 1144's and AeroQuip lines. Now if only I could afford to put a Wilwood setup on there'd be no contest . The SVT can be modded to out perform the G35 in everyway for less than the price of a new G35. You'd still have a 5-7 year old car but one heck of a lot of fun.
I know the G35, WRX, RX8, M3 guys were all very curious about my SVT when I'm out running with and passing some of them on the track I think some were a little pissed that an old four door Ford was passing them. I don't have the HP (yet) to pass the G35's when they're being driven hard.
Regards, Alan
thats sweet dude, but I don't know, those brakes felt really responsive and extremely smooth, but maybe thats just me. I guess driving a different car and knowing it has brembo's kinda gets to ya lol
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Don't get me wrong, the G35 brakes are great, it's just that the SVT brakes can easily be made as good or better using the right parts.
Mine are smooth and extremely responsive. I've had two performance driving instructors, that also Road Race and Auto-X reguarly, comment how they loved the "right now" feel and strength of my brakes. Alot of that is from the Mintex 1144 pads.
Regards, Alan
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Originally posted by MxRacerCam:
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Ignorant Thug:
Oh, the joy of living at home. I would love to get a G35 but I have to get a house, FIRST!
Any parent that lets their kid roll that while living at home needs to be beotch slapped.
an olfd friend of mine who's 30 lives with his parents still. he has an $80,000 boat and a $40,000 truck....
ive know a few people like that. the parents even pay the insurance and give them spending money.  30 years old and NEVER held a single job.
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Ignorant Thug:
Oh, the joy of living at home. I would love to get a G35 but I have to get a house, FIRST!
Any parent that lets their kid roll that while living at home needs to be beotch slapped.
Some people like to substitute money for values
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Originally posted by todras:
Any parent that lets their kid roll that while living at home needs to be beotch slapped.
actually he's now in Bentley College doing business (car is at home) he's a smart kid and ever since he was in high school, his parents told him to work hard and get a 1400 on his SAT's, they'll buy him any car. He wanted the STi, but his dad thought it was ugly so they setlled for the skyline GT-R
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Wish I could have had that deal, my parents didn't even blink at my 1400+, I still had to pay for my first car (94 Ranger with 85k mi) 
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