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From: Dalllas/Ft Worth Area TX
Tell him when he hits 175mph that you might run him, usually you start at 150mph, but in his case 175mph. Maybe he will solve your problem and not want to race when you can do 186mph. Good luck!
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From: ridegwood ny
hahahaha
you guys are funny. I know he has 383 to the wheels on his stock turbos and now hes like prelonging the thing after talking so much
, its funny. I took all the things out of my glove box, trunk, took out floor mats, washer fluid, its their anything else i can do. im not gonna need wieght reduction for this time but maybe the future. And by the way, what the power band for our cars and from what rolls is it strongest?
you guys are funny. I know he has 383 to the wheels on his stock turbos and now hes like prelonging the thing after talking so much , its funny. I took all the things out of my glove box, trunk, took out floor mats, washer fluid, its their anything else i can do. im not gonna need wieght reduction for this time but maybe the future. And by the way, what the power band for our cars and from what rolls is it strongest?
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From: Dalllas/Ft Worth Area TX
hahahaha you guys are funny. I know he has 383 to the wheels on his stock turbos and now hes like prelonging the thing after talking so much , its funny. I took all the things out of my glove box, trunk, took out floor mats, washer fluid, its their anything else i can do. im not gonna need wieght reduction for this time but maybe the future. And by the way, what the power band for our cars and from what rolls is it strongest?
you guys are funny. I know he has 383 to the wheels on his stock turbos and now hes like prelonging the thing after talking so much , its funny. I took all the things out of my glove box, trunk, took out floor mats, washer fluid, its their anything else i can do. im not gonna need wieght reduction for this time but maybe the future. And by the way, what the power band for our cars and from what rolls is it strongest?
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From: stafford country, va. Avatar: Me on turn 3 @ Bristol (The World's Fastest Half-Mile)
actually, take it down to the 'low fuel' message. if i recall correctly, you should have about 5 gallons of fuel left when the 'low fuel' message appears.
for dragstrip launch lower the air pressure in your rear tires to around 26-28 lbs.
the powerband begins around 3k and begins to fall off around 6k.
keep the rpms around 4500 during your shifts and you will pretty much stay in the powerband.
slightly lift when you depress the clutch and depress the gas pedal as you release the clutch.
if he wants to run from a roll, bring it up to speed in sixth, when it's time to go, downshift into 4th or 3rd, etc. (depends upon what you're rolling from), and punch it.
if you drop it into 4th at 75+mph and keep the rpms in the powerband, you should end up with a pretty nice run.
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From: California Missouri
Please, PLEASE just do it!
Go out there ,, find a drag strip,, and spank his little nissan rear. I personally wouldn't try racing him on the street. anyway for the love of my sanity ,, just do it,, I don't think it will matter about all the weight savings,, just focus on your driving,, get her dun sun
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From: Park City Utah
Originally Posted by Glennhl
The old twin turbo 300ZX is a decent car, but the new 350Z's are slugs.
...Completely. The 350z is nothing special.
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From: Chandler Arizona
actually, take it down to the 'low fuel' message. if i recall correctly, you should have about 5 gallons of fuel left when the 'low fuel' message appears.
for dragstrip launch lower the air pressure in your rear tires to around 26-28 lbs.
the powerband begins around 3k and begins to fall off around 6k.
keep the rpms around 4500 during your shifts and you will pretty much stay in the powerband.
slightly lift when you depress the clutch and depress the gas pedal as you release the clutch.
if he wants to run from a roll, bring it up to speed in sixth, when it's time to go, downshift into 4th or 3rd, etc. (depends upon what you're rolling from), and punch it.
if you drop it into 4th at 75+mph and keep the rpms in the powerband, you should end up with a pretty nice run.
Zig, you didn't mean to tell him to shift at 4500 rpm, did you? I find it much better to shift around 6300 rpm.
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From: stafford country, va. Avatar: Me on turn 3 @ Bristol (The World's Fastest Half-Mile)
edit: when you shift at 6300 rpm what is your rpms when the next gear is engaged, clutch pedal is fully released and gas pedal is being depressed ?
Last edited by Zig; Feb 21, 2007 at 06:57 PM.
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From: Park City Utah
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From: Southampton NJ
Take it to the strip !!!