Hey guyes Im new to the board, I saw this thread and thought I should share my info. this is my best 1/4 mile time. and I know that I can do better. I had a decent launch not perfect but good enough. I also had full tire pressure and a half tank of gas.
Hey guyes Im new to the board, I saw this thread and thought I should share my info. this is my best 1/4 mile time. and I know that I can do better. I had a decent launch not perfect but good enough. I also had full tire pressure and a half tank of gas.
thanks, I know I can do better. I have only had the car for a little less than 2 months. When I ran that time I had it for a week so I think I can get better now that Im more familar with the car.
I have ran my Z at least 20 times at the track. Stock i'm stuck at a 14.3. I haven't broke that barrier yet and don't think it's possible without adding onto the car. Anybody that's running in the 13's with a stock Z isn't running a quarter and/or is lying. I'm not the only Z out here in Hawaii running a solid 14.3 so it's not the driver.
Might also be the crappy Hawaiian gasoline. They get some of the worst gas in the world, from what I have read. The ECU is obviously compensating for something, given the other times I've seen, and bad gas makes the most sense. Humidity and low altitude would actually tend to add a touch of power. The only negatives I can think of is poor track conditions and hot weather, and of course the gasoline.
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1992 Yamaha FZR 1000. 145 Hp, all stock..
considering all the mags have run right at 14.0... getting a 13 stock is definitely possible. gas might have something to do with the bad times. I've read that the 350Z will lose over 10whp with the crap gas in cali.
considering all the mags have run right at 14.0... getting a 13 stock is definitely possible. gas might have something to do with the bad times. I've read that the 350Z will lose over 10whp with the crap gas in cali.
It'll lose a lot more than that just being up here at 5500 feet. It was kinda fun beating 350Zs back when my 18 year old Z31 was pretty much stock..... I'd say they lose over 40 Hp coming up here. 1/4 miles in the mid/high 14s. High altitude is not kind to nonturbo cars.
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1992 Yamaha FZR 1000. 145 Hp, all stock..
It'll lose a lot more than that just being up here at 5500 feet. It was kinda fun beating 350Zs back when my 18 year old Z31 was pretty much stock..... I'd say they lose over 40 Hp coming up here. 1/4 miles in the mid/high 14s. High altitude is not kind to nonturbo cars.
My best was 13.8 with intake - I also have some slip where I run 17's
That looks about as bad as one of mine before I lowered my rear tire pressure. 'Cept my trap speed was higher.... 17s at like 105 or something. I gotta find that slip again. My best is in my sig, 60 foot was about like yours above.... The Z31 does not hook up well with an open diff.
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1992 Yamaha FZR 1000. 145 Hp, all stock..
With a stick and a competent driver it will run a 13.8 and I know of several guys who have dipped down to 13.6s and 13.5s absolutely stock. My buddy with a 6 speed ran a 13.77 awhile back. Now a 14.3 or worse is what I might expect from somewone who isn't a good driver or isn't in the know of operating the car. It all matters on the launch because thats where most owners own their cars and don't get anywhere. Best I have seen for an automatic is a 13.9 stock but that was with a crazy good driver who did a few extra things on the launch to get his baby going. Average i would say would be between 14.2 and 14.3 in the quarter.
And the automatic is much slower then the manual where are you coming from saying the automatic should be faster then the manual? Before you post up to respond to someone make sure your numbers and statments are correct.
I don't agree with you. I've driven Auto and Manual Zs before and now I own an Auto 5 speed. You're right about >>>(THINKING manual Zs are faster than auto) but not on a FACT. Matter of fact, both of my friends have 350z and they both are manual 6 speed. I've always wanted to see the diff between the manual and the auto, so we took our cars out for a test. We all lined up straight at a stop sign behind my house with my little brother standing on the side of the road threw up this Basketball and when the ball landed on the ground, we all took off and I got the jump first and kept the distance all the way to about 70. We retried and it's the same. Now, my friends have been at the track before and they were always in to cars and they're not the best drivers but they're damn good. I could hear their engines revved up like mind before we took off and I could assured everyone knows how to lauch their car. So to the conclusion, i still can't say that autos are faster than 6 speed just because I've beaten two manuals (that may be,,,just maybe my friends were a little slow on the reaction time). I would love to try again with some other 6spd drivers and If i beat them all for about 5 times, then I would say autos are faster than manuals..but since i've beaten only 2 manuals, at least i have some fact to back me up saying that I don't agree that 6 speeds are faster than auto.
You're wrong. The simple fact is, properly driven, the 6sp manual is easily and obviously faster than the automatic. This is a fact, and you can attempt to argue it all you want, but it's fact.
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im about 2 years late on this, i just got a 06 6speed and ran a 14.01 in the quart, back to back the first time running it so i don't see why its impossible to break in to the 13's
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17s at like 105 or something. I gotta find that slip again. My best is in my sig, 60 foot was about like yours above.... The Z31 does not hook up well with an open diff. 
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