Post up your 1/4 mile times
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1) The G is "fast" for what it is, a V6 sport-luxury entry level sedan/coupe.
2) The G has pretty strong handling numbers and the braking rivals supercars.
3) NA cars don't take to mods like forced induced cars. If you bought a G in hopes of gaining 20-30whp from a catback or 20whp from some intake work, you're going to be let down and should have done your research. When you've got a motor that relies on the atmosphere to create power, you're not going to see nearly the gains of a forced induced car. The VQ35 isn't some bottled up Ford 5.0. This is 2005, NA cars come from the factory with little restriction.
4) I enjoy racing my 14-second sled down the track and many others do to. It's fun and if you've ever raced a luxo-sport sedan at the track, you'd know that heads will turn when they see one deep in the 14s or 13s. People won't bat an eye at a 12/13-second LS1, but people will come up to you in the pits and ask you about your 14-second sedan. Speed is all relative to the car. I had a fast LT1 F-body. Been there, done that. Having a decently quick 4-door is far more fun than owning a car that's already suppose to be fast.
2) The G has pretty strong handling numbers and the braking rivals supercars.
3) NA cars don't take to mods like forced induced cars. If you bought a G in hopes of gaining 20-30whp from a catback or 20whp from some intake work, you're going to be let down and should have done your research. When you've got a motor that relies on the atmosphere to create power, you're not going to see nearly the gains of a forced induced car. The VQ35 isn't some bottled up Ford 5.0. This is 2005, NA cars come from the factory with little restriction.
4) I enjoy racing my 14-second sled down the track and many others do to. It's fun and if you've ever raced a luxo-sport sedan at the track, you'd know that heads will turn when they see one deep in the 14s or 13s. People won't bat an eye at a 12/13-second LS1, but people will come up to you in the pits and ask you about your 14-second sedan. Speed is all relative to the car. I had a fast LT1 F-body. Been there, done that. Having a decently quick 4-door is far more fun than owning a car that's already suppose to be fast.
Originally Posted by DaveB
1) The G is "fast" for what it is, a V6 sport-luxury entry level sedan/coupe.
2) The G has pretty strong handling numbers and the braking rivals supercars.
3) NA cars don't take to mods like forced induced cars. If you bought a G in hopes of gaining 20-30whp from a catback or 20whp from some intake work, you're going to be let down and should have done your research. When you've got a motor that relies on the atmosphere to create power, you're not going to see nearly the gains of a forced induced car. The VQ35 isn't some bottled up Ford 5.0. This is 2005, NA cars come from the factory with little restriction.
4) I enjoy racing my 14-second sled down the track and many others do to. It's fun and if you've ever raced a luxo-sport sedan at the track, you'd know that heads will turn when they see one deep in the 14s or 13s. People won't bat an eye at a 12/13-second LS1, but people will come up to you in the pits and ask you about your 14-second sedan. Speed is all relative to the car. I had a fast LT1 F-body. Been there, done that. Having a decently quick 4-door is far more fun than owning a car that's already suppose to be fast.
2) The G has pretty strong handling numbers and the braking rivals supercars.
3) NA cars don't take to mods like forced induced cars. If you bought a G in hopes of gaining 20-30whp from a catback or 20whp from some intake work, you're going to be let down and should have done your research. When you've got a motor that relies on the atmosphere to create power, you're not going to see nearly the gains of a forced induced car. The VQ35 isn't some bottled up Ford 5.0. This is 2005, NA cars come from the factory with little restriction.
4) I enjoy racing my 14-second sled down the track and many others do to. It's fun and if you've ever raced a luxo-sport sedan at the track, you'd know that heads will turn when they see one deep in the 14s or 13s. People won't bat an eye at a 12/13-second LS1, but people will come up to you in the pits and ask you about your 14-second sedan. Speed is all relative to the car. I had a fast LT1 F-body. Been there, done that. Having a decently quick 4-door is far more fun than owning a car that's already suppose to be fast.
I just posted this to another thread: https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sedan-v35-2003-06/61607-first-time-track-warning-long.html
Went to the track for the first time yesterday. My best run of the day was a 14.737@95.82.
The air temps reached roughly 98 degrees, and the humidity was 77%. The track is supposed to be elevated at 700'. (http://www.racefan.com/showtrack.asp?id=32)
Using the adjuster(http://www.modulardepot.com/density.php), those numbers come out to 14.07@100.09.
Now, I don't know how reliable the corrections are. But I have to believe that I can approach those numbers under better conditions. You can't tell me that after 6 runs, and never having drag raced before, I've already "maxed" out the car.
I hope to hit 14 flat, bone stock, sometime in the fall. Then again, I could just be daydreaming.
Went to the track for the first time yesterday. My best run of the day was a 14.737@95.82.
The air temps reached roughly 98 degrees, and the humidity was 77%. The track is supposed to be elevated at 700'. (http://www.racefan.com/showtrack.asp?id=32)
Using the adjuster(http://www.modulardepot.com/density.php), those numbers come out to 14.07@100.09.
Now, I don't know how reliable the corrections are. But I have to believe that I can approach those numbers under better conditions. You can't tell me that after 6 runs, and never having drag raced before, I've already "maxed" out the car.
I hope to hit 14 flat, bone stock, sometime in the fall. Then again, I could just be daydreaming.
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From: Kansas City
Originally Posted by trey.hutcheson
I just posted this to another thread: https://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61607
Went to the track for the first time yesterday. My best run of the day was a 14.737@95.82.
The air temps reached roughly 98 degrees, and the humidity was 77%. The track is supposed to be elevated at 700'. (http://www.racefan.com/showtrack.asp?id=32)
Using the adjuster(http://www.modulardepot.com/density.php), those numbers come out to 14.07@100.09.
Now, I don't know how reliable the corrections are. But I have to believe that I can approach those numbers under better conditions. You can't tell me that after 6 runs, and never having drag raced before, I've already "maxed" out the car.
I hope to hit 14 flat, bone stock, sometime in the fall. Then again, I could just be daydreaming.
Went to the track for the first time yesterday. My best run of the day was a 14.737@95.82.
The air temps reached roughly 98 degrees, and the humidity was 77%. The track is supposed to be elevated at 700'. (http://www.racefan.com/showtrack.asp?id=32)
Using the adjuster(http://www.modulardepot.com/density.php), those numbers come out to 14.07@100.09.
Now, I don't know how reliable the corrections are. But I have to believe that I can approach those numbers under better conditions. You can't tell me that after 6 runs, and never having drag raced before, I've already "maxed" out the car.
I hope to hit 14 flat, bone stock, sometime in the fall. Then again, I could just be daydreaming.
Max conditions for Birmingham, Alabama were:
93 degrees
52% humidity
30.05 baro pressure
73 degree dew point
The calculated density altitude (this is what most drag racing professionals use) was 3200' (this includes the 700' elevation). The corrected ET/MPH using the NHRA altitude correction factors was in the 14.2@99mph range.
Will you be able to do better than a 14.7@95mph? Hell yeah, the trick is don't waste your money racing in bad conditions. It's not worth it unless you just want to get some racing out of your blood. I don't bother racing unless temps are below 75 degrees and preferably in the 50s. You will always run faster in cooler and denser air.
Don't put a ton of faith in correcting your ETs because according to the calculators, my 03 auto hould technicially be running 14.1@99mph under better conditions and elevation. I find that kind of hard to believe.
I agree about the corrections. I was just satisfying my curiosity, and I understand that those corrections are to "perfect" conditions.
Having said that, it was in fact 98 degrees with 77% humidity. At least, I know the air temp at the track was 98 degrees. That was a thermometer beside the concession stand in the shade, so it wasn't affected by being in the sunlight. Also, temps have been exceedingly high in the southeast, much like the rest of the us, of late.
As for the humidity, now that I think about it, I got mixed up. The dew point was 77 degrees. I'm sorry for that. That would make the humidity in the low 50% range. Oops ( I promise I was not trying to inflate the numbers ).
As for "wasting my money" under such conditions, I would normally agree. However, this was a scheduled meet for our local club; scheduled well before we knew it was going to be superhost. Plus, it was the first time several of us had ever even been to a track, so we were quite enthusiastic. The best part? It was only $10 for unlimited runs, all day, until dark. While I admit that the heat was well outside our comfort range, 10 bucks for a few hours of entertainment is actually quite cheap. Even if I did start off with an 18.4 second run
Having said that, it was in fact 98 degrees with 77% humidity. At least, I know the air temp at the track was 98 degrees. That was a thermometer beside the concession stand in the shade, so it wasn't affected by being in the sunlight. Also, temps have been exceedingly high in the southeast, much like the rest of the us, of late.
As for the humidity, now that I think about it, I got mixed up. The dew point was 77 degrees. I'm sorry for that. That would make the humidity in the low 50% range. Oops ( I promise I was not trying to inflate the numbers ).
As for "wasting my money" under such conditions, I would normally agree. However, this was a scheduled meet for our local club; scheduled well before we knew it was going to be superhost. Plus, it was the first time several of us had ever even been to a track, so we were quite enthusiastic. The best part? It was only $10 for unlimited runs, all day, until dark. While I admit that the heat was well outside our comfort range, 10 bucks for a few hours of entertainment is actually quite cheap. Even if I did start off with an 18.4 second run
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I don't doubt the 98 degree temps at the track. I just used the historical NOAA weather data off of www.wunderground.com because it will provide you with the most accurate data. I bet temps on the track were probably closer to 115-120 degrees or so.
I think 14.2-14.3 will be pretty easy to attain in your G.
I think 14.2-14.3 will be pretty easy to attain in your G.
Originally Posted by DaveB
...... It's not worth it unless you just want to get some racing out of your blood. .......
Mucho fun. Cruised down there with like 10 other cars.....including the fastest CTS-V on the east coast (TTP Heads and Cam, plus exhaust. Well, for the short it was like 60% humidity, mid 70 degrees. I ran between 8 and 9 pm.My best run......2500 rpm launch, little wheelspin in 1st, nailed every gear
R/T .556
60' 2.267
1/8 9.5
And the most important times
1/4 14.684@93.95
My worst run
R/T .883
60' 1.623
1/8 10.387
1/4 15.659@93.57
Spun all the way through 1st, blew the shift to second, and then by the time I got third, it was too late.
I had a lot of fun, both on the insane cruise down and at the track.
And yes, I know G35's aren't drag cars.
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Well after a month of having my '05 G, some friends and I decided to travel to Atco, NJ yesterday. This was the first time I took the G to the track('05 6MT Stock w/Invidia exhaust), I was ok with the results.
Best Run-
11:40am 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 78
Relative Humidity - 91
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .353
60' ... 2.178
330 ... 6.192
1/8 ... 9.431
MPH ... 75.76
990 ... 12.111
1/4 ... 14.500
MPH ... 95.85
2nd best run
2:26pm 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 84
Relative Humidity - 75
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .468
60' ... 2.220
330 ... 6.243
1/8 ... 9.522
MPH ... 74.90
990 ... 12.231
1/4 ... 14.659
MPH ... 92.25
I missed 4th on this run, so the last 25-50' or so I was in neutral. I wasnt happy!
Worst run
11:06am 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 78
Relative Humidity - 90
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .672
60' ... 2.420
330 ... 6.493
1/8 ... 9.895
MPH ... 70.44
990 ... 12.737
1/4 ... 15.227
MPH ... 89.92
Spun 1st, missed 3rd badly, but still beat my friends VW VR6 so I was content. lol
All in all I had a fun day, I got 6 runs off and it was hot as hell. Next time I go I will play with tire pressure, etc, but I wanted this to be as close to street stock as possible.
Best Run-
11:40am 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 78
Relative Humidity - 91
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .353
60' ... 2.178
330 ... 6.192
1/8 ... 9.431
MPH ... 75.76
990 ... 12.111
1/4 ... 14.500
MPH ... 95.85
2nd best run
2:26pm 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 84
Relative Humidity - 75
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .468
60' ... 2.220
330 ... 6.243
1/8 ... 9.522
MPH ... 74.90
990 ... 12.231
1/4 ... 14.659
MPH ... 92.25
I missed 4th on this run, so the last 25-50' or so I was in neutral. I wasnt happy!
Worst run
11:06am 31/Jul/2005
Temp F. - 78
Relative Humidity - 90
Absolute Baro - 29.46
R/T ... .672
60' ... 2.420
330 ... 6.493
1/8 ... 9.895
MPH ... 70.44
990 ... 12.737
1/4 ... 15.227
MPH ... 89.92
Spun 1st, missed 3rd badly, but still beat my friends VW VR6 so I was content. lol
All in all I had a fun day, I got 6 runs off and it was hot as hell. Next time I go I will play with tire pressure, etc, but I wanted this to be as close to street stock as possible.
Ok, this was my first time at the track
temp 78
relative hum 29 ( it couldn't have been this low, it was terrible)
absolute baro 29.15
My best run
r/t .393
60' 2.235
330 6.252
1/8 9.498
mph 77
1000 12.238
1/4 14.541
mph 98.36
First 2 sucked, missed 4th into 6th, wheels spun off the line wha, wha, wha! Any comments or suggestions would be great. By the way, how do I fix "wheel hop"
temp 78
relative hum 29 ( it couldn't have been this low, it was terrible)
absolute baro 29.15
My best run
r/t .393
60' 2.235
330 6.252
1/8 9.498
mph 77
1000 12.238
1/4 14.541
mph 98.36
First 2 sucked, missed 4th into 6th, wheels spun off the line wha, wha, wha! Any comments or suggestions would be great. By the way, how do I fix "wheel hop"
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On wed., I went to Sacramento raceway with my school (Wyotech) just for a little fiel trip. I decided on taking my 05' G out did some runs. Oh man, it was soo hot out that night. It was about 102 when I got there and my best run was about 96 degree weather. Well here is my best time.
Reaction: .209
I1: 2.211
I2: 6.053
I3: 9.226
MPH:77.603
I4: 11.922
E.T. 14.209
MPH 98.462
Hoping to run maybe 14-14.1 if the weather was better. Mods on my car is just me, myself, and i. Not going to touch the G, rather spend money on my 240. Opinions? If you guys don't believe me, most of my buddies from my school video taped the whole run. Hopefully, they can host it..
Reaction: .209
I1: 2.211
I2: 6.053
I3: 9.226
MPH:77.603
I4: 11.922
E.T. 14.209
MPH 98.462
Hoping to run maybe 14-14.1 if the weather was better. Mods on my car is just me, myself, and i. Not going to touch the G, rather spend money on my 240. Opinions? If you guys don't believe me, most of my buddies from my school video taped the whole run. Hopefully, they can host it..
Last edited by MischiefG35; Aug 12, 2005 at 10:19 PM.
That is pretty incredible for a bone stock G35...Is it an auto or a 6 spd? Either way, if you go back in the Fall when temps are in the 40s-60s you should hit 13s or something is wrong. How many miles do you have on the car now?