raced a 2006 altima 3.5 5 speed
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raced a 2006 altima 3.5 5 speed
we started at about 35 mph and stopped when I redlined 3rd gear , I'm surprised how quick those cars are, I thought with my headers intake and pullies I would of had a bigger lead on him, but we were almost side by side the whole time, I got a little less then 1 car on him at the top of the third gear, do the results sound right?
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If hamilton has a 5AT (w/those mods) and the Alti driver knew what he was doing with a stock 3.5SE 5MT then it sounds like a legit result. A 6MT CLS w/those mods should walk a stock Alti, particularly at higher speeds.
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The CL-S should have an edge vs the 02-04 3.5SE 4AT but it should be even with the 05-06 5AT. The SE-R 5AT will walk all of the above.
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Originally Posted by F23A4
The SE-R 5AT will walk all of the above.
btw, what would you say about the CL-S' matched up against the newer Maximas such as yours?
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Originally Posted by Sun Diego CL-S
...which is why i didn't bother mentioning it.
btw, what would you say about the CL-S' matched up against the newer Maximas such as yours?
btw, what would you say about the CL-S' matched up against the newer Maximas such as yours?
On paper, the Maxima appears slower than the CL-S. Being a Maxima & Murano owner, I do know that a broken in VQ35DE performs MUCH better than the green ones tested in mags.
Personally, I did have a run against a TLS about 4 years ago on the NJ turnpike when my Maxima was stock. CLIFFNOTES: I held about .5 car length on him by 140mph (speedo indicated) from a ~75mph roll.
LONG version:
Cruising on the turnpike at my usual 75-80mph, I skirt past interchange 9 in the "fast" lane of the truck lanes on an early Saturday afternoon. On the on ramp of the interchange was a TL-S (wheels gave it away) that I just noted an kept going. As I continuously watch my mirrors for troopers, I see the TL closing up on me at a good clip when he rolls up even with me.
I see that he has his girl with him and I had my wife with me. With the road being VERY unusually empty, we went for it at about the same time and it was fairly even where I held about 1/2 car length on him at 140mph (speedo).
That said, I imagine a 5AT CLS would perform similarly....at least with that driver.
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Well I had a quick encounter from 80-110 with a 3.5 I'm sure an auto the other day and had him by 1 car length and he even had about 1/2 car jump on me. I'm beginning to think besides the G35 Coupe, 350z, Current Gen Maxima and SE-R any race against the VQ is a driver's race.
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Well I had a quick encounter from 80-110 with a 3.5 I'm sure an auto the other day and had him by 1 car length and he even had about 1/2 car jump on me. I'm beginning to think besides the G35 Coupe, 350z, Current Gen Maxima and SE-R any race against the VQ is a driver's race.
In general, the FM cars (G35, Z) should beat out CL-S/TL-S with like trannies. (The margin is debatable though.) But with the FFL cars (and the A33 platformed Maxima/Infiniti I35), it is totally a drivers race.
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I've raced a couple VQ35 cars, and they almost always pull a 1/2 car length off the line regardless of tranny. I pull even by the end of 2nd, and by the time i'm at the top of third I have walked past. Of course the 5 speed's put up more of a fight, but I always inched past by the time I let off. From a roll the margin was even wider.
I know its not exactly fair, but my ex gf had a 03 Max automatic. From a highway roll it was bloody murder, as the 4AT's have a horrific 3rd gear. But from a slow roll or stop they are pretty quick.
I know its not exactly fair, but my ex gf had a 03 Max automatic. From a highway roll it was bloody murder, as the 4AT's have a horrific 3rd gear. But from a slow roll or stop they are pretty quick.
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