Our club Eclectic Customs went to Island Dragway this sunday my car pulled a 14.356 with my girl driving.
My '03SE is AUTO, I have has Headers, /Y-pipe, Axelback w/Borla muffler, and Injen intake. Tien S-Techs with Tokico HP's and VIS CF hood.
Best part is I was running The stock potenzas on the stock rims.
Heres the time slip, what do u guys think?
(my cars in the left lane)

 

I think your trap looks extremely low, decent time though.

 

nice driving on your girl's part. what headers do you have?

 

The trap is low because it's an auto and because she pulled a good 60 foot for street tires (2.17). The trap looks low for the ET when the 60 ft is good.

 

congrats on your times but how the hell did the other car run 15.3@82mph

 

SS Autochrome headers.

The other car was a supercharged 2000 SE. He said he mis shifted went into 5th instead of 3rd. and he spun all the way through 1st gear.

 

I understand that, but most autos with bolt ons trap in the 99-100 mph area correct?

 

Get real headers, be in the 13's.

 

no, but they do trap a little higher. my 14.34 was at 96.45

 

A33B (2002/3) 4AT (4 speed automatic) bolt on trap speeds.


juice

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=439733 = 100.31
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=387573 = 98.47
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=356066 = 100.02
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=355085 = 97.83

Blu
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=165123 98.40
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=165776 97.33

 

Nice time and a very good reaction time.

 

Was that sarcastic? That reaction time was horrible. lol

 

Yeah it's probably a .000 tree, not a .500.

 

lol those are my pre header runs, I trapped a consistant 100-101 with headers on my 18's.

 

a 95 trap is about right, maybe 98 would be the best with those mods. when i use to run 14.5 i use to trap around 96-98 mph with a auto.

 

if he had real headers IE cattman or hotshot with his other mods, should trap at least 97 in decent weather. I trapped 100+ consistantly with headers, b pipe, GAB, and UDP.

 

You forgot to mention you were running slicks n pulling 2.0 60Ft, that makes a big difference in you E.T and MPH. I was runing the stock, OEM tires. All the tire spin off the line lowers you trap speed.

 

like I said the threads posted here were my pre header runs. After headers I ran consistant 13.8's@100-101 with 2.1x 60's on my 18" street tires and 13.6's on slicks pulling 2.0x 60's.

If anything spinning helps your traps speeds, it sure doesn't lower it.

 

if you spin the first 60FT, thats 60ft less that you are getting your full acceleration down the track how would that help?

 

A little research will answer this for you.

 

I been racing my whole life I own a 81 Malibu that runs Consistant 11.50's & a 1971 Chevelle that runs 12.80. I don't need to research.

 

My thoughts exactly, thats why I said I thought it should be trappin 99+. Someone comented about the good 60ft and that just made me more boggled because I know good 60ft=lower trap speeds.

 

FWD sucks, thats the bottom line.

 

ok, good for you...

I was just passing along Maxima advice as Ive been there and done that 3 years ago. Spinning doesn't make your trap speed go down unless you are one of the guys that floors it and does a burnout half way down the track. Also the only way slicks would raise your trap speed is if they are a different size height to help the gearing of the car. Remember I am giving info on NA Maximas not these so called "hot rods" you own.

 

FWD is challenging ! nice run though

 

it would be if he actually had a nice set of headers and good cool weather. SS autochrome will not make the power of the cattman and hotshot headers.

Exactly but the guy thats been racing all his life doesn't seem to agree with this proven logic. Actually he says the complete opposite.

 

what tha ? who says a Maxima isnt a HOT ROD ? rofl, in 10 years it will be an old japanese muscle car in some old documentary about the import car scene that hit.

 

 

Well with my muscle cars Ive never equated tire spin to higher trap speed. With those real cars its the complete opposite.

And to the " unless you are one of the guys that floors it and does a burnout half way down the track" comment. I let my girl run my car because she's always wanted to race n never had the chance.

 

ahh, theres the answer. I seem to overlook the obvious half the time.

 

But the SS autochrome do make more than stock n give me the sound i was after. I'm not trying to make my car the fastest max, its my daily driver. i have other toys.. Just want it to sound nice.

 

lol....He might be good I got a .498 once on a .500 tree..

 

uhhh, what? thats a redlight and a loss at any track. not good. could just be a good driver, its possible. many people cut good lights. i consistently cut .100> lights when i race.

 

I know, i was just talking about how close i got to a .500 light


P.S. not to many people like that bodykit you have, IMO looks good, kind of weird without the spoiler at the bottom corners of it but still nice, 1st 5th gen I've seen with a kit in that color, looks good..

 

thanks, yeah ppl dont like it, but i do and thats all that matters. thanks for the compliment.

 

Damnit... edited my post.

But again, just to reinforce the fact... HS/CM > SSAC.

 

what?

10char

 

HS/CM > SSAC
He meant :
HS=Hotshot/CM=Cattman > SSAC=SS AutoChrome

 

oooo, ok. now it makes sense and is true

 

How u know its true? have tyou ever dynoed a stock max with each of the three headers n y-pipe n no other mods?