370Z I/E vs. Bolt on Accord 6MT (Preface)
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You'll get there. 110+ traps are seriously fast for a daily driver. And I was just thinking about the effects that vehicle height and underbody work have on a car's acceleration. I don't think many people consider this, just like many don't consider improving traction. I wouldn't be surprised if just lowering a TL or Maxima an inch and a half and smoothing out underbody airflow added ~1 mph to the car's trap.
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You'll get there. 110+ traps are seriously fast for a daily driver. And I was just thinking about the effects that vehicle height and underbody work have on a car's acceleration. I don't think many people consider this, just like many don't consider improving traction. I wouldn't be surprised if just lowering a TL or Maxima an inch and a half and smoothing out underbody airflow added ~1 mph to the car's trap.
I wouldn't lower my car much more than it is to preserve axles, though. I'm probably already close to snapping one as is by launching at near redline with a ceramic puck clutch without adding additional strain from lowering it more.
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Yeah. In a 6th gen that's gutted among other serious weight reduction with just intake/exhaust/DRs, ran a 12.9@106.9. I'll never be removing all of the safety equipment and stock sound deadening out of my car like he has, though.
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Yeah, that's getting a little carried away. I'd rather spend the money to add power to get the same acceleration effect. Of course, the lighter car will always handle and brake better, but if I wanted a car to do all that really well I'd buy a car designed to do it from the factory.
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Yeah, that's getting a little carried away. I'd rather spend the money to add power to get the same acceleration effect. Of course, the lighter car will always handle and brake better, but if I wanted a car to do all that really well I'd buy a car designed to do it from the factory.
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As I'm someone looking to purchase a used second car, Slow03 makes the idea of reacquiring a 5.5G Maxima very tempting.
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