Maxima "versus" Lotus Elise
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Maxima "versus" Lotus Elise
Heres a clip of me rolling on a track day and encountering a Lotus Elise. A car that Ive been wishing I could own. Well the good news is that if you deck out your max to the max and drive at 9/10ths, you can hang with a Lotus driving at 8/10ths.
Cheers!
http://eleventenths.com/maxima/Lagun...se%20Dance.wmv
PS. pardon the grunts/etc- the adrenaline was flowing.. :-)
Cheers!
http://eleventenths.com/maxima/Lagun...se%20Dance.wmv
PS. pardon the grunts/etc- the adrenaline was flowing.. :-)
#12
hot damn, you got to get down on Tskuba! lucky man!
Is that corner tricky corner at the top of TskubA that infamous corner, is its as tricky as it looks? Its one thing it pull it off in GT4 but a whole other to actually take the corner in real like.
cutting some nice lines too. Great Video!
Is that corner tricky corner at the top of TskubA that infamous corner, is its as tricky as it looks? Its one thing it pull it off in GT4 but a whole other to actually take the corner in real like.
cutting some nice lines too. Great Video!
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Thanks folks!
Whats up Ceasar!! Howzit?
A couple replies to questions-
Top speed on main straightaway b4 braking approx 105-110 MPH
Tires - 205/50/15 Toyo RA-1 on 15x6.5 wheels (wish I had wider wheels, but next set of tires I will bump it to 225/50/15 I think)
Track was not wet, but first session the following day was wet from overnight rain. Made for a really fun time since I was the only one going for it and I passed like everyone. Actually I should post a vid of that because there was a Ferrari race car on track (taking it really easy).
Shifting - I have to shift kind of easy, the clutch needs a second to settle before WOT or else it kind of 'warbles' - its better now, since a while back it would actually slip :-(
And now for some shamelessly 'borrowed' images (until I purchase them)
Whats up Ceasar!! Howzit?
A couple replies to questions-
Top speed on main straightaway b4 braking approx 105-110 MPH
Tires - 205/50/15 Toyo RA-1 on 15x6.5 wheels (wish I had wider wheels, but next set of tires I will bump it to 225/50/15 I think)
Track was not wet, but first session the following day was wet from overnight rain. Made for a really fun time since I was the only one going for it and I passed like everyone. Actually I should post a vid of that because there was a Ferrari race car on track (taking it really easy).
Shifting - I have to shift kind of easy, the clutch needs a second to settle before WOT or else it kind of 'warbles' - its better now, since a while back it would actually slip :-(
And now for some shamelessly 'borrowed' images (until I purchase them)
#25
Just wondering, how exactly do you get to drive on Laguna Seca? I'm planning a road trip to LA in a week or two and I'd love a chance to run my car (even for just a slow parade lap) on one of my favorite tracks...
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
#28
Originally Posted by nosispower
Just wondering, how exactly do you get to drive on Laguna Seca? I'm planning a road trip to LA in a week or two and I'd love a chance to run my car (even for just a slow parade lap) on one of my favorite tracks...
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
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Originally Posted by nosispower
Just wondering, how exactly do you get to drive on Laguna Seca? I'm planning a road trip to LA in a week or two and I'd love a chance to run my car (even for just a slow parade lap) on one of my favorite tracks...
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
Without any track experience, do you think I'd be able to get a lap or two?
https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=472
"HPDE Groups 2, 3, and 4 drivers are invited. There will be no in car instruction available at this event"
So Im not sure how you / they would feel about starting your first time in Group 2... but theres that possibility. It would cost you about $350 for 7 twenty min sessions.
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Ive done about everything I can to the car, heres a list cut/paste from my cardomain site. I also take out the front seat and rear cushions
JWT ECU
Variable Intake (MEVI)
K-Sport Coilover Suspension
Stillen B-Pipe
Stillen Y-pipe
Stillen Muffler
Stillen Rear Sway Bar
Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
Blehmco Stage 2 tie bar
5 lb Aluminum Flywheel
ClutchNet Kevlar-Kevlar Pro sprung hub clutch disk and racing pressure plate
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Powerslot Cryo-Treated Rotors (front)
Brembo Bianchi Slotted-Cross Drilled rotors (rear)
Rota Slipstream Rims 15x6.5 (12 lbs- Track)
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulley
Warpspeed Metallic Substrate Hi-Flow Cat
K+N Air Filter
Lightweight battery (13 pounds)
Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood (11 lbs)
JWT ECU
Variable Intake (MEVI)
K-Sport Coilover Suspension
Stillen B-Pipe
Stillen Y-pipe
Stillen Muffler
Stillen Rear Sway Bar
Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
Blehmco Stage 2 tie bar
5 lb Aluminum Flywheel
ClutchNet Kevlar-Kevlar Pro sprung hub clutch disk and racing pressure plate
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Powerslot Cryo-Treated Rotors (front)
Brembo Bianchi Slotted-Cross Drilled rotors (rear)
Rota Slipstream Rims 15x6.5 (12 lbs- Track)
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulley
Warpspeed Metallic Substrate Hi-Flow Cat
K+N Air Filter
Lightweight battery (13 pounds)
Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood (11 lbs)
#31
All things considered, the handling mods are relatively minimal and off-the-shelf items that everyone has access to. Who said cars with beam suspensions automatically handled like garbage?
Any plans to bend the rear beam to zero?
Any plans to bend the rear beam to zero?
#36
Originally Posted by Spaniard
Ive done about everything I can to the car, heres a list cut/paste from my cardomain site. I also take out the front seat and rear cushions
JWT ECU
Variable Intake (MEVI)
K-Sport Coilover Suspension
Stillen B-Pipe
Stillen Y-pipe
Stillen Muffler
Stillen Rear Sway Bar
Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
Blehmco Stage 2 tie bar
5 lb Aluminum Flywheel
ClutchNet Kevlar-Kevlar Pro sprung hub clutch disk and racing pressure plate
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Powerslot Cryo-Treated Rotors (front)
Brembo Bianchi Slotted-Cross Drilled rotors (rear)
Rota Slipstream Rims 15x6.5 (12 lbs- Track)
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulley
Warpspeed Metallic Substrate Hi-Flow Cat
K+N Air Filter
Lightweight battery (13 pounds)
Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood (11 lbs)
JWT ECU
Variable Intake (MEVI)
K-Sport Coilover Suspension
Stillen B-Pipe
Stillen Y-pipe
Stillen Muffler
Stillen Rear Sway Bar
Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
Blehmco Stage 2 tie bar
5 lb Aluminum Flywheel
ClutchNet Kevlar-Kevlar Pro sprung hub clutch disk and racing pressure plate
Hawk HP+ brake pads
Powerslot Cryo-Treated Rotors (front)
Brembo Bianchi Slotted-Cross Drilled rotors (rear)
Rota Slipstream Rims 15x6.5 (12 lbs- Track)
Unorthodox Racing Underdrive Pulley
Warpspeed Metallic Substrate Hi-Flow Cat
K+N Air Filter
Lightweight battery (13 pounds)
Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Hood (11 lbs)
what kind of lightweight battery you running?
#37
Wow, Laguna Seca's site has changed. Last year, they allowed people to drive their own cars there, as long as u pay the fee and pass inspections. It was like a lunch-time run when there wasn't anything else on the schedule. Odd. I'll try to find current info and post.
Jae
Jae
#38
Nice, corkscrew action... how's it feel to get waved by by an elise?
Or, more humorously.... I wonder how the Elise felt waving a Maxima by. Are you ever going to consider a VQ35 swap?
Or, more humorously.... I wonder how the Elise felt waving a Maxima by. Are you ever going to consider a VQ35 swap?
#40
Originally Posted by Spaniard
NASA will have another day at Laguna-Seca March 21st.
https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=472
"HPDE Groups 2, 3, and 4 drivers are invited. There will be no in car instruction available at this event"
So Im not sure how you / they would feel about starting your first time in Group 2... but theres that possibility. It would cost you about $350 for 7 twenty min sessions.
https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=472
"HPDE Groups 2, 3, and 4 drivers are invited. There will be no in car instruction available at this event"
So Im not sure how you / they would feel about starting your first time in Group 2... but theres that possibility. It would cost you about $350 for 7 twenty min sessions.