JLA117

I clocked about 8.5 in mine. Isn't it supposed to be mid 7s? I even raced my friends 2014 frs and he stayed head to head with me In a 0-60 race. The frs is also supposed to be in mid 7s as an automatic. His car weighs less, has 10 more hp and is a 6 speed. 17k miles vs my 203k miles. Am I counting wrong? I've seen some 4th gens do mid 7s on high miles. 3 races we had and same results.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVgJHA6_sE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmXqXz005Y

vqmaxman

The maxima auto according to the car and drivers and edmund say the 0-60 is 6-7 seconds. The manual maximas run in 6.0-6.6 Depending on the driver. I believe with a very good driver you can pull in a high 5`s to a low 6`s. In your video you have a full tank with a lots of weight in the back that will slow you down,the overdrive won`t do much.

JLA117

I had 1/2 a gallon and still the same 8.5. My friends car is 2700 pounds and does the same when we raced and he has 200hp not 190.

CRiME

iTrader: (21)

Have you been maintaining it? I see that it has 203k. Plugs, air filter, knock sensor, etc changed recently? Cleaned TB / MAF? Basic maintenance items can influence your acceleration.

vqmaxman

This is a must to get your max running properly. The next thing is your car is a gxe it's gonna be governed. The 0-60 on your car is way under the rankings. The weight in your trunk is a slow down and you will lose about 1tenth of a second or a second off 0-60. The facts of power to weight ratio.

JLA117

Totally Maintenanced. New knock sensor, another MAF, KNN air filter, brand new Bosch spark plugs, throttle body cleaned, premium fuel, oil changed, one new coil pack but the other 5 idk. But it kept up with the frs or beat it twice to 60 and that car is 2700lb, 6 speed auto, 200hp. Vs my 3085lb, 190hp 4 speed auto. It's a GLE. And supposedly has rebuilt engine from previous owner but tranny is rebuilt I have receipt

Mine is a 98 GLE. Is that one restricted a lot?

CRiME

iTrader: (21)

Nice job on the maintenance. NGK plugs are OEM / recommended, but does it run / idle well otherwise? Also, If you live in an area where the elevation is higher, that can influence your times as well. Exactly how much of an impact? I'm not so sure...

JLA117

It idles now at 600-650. Elevation here is 1152ft. I used to have ngk in it and it still ran that 8.5

Please can someone tell me If the GLE is supposed to do this or something wrong with car? I mean even the frs is supposed to do 7.8s and it proved it didn't.

I don't have that amp anymore in the trunk. My trunk is empty. And that 0-70 at night was with trunk empty racing that FRS that's supposed to be faster than mine. Maybe speedometer isn't right

dwapenyi

iTrader: (3)

97-99 Maximas are heavier (like 200-300 pounds) than the 95-96 Maxima. 97-99 Maxima Automatics are about rated at 7.9 seconds 0 to 60.
Your car is a fully loaded GLE. Not only the weight in the trunk, but added luxury features, like moonroof, also add weight to the car.

You're at an elevation of 1152 feet above sea level. Normally aspirated cars lose power the higher they go.

All these factors hurt your 0-60 time, so 8.5 seconds sounds about right.

Also, if you had a limiter, it would only take effect beyond 100 mph. For example base Maxima GXEs are limited to 117. Any acceleration numbers below that speed are unaffected.

BronxSleeperMax187

Rims size?....get 15s. Seafoam helps also...put it in gas,oil,intake hose from booster.
Get manuel seats, Gle's are the heaviest of them all due to all the goodies, sunroof, leather power, etc. Remove spare and leave little gas...each gallon is 6 pounds.....you can shed mad weight with out looking like A drag car lol.

JLA117

Feels faster than 8.5. 3085lb still is pretty light for a bigger car. Also the burn out night also be why it didn't take off fast enough. It has new Falcons tires in front.

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

Those C&D times are also for probably at least around sea level. What is your altitude? DA plays a big role as we all know.

The fastest IO recorded my 4AT 03 went to 60 was about 6.2 seconds I/H/E stock rear muffler. And this was using the VSS on close to stock sized tires, so it’s gotta be fairly close legit vs using a stopwatch, etc. At the time of testing I was @ 5600’ above sea level, not sure of the DA but it was a cool night.

vqmaxman

97-99 maybe heavy but mines is stock and sure don't 0-60 in 7.9 lol seriously. I can hit good 5.5-6.6 sec The key is maintaince with 93 octane.

JLA117

Wow how did you get that low? Is it the 5speed? I don't see how it's heavy. Heavy is 3200-3500 and up. Max in auto is 3085 with full tank of gas. Idk what any of u consider heavy. And plus I stayed with a 2700lb car with more horspower. We only have 91 octane here in Arizona.

2003 has maybe 40 horsepower on my 98. That's a good 0-60. My elevation is about 1152 ft and altitude is 342m

So yes, brand new spark plugs, only 1 coil pack upgraded (idk about the others but they look old and dirty), K&N air filter, stock wheels, cleaned throttle body (might have to do better job), used EBAY MAF (other one went out in January), new master pro knock sensor. I do need pcv valve replaced though.

Actually never mind. The 03 has 255 hp

dwapenyi

iTrader: (3)

That is helluva light. Did you weigh it at a weigh station? I wish I had the Nissan brochures on me. The Base GXE 5 speed was the lightest. GLE was the heaviest, but a fully optioned SE would take the cake.

JLA117

No it said it in edmunds. 3085 for automatics and 3014 for manuals.

dwapenyi

iTrader: (3)

They must have mistaken the base GXE figures then. No way a GLE weighs that little. Put in another way, that makes a fully loaded maxima weigh the same as a 2nd gen Infiniti G20, a significantly smaller car, also fully loaded, but still smaller.

A GLE is pretty much an I30, like my car, except mine's a 5-speed

JLA117

Online also said 3000 to 3114. But damn, then idk what to say lol. The Scion FR-S is 2700 in automatic and it was 0-60 about the same as mine with more hp but less torque compared to my 205 and his 140 I think, I was at least a foot ahead. Idk what else to say.

JLA117

I had my right window down, maybe that's why

ChrisMan287

iTrader: (34)

I'd be more concerned with how my car runs than a 0-60 time.

Don't worry about it too much.

dwapenyi

iTrader: (3)

Maybe Edmunds was right. Tavarish on Jalopnik weighed his 98 GLE converted to 5-spped and got 2860 lbs

That still sounds ridiculously light to me, but hey

http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/here-a...axi-1691274010

ABIGBRAIN

iTrader: (1)

Torque is what accelerates the car... not horsepower. Horsepower is a byproduct of torque at a certain RPM.

As far as weights go... I ire

1995 GXE 5 speed was the lightest at 2988 lbs.
1999 I30t auto (every available option including vlsd and traction control topped out at 3205 lbs.

Finkle

My 97 SE 5spd with power seats, auto climate, sunroof and no spare came in at 3000lbs. I saw that too about the G20 weighing as much the max, but with 140hp. I can't imagine driving a max with 140hp, it wouldn't move!

JLA117

Interesting article and that is very light. As of late I feel my car to be heavy just cause it's stuck in my head and that terrible 0-60 time I get. Maybe speedometer is off or appears to slow. I kept up with a lighter car that performs 7.8s or lower. 2860 seems very light. Wish I had manual seats now instead of dual power seats

JLA117

Yeah maybe the spare weights around 14 to 30 pounds I think. 3014 is the manual versions weight.

JLA117

Yeah has about 205 torque vs my friends 140 in his FRS

Finkle

3000 is where I thought it would be. I can't see how loosing a sunroof and power seats takes it down to 2860. That's a big drop. Auto climate and a bose system can't weight that much.

That said, I wouldn't lose a sunroof for 50lbs, that's what an 00VI makes up for I'm 6'8" I need all the headroom I can get.

vqmaxman

I have driven my friends 97 se max holly cow thing feels as fast and as good as mine,the key is maintenance and a good gas with a good healthy maf sensor. His car is bone stock he got it from an olderly with good maintenance record.

deezo

iTrader: (3)

Mine was 7.7 seconds based on my bone stock 1/4 time. I wonder if anyone has beaten my stock 1/4 time after all of these years.

Amerikaner83

iTrader: (17)

I did this getting on the freeway a few months back...with 2 others in the car and half a tank of gas it took me 8 seconds to get up to freeway speed (60mph). 99SE auto with Cattman Y.

Maxima 97 SE

Here is my 0-60 video. The car is all stock and with original engine and transmission with 316,623 miles. I have redone my video because i messed up last time. So here it is with me doing the 0-60 runs three times.

deezo

iTrader: (3)

Pay very close attention to those timing chain tensioners. Mine gave up at 396k. Just replaced the engine in her.

Maxima 97 SE

I had my original water pump replaced about a few months ago, I thought about the tensioner but after they put in the new water pump they didnt say any anything about the tensioner and the mechanic is an expert about the 4th gen nissans. But I will keep in mind. Also I read that the 95-96 maxima's had bad timing chain tensioners and then nissan fixed the tensioner with updated design in the 97-99. I also checked the nissan parts site and it shows the old tensioner replaced by the new design, also I use only castrol edge synthetic oil 5w-30 which I hope its helping the tensioner and timing chain. So far no rattle or chain noise or any type of noise from the engine, knock on wood. But thanks for the heads, as I just so your post which talked about your engine blowing out at 397,000 miles which tells us all to be aware which is a good heads up to keep your ears open for any noises around the timing chain area.

vqmaxman

I just saw the vid 0-60 posted by maxima 97 se. I see that the rpm hits only around 5k, its supposed to hit 6.5k. The question here is are you a auto or manual. The shift was either a controlled like manual shift as a manual or the car has issues shifting wise maybe the tranny?

Maxima 97 SE

Hey what's up? Yes it's an automatic transmission and the reason why the Tom's didn't go high was that I throttled it lightly when I should of done it a little more aggressively, that's my bad right there and I was thinking that I should of redone the video.

JoshG

yeah it should hit 6.5k, redo the video, FLOOR that pedal like u mean it lol

Fakie J Farkerton

iTrader: (51)

My '97 GLE only went to 6000-6200 before shifting at WOT. And I was on it all the way..

Maxima 97 SE

Will do first thing tomorrow

vqmaxman

I think that your o/d is off that can cause the car not to go all out. If anything check the tranny fluid level I think the torque converter is having problems with converting out at 6.5k. I would try the wot launch again and go from there.

JLA117

Hi again. You're the one who told me about the idle fix on YouTube lol. That's a lot of miles