I just drove a 87' Sentra, I LOVED it!

Jul 3rd, 2002, 11:42 PM

A friend of mine just got his license and he let me try out his 87' Sentra. 4 door, 5 speed, with the good ole' 1.6 liter.

I was amazed how easy it is to drive. I am pretty darn good at standard trannys, but this had to be the smoothest I have ever driven. The engine was adequate, for relaxed driving, but really lacked oomph. As I have seen in most B12 Sentras around here, the exhaust is bad. But it was fine since it was only obtrusive under acceleration and you just gotta love the WRC-like backfires.

After driving the B12, it has reaffirmed my lust for a early 90s SE-R. I am not looking to buy currently, but I may be looking by the end of the year. I don't want to deal with the Probe's bitchy fuel pump again this winter.

ryco n12 · Jul 4th, 2002, 01:04 AM

I absolutely fell in love with my B12 when I first got it. It's getting pretty beat up now but it has always got me where I wanted to go. When I need some extra umphhh, I just hop in my Pulsar.

sentrastud · Jul 4th, 2002, 01:25 AM

yah my mom hates the exhasut sound in the car with a passion... Me and my friends though love it cause it sounds powerful... Yah, they need a little more oomph and I freqeuntly find myself for more than 3 gears (Autotranny) and a good torque converter but hey, the car has held up extremely well after all these years. I love my B12!

-Nick

RiceBox · Jul 4th, 2002, 11:50 PM

No one believes me when I tell them that I prefer my B12's tranny to a Honda tranny. It's so smooth and the throws are just the right length.

Jul 5th, 2002, 06:12 AM

Since he doesn't have a tachometer, I need to know what the gear ratios are for the 5MT. Anyone have a site on hand?

Thanks for responding everyone!

Jul 5th, 2002, 06:17 AM

Oh nevermind, finally found it myself. http://www.sentra.net/tech/transmission.php#RS5F31A

RiceBox · Jul 5th, 2002, 10:00 AM

I have a tach so I can tell you the max speeds in wach gear.

Jul 5th, 2002, 02:16 PM

According to my math, the shift points are:

29>50>74>100>130+
Is that about right? This is considering the redline is 6,200 RPM, and with 155/65-R13s. I am not so sure on tire size, I remember reading it off his tires but I am not quite sure.

ryco n12 · Jul 5th, 2002, 03:32 PM

That's about right for RPM but the power really starts fading off by that time. I tend to shift a little eariler at about 5500 rpm.

RiceBox · Jul 5th, 2002, 05:02 PM

The tires are 175/70R13's or 155/80R13. I too shift at 5500. The engine is just too rough above that point.

Jul 5th, 2002, 06:29 PM

Ah yes, he has the 155/80s on his. Since the power fades after 5,500, I will put the into consideration too.

Thanks!

89Sentra · Jul 6th, 2002, 04:40 PM

i dont even have an RPM guage on my B12

Jul 6th, 2002, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 89Sentra
i dont even have an RPM guage on my B12

I think most B12s don't have tachometers, it was an option right?

Anyways, heres a little excerpt from a document I made for my B12-owning bud.

1st 3.333 MAX:32MPH SHIFT: 29MPH
2nd 1.955 MAX:55MPH SHIFT: 48MPH
3rd 1.286 MAX:83MPH SHIFT: 74MPH (Beyond this point, the speedometer may be inaccurate by as much as +/- 5MPH
4th 0.926 MAX:112MPH SHIFT: 105MPH (Thats about the top speed)
5th 0.733 MAX:146MPH SHIFT: HA! Yeah... right.
Sedan Final Drive 3.895

sentrastud · Jul 7th, 2002, 02:20 AM

What about the 3 speed automatic? My car maxes out at 112mph or so. But saying just pretending that the car had the power to max out third gear, how fast would i be able to go?

by the way, how do you calcutale this stuff?

-Nick

Jul 7th, 2002, 02:41 AM

I calculate the speeds of each gear with a handy program called Gear Speed Calculator located at http://www.performanceprobe.com/index2.cgi.

You must know the tire size and the particular gear ratios to make it work.