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Ran the daily driver Saturday night. Little Dissapointed

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Old 11-17-2008, 11:00 AM
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Ran the daily driver Saturday night. Little Dissapointed

So I took my '03 to the track Saturday night. Not real serious about my times, but I did want to make a good effort if I was going out. I really was just there to help tune a good friends '84 300ZX which we were happy with a 13.3@113 on pump gas. But here's the scoop:

3 runs.

1st run - Terrible, spun horribly.

2.4... 60'
6.7... 330
10.1...1/8
72.92..1/8
13.06...1000
15.5....1/4
91.31 MPH

2nd run - Better

2.26...60
6.3....330
9.6....1/8
74.....1/8
12.5....1000
14.9....1/4
92.14 MPH

3rd run - Best - Still slow

2.25...60
6.29...330
9.6....1/8
74.52...1/8
12.48...1000
14.92....1/4
92.42 MPH


1st run was manually shifting 1-3. Spun through 60' for some reason. 2nd and 3rd runs I left it in D. Only seemed more consistent and not negatively impacted by not stretching out the gears. I stalled as high as the stock auto would allow with very marginal wheel spin.

Temperatures were around 40F. I have a drop in K&N filter, and 2* timing advance. These were also with the crappy 16's you see in the sig.

Any ideas why my car seems so weak? I mean, it seems very very average for a stock time, yet I had VERY optimal track conditions and I have a K&N drop in with 2* timing advance. I'm glad it was at least 14's, but a little dissapointed. Any ideas?

Also I pulled the spare tire and had no extra weigh, my car is a GXE that weighs 3365 with me in it. Subtracting my weight, the car weighs 3185 full interior minus spare, sound about right?
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5th Gen VQ30


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Typical Stock: low-15's (16" rims), mid-15's (17" rims)
Best Stock: 14.80 @ 94
a mod or two: high-14's (many)

Auto
Typical Stock: high-15's
Best Stock: 15.5 (many, manually shifting at redline)
a mod or two: 15.2 (forget who, but it was a GXE with steelies and just an intake)

5th Gen VQ35

Manual
Typical Stock: mid-14's
Best Stock: 14.1-14.3 (a bunch)
a mod or two: high-13's

Auto
Typical Stock: high-14's
Best Stock: 14.6-14.7, one 14.4
a mod or two: low-14's (blubyu2k2 has hit high-13's all motor on street tires)









your times are average.

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Old 11-17-2008, 08:31 PM
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i thought 14.9 was a stock 5.5th gens 1/4 mile time ....... afterall it is auto.... expectations are kinda high if 14.9 is disappointing dont u think???
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Old 11-17-2008, 11:41 PM
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In my dads 02, i cut a 14.7@94 bone stock right down to the RE92's. havent run it since hes done intake,udp, timing advance, vias block off, exhaust. prob not much faster tho lol.
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Old 11-18-2008, 09:14 AM
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wtf, The best time I ran in 1/4 was 15.9 and I took out the spare, only had 1/4 tank of gas, my car's lowered and has intake...I would be excited if I got into the 14's..
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Old 11-19-2008, 07:45 AM
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from ur profile and that grill in ur sig, you have a 00-01 (3.0 DE-K), op was talking about 02-03 (3.5), two different engines, with that said 15.9 is kinda disappointing(glad mines never did that) might wanna check ur knock sensor............. to the op was ur dads 5.5 auto or 6spd???...........
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Old 11-19-2008, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by NissanTun3r
wtf, The best time I ran in 1/4 was 15.9 and I took out the spare, only had 1/4 tank of gas, my car's lowered and has intake...I would be excited if I got into the 14's..
not hard at all, im just about there with just about no mods...
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Originally Posted by Grand_hustle17
not hard at all, im just about there with just about no mods...
I trap 199mph. lol
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Not bad. My 03 6Speed with just Injen CAI has ran a best of 14.7 @ 95.03 mph. My big problem is my 60 foot. On street tires I am always in the 2.2-2.3 range. I spin way too much. My expectation was a bit lower time, but I just need to work on my 60 foot times.
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Old 12-26-2008, 02:34 PM
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well you only made 3 passes, so something better might have showed up on the timeslip. Although, your 2nd and 3rd pass are pretty much identical. Thats probably a good idea of what she will run, but a 14.8 is possible aye, maybe a 14.79 given a lower 60 foot, etc.

I think she ran well ! nice work !
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