Originally posted by cvkillacontour98:
im not going to mention street racing in this post but my stock 98 se 5 speed is quicker than my friends 96 maxima 5 speed with intake and exhaust especialy when i get the contour into 4th gear i leave him behind.



Hmmmm....

I guess it doesn't surprise me because the 170hp CSE is a bit lighter than the CSVT so power to weight ratios are pretty close (right?). It's only after 100mph where the CSVT is a bit faster than the CSE V6 (right?). Is your friend sporting big rims? Assuming he has just a standard intake and catback (no y-pipe), he should be able to get some lower 15s if he's a halfway decent driver. If he's good, he could grab some 14.8s. Tell him to shift at an indicated 6500 on the 1-2, 6300 on the 2-3, and 6000 on the 3-4.

For reference, when I had just an intake, y-pipe, and catback, I was getting 14.7@95mph which was quicker than all 5 of the NA CSVTs that showed to the track that day. DemonSVT was right on my tail though.

Speaking of DemonSVT, I hope we can get some runs in against each other since we both have more mods since we met last time (him beating me by the way).


Dave

black 96 Maxima SE Best ET/MPH: 14.31@99.3mph with a 2.18 60' JDM intake manifold, ECU, intake, y-pipe, muffler