what would win? I have a y pipe, resonated b pipe, high flow cat, and technosquare ecu, and a frankencar intake vs. a 2002 spec v with headers, intake, high flow cat, cat-back, balance shaft removal, and UDP...

what tire pressures are best for straight line on our cars? i know on the spec v's, its like 28 up front and 38 out back or somethin....I have 234/45/ZR17's all around??!?! what psi for best straight line times? and what rpm should i launch at? dump is better than slipping on our cars right?

 

close race, drivers race.

 

Right, sorry you'd probably lose.

 

what about if i added the intake manifod spacers, flywheel and udp?

 

Definately a drivers race with the Spec V having a slight advantage. Note: Not my opinion, I was talking with a buddy about this post

 

only one way to tell......

 

The SPEC V weighs about 2600lbs and has about the same power.

 

and the redline is 6300 and the peak power comes in so close to that that its hard to have good shifts. remove the rev limiter and ur in a better position

 

spec v ways 2700 lbs...

 

what about if i added the intake manifod spacers, flywheel and udp? on top of the other stuff i have above

 

I wouldn't be too abmitious with my own 95 SE despite the mods you've mentioned. Newer cars, of course, are more advanced in technology than older cars. Unless you are spraying. IMHO, I wouldn't put my 95 in that kind of abuse, its like trying to win a race with an old horse.....its a long shot!

 

thats horse ****. so what if newer cars are more advanced? there is only so much a good motor can and can't do. our vq's are extremely solid and much more torquey than those spec v motors, its not abusing ur '95 if you maintain it properly, and know how to drive it fast

no disprespect intended with this post, its my opinion as well, obviously.

 

Gotcha!!! Answer this: Two well maintained cars. One is always driven hard, always in races. The other driven normally, occassional high speed driving on highways. Guess which one would have more problems? I just saw a pic of an org member's boosted maxima, the intake manifold cracked in one of the runners from racing! Racing is fun and also a phase that kids go thru unless you race professionally with real race cars. I've had my racing phase too, believe me. But honestly, I wouldn't waste my Maxima on races.

 

I don't wanna be a d!ck man but get your stuff straight. What you just mentioned came from a nitrous mishap, not from just "racing." Your statements are too general. The VQ is one of the stoutest, most reliable engines ever built pound for pound. It can defenitely take some abuse. If you wanna be conservative in your driving that's up to you.

 

i agree. I would like to add that i think it all comes down to proper maintanence, and I'd say that a car that is driven hard can just as easily out last one that isnt driven hard based on maintanence, and just being smart about modding and the like.

 

When else are you going to spray unless you are racing against someone or at the track against time. It's all racing! Anyhow, It's a matter of personal preferences and I chose to be the conservative one. I'm sure there are more who are too. And then those who want to foolishly race everyone else, more power to ya! And btw, being a d1ck is totally uncalled for, we are all giving opinions in here right so why get bent out of shape?

 

im conservative too

 

BTW, I know this is a change in subject, but how long have you had the knock sensor relocation? Any CEL light yet? How's your car running with it so far? I use 91 octane fuel all the time, I think you use higher octane. Would relocating the knock sensor on mine pose any problems?

 

guys...why does everyone on the boards here dis spec v's if they are so god damn fast? personally I don't think a spec v with the above mods could run the quarter in 14.5 or 14.4...their mods don't net as much i think like ours....like intake for example gets them almost nothing....in either case, I think that it would be a drivers race, but try to keep up in high end with a V6?? i think the spec will run out of breathing at high end! in either case, what if i got those other mods on there? like flywheel, pulley, and intake manifold spacers? would that win in addition to all my other mods? i think with full bolt-ons a maxima would run a 14 flat with a good driver!

 

no ill effects. it seems to drive just as it should. no cel, but FYI the knock sensor does not trip the cel. i've checked my ecu for codes a few times since having it done, and no ghost code, 0505 everytime. i use 94 octane usually at sunoco, if i can't get that i try for 93 anywhere else. you could most likely get away with relocating ur knock sensor running on 91 and not have any problems but if you hear any knock or pinging, i'd suggest running 93+.

 

Thanks, I'll try that when the knock sensor code (by itself) comes up and I can not get to the knock sensor. I've done it years ago when I had my first 95 SE, emerald black in color. I remembered that it was a major pain to remove it, I got major cuts in my hand.

 

yup mine was being way to much of a pain in my butt to get out so i said screw it and its worked fine

 

Spec Vs arent that fast people. . . 15.4 in the quarter stock .. . the max can do 15 flat.

 

Max can probably do better than that, then again so can a spec v.

 

spec v are slow. okay they are light but not quick. stock ones are especially slow. Modded maybe a bit quicker but not as fast as a max. a modded max can take alot of 4 banger cars out there easily. like integras and civics for example.

 

you are way over estimating the spec honestly.

 

I have taken out a Spec V on the highway and from a stop. They are no competition for us unless they have forced inductiion or nitrous installed.

 

Thats true. but then what happens if you get forced induction into a max. It becomes CRAZY fast.

 

some cars just start out slower...thats life. You could put a stage one turbo on an older civic...and crush it with a maxima.