I do agree that 5.5 gen is faster, but 5th gen will give you a good run for your $$$

 

Not an auto ..

 

Agreed that autos suck. I went through all posted 1/4 times and here are the results:



Numbers shown are the averages of the posted numbers. "Other" means forced induction and below it states the average for that mod. Interestingly enough, there were only results available for the mods indicated...

 

5.5 auto driver does not have to be LOUSY to get beat by a 5th gen manual.

 

Hehe, you are correct :-) I said that before I completed the table...

 

I still don't agree with what you said ---> bolt on 3.5L 4AT will easily beat a 3.0L 4AT .. mod for mod as well.

 

Guys, the 3.5-liter really does have a much bigger pair of ***** than the 3.0, same driver same tires same tranny same car.

 

Coolest thing to date ..---> relicating the DEK power curve on a 3.5L scale

 

Understatement of the century. Just look at Jime. 13.32@103 mph in an N/A '02 Auto. He has headers, slicks and a bunch of bolt ons. Show me a 3.0L auto that ever even came close to that.

Everybody just needs to stop this stupid 3.0 vs 3.5 debate. The 3.5 is the 3.0's bigger and dumber brother. It's not as smooth, but it hauls.

 

I wouldn't say that. Almost EVERYTHING is an improvement over the 3.0, and not just the displacement either. Less reciprocating mass, better designed heads (intake valves 1mm bigger, as well as higher valve angle), superior cooling and knock suppression (aka more possible ignition advance...which you know), lighter valvetrain, stronger rods, STOCK oil cooler...etc. I'm sure SR20 could step in and school the masses some more on this topic.

The only real disadvantage is some of the smoothness is compromised due to the longer stroke and lower rod to stroke ratio. No matter....it's still one of the smoother V6's on the market. And as for the weaker rod bolts, ARP's can easily fix that (as you already know as well). Be proud of the motor you have. It's bigger........AND BETTER!!!

 

just compare the 00-01 seats
to the 02+.

and yeah... .5L more and 1 more gear in the tranny.

 

So, I was wrong and I proved that to myself too by compiling the table :

The table is from all numbers shown in the 1/4 runs. The numbers are average for all runs shown. Of course like in any statistical population there are some outliers like the guy with slicks, etc. So keep in mind that the numbers shown are average for all 5th and 5.5 gen 1/4 runs and there will be many more guys running faster and slower than average :

 

As already stated auto vs auto, the 5G isnt in the same league as the 5.5G acceleration-wise. I've only had about 2 runs against a 5G (hopefully 4AT for their sake) and it's just silly how much the 35 pulled on them.

I'm sure the margin is a bit closer 5MT vs 6MT, but I'd still have to go with the 5.5G.

For whatever the HP/TQ numbers really are, the VQ in my 02 has some SICK pull. Event under PT, it just seems to pull effortlessly.

 

Those numbers are horribly skewed.

 

I'm not an expert on the 5th gens (I drive a 4th) but aren't the 00-03 models all basically the same car with just a different engine? They sure look identical. I would think with the cars being the same it would obviously be faster with the bigger engine. Seems logical in my special little world.

You wouldn't believe how many idiots like this I have to deal with in my town. I swear, this whole town is retarded. Some kid in a grand am gt thinks he can out run me because he has a better power to weight ratio, and he doesn't even have the engine he thinks he does! He's got the weak as SE not the ram air GT. Oh well, I guess it's just free entertainment for the rest of us.

 

I got all the numbers from here:

http://forums.maxima.org/forumdisplay.php?f=46

Put them in a spreadsheet and ran the averages... That's what I got...

 

The coolest (fastest/most powerful) 5.5gs don't have y-pipes .. they have headers ...

 

When I compiled the table:
- the first row indicates bone stock set up and odd drop-in K&N filter only
- second row has all NA bolt-ons included which consisted of Y, B, cat-backs, UDP and intake mods
- third row are SC, Turbo and NOS

I may be saw one or two headers and those would be included in the second row. Just to give you an idea, I found a total of 7 5th Gen 5-sp, 9 5th Gen Auto, 19 5.5 Gen 6-sp, and 10 5.5 Gen Auto runs... Stats speaking, not a significant sample, but will give you a rough idea of expected performance...

 

Yes. Outside of some trim differences, the powertrain is the only major difference between the 5G and 5.5G.

 

5th gen auto: high 15s on avg
5.5th gen auto: high 14s on avg

5th gen manual: low 15 on avg
5th gen manual: mid 14s on avg

that table shown above looks pretty biased. from what i remember the 5th gen 5spd stock, the BEST has been 14.8 or so, dunno where 14.7 has came from for "average." and people with 6spd 5.5gens have gotten better than 14.7-8 missing 3rd and redeemin the shift after that.

also the 5th gens arent much different than 4th gens up till hwy speeds from what i recall.

VQ35 torque PWNS y-O

 

Although he compiled the data logically, there are other things to consider like temperature, elevation, level of tune. i.e.: A 5G 5MT running at Etown may post MUCH better times than a 5.5G 6MT running at Bandimere, where elevation plays a major factor.

That said, the best way to measure the comparisons would be for both 5G and 5.5G drivers to run their cars at the same time, same track OR for posted times to be corrected to account for external factors like elevation, humidity, etc,... $.02

 

Although, the ideal situation would be for a same driver to drive both cars and those to have similar or no mods...