It will probably be in the 60-70 range when I go.

:iagree:

Found the slip!
518 is me, was racing a modded Evo X MR...fast car.

13.654 @ 103.95
2.13 60'

This is with Nismo CBE and K&N Drop Ins. We also found out (at the dyno the next day) that the fuel I had was actually bad, but whatever.

Going back to the track this Friday, should be fun!

what year, model (base, touring, etc), sport or non-sport, and 6mt or 7at?

2009 Touring w/ Sport 6MT craaaaaappy Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's.

Hitting the track with 30+ more HP and much stickier rubber Friday!

you're in!

Come middle of June I should have my FI LTH/CBE combo on with my pulleys installed, then I'll take her to the track and see what I can get :) I'm looking forward to it!


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Finally get to go to the drag strip today after like 7 months. Hoping to finally beat my stock time! Checking out the newly remodeled/resurfaced Capitol Raceway and hoping it's much better than before.

Good luck bro!

Forever 13's :(

My best today was 13.017 @ 109.5 mph. Probably could have gone 12's today, but I left early when the temperatures were going down. Gonna wait for another day with good temps and go when it's dark.

Well here's the time slip for my best run from Friday. This is with all the mods in my sig (Berk CBE, Stillen G3, CNT HFC) and Continental DWS all season tires.

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/...IMAG1276-1.jpg

Slippery track? The tires might be playing a role in that too, all seasons usually don't grip as well, right? And your reaction time was a bit slow, keep practicing! :tup:


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RT doesn't matter.

Its the tires keeping him from 12s. A decent summer tire would take his 60' under 2.0 and he should be on to 12s easy.

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Yeah the slow RT was just from me trying to get my launch RPM perfect. It's most likely the tires keeping me from 12's. I can probably get to 12's with these tires, just need a bit cooler temps maybe and a couple more runs.

Will be adding mine this weekend, Tracking it tomorrow night. :)

I don't get it
 

I used to check the drag racing section all the time. Since the #1 racer(Jason) stopped participating, the drags section became a complete bore.
When you have fully modded cars, 300+ whp, that can rev to 8k, & weigh only 3200lb. & people are having problems breaking 13 seconds. That is very sad. There should be guys breaking into the 11.9's........ :shakes head:

What? Are you serious? I dont know of any cars that are running high 11's with only 300-320whp that weigh 3200+.




Sounds like you are just trying to troll :)





DAN

11's with 300whp and a 3200 lbs car. Dang!!

Never gonna happen. It's physics.

Your 2 top guys have times of 12.2 & 12.4 with less then 310 whp. The 350z's have many 1/4 mile times in the mid to high 12's while making only 270 to 290 whp. So I don't understand why people with 370z's making 320-340whp. should find breaking 12's as unreasonable. It's not trolling when I see your 2 top times at 12.2 & 12.4 with 309whp & the rest of the 370z crowd can't break a stupid 13 seconds.

Just checked drag times. Many STOCK Mustangs gt 412hp apx. 330-350whp. weighting 500lb's more, with stock 3.30 gears, some with even stock tires turnning mid 12's. ?????? Physics ????

Well one of the top 2 guys was using drag radials and he's pretty much the only one doing so that's still N/A. Hell I did my runs with all season tires, so I should do much better with summer tires or DRs. They also swapped to the 3.08 gears which helped get better times. The point is that not many people here are focusing just on drag racing or even modding their cars specifically for drag racing.

BTW the stock Mustang GT's are making more like 370-390 whp and that SRA gives them a better advantage for drag racing. :tiphat:

Never had a problem with you and you do drag race, so lets keep it friendly:)
I also never had a problem with the 370z. May get one.
"NOT MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE FOCUSING ON DRAG RACING OR EVEN MODDING"

OH REALLY

How many posts are about dynos, whp, modding, going fast, more power, begging Nissan to add more HP, make the next Z car quicker ??? ENDLESS!!!!
Besides fun, going to the drag strip is a way to confirm if "the feel in the seat/pants" (is that the saying?) is for real.
I see that this thread has more than 26,500 viewers:)

You have an automatic. It's not like you pop the clutch at 5,500 rpm, so tires is a much smaller deal for you.

YES, tires & gears do help. So ?????

Yes let's keep this to a friendly discussion as I don't have a problem with anyone either. You're making points and I am just providing counter-points in this discussion.

I didn't say that people aren't focusing on modding, I said they aren't modding their cars specifically towards drag racing. By this I mean that they aren't modding with the specific focus of improving their drag strip time. More people here are concerned with improving their overall quickness (bolt-on power mods) and handling (springs, coils, sway bars, etc.). Now I am far from an expert on drag racing, but I don't think my -2.5* of camber is the optimal set up for drag racing. It is however better for driving on a road course, which is what I'm getting my car ready for.

I've gone to the drag strip numerous times over the past year and have only gotten 2 people to actually come out and race their cars with me. A couple others have come to watch, but most 370Z owners don't seem to be interested in drag racing. If we go on a cruise through some back roads we can easily get 10-20 cars to join in from our local club, but none really for drag racing.

Good answer/makes sense.

Having fun is what it is about.

Have a good day.:tiphat:

Exactly. :tup:

I use my 09 Challenger (11.19 at 128MPH) as a drag strip weapon, the Z is more of a go kart to me.

I did take it to the track and hit a 13 flat at 105 or 108 or something with it dead bone stock on the stock street tires. The 60's were horrible at 2.1x and it still hit 13.080. I had the launch down, but the shift from 1-2 would fish tail, poor track prep and street tires won't get it done.

I have no doubt with some grip I could get my Z easily in to the 12s....I'd guess a 12.7 or 12.8 pretty easily.

With a REAL sticky tire probably 12.50s.

I bet that was with a car of more then 4,000lbs.

With slicks & 4.08 gears you can do 1.7's 60' with a 370z, & the Z besides being much lighter, drives straight like an arrow.

You have experience. Why don't you go for it.....

The Challenger weighs 4285 with me in the seat at the track.

I may see if the slicks from my Challenger will fit the Z, but I already have one drag car. The Z is just a fun daily driver toy for me. I am quite impressed with it in stock form though. It's faster than a 2010 SRT8 Challenger stock for stock. Pretty amazing for a V6.

Slicks might be too tall & that would ruin the gear ratio/break an axle.
Didn't realize you still had a drag car.

Why bother.

Haha, well it's half drag car half show car. I drove it to work yesterday LOL. Gets 18 city and 24 hwy. Not bad for 600RWHP.

http://www.speedysgarage.net/challen...boss338_10.jpg

Nice :tup:

Andre12031948,

I never ment to get you angry or start an argument, that post just seemed odd to me. Also FYI I ran a 12.9 with exhaust only I just never have had a good weather day to go along with my swing shift work to properly test out the new mods and new tires.


Also you do realize those guys are running 4.08 gears along with all of their NA mods plus one on DR's





DAN

THANKS, don't give it a thought.
Gears make a big difference.
Good drag tires, 4.08 gears, test pipes & a matching (up-rev) tune will get most z's under 12.8. Must know how to power shift. :driving:

If you tell me what gear & RPM you cross the 1/4 mile finish line, and what RPM do you or the car shifts at. I'll tell you how to not only get into the 12's but go 12.8's.

I don't remember exactly, I should probably pay more attention to it next time. It's either at the top of 4th or right after I shift into 5th.

Give it time.
 

The same reason the 370Z hasn't been as quick as the 350Z is the same reason the G37 isn't as quick as the G35, or a 2010 STI isn't as quick as a 2004 STI: The cars are relatively new, and most newer owners go VERY carefully on mods and track time.

These cars are purchased new for reasons other than track time, and the development of parts and combinations that work takes time.

There is a G35 that's gone tens. (So have a bunch of 350Z's) I'm the absolute quickest G37 (that I have seen posted anywhere), and I'm almost .5 tenths slower.

Even bolt on N/A mods are lesser in numbers.

Andre, I'm scratching my head, too, but this will take some years before the 370 will catch up to the proven 350. What's your experience and abilities with your Z?

Thanks.

Coop

1) If you're shifting into 5th before the finish line, you are losing at least a 1/10th! Never go into 5th!
2) Find out if shifts are quicker when driver shifts or when the car does the shifting(your shop/auto trans people). Use the quicker shifting method!
3) Factory nissan power peek is at 7,000 rpm. Car should shift/be shifted 300 to 500 rpm ABOVE H.P. peek. Example 7300 to 7500 rpm. The reason for that is that after every shift, the rpm drops. You DON'T want it to drop too low! Keeping the peek h.p. in the middle produces best results! As a bonus, it also keeps the car from going into 5th.
4) I don't know all your mods, but if you have after market exhaust plus other mods, your H.P. peek is no longer at 7000 rpm. It could be 7300 to 7500 rpm range. Now you or your shop should correct/change the shifting into the 7500 to 7800 rpm range.

Now you'll be doing 12.8 in the 1/4 mile. I would suggest Cecil drags for reasons best not mentioned ;)

If you tell me what performance mods you have, I'll tell you just 2 additions/changes that should get you into the 12.6 range.

First I'd like to congratulate you on your very quick times, especially with a car that is heavier than a Z.

As far as an answer to your question. I don't want people getting sick from my bragging:) so please go to the sister forum "my350z.com" Drag section, click top 25 350z 1/4 mile times, then go down to bolt-ons 07/08 vq35hr list & you'll see my name.
I can also suggest page 127 posts 2523 & 2524(videos). Page 130 post 2593 & page 131 post 2611. Look at 60' times.

All with factory stock intakes, y pipe, mid-pipe(resonator delete) & STOCK muffler. I believe the car makes apx 280H.P.
Thanks for asking.

1) So it would be better to go all the way to redline in 4th and then cross the finish instead of shifting into 5th?
2) Shifts are quicker when I shift myself which is what I always do.
3) My mods are in my sig. Berk CBE, Stillen G3 CAI, CNT HFCs. I'll probably be getting my car Uprev tuned, but that will be more towards the end of the year. Don't have money for it right now. When I do get it tuned, I can have them adjust the shifting of the 7AT to make it a little more aggressive as well as raising the redline.

My best times will probably come when the tracks open up next spring. I should have my car tuned and a set off RE-11's instead of these all season tires. Thanks for the advice :tup: