Went to local track this weekend. Left speaker box (2 12s) and spare tire at home. 1/2 tank of gas. First two runs I had MAJOR traction problems spinning all the way through 1st resulting in almost 2.4 60fts!! BUT, I was running the same ETs that I did last week with 2.2 60s at MIR. So I knew if I could hook up I would get a good run. And finally it happend on the 3rd run. I dropped psi in the tires from 40 to about 27 and WOW....


1st-

60FT 2.37

1/8 9.47 @ 77.35

1/4 14.56 @ 96.34


2nd-

60FT 2.35

1/8 9.42 @ 77.83

1/4 14.49 @ 96.86


3rd-

60FT 2.13

1/8 9.17 @ 78.22

1/4 14.25 @ 96.28


Needless to say, I was stoked on that last run. I fully believe that with CAI and catback I could be looking at 13.9Xs.


Kills were first a 99+ GT 5spd with at least a cat-back/DRs, don't know what else. He ran a 15.17 @ 100.00 with a 2.70 60ft to my second run. Second a newer BMW M5 5spd with at least some exhaust, don't know what else. He ran a 17.61 @ 76.86 with a 2.43 60ft against my last run.

Death was a friend of mine with a lightly modded 2K SS A4. He normally runs low 12s on DRs. He ran a 12.51 @ 107.73 with a 1.71 60ft against my first run. It was a nice death though getting to see a beautiful SS go by me



Jon

 

Good times, but I would not consider the runs against the mustang and BMW kills.

An M5 that ran a 17 @76 mph, he probably had a bad launch and let off and cruised the rest of the way through.


The GT on drag radials with a 2.7 60'??? He traped a 100mph.....that is not really a kill.

I ran against a trailer queen yesterday that trapping 120+ most of the day. We were lined up against each other one time and he shut it down and cuised to a 15.0.....I don't consider that a kill.

has this became an altima forum??

 

Always nice when a mod comes back with a snappy reply, not a whole lot one can do...

In my defense, a chase is a race. I know the M5 shut down early but I fail to see how that's my fault. The Mustang spun and may have had a crappy driver, but he was definately trying because he stayed in it. And on that particular run, I spun too, so we both had traction issues. I just got out front first and stayed there. He wasn't far behind. I definately consider THAT run a kill.

And, I don't think I'm any "further" away from being a Max than you are with a Inf. At least I've got the nameplate



Jon

 

I'll give ya the mustang one, but it gets one of these *

Seriously, I don't care if other nissan's post here but there is a altima forum that gets decent traffic is there not?

Oh, and we have one of these http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=67

still, nice times. I had to spend $1300 to run those times

 

Nice runs. I assume you're a 5 speed?

 

Actually it's an auto...



Jon

 

bro great runs for an auto or evan a 5spd.. u can drive ill tell u that much... and whoever says launching a 3.5 maxima or altima auto is easy, no its not it takes practice. if u do the wrong thing. 15s all day... atleast with the 04 maxima anyway.. if u cant launch nothing but smoke off the line for about 80 ft...

 

So got those times with 3.5altima?
Nice

 

those altimas are quick ! way to represent

 

The newer M5's are 6sp's and would rip your car apart limb from limb. Even if you got out of the hole faster, he would pull on you like you were standing still. He could basically stall out and still beat you by the end of the 1/4. The mustang is more believable, seeing as how he pulled a 2.7360" and a 15.17@100mph. Oh well that's more believable because of a crappy driver, the mph is about right. The M5 on the other hand, hmmmmmm, stayed on it, i don't think so.

LEMAR

 

A few things big guy, first, I know a M5 is faster than my car. Second, he wouldn't beat me if he stalled his car at the line. And third, A CHASE IS A RACE!

If you were at the track running a guy for 100 bucks (hypothetically), and you knew his car was faster than yours (almost or as fast), and you take off with no problems and make a good run, meanwhile this other guy can't drive for crap, spinns through 4th resulting in a 20+sec run, are you going to give him another run because you knew his car was faster??? I think not...

Sure the M5 was faster, but he couldn't drive so I beat him. Too bad for him.

We're not talking about a Pro Stock that runs 6-7s and just happend to break on the starting line and I'm claiming some stupid win, we're talking about a guy who couldn't drive. Same thing that happend with the GT, except he stayed in it...



Jon

 

Nice times Jon! Hopefully with my new tires I can sneak into those low 14's this spring...

Back in Sept. @ Etown I had a guy with a 94 stang with a Cobra carted engine who bogged out of first
and still ran a 14.9 against my 14.7 on that particular run....No doubt the car is capable of 13's all day long....but guess what? not on that run

So guys cut Jon a break....he's not claiming his Altima is faster than a M5 .....he's just claiming he beat it on a particular run......

 

also, that bmw might just have had the badges and might not have been the real thing

 

thats the way i see it too. in theory/reality a 500hp car would wax a stock max. but if the guy screwed something up when the race was on the line --he loses ! like redlighting in a bracket race.

i got to laughing .. drag racing is kinda like gymnastics. these people flop around, tossing themselves in the air and such and then are rated on how they performed with the highest mark being 10 , i think ? They might not always get a perfect 10 but they try like hail too snag it.

in a drag race our car may be capable of a 14.0 ( or its perfect 10) each time down the track. but that is where the sport comes into play. How well was your reaction time, launch, rev/shifting each gear all the way to finish versus your opponent.

we cant forget that a car has to have a driver and in a race its (me and my car) vs ( you and your car) ! if we forget this, then its back to theory and mag racing. HA !

 

Jon you may have the burger but are still a lot further from being a maxima than his I30 is. now hush you tall goofy bastard. and my 4th gen will see 13's before your alty.

 

HA! Sup J-Rob? As for the 13s, we'll see about that. As a famous history guy once said, "I have not yet begun to WHOOP THAT AZZ!!!"


Did you end up going to the "Bean" last night?? I'll be up there 2-night for a little while...


Lata, Jon

 

5 series should run about the same times as a 3.5 altima or max. Maybe faster. The M5 should run low to mid 13's.