Wow, very interesting. I've never changed oil and not the filter, haha. 🤷♂️
Probably makes that introductory 2 year free service program more business palatable, lmao.
I wouldn't. DI platforms tend to suffer from fuel dilution, tolerances on modern engines are quite high, these cars get quite hot, etc. I replace the filter every time I change the oil, and I change the oil frequently -- sub 5k miles. Compared to the cost of the car, etc., oil + a filter is...
Hard to tell exactly what you're experiencing based on posting here, unfortunately. The transmission in this car can feel a little crunchy in my experience. In my case, swapping transmission fluid eliminated a lot of it.
If you are just experiencing some "feedback" crunchiness, and you don't...
This is where I'm at, too. All the $50-100k coupes are trying to be practical, psuedo-luxurious, everyday / all weather / year-round, big weight / big torque, cars...
I understand why, from a market-strategy standpoint. But, for me, personally, it's a 2-door coupe... it's already compromised --...
If you can afford either, and you just want to drive fun, manual cars, sure.
But, aside from the TT V6 / TI4, RWD / FWD, and coupe / sedan variations, the MSRP of the manual Z Nismo is projected to be something like $70k. While that might not seem like much more than $55k, it's ~25%. From a...
I agree with you that I don't think these cars are really comparable, outside of "engaging manual car".
That said, having not driven the new Z, my guess is that it's a far cry from yours (having dropped the hydraulic rack, and I'd assume given what else you've shared of your build, it's likely...
Yeah, this particular option is new to market. That said, your tuner could theoretically leverage the port injectors on cold start. If they did that here, they didn't show it. Their stated goal was just more power.