I had my first worthy kill in the Maxima over the weekend.

Toyota Camry Solara SE V6 gets owned

I'm not sure if it was a 5spd or not but he seemed to have a good bit of power so I think maybe it was the 5spd but who knows. I was sorta playing with him in traffic a few minutes before. We finally hit this extremely long straightaway that was free of traffic as I got past the last idiot holding up everyone and then got on it in 5th for the straighaway. The Solara followed and was gaining on me over in the other lane as I was coming through 80 and then 90 mph. It looked like he was going for it so I just buried it in 5th.

cya!

He stayed pretty close until about 110 when I really started pulling away. Got it up to 120 and he was a good 10 car-lengths or so back and then I shut it down because of traffic coming up ahead.

GD...5th gear in the Maxima is awesome. I can't believe how hard it pulls - I didn't even need to downshift. And in spite of the short gearing I'm still getting better highway mileage than I did in the Accord V6 with its huge/boggy and useless for racing 0.61:1 OD gear.

 

How quickly he was converted.

 

if you were in 5th gear at 80 mph and beat him

then he surely was not a 5spd

 

I think you're probably right. If it was really a 5spd I would have expected the race to be a lot closer. But in that case...

...5spd power baby!

 

lucky he didnt have the SC in there, but good kill and glad your enjoying your maxima!!!

 

you should have rode 4th all the way to 120 mph.. 4th Gear is the best gear on a 5spd 4th Gen.. at least on my car .. others say 3rd.. my 4th Gear is the bye bye gear...

 

Go Accord V6 hunting now.

 

Need everyone be reminded?

VQ30DE = God's gift to engines (to the warped dot orgy member's eyes anyway), torque looms everywhere

 

Maxima = God's Chariot (as the Si members would say to Russ)

 

I think we have another HAPPY CUSTOMER converted from the Accord V6! Somebody is enjoying his Maxima already... nice kill.

Bill knows that Maxima owns V6 Honda Accords!!!!

 

Nice to have that new found power called the Nissan Maxima isn't.

 

NOw thats slow!

http://active.vaporspace.net/~kdanek/Deez/Pass2.avi

http://active.vaporspace.net/~kdanek/Deez/Pass3.avi

http://active.vaporspace.net/~kdanek/Deez/Pass5.avi

2 others

http://active.vaporspace.net/~kdane.../Accelerate.avi

http://active.vaporspace.net/~kdane.../Drive%20By.avi

 

i didnt know solara s came in 5 speed my aunt owns the sle v6 one but she got it in a auto good kill regardless i guess since you really didint know if it was 5 speed

 

You can get the Solara SE V6 Coupes with either a 5MT or a 4AT, which is why I wasn't sure which tranny it had. The SLE V6's are 4AT only, and all Solara convertibles are auto-only as well.

 

I recognize that car. I'm pretty sure Deez has a 4-banger 5spd. I think it's turbo'ed now too. Definitely not the V6 Accord though

 

Same goes for the 5thgen IMO. I love 4th gear! Most people like 3rd but as Sprint says 4th is the bye bye gear.

 

Thats pityfully slow!

 

The Force is strong in this one.

 

no he has a 5spd I-4 with NOS.. he was the reason i bought white rims.. i saw his car and fell inlove with the combo..

 

did u use ur vtecness?

 

Who care's whether he was a 5spd or not either way he was getting owned hardcore .Goodkill man and next time put it in fourth just for greater effect.

 

what's vtech?