Not everyone is a baller like you, Raul. I had a blast at zdayz a few years ago. Haven't made it back since unfortunately. Road course just isn't in my budget right now. But soon, hopefully.

Drag racing is cheaper to do, less maintenance, and less risk crashing your car. The bonus is that you get to learn how to extract every last ounce of (straight line) speed out of your car. I would hate to have a full bolt on Z and lose to a stock Z because of driver issues.

Haha, that's how I felt last time I went. I didn't warm up the drag radials because I didn't want to waste them on NA power.

Drag racing is cheap (until you break something).

I definitely had a lot more fun driving around some twisty roads than I did at the drag strip. It is fun to hit triple digit speeds legally and worry free, it is a lot more exciting (to me at least) to do some spirited driving on some twisty roads.

I definitely want to do some driving on an actual road course, but my car won't be track ready for a while.

If a damn track day wasnt 300$$ ...i would go all the time

And didn't require an oil cooler. Also, for me at least, they are a lot further away. There are 2 road courses in my region, Summit Point Raceway which is a 3 hr drive and VIR which is a 6 hr drive. The dragstrip is only 15 mins away.

I would go to track days but i do not know how to drive on a race track.
Its not i me as i never drive fast except on the drag strip.
The Z admits not to being able to drive his 370 into corners and pass guys /
Its just not me.
I bought my car because i like it and it looks good and drives great.

Spoken just like a Mustang driver :shakes head:
:roflpuke2:

went 12.92@108.97 with 1.97 60 in a HORRENDOUS day for 1/4 mile track..

will post slip tomorrow.. 2650 DA 94 degrees and 41 percent humidity...

went with a handful of Zs others didn't go faster than 13.8@102 and yea some were the almighty Auto transmission form of the 370z.. so I did well with what I was dealt especially with the garbage 60 foot I got, lol

Chuck that mph is awesome. In winter ur coming up on a 110 trap

Was that on drag radials or street tires?

I will update the thread later tonight.

Nice :tup:

Had amazing day at the drag strip, since it was Canucks vs Boston hockey night there were virtually no cars, so did total of 17 Runs :tup: Here is the best one:

Year:2009
Model:370z Base+Sport
Factory Options: Sport
Transmission: 6Spd Manual
Tires: Hankook V12 285s
Bolt ons:None (stock car)
Track Name:Mission Raceway (Sea level)
Track Temparature: 18C*
1/4 Mile time: 13.581
1/8 Mile time: 8.870
MPH: 105.07
R/T: 0.762
60': 2.216
330: 5.885

Great runs!

Post a slip, then I can add you to the rankings.

http://www.the370z.com/track-autocro...ack-times.html

Thanks, here you go

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6420/mission.jpg

Nice. I think I may be heading out to the drag strip again sometime in the next few weeks.

Night at the track....
 

2008 Infiniti G37 Sport coupe
GTM Stage II twin turbo kit / GTM Tune (with rev limits raised)
GTM 2.5" full exhaust
5AT auto trans w/TransGo shift kit
'Bulletproof' trans rebuild and torque converter by Level 10 in NJ
All installation and advice/direction provided by JimmyK at The Shop in Norwalk, CT
BF Goodrich drag radials with Enkei RPF1 rims (18" F/R)

I got in (5) runs: 11.90, 11.72, aborted pass (Overreving caused limp), 11.75, and 11.77.

I had guys coming down from the stands to check out the fast Infiniti. Said it was the smoothest fast car on the track. As well as the best looking. :)



http://www.fototime.com/9590C9D2C93C681/orig.jpg

I'm about done with the track for now. I'm driving it efficiently, and I can't see much more improvement unless I push the boost up. And with stock pistons, I am already REALLY at the edge right now. That would be costly.

Very few Infiniti's in the elevens, and fewer yet with an auto? None that I have seen.

Thanks for watching.

Coop

F-ing awesome! rep to you my good man.

lol poor muscle cars must get so shocked once they see your tail's.
rofl, nice times speedy!~

What's the best 1/4 time for an NA 370? Mods?

Check the other 1/4 mile thread. It has a list of top times on the first page. Fastest NA time was 12.24 by jnaut.

http://www.the370z.com/track-autocro...ack-times.html

oh ok, I didn't see the list thanks.

J naunt you need to come up here and install my GTM stage 2 SC. I will have it shortly.

Z

Steve, you need to send your car down here so I can make it fast. :)

Jnaut. I'll be seeing you soon for my go fast install :tup:

Nice man. Throw some slicks on and you could see a low 11 second run.

Hey man you missed the track meet on the 5th at capitol. We had a pretty good turnout. I think they are planning another soon.

Yeah it's only because I was there the week before :p

Don't think I'll be out there again till the weather cools down.

im going sometime in the next few weeks... if i dont get a PB I will drive my car off a cliff.. lol

The nights are geting colder up here.
I see quick times coming soon.

What did you end up running?

A 13.4 @ 105 mph when it was like 100 degrees outside. Left early and didn't run when it got cooler at night. It was still better than 2 Camaro SS's that were there.

I had slicks on. That's where it's at.

Jim

oh yea?? whatcha getting?

Stage2 TT is in talks with the wife. I've got disposable income in Sepetember and it'll be enough for the kit, so maybe Octoberish....?

Oh ok I thought I read Drag radials. In that case with a few more passes you should be able to get at least a low 1.7 or high 1.6 60' on your slicks. I know I couldnt get better than a 1.8 on my drag radials then I switched to slicks and pulled a 1.6 and knocked .5 tenths off of my time. Plus your making almost 200 HP more than me so it should be easy for you.

^^^ Not so. I'll bet you have a manual transmission and clutch, where you can launch as hard as you want.

If you watched my vids closely I simply CAN'T leave harder. The auto and torque converter regulates the launch. Full-out racing slicks would help IF I still had traction problems, which I don't.

A higher stall speed would reduce 60' time, and at that point it may go beyond the needs of the BF Goodrich D/R, but I've already went one step further than stock.

I'm going to go back soon. We are going to install a new exhaust and I'd like to retest in cooler weather. Possibly a new tune.

Thanks!

Coop

What rpm can you hold it befoe you launch. I can hold mine around 1900rpm before the tire stgart to move on the line and i cut 1.85 60 ft times.

Im an auto just like you. My stall is set to 3200 and stock it was 2200. I've run on drag radials, street tires and Slicks. On drag radials my best 60' was a low 1.8, on street tires a high 1.8 and on slicks 1.64. I've been racing autos for a while just figured I'd give you a few tips. Im not sure where your turbo spools at so that may play a part in it too. I'd estimate when I launch Im around 350tq or so. Of course a higher stall would help your 60's it just seems like you should be able to get better ones with your HP level. I run nitrous btw.

Just to clarify something, for autos when you lauch, you put your foot on the brake and then push the gas until you get up to whatever rpm you want to launch at. After that you let go of the brake and floor it, correct? This is what I've been doing the whole time, but the guy at Capitol Raceway told me I can't spin my tires at the line. I got kind of confused by that so I thought I might have been trying to launch too hard.