I am so excited! I had a great night at the drag strip. It was the first time I raced since I ran my 14.30 in South Florida in crappy weather on a crappy track. Now I'm in Eastern NC with decent weather and a decent track.



Conditions:

Temp: 55*F
Baro: 30.33
Hum: 36%
Air Density: -601 feet
Slicks: 25 psi

On this particular run, I raced a 2006 Monte Carlo SS. He was running high 13s all night long. So I lined up against him to try my luck after I was running 13.8s all night long. I ran 13.79 to his 13.96. He got a jump on me b/c of his redline RT, but I instantly pulled a car length on him in the 60' and we stayed even the entire way down the track. We didn't pull on each at all. It was a very fun race.

If you are interested in viewing my mods list, please refer to my website:

http://www.iwdwebdesign.com/maxima/mods.html

 

lookin' good man!

 

haha damn, good job Aaron. nice way to represent the 3rd gen!

did you get the run on video?

i sorta miss driving my 3rd gen. the 6th gen is too quiet

 

No I didn't, sorry. I wish I could have. It was a great race too. I was too busy trying to run 13s. Plus, I didn't have anybody with a camera decent enough to record it.

 

ah, it's cool. betcha you surprised many people there.

 

and here as well, at least me anyways, GREAT RUN!!!

 

the 4 or so years i've been on here...i see his times getting better and better.

 

Nice run, very impressive.

 

so does your car look like Swiss cheese?

nice work, lightweight...

 

We'll make an even trade. I'll take your 6th Gen, and you can take my 3rd Gen and keep your car payment. Deal?

 

yo good run!!


we need to hang out!!! i live in burlington nc idk how far from u i am but atleast its nc

i might be getting a 3rd gen soon so that woudl make it alot more fun than my 87

 

Wow Aaron, congrats on breaking into the 13s!

BTW, did you get the Z ECU to work yet?

 

Unreal. Congrats. ole girl has something left in her yet. I bet you confused/surprised alot of people. Also is this your daily driver

 

Good job Aaron! Thats just a little bit faster than what I ran on 6psi. Goes to show what weight reduction and slicks will do for ya.

 

Congrats, man. That's a great time, your car is a real Gem! Haha that Chevy got beat by a 14 year old sedan, good job putting the Monte in its place.

 

Chevy hasn't made a worthwhile Monte Carlo since the late 80's anyway. Good job! Way to represent!

 

damn thats fast. good job man

 

Good job Aaron.

 

schweet!!
just more fuel for me to make my camaro do 12s

 

What size slicks did you run and did you get anyother kills?

 

I ran 22" MT slicks on 15x6 11lb Millenia wheels.

I ran my friend's 2006 Frontier 6spd (w/ ghetto intake) with the VQ40DE which ran an impressive 14.7! He even beat a Mustang 4.6L.

I didn't get any other awesome kills. I whooped a late 80s Civic HB running high 14s with a b16 swap several times.

And after I ran several 13.8s all night, I asked a Mustang GT that was running high 13s to see if he would run against me and he refused! He said he didn't want to get embarrased by an old Nissan. It was pretty funny.

Also, an SRT4 saw what I was doing and he completely backed out of a raced against me. He was only running high 14s that night! He seriously could NOT drive that thing!

And an s13 was racing and I heard the BOV. I didn't know what to think until I saw him running VERY consistant 12.7s. I'm sure he had a tuned SR swap. I never got a chance to talk to him though.

The rest of my runs were solo runs.

I haven't gotten the Zemulator to work yet. I wish I still wasn't running the stock ECU. But, I am getting VERY close from being able to tune my VE ECU! I might be able to make another track visit NA before I really up the HP.

We will probably be planning a meet in Fayetteville very soon. It's a very fast track and some Charlotte guys might come out. Stay tuned to the local Wash DC forum for more details.

 

I take it that you had your tranny built already?? Where were you having it built at because I may do that to mine instead of going through the 5 speed swap?? One last question......When are you gonna throw in that turbo and be a good contender for 11's. Anyways good job. I remember when you had that electronic exhaust cutout running close to 15's. Could you imagine doin 13's back then?? Congrats again man.

 

Sweet Georgia Brown!! Nice job Aaron. That email I sent you a few days ago must have inspired you. Gotta get us some new video now that you're in the 13's.

 

Nope... I'm running the original tranny still. WHEN my tranny pops, I chose Rob at NRH.

As for the turbo, I am collecting parts right now. I imagine I will be getting parts for quite some time now. Money is an issue.

I've had that exhaust cutout for a while now. It's still working great, even in the 13s!

 

I'm guessin that the TQ converter is playing a huge part in keepin you tranny in one peice still. Most third gen trannies would have been exploded after a series of runs like that back to back. My VG trans tq converter basically exploded on me twice (causing me to buy two seperate trannies). They may be the real weak link in the third gen auto's other than heat but you got that covered also.

 

They are really only a weak link in the VG30E Maxima. In the VE Maxima, we get a completely different tranny. And it's been holding up great for me. All I did was quicken the shifts and keep the tranny temps under control.

I really doubt the TC has anything to do with keeping my tranny in one piece. In fact, this higher stall builds up a little more heat than the stock unit. But the slippage doesn't hurt my gas mileage by a noticable degree.

 

nice times.. VERY nice time for an auto.. id lvoe to take a rip in it

 

great job Aaron

 

Your car looks fantastic!

 

Very Nice Aaron, I looking forward to see what it can do boosted.

 

Aaron, Ive waited several years to congradulate you on breakin 13, but I knew it was only a matter of time. Way to truly represent the NA VE AUTO!!!

 

finnally pulled it all together very nice even broke the 100mph bearier contrats

 

after 7 years, someone FINALLY does it.

congrats,

 

You probably could have but you gave up after trying to break the sound barrier.

 

i broke 13's in a ve 5 spd car back in 98-99. but it was bottle fed on a crappy tune.
but i will say this, i had a lot less stuff then aaron does.

but i got smart and went for more fun and more power somewhere else

 

congrats! i want to see some incar vids with sound, no music! sounds like you got one nice ride. i love the looks clean just like i like !

have you thought about a 5spd swap?

 

good job Aaron, how do i manage to blow up my VE tranny when it only had 70k on it????? good job man, what else is there to do in your car??

 

I don't know. All I know is that I bought my car at 98K miles and I've ragged it out ever since. I've made well over 300 1/4 mile passes with this car.

I always keep my ATF in perfect condition and I never let it get above 150 degrees. I rarely ever gets above 120 on aggresive driving. Other than me having a VB mod, that's all I've done to prevent the tranny from blowing. And I like to think my driving method has a lot to do with the tranny still holding together. I am very nice to it other than the fact that it sees redline shifts all the time. I've ridden with a lot of people that have no idea how to treat a tranny. Letting off suddenly before the tranny has time to make the shift, which will follow with a rough shift. And I constantly see people shifting from R to D or vice versa, while still rolling. And I even see people do neutral drops.

I have not thought about doing a 5spd swap. I'm planning to stick with my automatic and once it pops, build it up for more power. I like having a very consistant 1/4 mile car. Since I don't have any plans to road race it, I will stick with the automatic.

 

i always did the same as you, alot of redline shifting, and not letting off, so it will shift smoother.... the ATF was brand new also.... it only has 72 k on it when it let loose...... but i took it all apart, and couldnt find a SINGLE peice of metal or a SINGLE gear stripped...... so i think my torque converter died... what do you think??

 

Just watch out for the next gen of Monte Carlos and Impalas they are going back to RWD. So the SS versions will actually be worth something.