skeelo's 5 speed smoked my CAI & y-pipe....:(
07-18-2002, 09:09 PM
#1
skeelo's 5 speed smoked my CAI & y-pipe....:(
me and skeelo played a little game of catch up and i was up for it...i'm behind him and all he's doing is speeding away....i'm like wtf...stupid y-pipe...what are u good for?! He had an intake too but jesus his pick up was ridiculous....i expected more from my car....
maybe it was cause i had 200 pounds of equipment in my trunk...hmmm...lol...but he had amps and 2 12's so the weight should have been kind of close...
OH AND CONVERSION IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK!!!!! I'm so excited!! and i just can't hide it!! Stick i want you! i want you!!!
maybe it was cause i had 200 pounds of equipment in my trunk...hmmm...lol...but he had amps and 2 12's so the weight should have been kind of close...
OH AND CONVERSION IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK!!!!! I'm so excited!! and i just can't hide it!! Stick i want you! i want you!!!
07-18-2002, 09:21 PM
#2
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yeah, it will take a bit for an auto max to pull on a 5speed. im not sure on his skee's times but for you to run with him you would prolly need intake y-pipe exhaust cat and vbmod. with all that you would smoke most stock 5speeds but some are monsters
07-18-2002, 11:53 PM
#3
Originally posted by DTR Maxima
yeah, it will take a bit for an auto max to pull on a 5speed. im not sure on his skee's times but for you to run with him you would prolly need intake y-pipe exhaust cat and vbmod. with all that you would smoke most stock 5speeds but some are monsters
yeah, it will take a bit for an auto max to pull on a 5speed. im not sure on his skee's times but for you to run with him you would prolly need intake y-pipe exhaust cat and vbmod. with all that you would smoke most stock 5speeds but some are monsters
07-19-2002, 12:02 AM
#4
Originally posted by meccanoble
dam, 5 speed makes such a difference, and i thought it only shifted better but i think its more...cause my auto shifts at 6,000 rpm...so what the hell is the difference in shifting?
dam, 5 speed makes such a difference, and i thought it only shifted better but i think its more...cause my auto shifts at 6,000 rpm...so what the hell is the difference in shifting?
07-19-2002, 01:13 AM
#5
Originally posted by Nismo
but most of the time the torque convertor is taking its sweet time before it actually transfers the power to the wheels
but most of the time the torque convertor is taking its sweet time before it actually transfers the power to the wheels
07-19-2002, 01:15 AM
#6
I have to comment that with a 5-speed, you have instant power available to you ALL THE TIME, as long as you're set in the right gear, you can punch it at any instant. And just to hear that Cone Filter purr... 
07-19-2002, 05:31 AM
#7
It should not even be close if the 5spd guy drive it properly. An auto Maxima with all the NA bolt ons usually run low 15s. Some stock 5spd guys can do high 14s stock!
I would love to do a 5spd conversion myself, but not possible right now. I'll have to put up with the darn auto for now. Instead of doing a 5spd swap, I plan to just get another car with a manual tranny next time around(much easier than doing a conversion), definitely won't be another Maxima.
I would love to do a 5spd conversion myself, but not possible right now. I'll have to put up with the darn auto for now. Instead of doing a 5spd swap, I plan to just get another car with a manual tranny next time around(much easier than doing a conversion), definitely won't be another Maxima.
07-19-2002, 10:09 AM
#10
Originally posted by iansw
A VB mod does help considerably.
Tell him to drive up to Seattle....I'll race him!
A VB mod does help considerably.
Tell him to drive up to Seattle....I'll race him!
iansw, u fastest in the northwest right?
07-19-2002, 10:17 AM
#11
Originally posted by TurDz
I have to comment that with a 5-speed, you have instant power available to you ALL THE TIME, as long as you're set in the right gear, you can punch it at any instant. And just to hear that Cone Filter purr...
I have to comment that with a 5-speed, you have instant power available to you ALL THE TIME, as long as you're set in the right gear, you can punch it at any instant. And just to hear that Cone Filter purr...
Try this: Start in 1st, shift to 2nd. Rather than punching it in second and waiting for the power, downshift to 1st and punch. Notice the HUGE difference? I've chirped my tires numerous times doing this. Make sure though that you hit the gas when you down shift to 1st because otherwise your tranny and engine get too stressed out.
Oh and before someone says this is bad for my tranny, Ive been doing this for about 2 years now. My tranny has 60k miles on it and I brought it in to be checked just to be cautious and they told me the tranny is in great shape for 60k miles. Your doing the same thing it does when you manual shift, only your doing it faster.
07-19-2002, 09:28 PM
#14
Originally posted by meccanoble
hahaah, so unfair...little ol intake vs supercharger, MEVI, and like 100 other bolt ons....
iansw, u fastest in the northwest right?
hahaah, so unfair...little ol intake vs supercharger, MEVI, and like 100 other bolt ons....
iansw, u fastest in the northwest right?
VB Mod
Y-Pipe
SC
MEVI
That's it.
Wouldn't that make it an even race? <j/k>
Oh yeah, forgot....the aluminum dash kit adds 200hp and 400tq.
IanS
07-19-2002, 09:36 PM
#15
Originally posted by iansw
Actually, I ONLY have:
VB Mod
Y-Pipe
SC
MEVI
That's it.
Wouldn't that make it an even race? <j/k>
Oh yeah, forgot....the aluminum dash kit adds 200hp and 400tq.
IanS
Actually, I ONLY have:
VB Mod
Y-Pipe
SC
MEVI
That's it.
Wouldn't that make it an even race? <j/k>
Oh yeah, forgot....the aluminum dash kit adds 200hp and 400tq.
IanS
07-20-2002, 07:52 AM
#16
Originally posted by meccanoble
everytime i downshift to 1 or 2 the way the car moves makes me think i'm hurting it....and what i reallized is that if i'm going mad fast and i downshift to slow down, my car takes a GOOD 2 seconds to react and actually slow down...a serious 2 seconds...i actually tried to count it....bad trans? usual wit auto's? i don't know but i sure as hell won't be worrying about it in a few days
everytime i downshift to 1 or 2 the way the car moves makes me think i'm hurting it....and what i reallized is that if i'm going mad fast and i downshift to slow down, my car takes a GOOD 2 seconds to react and actually slow down...a serious 2 seconds...i actually tried to count it....bad trans? usual wit auto's? i don't know but i sure as hell won't be worrying about it in a few days
07-20-2002, 09:05 AM
#17
Originally posted by iansw
A VB mod does help considerably.
Tell him to drive up to Seattle....I'll race him!
A VB mod does help considerably.
Tell him to drive up to Seattle....I'll race him!
Anyway mecca, your car is halfway there, auto tranny off, act clutch & pressure plate is on. I just gotta do the interior and run the clutch lines...etc...damn we spent like 8 hours doing that **** till 4 am. My friend was underneath the car taking the auto out, when all the fluid came out on him....he wasnt happy lol.
07-20-2002, 11:34 AM
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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manual tranny x amount of moving parts
auto tranny has x + more moving parts, maily the torque converter, which translates to power loss. It is not so much that the auto tranny is slower shifting(it does play a part) but more that is tranmits less power to the wheels than a manual tranny.
auto tranny has x + more moving parts, maily the torque converter, which translates to power loss. It is not so much that the auto tranny is slower shifting(it does play a part) but more that is tranmits less power to the wheels than a manual tranny.
07-20-2002, 12:13 PM
#19
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argh! i want the Y-pipe sooooooo bad. I need moola! I'm realizing that's like the only affordable mod i have left to do... I've already got a cone intake (K&N) and catback exhaust... i think y-pipe is the next thing to do. right? 
07-20-2002, 02:59 PM
#20
Originally posted by nadir_s
argh! i want the Y-pipe sooooooo bad. I need moola! I'm realizing that's like the only affordable mod i have left to do... I've already got a cone intake (K&N) and catback exhaust... i think y-pipe is the next thing to do. right?
argh! i want the Y-pipe sooooooo bad. I need moola! I'm realizing that's like the only affordable mod i have left to do... I've already got a cone intake (K&N) and catback exhaust... i think y-pipe is the next thing to do. right?
07-20-2002, 03:00 PM
#21
Originally posted by skeelo34
Take off the sc. I'll take you with your mevi and vb mod. Just let me put my cattman back on.....its got flex issues.
Take off the sc. I'll take you with your mevi and vb mod. Just let me put my cattman back on.....its got flex issues.
But the SC is not removable.
IanS
07-20-2002, 10:32 PM
#22
Originally posted by skeelo34
Take off the sc. I'll take you with your mevi and vb mod. Just let me put my cattman back on.....its got flex issues.
Anyway mecca, your car is halfway there, auto tranny off, act clutch & pressure plate is on. I just gotta do the interior and run the clutch lines...etc...damn we spent like 8 hours doing that **** till 4 am. My friend was underneath the car taking the auto out, when all the fluid came out on him....he wasnt happy lol.
Take off the sc. I'll take you with your mevi and vb mod. Just let me put my cattman back on.....its got flex issues.
Anyway mecca, your car is halfway there, auto tranny off, act clutch & pressure plate is on. I just gotta do the interior and run the clutch lines...etc...damn we spent like 8 hours doing that **** till 4 am. My friend was underneath the car taking the auto out, when all the fluid came out on him....he wasnt happy lol.
07-21-2002, 04:55 PM
#25
yup...and car is practically done, but a stupid clutch line is acting up...gotta wait for that to be fixed and i should be smooth sailing
and skeelo told me there is NO PLAY so just more good news
and skeelo told me there is NO PLAY so just more good news
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