Didn't do as well as I'd hoped for my first runs in
the 2005 G35 sedan auto.
My best of 4 runs tonight at the crappy and slow track known
as LACR was
60' of 2.289
1/8th of 9.97 @ 71.36
15.43 @ 90.6 mph

But I had quite a few things working against me.
1. Car only has 2500 miles on it. Still not really fully broken in.
2. Of those 2500 miles, I've only driven about 250-300 of them so I'm
not fully familiar with this car.
3. My wife has driven the other 2200 or so miles...almost exclusively highway miles and she's not an aggressive driver at all...so the ECU has probably "learned" her driving style and isn't running the car to it's fullest.
4. Had just over 1/3 tank of gas. Would of liked to of been down just under
an 1/8th tank.
5. Though I've put on aftermarket wheels that are 2 pounds lighter each and aftermarket tires that are also 2 pounds lighter each than stock (4 pounds lighter each wheel), I put on slightly larger tires 245/45/18 that are about 1/4 inch taller in diameter. This of course makes for taller gearing (which works against acceleration) and therefore nullifies the weight savings on each wheel/tire.

After looking at Eldridge's best times up at LACR with his 2004 G35 Coupe
when he had just a Z-tube he was running 15.1's @ 92
I'm sure his car had many more break in miles on it and by that point he'd
already raced his car many times, his ECU was on par with his driving plus he had the Z-tube on (not sure how much power that adds, but I'm guessing it's pretty minor).

I improved .3 seconds and 2 mph (exactly) with my Legacy GT from the time
the car had 3000 miles and the time it had 8,000.
So I figure I could probably get to around 15.2 @ 92 with my stock G35 sedan auto with a few more break in miles. Right where Eldridge was running with
his car when it was essentially stock too.
So I'd say the 04 G35 Coupe and 05 G35 sedan have the same power ratings of 280 hp and 270 tq Infiniti claims.

Other cars that ran tonight and there times:

2006 Mustang GT - manual (looked stock)
13.79 @ 98

06 Mustang V6 - auto - stock
16.21 @ 85

2005 Dodge Magnum R/T - Hemi - auto - aftermarket headers
14.76 @ 93.3

2001 Corvette - auto - at least an intake and exhaust
13.24 @ 105.4

2005 Pontiac GTO - manual - bone stock
13.62 @ 103.3

2005 Dodge SRT-10 Quad Cab - auto - air filter removed
13.82 @ 100.2

2004 Dodge SRT-10 regular cab - manual - stock
14.11 @ 103 (had bad launch - spun like crazy in 1st)

2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe - 6MT - Twin Turbo and other mods
14.3 @ 102.8 (he also spun a lot during launches)

2005 BMW M3 - manual - Comp. Pack. - stock
14.5 @ 99 (same story of spinning a lot...he said he can launch it
much better on the street)

2005 EVO MR - looked stock
14.13 @ 96.8

Mini Cooper S - manual - not sure of year - had aftermarket wheels
16.4 @ 87

2004 Nissan Sentra Spec V - manual - intake and exhaust
16.18 @ 84

Oh, almost forgot to list my closest competition:
2003 Nissan Altima SE - auto
His car was well broke in with 50K miles on it. He has a cold air intake with
a cone filter located just behind the foglight.
His first run ever there with it was a 16.2, then someone gave him a bag of ice and suggested to remove his engine cover and ice down his engine.
It worked because when we raced, he ran a 15.4 @ 89.8 to my
15.5 @ 90.5
What I don't get here is I beat him.
I had just over 1 car length on him crossing the stripe, yet his ET showed as faster, but I was ahead and was slightly pulling on him...as witnessed by our trap speeds.
I also beat him off the line...I had a 2.34 60' time to his 2.48.

I was in auto-manual mode and shifted into 3rd too early though in he began to reel me in a bit after the launch, as witnessed by the fact he actually had a .06 second and 1.7 mph faster time
to the 1/8th mile mark (yet I was still ahead). But then, I began to pull away again in the last 1/8th as my hp and gearing advantage took over again.

Had fun, looking forward to better times with more break in miles.

 

yeah thats crazy, you should be running faster than that, but keep it up, your times will improve, with my stock 04 5AT sedan, all i did was floor it and ran 14.2s with 2.2 and 2.1 60 ft times, and the TT G, only trapping 102, thats pretty weak, wonder whats going on out there in cali??

 

It's a slow track that's all.
2700+ feet in elevation
10-20 mph right front headwinds
and the track runs a bit uphill.
It's pretty crappy, but again, you can't compare
times from one track to another.
ATCO Raceway is an extremely FAST track where
LACR is extremely SLOW.
You have to look at what other cars are doing on the same
track on the same day for comparisons.

 

I've started to notice that my best ET/MPH and 60 foots have come from actually holding brake and throttle about 1 second. Basically the second I get staged and the ambers come on, I hold the brake down and had the throttle mashed. Last Sunday I was doing this technique and I landed four 2.1 60 foots ranging from 2.15 to 2.18 with ET/MPH in the 14.3s/low 14.4s in the high 97s/low 98s. I don't think the tires even chirped. The one time I did the quick brake/throttle mash resulted in a 2.25 60 foot and a 14.44@97.4mph compared to my best of the day, a 14.32@97.7mph with a 2.15 60'.

 

yeah last time i went to the track (about a week ago) i was playing around again, i was pulling consistent high 2.1s either way, power braking and not, so i am not sure about it, it might just matter on the actual takeoff....


cant wait to get my line locks on so i can do some really good burnouts on my slicks and get some really good times down..

 

14.00 at 100.7 03.5 5AT...did it a couple of times. Track averages the last 60' too...realistic run was 13.8 at 103 or so which I can't be more happy with.

I can only pray the G35 Coupe I end up getting can keep up.

 

^ wow thats a great time...

 

Thanks man!

 

ALL tracks average the last 60' of the run. And it only averages the speed, not the time.
So you can't and shouldn't go around telling people you ran a "realistic"
13.8 @ 103, because it just wouldn't be true.

By the way, what's your mods on the 03.5 in order to get that kind of a time?

 

What was your reaction time and his reaction time? It doesn't make a difference in your final ET, but it does make a difference in the overall race and who will get to the finish line first.

 

Dude, you don't jump down my throat and then say btw what are your mods.

A nice explanation of where you got your info and why it's better than what my local track told me...do you think I make this $hit up...would suffice.

Than we can talk if you'd like.

 

Yeah, his reaction time was obviously better. If he knows all tracks avg the last 60' for speed but not times you would think he could figure this equation out too.

driver72...here's what happened in that race fyi...

You got off the line quicker, and had a better 60' time. Case closed, race over. This is where 99% of closely matched vehicle races are won and lost.

Even though you shifted into 3rd too early your car is making enough power, more than his, in the 5500-6500 RPM range and you held him off and started to pull again. That is evidenced, as you noted, by your higher trap speed which is a 1:1 indicator of BHP.

Also, FWIW, if you don't have an ECU Reflash, you need to shift into 4th when crossing the line, and any time I raced stock like that I got better times leaving it in 4 and letting the car do the shifting. More mph when manually shifting, but never better times. When and if yoiu get an ECU reflash you can cross in 3rd and then you can shift 1, 2, 3.

 

I didn't "jump down" your throat.
I was simply pointing out that ALL tracks average the speed in the
last 60 feet.
It was apparent you did not know that since you posted your time and
then said, "but it was really 13.8 @ 103 since my track averages the speed
in the last 60 feet."

And the reason for asking about your mods is because unless your track runs
downhill and you had a tailwind of 20+ mph a 2005 G35 sedan 5AT wouldn't come close to running a 14.0 @ 100 mph stock.

 

realistic run was 13.8 at 103 or so which I can't be more happy with. This is what I said, which is Totally different than what you said...

If you read my signature my old Sedan was an 03.5 which is right there in black and white.

My G35 was the fastest NON FI or No2 5AT in the Country as far as I, and/or anyone I talk to on here knows. There are a few 6 Spd Sedans that have me by a mph and a 10th or so, but no Coupes, regardless of Tranny, and no other 5ATs that we know of.

My mods were Crawford V5, 10 Wire Grounding Kit, UR UD Crank Pulley, Coupe Mid Pipe, K&N Typhoon SR CAI Tube into stock MAF into Stillen Filter and Box, TechnoSquare ECU Reflash, a set of Drag Radials and that's it. Nothing on the engine, Y-pipe, Cats, mufflers, etc.

 

How is that any different that what I said.
"realistically" you did NOT run a 13.8 @ 103
You ran a 14.0 @ 100

"realistically" would mean that your 14.0 @ 100 mph was wrong for
some given reason. But your logic behind your statement was that
"realistically" you ran a 13.8 @ 103 SINCE your track averages
the speed in the last 60 feet.

Well, again, ALL tracks do that, so you realistically DID NOT run 103 mph.
AND, even if EVERY TRACK did NOT average the speed in the last 60 feet
the 1/4 mile DISTANCE is still the same and therefore you would NOT
have gotten to the stripe .2 seconds faster. Sure if ALL tracks didn't average the speed in the last 60 feet, your mph would have been faster, but the ET would of been the same. But that would be the case for EVERYBODY who
has run at a strip.
So, "realistically" you just made a point that is invalid and not true.
And I was JUST trying to point that out to you and correct it so
you didn't go around telling people you "realistically" ran a 13.8 @ 103
when your timeslip shows a 14.0 @ 100
Because all you would of done is made a fool of yourself and given
anyone who knows about drag strips a laugh at your expense.

That's it!