U mad? Learn sarcasm slugger.


sorry for cluttering your thread sparks03, just having some fun.

 

I've been talking to him in threads and PMs since I started with the whole nitrous/slicks business. I thought I was going to have to sell my 15" slicks b/c they didn't fit and he told me that he ran his with just shaved calipers, so I went and shaved mine down to fit the slicks. I've made alot of nice changes that have really helped me put the power to the ground with the slicks and nitrous.

 

Sarcasm doesn't work very well on the internet. Next time try and be a little more obvious. We can't read the tone of your voice.

 

ok, marcus, heres the deal. since ur a nice guy, ive decided to trade you my stock brake set-up for yours so that you can run slicks and run your 12 second....deal?

 

As tempting as that may be, I don't think the install would go so well!

 

haha you're making this out as a joke, but I was really considering trading with one of the 5th gen guys for their slightly smaller front brakes before I said fk it and ground mine.

 

haha, but in all seriousness, what do SS owners do to use slicks? or is it just not possible at all? theres gotta be something they can do, do they really swap to smaller brakes like from a LS model or something?

 

Most people just run the 18" MT DR on the OEM wheels. Some people have been able to run 17" wheels with spacers for their winter wheels with snow tires up north. So that might be an option.

If I want to go any smaller than a 17" wheel I will need to swap brakes. However, the LS models are a 4 lug and the SS are a 5 lug. So swapping brakes would come down to finding something that fits or making a bracket to mount the calipers.

 

You'd end up doing the same thing that us maxima owners do to use 300zx brakes. You use a fabbed up bracket to use different brake calipers on a certain brake rotor that fits your car or is redrilled to fit your car. Dominic and you could do it easy once you got some rotors that fit.

 

Spend a little more time around here you'll get it.

 

I have been around here for a while and I couldn't tell whether he was calling BS or joking. With all these other idiots saying calling BS at the same time, it seems like the bandwagon thing to do.

 

You gotta remember that it wasn't just Jime, but SR20DEN, too! He ran a 12.8@108 N/A on a 1.9 '60 foot with the EXACT SAME SIZE TIRES AS ME at the exact same track (Rockingham Dragway) in 2005.

He had a properly tuned N/A 5.5 gen, like mine will be with the UTEC. I think the UTEC with all the tuning done right could pick me up that 2 mph that SR20DEN had over me back then with his TS reflash and tune.

 

Just for further clarification, you have to remember that 14.3@96 was STOCK with an intake. No SSIM, no headers/ypipe, no spacers, full stock exhaust, and when I first got the car. The upgrade to 100mph traps (my 14.0s@100 then 8.8@80 (about 13.6@100mph) Was with the headers/Y/SSIM/intake setup. I simply unbolted my Ypipe and gained 3 mph, so I'm thinking the stock Bpipe must really be more strictive than it's given credit for. Plus I gained another 2-2.5 mph from the slicks.

It's a pretty obvious progression that has brought me to this point with my car, but the big change of slicks and nitrous with this last track visit is why the HUGE improvements happened.

 

that jaypee guy is funny but sparks car is a beast.. i rode with him full exhaust before the juice it was neck snapper..

 

Very nice sparks..

 

Thanks man, any pointers on hitting those 1.7 60 foots? lol

 

Hey Sparks, props to you man. I have no problem believing your times etc, I know we have a great engine to work with but there is still a lot of work necessary to get it down to your numbers. My best N/A 1/4 was 13.325 that is of course an auto and closed exhaust, but even with open exhaust it wouldn't hit a 13.1 good stuff. I wasn't quite as free to do mods on it as I am my 95 because it was a lease.

Regardless keep up the great work, there is always something new you can try to improve, just keep an open mind.

 

Thanks Jime, I've been at this car for a year straight since I got it, practicing at the track and modding as much as I could. The slicks really set it off and getting some MPH out of the open Ypipe was a nice suprise.

 

thats awesome! Great times!

 

update: here's a video of me running 12.6@111 It was the only video that he took of my car that wasn't against someone in his "car club".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDz_fIHZgig

 

Nice! That Cobalt SS is SLOW!

 

Nice video
I only hope to hook up that good next season
BTW... The car sounds amazing

 

Yeah, for some reason I just can seem to get more then a 13.4 at 107 out of her. I think it has something to do with the stock 18's and crappy tires.

 

Thanks, that run was my 2nd worst '60 foot of the night, and I banged the rev limiter in first spinning b/c I didn't warm up the slicks enough, then short shifted into 2nd gear and bogged... Then it still ran a 12.6 lol! Take .2 off that '60 and lose the bog and maybe I'll pull a low 12

 

It's an amazing machine.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7u7P...eature=channel

There's another vid.. he doesn't catch the traps, but they do announce the times. Man that cobalt is slow!

 

lol, i love the first comment there in that video. im assuming hes referring to your car sparks. "ultima"

 

Everyone at the track that day kept asking "Is that a f**king Altima?"

 

haha yeah... found myself in another one by those guys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235mp...eature=channel

You can hear the epic-loud exhaust pops when I shut down after the traps.

 

damn I need slicks

 

yeah with 109 traps you're probably good for mid 12s!

 

and no clutch pedal, he reached down and pulled the cable with his hand...lol

 

Sounds like he's tuned and fixed now so no need for excuses right?

 

LOL no excuses and JP should not be mentioned in the same sentence.

 

bumping this for updates to the original post with better timeslips and videos.

 

So whats next on the mod list?

 

Currently have a UTEC and TSX Tuner (wideband) sitting on my kitchen table getting ready to be installed, probably this weekend. After that I'm doing brakes all around, just brembo blanks, hawk HPS pads, and technafit SS lines. Then changing to eibach/illumina setup (instead of my progress/stock). Next will be clutch/flywheel (want to go baller here and get a twin disk so i can slip the **** out of it). After that is all out of the way I'll be piecing together a few more parts for my fuel system and will be installing the turbo setup. Not sure on timeline I'm not in a huge hurry, but my "final" goal on the stock block is somewhere in the 11s with 120+ traps.

After the UTEC is in and I have a rough tune finished, I'll be hitting the track for fine tuning (logging and watching traps for adjustments) and hopefully some high 12s N/A.

 

Sweet....
To be honest I was hoping you would spray with the utec,but heh turbo is no joke either

Goodluck

 

I'll end up spraying again later when I'm ready to top out (pop) the stock block. Next nitrous setup I'll be using a nano system, good controller, and probably direct port.

 

You better get crackin on it! The MAXUS 09 Drag Showdown is in 3 months!