Hi i live in alaska and own a 2000 maxima gxe. The mods so far on it are a UDP, Frankencar w/ apexi, and soon to be a y pipe from budget. My question is what do you think ill run in the 1/4 mile, i have an auto to. BTW the car is fed spec.

 

what is a fed spec?

-vq

 

the car is fed spec not like some 2000's that are cali.

 

anywhere from 15.4s to 15.8s I'd say, depending on the launch.

 

cool thanks for the reply. I live in alaska so the air is generally pretty cold and damp. do you think i could run low 15's. Do you also know what a elcipse turbo or some other car of that nature run? I just want to know what cars I can hang with and what i can't. Thanks

 

stock turbo clipses run in the 14s generaly with a good driver, also whats the elevation where you live? when my auto gxe was bone stock i always ran between 15.3 and 15.6.

 

What? I ran a 15.6 stock and a 15.5 with only a pop intake here in warm st. louis! With midpipe, udp, ypipe, and the nice cold air in alaska, this guy should be 15 flatish or lower with good traction and a good launch. the hard part of getting good times in 2k autos is the launch, heck, my 15.5 was with a 2.36 60'....

 

Chekc out the timeslips forum.

I ran 15.2@89 with an intake and 15.1@92 with an intake and a Y-pipe

 

Guys, Look for DON IN TEXAS on the forum.. Thats his Userid. And do the Throttle Body Mod for Autos. That should make your Auto's shift a lot faster then Stock.

Don is the same guy who ran a 12.2 On his Auto 4th Gen

 

im at sea level. The car pulls really hard i want to get a dyno after i get the y pipe installed. I think i might be able to get in the 14's. BTW the franken car is awesome.

 

you mean the valve body mod???

 

Yep he means valve body

 

thats what i was thinking, the only thing i know you can do to the throttle body is tighten the cable, but thats not a great thing to do.... I learned the hard way.

 

And clean out your throttle body.

 

cleaner is better

 

Thats it, Thanks for clearing it up. Don is a Good guy

 

This is very random... he asked what his car would run...

Did anybody ever conclusevely show that VB recalibration makes you run a 1/4 mile faster ? I know that it is better for transmission etc. - just haven't seen anything to prove that there are some speed gains there... What does the fastest auto NA 3.0 5th gen run anyway ?

 

good question, not very fast, cuz i think most of the serious modders in the auto 3.0 went boosted, so i'd say low 15 like you or MAYBE high 14, but i don't know conclusively...

 

See, with people claiming like .5 off with the VB mod... that "would" put me at like 14.6 if I did it,which seems really,really unbleivable for an NA 5th gen (its pretty damn fast even for a modded 5spd...).

 

I ran a 15.87@89mph with PRCAI, Y-pipe, 2.5in exhaust and VB..
I went to another track and ran the exact same time..

 

what's your 60ft ? what's the humidity and temp ?

 

Guys I think, Fuel Type, Oil Type, Filter Type, Air in tires, Clean plugs is the key to a Well Tuned Maxima. My 5th Gen is my 4th Maxima and They all have run about the same for me. About same MPG, Yeah the 5th Gen is faster, but its also got the most Mods on it.

Always use 93 at the Pump
Change MT-90 ever 6-8K miles
Mobil 1 Synthetic 5w30 2K miles
Nissan Filter
Nissan Plugs (need to change in maxima)

 

If you have a 2k, make sure your ignition coils are in good shape. If you notice a loss in power whether your engine is pinging or not, it is possible that your coils are bad. I swapped out all 6 of my coils last year just for kicks and it made a pretty noticeable difference. Just another possibility to consider....