im already taking my interior out, spare tire, sub......pumping the rear tires up...gonna deflate the front ones a bit....any other advice any1 can give me?
launching advice maybe? or what else i should do/try to get a good time?

 

you're taking your interior out? which part?

well dude. first time is always the scariest! haha. the main thing is to go not expecting much and to just have a good time.

deflating the front tires usually helps a little.

well launching just takes lots and lots of practice. first off....don't do burnouts on your street tires. i used to do this ....and it makes the tires feel like hard plastic....it doesn't help your wheel spin control at all! haha. a nice little spin to clean the dirt or whatever off the tires is good enough.

launching you will just have to get the feel for it. you can just drop the clutch from 2400 ish or so but its not the best...its the easiest though.

i've made about 80 passes since last fall and struggled with launching. this season i've tried to practice slipping the clutch. this method feels much nicer to the drivetrain and usually ends up in better 60' times!

what i normally do is hold the RPM about 3000-3500 ish and once the last light turns yellow i disengage the clutch about half way. then after about a second or so i let the clutch all the way out and floor it. what you have to do is monitor the clutch and throttle. you will get the feel for it. its not too impressive but i've gotten a 2.09 a few times on street tires with slipping the clutch.

its hard to get used to slipping the clutch because you want to react and get going as fast as you can, haha.... but if you focus and try to think about what your doing you'll do just fine!

and make sure you go on the last yellow light not the green. don't worry....you won't red light!

good luck man! have fun!!


edit: just noticed your picture....do you have your OEM wheels? put those back on the front and that will save some time.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...21&postcount=2 read this and you will be alright.

 

blah im trying to get rid of these wheels...i dont have the stock ones unfortunately....and its not the first time i went, ive went on my other car, but its auto...lol....ive went once on the max...and i couldnt get traction at all...launched at 2100 and pop'd the clutch....ill try the slipping see how much it helps me 2mrw...

 

does rim size make a difference to what psi the tires should be put at

 

2100 sounds about right to me. Keep track of your 60ft times. That should tell you how good your doing. Shoot for 2.2 or better. If you land in the 2.4 range 60ft then id say mess with your tire psi. GL

 

Size & weight make somewhat of a difference.

 

oh my bad man...thought it was the first time! haha

yeah man our maxima's are nice and torquey so its rough to get traction! good luck slipping the clutch! high 2.1's and 2.2's are good man. shoot for that!

 

the sidewall heigh does play a small roll in what PSI you oughta run. with a really small sidewall, letting air out will result in cupping more quickly, so you should let less air out than if you had taller sidewall tires. i dont know what sidewall height you are running, but if its something like a 235/40 then 27-28 ish is what seemed best for me, as compared to the 24 i run on my stockers (225/50)

 

I went to the track tonight with my 05 Altima SE-R 6-spd. Best time I ran under 85 degree weather and HIGH humiditiy with basically no mods (CAI w/ larger filter, Stock SE-R exhasut, and lowering springs) I ran a 14.6 @ 97 mph w/ a 60ft at 2.3 secs. I dont warm up my tires, just drop the pressure to 28 psi (stock 18" forged aluminum wheels sitting on 225/45 pirelli pzero nero tires)

 

hey i use to have a altima too, a 2005...i ran 14.6 too

 

hey i use to have a altima too, a 2005...i ran 14.6 too



anyway, so my best run today was 15.1 at 94 mph......vs a evo!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0leVqKCLFU

 

WOW, was the evo playin playstation at the time or what? Totally left em at the light i think on the street that mighta been a win since usually lights dont go as far as 1/4. Not in NY anyway.

 

cool man good job! good video!

what was your 60'??

 

yea it would of been a win on the street, not that i street race lol =]


the slip is in my car, but i belive my 60' was 2.1...

 

Congrats man.

 

dang! good 60' man! that's impressive!!