NA 5.5 gen new PB... 12.6@108. Inside car video + time slips
02-20-2011, 06:29 PM
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NA 5.5 gen new PB... 12.6@108. Inside car video + time slips
Decided to run down to a local 1/4 mile track today and see what I could do. I left the power steering enabled and full interior, plus had to keep all my tools in the car b/c nobody came with me and I didn't want them getting stolen. I also went to the track impulsively today and ended up with over 1/2 tank when I arrived. So basically full street trim with drag radials.
Only got 3 runs because it was very crowded and there were a ton of broken cars (Mustangs as per usual, but what is a track day without broken Fords?). One of said fords nearly rammed me... which I have on video.
After sitting in the lanes heat soaking for 2 hours, my first run ended up a pretty bad '60 foot, but still showed me a solid pass. The mustang nearly hit me in this one.
Second run and best of the day vs a 2011 mustang GT. He treed me and got the win light by less than .05, but I beat his time
Another 1 hour heat soak in the lanes... WTB a non-crowded track so I can start it up and go straight down the 1/4 mile after a nice cooldown. Still a so/so 60'. Have seen 1.83 on these DRs before. Some other guy got a video of this from outside the car and said he'd put it up on youtube.
Compared to my previous best 1/8th mile time with the stock IM. Notice that even with a tenth worse 60 foot time, my new best still beats it pretty handily.
Third run was pretty much hot lapped after the second, lanes were closing and I barely made it in. Another fail 60'.
Overall I'm very impressed with the results for not track prepping the car and so/so 60' times. I may have to shoot for bottom 12s this fall
Video:
And dyno thread from a few days ago with full mod list and such.
http://forums.maxima.org/dyno-discus...ideo-pics.html
Only got 3 runs because it was very crowded and there were a ton of broken cars (Mustangs as per usual, but what is a track day without broken Fords?). One of said fords nearly rammed me... which I have on video.
After sitting in the lanes heat soaking for 2 hours, my first run ended up a pretty bad '60 foot, but still showed me a solid pass. The mustang nearly hit me in this one.
Second run and best of the day vs a 2011 mustang GT. He treed me and got the win light by less than .05, but I beat his time
Another 1 hour heat soak in the lanes... WTB a non-crowded track so I can start it up and go straight down the 1/4 mile after a nice cooldown. Still a so/so 60'. Have seen 1.83 on these DRs before. Some other guy got a video of this from outside the car and said he'd put it up on youtube.Compared to my previous best 1/8th mile time with the stock IM. Notice that even with a tenth worse 60 foot time, my new best still beats it pretty handily.
Third run was pretty much hot lapped after the second, lanes were closing and I barely made it in. Another fail 60'.
Overall I'm very impressed with the results for not track prepping the car and so/so 60' times. I may have to shoot for bottom 12s this fall
Video:
And dyno thread from a few days ago with full mod list and such.
http://forums.maxima.org/dyno-discus...ideo-pics.html
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02-20-2011, 06:37 PM
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lol @ the 1st mustang, did he hit the wall? even though he redlighted he came outta the hole hard! seems like you should be in the low 12s with a better 60' and some weight reduction. The hustle thread is now complete fail, no ones coming after a mid 13 sec car now 
02-20-2011, 06:40 PM
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Yeah next time I hit the track I'll try to go all out. Hopefully with the cams and supporting mods, decent tune, weight reduction, PS belt removed, and some ghetto tape diffuser action. Would love to see low 12s and beat my nitrous times (only 2 tenths away from my PB nitrous time already).
Maybe I need to revive the JayPee thread and change the first post to something a little more serious.
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02-20-2011, 07:10 PM
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Cams and supporting mods, solid tune, pretty serious weight reduction, removed PS belt, some sort of skinnies in the rear, pulling the exhaust again for a few HP and weight reduction, front/rear aero mods (under tray made out of aluminum or tape) and a great launch, maybe mid/high 1.7, or low 1.8 on a day with a 0ish DA.... Well, It's possible. I would love to see a 11.99 this fall with some "all out" track prep and luck.
02-20-2011, 07:32 PM
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Oh.... daggers thrown..... did you ever beat the times????.............. excellent times sparks.... well deseving.... you finally got 12's... "interview": so after years of speculation, what's you actual feelings towards such accomplishments sir???
02-20-2011, 07:33 PM
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id love to see this mani bolted onto aarons car as it sits for a preview...MAN, im sure thats another sale right there waiting to happen lol.
Good ****, I honestly NEVER figured mid twelves were attainable without the aforementioned things
Weight Reduction
Cams
Slicks/DRs
this is disturbing...I like it...
Good ****, I honestly NEVER figured mid twelves were attainable without the aforementioned things
Weight Reduction
Cams
Slicks/DRs
this is disturbing...I like it...
02-20-2011, 07:36 PM
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id love to see this mani bolted onto aarons car as it sits for a preview...MAN, im sure thats another sale right there waiting to happen lol.
Good ****, I honestly NEVER figured mid twelves were attainable without the aforementioned things
Weight Reduction
Cams
Slicks/DRs
this is disturbing...I like it...
Good ****, I honestly NEVER figured mid twelves were attainable without the aforementioned things
Weight Reduction
Cams
Slicks/DRs
this is disturbing...I like it...
02-20-2011, 07:48 PM
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i have no interest in 1/4 mile racing as there is no track near me. if there was one, i would just go out and on my 1st run beat your time 
actually the nissan convention is in NJ in august with englishtown so maybe 
actually the nissan convention is in NJ in august with englishtown so maybe
02-20-2011, 07:51 PM
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I want to see how you do without any practice... It's not the same as the street.
02-20-2011, 08:09 PM
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probably about the same distance. i used to drag years ago and always got consistent 2.1s and 2.2s on streets. im more worried about breaking than anything else. plus, i kinda gave up on the whole 1/4 mile and autocrossing cause it was spend a entire day at the track to get 3 1/4 mile runs in or 6 45 second auto-x runs. hence why road racing is more my game, 6 half hour session plus going for rides in friends car is a lot of time in a car on the track. since i will be at englishtown in august, wth i might as well do it..but if my time sucks i will deny everything and not post
02-20-2011, 09:41 PM
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Yep... no tread pattern at all, just a groove. They're supposedly the stickiest and lightest DRs available... I'm inclined to agree. The MTs are "stickier" with more meat, and a good deal heavier.
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02-20-2011, 09:45 PM
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Like I said, split second decision to either keep going or hit the brakes. I made the rough calculation (guess) in my head that I would get past him before he came back my way again and it was right. Had I hit the brakes or been slower, he would have hit me. Good thing I kept going.
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One of the mustang guys just got in touch with me on youtube and says he has all the videos of these runs from trackside uploading to youtube right now... Will post them and update OP when they're linked to me.
02-21-2011, 05:29 AM
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Whoooaaaa! Whooooaaaa!! hahahahahahahah!... hotshot you can say a lot of the things you use to do and all the blah blahs, thing is, you're not doing it now nor is there any evidence so your talk is cheap right abou now.... oh oh oh..... can the BS talk about MD tracks are so much better than everybody elses end now???... I swear that's starting to get annoying... anyways congrats again
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02-21-2011, 06:21 AM
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Whoooaaaa! Whooooaaaa!! hahahahahahahah!... hotshot you can say a lot of the things you use to do and all the blah blahs, thing is, you're not doing it now nor is there any evidence so your talk is cheap right abou now.... oh oh oh..... can the BS talk about MD tracks are so much better than everybody elses end now???... I swear that's starting to get annoying... anyways congrats again
However Rockingham gets the job done about 50% of the time. Track prep is just very hit or miss there.
02-21-2011, 09:23 AM
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MIR is still a fast track because it's well located (climate-wise), close to sea level, and consistently well prepped from what I've seen. The only track like that around here is Piedmont dragway, but it's a 1/8th mile However Rockingham gets the job done about 50% of the time. Track prep is just very hit or miss there.
However Rockingham gets the job done about 50% of the time. Track prep is just very hit or miss there.
02-21-2011, 09:29 AM
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Just saw this, give it a shot. Worked well for me.
Damn, that is some nice DA. Too bad I'm in Kansas. lol
Damn, that is some nice DA. Too bad I'm in Kansas. lol
02-21-2011, 10:53 AM
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I did not say that it was faster than every other track, I said it was a fast track. I then defined a fast track as one that was in a good location (climate), low altitude, and consistently well prepped. Not anywhere in that did I say it was shorter than 1320, downhill, or otherwise faster than any other fast track. The fact is that a majority of 1/4 mile tracks suffer inconsistent (or consistently bad) track prep and it hamstrings a lot of us who don't go to the track very often because when we do, we're getting a split chance of good or bad results aside from just DA. Some other tracks may have great prep, but be 2000-8000 feet above sea level and even on a cold day, will have high DAs. MIR just happens to be a great combination of good prep and good location.
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02-21-2011, 11:06 AM
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Except for track prep. Everybody has great things to say about MIR and their tendency to keep it sticky and smooth regardless the event. The whole 2 times I went there when I lived in VA, that held true. The one I went to yesterday is notoriously bad for prep but wasn't terrible in this case (woohoo!). Rockingham is the one I normally attend, and they're about 50/50 on actually prepping the track. Usually better luck if they're also running some fast bracket racing cars but on occasion they will use cones to keep street tire cars out of the groove and deciding my DRs or slicks look just like street tires, have me stuck doing 2.4 '60 foots off the rubber.
02-21-2011, 11:09 AM
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Keep in mind, hustle, that I am not saying you guys have run faster times because of the track. I am telling you to count yourself lucky to have such a nice track close by. Chill out...
