First Night with the Maxima

[jkpgt96]

Well, I ran it on my Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires tonight. My runs went as follows:

1. 14.45 @ 97.17mph 2.38 60ft
2. 14.27 @ 98.42mph 2.21 60ft
3. 14.26 @ 98.31mph 2.24 60ft
4. 14.26 @ 98.31mph 2.25 60ft
5. 14.82 @ 96.58mph 2.29 60ft (wheel hopped bad, missed 2nd)

I am pretty happy with my trap speeds...though there is definitely more in the car. I am kind of disappointed with the 60ft times, but I simply could not avoid the water in the box which was all over. I am going to go back on the ET's and that should put me in the 13s if I can cut a 2.0-2.1 60 ft time. (would love to see 99mph on the car)

Mods are:
ES shifter bushings

I don't recall seeing anyone trap that high in a stock car, though people have run faster ETs..There was a 6 spd 03 there running 15's all night at 92-93 fwiw.



John

[denice25]

sounds cool... nice share mate!

[321VQ35MAX]

Wow, so no engine mods? Pretty impressive.

[mist max2000]

nice driving skills...stock wheels?

[321VQ35MAX]

Wow, I just noticed, runs 3 and 4 are almost identical.

[jkpgt96]

Runs three and four were one thousandth apart with the exact same trap speed.

This was on stock 225/50-17s, stock wheels no engine mods.

[PlanoSER]

nice times and good consistency on runs2-4. Do you have the DA#'s from the night?
Also what are you launching at? I seemed to do best around 2400 the last time I went.

[Nealoc187]

you've got a 14.0 in that car on your current tires if you can get around the water and pull a low 2.1x or high 2.0x 60'.

[jkpgt96]

Originally Posted by PlanoSER

nice times and good consistency on runs2-4. Do you have the DA#'s from the night?
Also what are you launching at? I seemed to do best around 2400 the last time I went.

Thanks. I was launching from 3000(first run) down to around 2500 or so. I don't have the DA#'s from the night, where would I get them? I know GIR is 400 ft above sea level..i think.

Originally Posted by Nealoc187

you've got a 14.0 in that car on your current tires if you can get around the water and pull a low 2.1x or high 2.0x 60'.

We'll see, the tires really are crap, but I am going to go back with the ET's and a tire pressure gauge and see what it does on 20 psi in the tires and see how it does on the ET streets also. I think with a 2.0x 60 ft I could def. be 14.0. I am going to do a tune up on the car and see also.

[wyche89]

nice times indeed man.. do you powershift or anything like that?

[jkpgt96]

Thanks! I shift quickly, but I still lift briefly, so no..I would not say I powershift.

[wyche89]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

Thanks! I shift quickly, but I still lift briefly, so no..I would not say I powershift.

nice man... i'm about to head to the track in about 30 minutes, so we'll see what i can come up with

[jkpgt96]

Good Luck! Post up how you do!

btw..think I just realized that I said I didn't know the DA and posted it in the same post..lol oops.

[PlanoSER]

jk, u can check all the weather info @ wunderground.com then google DA calculator and punch in the info it should spit out the #'s youre lookin for.

Wyche, good luck tonight, let us know how she does with that 3" !

[wyche89]

man, still not what it should be.. i got multiple timeslips with 2.3 60 ft and 14.6 @96 mph... thats exactly what i was running when i was stock! this misfire is pissing me off man.. i thought i got rid of it, but apparently i didn't and i know it's not me being a bad driver because i was running 14.2 @ 99mph before the exhaust!

[pimpin02max]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

Well, I ran it on my Goodyear Eagle RS-A tires tonight. My runs went as follows:

1. 14.45 @ 97.17mph 2.38 60ft
2. 14.27 @ 98.42mph 2.21 60ft
3. 14.26 @ 98.31mph 2.24 60ft
4. 14.26 @ 98.31mph 2.25 60ft
5. 14.82 @ 96.58mph 2.29 60ft (wheel hopped bad, missed 2nd)

I am pretty happy with my trap speeds...though there is definitely more in the car. I am kind of disappointed with the 60ft times, but I simply could not avoid the water in the box which was all over. I am going to go back on the ET's and that should put me in the 13s if I can cut a 2.0-2.1 60 ft time. (would love to see 99mph on the car)

Mods are:
ES shifter bushings

I don't recall seeing anyone trap that high in a stock car, though people have run faster ETs..There was a 6 spd 03 there running 15's all night at 92-93 fwiw.



John

Man...I have to run you sometime...I'm not saying I doubt you but with full bolt-ons and a tune I would think I could walk off from a stock Maxima. There must have been something in the air that night.

[PulsarGTS]

Great times!, fwiw there have been others who have went similar et's and traps on a stock car. But the the fact that they are few and far between speaks well for your driving skills.

[jkpgt96]

Originally Posted by pimpin02max

Man...I have to run you sometime...I'm not saying I doubt you but with full bolt-ons and a tune I would think I could walk off from a stock Maxima. There must have been something in the air that night.

Dunno..the other one that was there was a lot slower than I. I did make high stock power numbers too..eh w/e. I am always down for a friendly run..I have lined up other 5.5 gens..

Originally Posted by PulsarGTS

Great times!, fwiw there have been others who have went similar et's and traps on a stock car. But the the fact that they are few and far between speaks well for your driving skills.

Thanks for the kind words. I have seen a few with faster ETs (14.12 the fastest if I recall) but have not seen any traps higher than 98.27mph which I topped 3 times. Oh well, that is just what I have seen (it would be nice to know for sure if anyone has out trapped me though).

[pimpin02max]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

I am always down for a friendly run..I have lined up other 5.5 gens...

So how do races go between you and other 5.5gens???

[MaximusMorpheus]

Very nice times!

I can't imagine when you start adding more mods...

[321VQ35MAX]

How do you guys launch with street tires? I have tried a few different ways, the higher I rev the more I spin. I have also tried to rev up to about 2500 rpm and dump the clutch and then get on it hard. I just want some other opinions.

[maxima.713]

man i really need to go to the track with my swap and see what times I do. those are real good times for a 5.5gen stock.

[jkpgt96]

Originally Posted by pimpin02max

So how do races go between you and other 5.5gens???

I'll PM you

Originally Posted by MaximusMorpheus

Very nice times!

I can't imagine when you start adding more mods...

Thanks! We will see..I dunno that I will mod the car much. I have a project for now, but I haev been pondering the idea of it..

Originally Posted by 321VQ35MAX

How do you guys launch with street tires? I have tried a few different ways, the higher I rev the more I spin. I have also tried to rev up to about 2500 rpm and dump the clutch and then get on it hard. I just want some other opinions.

The middle three runs I launched from about 2500. Slipped the clutch to get moving then let it out the rest ofthe way and spun a little the top of first. Dumping the clutch is a no no.

Originally Posted by maxima.713

man i really need to go to the track with my swap and see what times I do. those are real good times for a 5.5gen stock.

thanks!

Here is a picture from the other night from the track photographer Bret Kepner.

[pimpin02max]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

Here is a picture from the other night from the track photographer Bret Kepner.

I figured out why your times are so good...your mirrors are folded in you don't have the air restriction that we do....lol j/k

[jkpgt96]

haha..I was sitting in the staging lanes and the Terminator in front of me had his in, so I folded mine in..lol

[pimpin02max]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

haha..I was sitting in the staging lanes and the Terminator in front of me had his in, so I folded mine in..lol

I do have a question though...right now which car is faster...your Probe or your Maxima???

[jkpgt96]

Oh the Maxima by a lot. The Probe has a junkyard motor in it right now just so I can drive it while I build the motor for it. Right now it only has intake (very short ram) 3" exhaust (for the built motor), and headers...and a Megasquirt 2. Its likely a 90-92 mph car..slow for sure...for now.

[J RO 9]

damn bro, nice & consistent times on the stock max! you must be one hell of a driver

[jkpgt96]

Thanks! I am no pro driver, but I do alright. Helps to have a car that makes abnormal power..

[Jarods7920]

Originally Posted by jkpgt96

WOW! You really are a ricer! I thought we had a talk about that.

[jkpgt96]

How so? If I did it because a Cobra did it then that makes me cool, not a ricer....or so I thought...lol

[Jarods7920]

No that just makes you a follower...which is even more gay!

[jkpgt96]

BS! No one likes the tuna here! lol

[JClaw]

Throw on 300zx NA 16x7.5 wheels with 245 50 16 nitto 555R's! 13.90's stock!

[I VIK I]

I gotta say the 6spd really is magic.

[jkpgt96]

Originally Posted by JClaw

Throw on 300zx NA 16x7.5 wheels with 245 50 16 nitto 555R's! 13.90's stock!

I am gonna try it again Tuesday. The track should be good since the NHRA is in town this week. I am gonna put my Probe wheels on the front with some summer tires and see how I do. They are 225/50-16s..I'll post up, hopefully with some 14.0's!

[jkpgt96]

Here is the summary from the night a couple weeks ago. I gave .org a shout-out of course!

These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.

All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other modifications are permitted. Tuesday SCSS Track Records can be set during the two official qualifying or championship rounds. The first official Street Car Shootout qualifying period begins at 6:30 PM and the second official qualifying begins at approximately 8:00 PM, (barring unforeseen circumstances). At 10:00 PM, the four quickest qualifiers meet in no-handicap eliminations advancing two winners to the championship final round. Each of the Top 16 qualifiers receives a "Fastest Street Car Qualifier" decal. The SCSS trophies and decals are presented by Gateway Raceway.com. Additionally, the two quickest Sport Tuner drivers, (open to all passenger cars except Rear-Wheel-Drive vehicles with engines of eight cylinders or more), also meet in a no-handicap championship round for trophies presented by St. Louis Street Racers.com and the two quickest Super Truck drivers, (open to all trucks and utility vehicles), meet in a no-handicap championship round for trophies presented by Gateway Raceway.com. All finalists in all categories also receive free digital images from the event courtesy of Bret Kepner Photos.com and one free entry to a future SCSS event.


GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, MADISON, ILLINOIS

2009 STREET CAR SHOOTOUT SERIES TRACK RECORDS

Class Name Hometown ST Vehicle Engine ET MPH Date
RWD Mark Woodruff, Arnold, MO 69 Nova 706 Chevy 8.255 07/01/2008
RWD Mark Woodruff, Arnold, MO 69 Nova 706 Chevy 178.71 07/01/2008

4CYL Jon Huber, St. Louis, MO 79 Mustang 178 Ford 9.039 10/14/2008
4CYL Jon Huber, St. Louis, MO 79 Mustang 178 Ford 152.16 10/16/2007

TRK Kevin Autenrieth, Bethalto, IL 91 S-10 434 Chevy 9.065 07/01/2008
TRK Larry Richards, Hillsboro, MO 52 3100 427 Chevy 149.07 9/4/2007

6CYL Tony Shoaff, Mechanicsburg, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 9.848 10/14/2008
6CYL Tony Shoaff, Mechanicsburg, IL 87 Regal 231 Buick 136.69 10/14/2008

DSL Chris Calkins, Union, MO 70 C-10 403 Chevy 9.875 9/25/2007
DSL Chris Calkins, Union, MO 70 C-10 403 Chevy 139.41 9/25/2007

RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 10.048 9/26/2006
RTY Eric Cheatham, Belleville, IL 93 RX-7 79 Mazda 137.95 9/26/2006

AWD Adnan Omerovic, St. Louis, MO 95 Talon 122 Eagle 10.234 9/11/2007
AWD Adnan Omerovic, St. Louis, MO 95 Talon 122 Eagle 141.50 7/22/2008

FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 123 Volks 10.989 05/06/2008
FWD Adam Corbitt, St. Charles, MO 85 Golf 123 Volks 134.87 05/06/2008





APRIL 21st, 2009 STLSR.COM SPORT TUNER SHOWDOWN FINAL ROUND


Pos Name Hometown ST Vehicle R.T. ET MPH

W Dan Harris St. Louis MO 04 232 Mustang 0.237 12.480 107.81
RU John Kessler Chesterfield MO 02 214 Maxima 0.429 14.821 96.58


Past Gateway International Raceway High School Eliminator season champion Dan “Iceman” Harris got a taste of heads-up racing on September 18th, 2008, when he appeared in his first final round for the St. Louis Street Racing.com Sport Tuner Showdown. Although he lost that battle with Mike Bobelak’s Polk Audio Volkswagen Golf, Harris gained a measure of revenge by winning his first title at the wheel of his unique 232-inch V6-powered 2004 Mustang.

The “SixBangStang” led qualifying from the start with a 12.31/107.20 best which just missed qualifying for the SCSS Super Sixteen field by nineteen thousandths of a second. Last week’s polesitter, Jim Garrison’s silver turbocharged ‘04 Dodge Neon SRT-4 ran a best-ever 13.27/114.82 for the second slot followed by John Kessler’s 2002 Maxima, (14.26/98.42), and Jeremy Lackey’s blue ‘05 Neon, (14.35/98.59).

Unfortunately, Garrison‘s night ended early with a broken halfshaft and Kessler got the call to report for the championship round as the first alternate. Harris left first and drove away to a 12.48/107.81 while the Nissan trailed at 14.82/96.58. “We have a bunch of new sponsors this year”, said Harris during trophy presentations in front of the main grandstands, “but one person I really need to thank
Is Mike Rodery of MAC Tools for helping us this season. He has really gotten behind us. We actually got the car to run in the 12.20s at the Icebreaker this year so the 12.31 was only surprising because it spun the tires a bit on that run. We’re just hoping to get it into the elevens this year”. Meanwhile, Kessler was just happy to be in the final round. “This is an absolutely bone-stock Maxima”, he said, “so I don’t have any sponsors to thank. I do want to give a shout out to the gang at Maxima.org, though. They’re great bunch of guys who are really into these cars”.

[tookrzy4u192]

way to represent the org!

[jkpgt96]

Of course!

[maxima.713]

i went to the track for the first time in my 3.5 and i did horrible. check mines out.

first time with the 3.5 (worst times you will ever see)

atleast i got a 97mph trap