Aaron92SE

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I don't think I'll do wheelie bars even if I'm trying to crack in the 9s. I like being able to drive my Maxima on the street.

Aaron92SE

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I recently installed a netbook mount in my car. I finally got tired of my computer sliding around as I race my Maxima. I got the following kit from Easy Laptop Mounts: http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Car-Truck-...item3c9de686a8








I hope to hit the track again this Thursday to do some further suspension testing. It will be nice not to have to bend over to the floor just to push a button to datalog my runs. Plus, if I have to alter my tune, I won't have the laptop on my lap in the driver's seat, which is a huge pain hunching over to see the screen while draping the USB cable over the shifter ****.

Gunther

Get a netbook and shave off another pound

Aaron92SE

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That is a netbook. I'll update my post.

krazy6

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You could make a removable wheelie bar setup. My friend with a turbo impala was designing a setup that uses a uhaul car hitch.
Nice laptop setup That's cool!

Aaron92SE

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Thanks. Yeah I thought of that. But I think I'll worry about that when I'm running low 10s. Gotta take it one step at a time.

Aaron92SE

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I spent today adjusting my front Koni struts to 100% firm to prevent front end rise. It definitely made a noticeable difference on how much the front end rises on the launch. Can't wait to test things out on the track tomorrow night. The front end doesn't rise at all from what I can tell. Not on the initial launch with street tires. It reminds me of when I had my front spring perches locked with a cable, but without the vicious bouncing.



I was able to adjust my Konis while they were still on the Maxima too. I posted a thread in the 3rd gen forum if you are interested in the write up.

http://forums.maxima.org/3rd-generat...ving-them.html

Aaron92SE

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I tested the new front suspension out on the track last Thursday. My 60 foots were exactly the same. Things were definitely much more bumpy than before and that could cause me to have more traction issues if I hit a dip or bump on the track. On my first run after a good burnout, I hooked off the line, but then noticed the slicks spinning a tad in the top of 1st gear. When I shifted into 2nd, the slicks broke completely lose and I backed out. After that, I had very consistent 60 foots all night long like I always do with these 20" slicks. Only time will tell if going from 60% to 100% was beneficial for me. I'm guessing it was and that I just hit a slick spot on the track.

Also, I just installed my new decals. My first race of the season is this Thursday in Kinston, NC where I'm racing in their first Heads Up Import Drag Racing event in the All Motor class. I should be the fastest NA import out there. But I hope some serious NA engine swapped Civics show up to make things fun.

505max94se

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Looks nice Aaron! I like it.

rman996

quick question. wast it that difficult because you wanted to keep the cruise control or is that the only way to get the steering wheel on? sry for the noob question but i gotta know lol

Aaron92SE

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It's ok. Ask all the questions you want.

The 02 Maxima steering wheel will go on pretty much any Nissan. So that was easy. I just wanted to find a way to get the stock 02 Max steering CC module to work with my 92 Maxima slip ring or spiral cable assembly. I wanted to use the 92 setup since I really wanted to use my 92 combination switch and wiper switch.

Aaron92SE

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It's been several years since I talked with Andre at Edge Racing Converters. I'm ready to wake this beast up off the line. A 4000+ stall shouldn't be a problem he said. He's currently digging up all his notes and will find a setup that will give me the best ET possible.

Aaron92SE

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My latest video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePDt06pF5p4

98SEBlackMax

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Damn that car is sitting up high. Weight reduction FTW!

The stance reminds me of Krismax's car, though your car is much more composed going down the track and its faster.

Wonder if there is a way to dial in some more anti-lift & anti-squat on the front and rear suspension, would help with traction and 60' foots.

Gunther

Nice Aaron, you've got that car dialed in!

krazy6

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His car definitely has enough traction. I mean it's hooking on 20" slicks lol.
He just needs to get a new converter in there and it will fly!!!
Can't wait to see it run with the new converter. 11's for sure!

Aaron92SE

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I have metal coil spring spacers on the front since the 20" slicks are so tiny. Without the spacers, the front end sits so low that if I brake too hard with low pressure in the slicks, I'm scared the Ypipe will hit the ground. I don't want to find out!

And the rear springs have as many rubber blocks I could hammer into place to prevent excessive drop on the launch.

On that first run in the video, the slicks broke lose in the 1-2 shift. Since that was a time trial for a heads up racing event, I decided to stay on the gas to see if it would hook quickly and it did. That NEVER happened until I adjusted my Koni's to 100% firm. With them set to 60% firm, I had more consistent traction on the launch with the same exact 60 foots. Too bad the adjustment key on the front right strut broke. Now it's stuck at 100% firm and Koni can't replace them under the lifetime warranty since they were discontinued. All they can do is refund my money, which sucks.

I told Andre to go as extreme as he possibly can with the torque converter. So he's going to set the STR (torque multiplier) as high as possible and get my true stall to at least 4000 rpm. It will hurt my power later down the track and should lower my trap speed. But I told him as clear as I could, "Trap speeds are meaningless. That is the least of my worries. It's the ET that wins races, not trap speed". He totally agreed.

So, I should be generating more heat with a much higher stall. I'll probably get a monster tranny cooler with a fan on it if I need it. I have a small cooler now which is plenty for my 3K stall converter. I never see tranny temps above 160.

I'll be able to hit 11s easily with the higher stall. I won't even need cool weather. I should be able to do it in 80+ degree heat. I may need bigger slicks though. I'll worry about that when I start having more traction issues.

krazy6

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Yeah, no doubt about it. Might need to step up to the 22" or 23" slicks though. You're gonna be right at your powerband now. Full power out of the hole if it hooks should get you a 1.6 60'.

Aaron92SE

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Yeah, I've been doing a lot of calculations with my drag simulator on how my car will respond with a higher stall. When my 3K stall that I have now, it takes a while for my car to "wind" up and take off at 4K rpm. So, the 20" slicks help me as far as getting through 1st gear faster. But with a 4500+ stall, a 20" slick gives me the same time as a 24.5" slick considering that the 20" slicks are able to dead hook, which I doubt they will. So, gearing isn't as much of an issue now that I will be able to launch in my powerband right off the line.

So I'll probably get 24.5" slicks since that's the largest slick that I'm allowed to run in most of the Heads Up Import events that I want to start racing in. NSCRA and IFO.

And yes, 1.6s should be very possible. I'm thinking 1.70-1.73s as a conservative estimate even in the extreme summer heat with the engine making less HP.

Kgkeen101

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How much does the car weigh? Your times are really sweet.

Aaron92SE

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I am around 2600 lbs with driver. I still have another 100 lbs or so to remove before I build a chome moly cage and piece my interior back together. I am hoping I will weigh 2550-2600lbs with cage and full interior.

NiZMo1o1

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dude Aaron you are SO READY FOR ITBs !!

but the car hooks !!! good Ish !!
ITBS & N2o ?

woot woot 10s

Aaron92SE

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Yeah, I like what you guys are doing. I may follow you one day.

I just got an email from Andre at Edge Racing Converters again and he said the highest he will set my stall is 3900-4000rpm. He refuses to set it any higher since it will damage my transmission and kill my HP too much due to it being too loose. I told him to build me a converter that will give me the absolute best ETs possible even if it means making several sacrifices. He's been doing calculations for several days now and probably has come up with something. So if 4K is the highest he thinks I should go, then I will probably go ahead and trust him and get it done.

Then I'll have my 3000 stall converter up for sale soon after that. I'm sure that will sell pretty quick considering it helped my times by 3 tenths plus you can't tell you have a high stall. Streetability is flawless.

So, I will have to mod my car from here on out to start making power at 3800 rpm. Right now, my car doesn't do anything until 4100rpm. I may decide to play around with the stock intake manifold and the Z manifold as well to get back some of my low end power. I assume ITBs will make my low end even worse. What do you think?

Kgkeen101

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I picked up HP in the entire powerband almost 30WHP at the 4000 mark and all the way on up. A solid amount of WHP under the curve. I think 45-50 at 7600 over the stock IM.

jr schultz

Was this your goal all along? You want to have the fastest "street car" you can with full interior? How much street driving does this Maxima see out of curiosity?

Aaron92SE

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That's pretty good. I am hoping to have a powerband that starts a tad lower than 4K. My deluboz cams and SSIM have a lot to do with it.

Edit: Do you have any dyno charts of you runs with and without ITBs? All I could find were youtube videos.

My goal all along is to be the fastest NA Maxima. I'm not concerned with titles such as "street trim" or anything. I can piece my interior fully back together so the car appears 100% stock and only be about 1-2 tenths slower in the 1/4 mile. I just need to piece my interior back together in order to be able to enter the All Motor Street class with NSCRA.

I use to drive my Maxima every day. But since I purchased my new 05 Frontier truck, I have left the rear skinnies on the car for right now. I don't drive it as much as anymore.

Aaron92SE

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I talked to Andre about new torque converter build today. The build is now underway. He'll know more about his options once he gets his hands dirty. But right now, an efficient 4K+ stall TC will be near impossible to build. Anything higher than 4K rpm will just build up too much heat during stop and go traffic and be less than 90% efficient at laying down power further down the track. I told him to consider this a "track only" car. If that means I can't drive in the city for more than 10 minutes, then I'll be fine with that. 95% of my driving is cruising with the TC locked up at 55mph on the country back roads.

I will leave the calculations up to Andre, he's the specialists. I can't wait to see what he comes up with! My goal is to be able to launch right at 4K or a tad higher to eliminate my lag.

Aaron92SE

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My torque converter is in the mail now. The soonest I will be able to install it will be in mid June. I need to have it installed before the upcoming import heads up race in Maryland on July 11th.

Andre said that I should see over 4K rpm with this TC. We'll find out once I install it. I can't wait to see what this does to my 60 foots!

streetzlegend

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call, text, or pm me details on how much you want! Trade you for the open diff + lil cash I have!!!!

Aaron92SE

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Ok cool. I'll call you in a fews days to check out that open diff you have.

Aaron92SE

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The TC is here and just waiting to be installed. I'm hoping to have it installed within the next 2 weeks.

krazy6

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Badass man!
11's are just around the corner.

Aaron92SE

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I have a HUGE SICC sanction heads up import race in Fayetteville, NC on July 10th that I am preparing for. It will be the street All Motor class. So I will have to put my full interior back in. I will be installing some lightweight carpet, headliner, and dash all back in. I should be able to run 12.4s even in 80 degree weather with the additional weight. With the 4K+ stall TC, who knows! It depends if I can hook up. I will be very happy with low 12s with the new TC at this particular race.

11s will happen. I'm just hoping I can do it sometime this summer. Then come winter, I'll be several tenths faster.

krazy6

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What tires are you gonna be running?

Aaron92SE

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I have two pairs of slicks that I use right now. The 20" MT slicks on 14" wheels and the 22" MT slicks on the 15" wheels. Both hook up about the same for me, but it varies from track to track, day to day.

On one of my testing days, I compared the 20" to 22" MT slick on the same day. Track prep was very poor on this particular day. And I think my 22" slicks aren't the softest they can be. But, the 20" slicks hooked up much more consistently. So, I will probably bring both pairs just in case one hooks better than the other.

Also, according to my calculations, with the 4K+ stall, I will be launching right in the powerband. Gearing is no longer an issue for me. The only reason the smaller slicks helped me out so much is because of the time it takes for me to rev from idle to 4000rpm in 1st gear. But my drag simulator shows that 20" slicks versus 24.5" slicks give me the exact same 60' and 1/4 mile ET IF they both hook up. So, I will probably be purchasing a new set of 24.5" slicks pretty soon since that is the largest I am allowed to run in the drag racing sanctions I plan on competing in (NSCRA, IFO, SICC).

krazy6

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It'd be kinda cool if you could still hook on the 20" slick.
I would say that a 22" will probably be the minimum to hook your car though.

Aaron92SE

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I could probably still hook on both the 20 and 22" slicks. But it will totally depend on the track conditions that particular day. I doubt I'll be able to hook with either of them on my local track during a TnT session where there are never any big slick cars laying down rubber and heating the surface. I'd have to be racing during a big race day in order to get those small slicks to dead hook. That's the way it is now with my 3K stall.

So with the new higher stall about to go in, it will be even harder to dead hook especially during a TnT session. So I'll be experimenting with larger slicks more than likely.

krazy6

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Yeah, I know what you're talking about. Hopefully you have some good luck.
Interested to see how much the new stall helps you!

Aaron92SE

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Right now, if I hook, the best 60 foot I can do is about 1.85-1.88. As you know, there is a pretty good dead spot between my 3K rpm launch and when the engine wakes up at 4100rpm. I am really hoping to do low 1.7s with this converter or better.

But we won't know before it's installed. Andre set it a little looser than he normally would do for a street car. But since he built this as a trailer car, he agreed to raise the stall higher than normal. I may not be able to drive this Maxima in traffic anymore without the temps getting out of control. But locked up highway cruising won't be a problem.

I need to go out and buy a new ATF and another temp gauge since my old mechanical Sunpro is starting to puke on me. I'm thinking of getting two electrical sending units (coolant and ATF) and wire them to one gauge with a switch. Not sure yet.

Aaron92SE

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Well, as of today, my car no longer has nitrous on it. I had to remove it in order to pass inspection for the street all motor classes I'll be entering this summer, specifically the SICC race in Fayetteville, NC July 10th. Winner takes home $2000!