thanks, i had 14.19 in the back of my mine all day. just couldnt make it happen. maybe on a cold cold day ! lol

Ceasar, with slicks and lighter wheels, you might be able to hit that 13 second mark!

Ceasar I think you have a factory freak

when do most of you guys go back to the track this year ?

Congrats on the new best, Ceasar. I'm jealous.


Dave

Oh, there's no doubt he'd hit 13s. I'd say on slicks and a 1.8 60' like Neal gets and Ceasar's looking at an easy 13.8@97mph. Great driving, good track, and good conditions really reap the benefits if you can pull everything off on the same day.


Dave

i think there are faster maximas here, i just have more mods. dave b says he is jealous but as soon as that crew puts on the slicks or drag radials, i will be left behind.

what i found to be so amazing was that the 70 pound weight reduction made so much of a difference. my PB was 14.39 im much colder weather. my new pb was in 60 degrees.

another thing was that its great to give the maxima the props it deserves.

what i have found out so for about the 4th is that the car LOVES less weight, im sure as all cars do , and cold weather. its was only last year i was at 15.22 with a big list of mods !

Great vids and races from both of you guys. Ceasar you sure do know how to drive your car.. And as always, great job editing the vids

Hahaha.....I can't wait for the tracks to open up around here. I'll be running with the addition of a Pathfinder throttle body and slicks this spring. Now that Neal is gone boost we don't have to worry about his time getting any faster. Who will be the first to catch him???? I don't think I will have enough to do it, even with the slicks and PF TB.

Caesar:

What were the weight reduction mods? Battery and....

I finally got the rest of my Stillen body kit on, now it's time to top it off with a CF hood In March when the track opens, I hope to have drag radials. I'm hoping for 14.2s.


Dave

Dave cant wait to see the car !!

driver race weight - 5 lbs
antenna tossed in woods - 4.5 lbs
lightweight battery - 20 lbs
corbeau clubman seats - 40 lbs

Full List & Guesswork

trying to keep up with everything, a list and guesswork can be found here:

A few people have some tricks up their sleeves.

WELL THEN... I have about 1000 things to say... First off, when watching these videos, all of the wheelspin you hear are my tires... they spin all the way through 2nd sometimes... Secondly, had a great time Ceasar, we will have to go again soon, perhaps for a Wednesday Test'N'Tune... since the next midnight madness and import showdown aren't until april... Here goes the comments:

Ceasar launches like a mad man, know's his tires well... He pulls consistant 2.1 - 2.2 60's... I on the other hand don't, this is my first time at the track w/ these tires, they're 215 width Dayton Daytona's... Stickier, than my old cheapo 205 width crappy brand tires...

Eric, I am still untuned... if I had the money I would tune my car, but for now it will have to stay untuned...

God that was a LONG drive... Perhaps we might.. when is it?

Yeah that was K talking... She recorded all the videos for us, and what a job she did!

My reaction times and 60's were not as good as ceasar's which is why he wrecks me off the line sometimes... There is one video I pulled a pretty good r/t and a 2.1 60' and beat him off the line though, think it was the 4th vid...

I didn't do too bad, I ran a 13.5 @ 107 or so on one of those runs... And ran a couple 13.4's later on at 108... Keep in mind my car is still untuned on street tires...

There's always a next time man, we go quite often..

Well thats because I'm 1/2 Polish!!!!!

My car is really damn fast actually, it's VERY capable of 12's, all I need are slicks... 13.4 @ 108.70 isn't bad either...

It was a drag Trans Am, loud as hell w/ cams and WIDEEEEEEEE slicks...

My 60' was definately not 2.68 on that run... It was a .268 R/T, the 1/4 signs posted our R/T's up there while going down the track... the R/T timer was set to .000 being a perfect launch at the track as opposed to a .500...

12's will only be achievable with slicks for me... And 2.2 60's net me the 13.4's

Thanks man, nice car btw... I LOVE SE-L's!!! I wish they made 5th gen's in red, the AE's would have looked incredible in red...

My 60' times were mixed throughout the day... Depended on how much I spun first... It's kinda hard to launch my car and also with the new wider, stickier tires, it was a new learning experience for me, and yes, 3rd and 4th are usually when I run away from my competition... Sometimes my car will spin all of 2nd, sometimes it won't..

I like it actually... I try harder, which is why I got the 13.4 @ 108.70, my highest trap to date and matched my fastest 1/4 time to date.

Thanks for the compliments. The lower 1/4 times and lower traps are due to hot lapping my car, which gets VERY hot after a run due to the highhhh temperatures a turbo w/ piping going under the hood will give you... and yes, all I need is slicks and more launch practice, and read a few replies up about the 2.68 60'

He definately is, and I need to stop changing tire brands... I'm staying with this tire brand/size now... and practicing my technique.

He DEFINATELY will not be getting lighter wheels, since the ones he has on his car now are 11 lbs a piece... Slicks on the other hand would be nice!

Bryan

i know quansung had a problem with me driving his car .. would you ever let Ceaser drive your car? i am curious as to see its potential

ok.. well then forget that other comment

I'll probably let him drive it next time anyways... he's never rode in my car before, let alone driven it... :P

I'll be hanging around watching the n/a ranks

nice times in the sig there bud

OT

Nice videos. Turbo kicks @$$ huh? But what was that strangly fast black car? WOW! He musta been on slicks... I've never seen a street car launch like that before!