YamahaRyder

Really liked the movie...What would it take to make a Maxima a "10 Second Car"? (i.e.-specific mods)

Just curious, thought it would be interesting to see people's opinions, kind of got me thinking after seeing the movie. Thanks.

Nismo

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geez...sc,nos,5speed,gutted interior,slicks, and just about every performance part avalible and that probably wont get you there

Kashoggio

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about 500 hp

YamahaRyder

So you're saying that the Maxima is pretty much a lost cause for a 10 second car?

Egression

i think so, but u might get close, also fiberglass body would help a little

_DRU_

before this thread gets moved too...

dont any of ya'll remember the very begining... they pop the hood of the max and the mechanic head, jesse, says it just needs a little something and he should be running nines.. hehe, call this guy up and see whats going on...

deezo

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It needs a little somethin' alright, a new engine.

CoOlKidS1979

A 10 sec Max is possible someone just has to go out there and do it.

cRedrum

Yeah, obviously they didnt just add "bolt on" aftermarket parts to make their cars faster in that movie. They rebuilt the engine and redesigned many things under the hood to tune it to racing and high speed specifications. If they got a team of racing mechanics and we gave them a 4th gen max and a ****load of money, you could make it a 9 second car easily.

Whitemax

I don't even think that Don's car once it's done will be in 10's ( Could be wrong mind you) The biggest obsticle is going to be traction. Our asses are just to heavy.Most othe FWD imports don't have rear ends as heavy. When you take off, no matter how much HP you have going to the wheels, if you can't keep the weight on them, they're just going to spin. And I think it would take more than 500 hp to pull off 10's. The Lightning has 400 HP and it can only pull off low 13's stock.

bobl

Not only that but they were talking $10k-$15k invested in each of the cars to get them going at those speeds. Heck, even one said "He's got $100k under the hood". That's a far cry from a few bolt-on mods.

tifosiv122

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Anything is possible...i think I saw an import mag saying a civic ran 8's...it wasn;t really a civic anymore..it was a full fiberglass body in the shape of it...it was a pro stock racer...professional stuff...couldn't drive on the streets or anyting...i just wanted to telll you guys that anything is possible!

Erik

Kashoggio

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yeah steven papadatkis (sp) runs something like 8.69 in his civic

costcowholesale

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maybe this is one?
http://i1.yimg.com/1/8530/g/1/9f6e7475.jpg

and the interior looks like this
http://i1.yimg.com/1/8530/g/1/234afa88.jpg

95GreenGLE

find someone to import a RB26DETT motor for you w. a Getrag 6-speed and start from there, w/ as little interior as possible (tube-frame chasis would help too probably)
-Barto

JohnnyTHM4

First off, the FWD thing is going to kill the whole idea. I honestly don't know if it's possible. You'd have to gut the thing. I mean GUTTED. Power windows, trunk, carpeting, get rid of all the seats except for one racing seat, power door locks, air conditioning, and anything else you can manage. Get some custom fiberglass body work (front fenders, door skins, side sills, rear valence, etc.), tape over all seams for areodynamics, carbon fiber hood, new engine mounts, 100 shot of direct port dual stage nitrous with electronic controller and lots of extras, a new fuel pump + injectors with fuel regulator, custom ecu, new pistons + rings etc., new cams, treated piston chambers, 3" exhaust with no cat, Supercharger with custom ram air at 12psi with a bypass valve and cooler, modified suspension (not particularly sure what combination would be best, but we'll go with the new Cattman Gen II coilovers with all sway bars and tower braces, need everything we can to fight that torque steer and keep the wheels firmly planted), custom functional front spoiler as low as possible, functional rear spoiler, racing slicks on 17s (? - not sure about the size), new manifold (extrude hone, but custom equal length would be better), torque convertor with a stall at like 1300rpm, underdrive pulley, short throw shifter, a real big clutch, gonna need a big brake kit too (unless you don't mind being introduced with the wall at the other end of the track real personal like), and what are you going to get? A really, really, really big bill. And probably a LOT of wheel spin. I've never seen a Max that had a 60' less than 2.1 sec. (Not saying it hasn't been done, I just haven't seen it. If you've done it, post it now, I'd love to have hope....) I just can't stress enough the problems of front wheel drive. It's the only flaw with this badass b!tch. If you could fit an AWD (VERY HEAVY) or a RWD (just not doable without severe engine mods, have to put a 300ZX engine in sidemounted as it is. but again, very very heavy, being Iron and all, even though Iron would help with all the rest of this stuff.) Again, we're looking at like $40,000 so the question is, is it worth it? It's certainly not streetable... Just drop $85,000 on the supra from the Fast and the Furious. It's for sale on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...item=592611581

MardiGrasMax

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Dont forget custom heavy duty CV joints and drive shafts.

_DRU_

for the whole FWD issue, i remember reading that a wheelie bar would help significantly. when you take off, the front lifts upwards and the back downwards, but with the wheelie bar, it will keep the whole chassis horizontal keeping the front wheels planted.

VQracer

o gah another F&F thread.

RedMax95

I would include a full carbon fiber body like the IS300 in the super street a few months back, gut absolutely everything, run lighter pistons and crankshaft, bore out everything possible without losing strength, and anything i didnt cover JohnnyTHM4 did a pretty good job on a list, it would be cheaper to buy another car with a larger motor from stock

Frosty

I think the only Max that could make a 10 Second car would have to be the 6th Gen. Its beautiful.....wait til the Stillen mods come out for that thing. CAI, Exhaust, etc. that Car will be pushing over 300hp after that.

theblue

all the regular mods
cutom turbo
dual stage or dual system NOS, one to spool the turbo and the other for higher up.
minimal interior
drag radials...


I think this would be close.

JohnnyTHM4

Not even. There are a couple people who had turbos on their 4th gens, one crashed it so I don't really have any stats, the other blew his motor running ~9 or 10 psi intercooled. When running ~8 psi he could barely keep up with a supercharged Maxima at the stock 6.5 psi (I think that's what the Stillen S/C runs at stock, anyway). I was seriously considering building a custom turbo but it's a tremendous amount of work that I don't have the time for or the skill and I can't afford to pay a mechanic ridiculous amounts of money to fabricate all the piping that'd be required, etc. Maybe when I'm older and wiser I'll buy a turboed vehicle or build a custom setup but for now the supercharger will be more than adequate. Get a 3.25" pulley and it can pump out around 100hp. Add a ram air setup to that and it'll spool up a tad bit quicker. (Every bit matters...) And if you noticed, I also included a dual stage NOS setup in my post above. Besides, with turbo big enough to run 10s like you want, you'd still have to completely rebuild the engine to handle that much pressure and heat. Overall, supercharger or turbo, I'm not sure either would do it since nobody's tried but I do know that the turbo would cost a hell of a lot more (like three times as much) to actually build.

caneyebus

if you want a 10 second car...steal one!!! I dont think the max was a 10 second car!! I got a 10 second car...well at least a multiple of 10 :-D