First Time at track (ranked-stock)

PFI350Z · 04-24-2008, 07:43 AM

It was my first time ever racing any car at the track and I was able to get a decent time that is ranked for stock 350z's!!!!

1. 2007 Base
2. 6spd
3. STOCK CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE ORIGINAL TIRES!!!

here are some pics and 1 burnout video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RniF4ejMXeE

MY TIMESLIP:

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? (first time ever racing!)

S8ER95Z · 04-24-2008, 09:29 AM

Not bad...get some practice and you should be able to see the 13.30s and a little more mph (106mph)....

Skrilla · 04-24-2008, 10:03 AM

wow not bad at all for a 1st run

VeeTec · 04-24-2008, 11:01 AM

Yes, very good first run.

tywinter · 04-24-2008, 11:07 AM

Congrats! Nice job

ajcool2 · 04-24-2008, 11:15 AM

Very Nice congrats man.

Ex2cinaZ · 04-24-2008, 11:36 AM

Sweet!

davidv · 04-24-2008, 12:05 PM

Your car is running strong at the top end. Good work.

PFI350Z · 04-24-2008, 12:13 PM

Thanks for all the compliments! since then I went another day and got four runs in but only got 13.7 13.7 13.9 and a 14.0 (spun a lot) so hopeful another day with a better launch I can be lower 13's... my shifts are fast and the last 1/8th mile im running strong, i just need a better launch to get lower i think...

THANKS AGAIN!!!!

OH P.S. IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW... I BEAT THAT EVO TWICE, BUT THE FORD LIGHTING AND THE SRT-4 IN THE VIDEO KICKED MY ASS LOL

davidv · 04-24-2008, 12:21 PM

Thanks for bumping me to #22.

21. Davidv -------------------------04 Enth 6spd 13.897@101.07mph 2.026 60ft

PFI350Z · 04-24-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by davidv

Thanks for bumping me to #22.

21. Davidv -------------------------04 Enth 6spd 13.897@101.07mph 2.026 60ft

Sorry... but you should of seen my face when i grabbed my slip

just like that... like since it was my first time being at a track period... and i needed help to stage lol i expected high 14s for first time... you got 2.0 in your 60... can you help me a little with mine... i couldnt get a better than 2.2 and i think if i can get a 2.0 60 and then ill be lower 13.3s

davidv · 04-24-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PFI350Z

Sorry... but you should of seen my face when i grabbed my slip

just like that... like since it was my first time being at a track period... and i needed help to stage lol i expected high 14s for first time... you got 2.0 in your 60... can you help me a little with mine... i couldnt get a better than 2.2 and i think if i can get a 2.0 60 and then ill be lower 13.3s

You will find a day when staging pad preparation is ideal and run 2.0 second 60 foot times.

PFI350Z · 04-24-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by davidv

You will find a day when staging pad preparation is ideal and run 2.0 second 60 foot times.

a lot of other racers said the track was really well preped that day. i guess it was me lol. there was a event for cars running like 7s so the track was real sticky...

Peak350 · 04-24-2008, 01:18 PM

Slip the clutch. Thats the best advice anyone can give. If you are spinning you're trying to put down more power than the track can hold.

Don't burnout to heat the tires, just scrub them clean, I didn't watch the video but I'm guessing its a smokey burnout from the pics. Just a quick scrub will suffice.

Stock tire pressures all around work fine as well.

PFI350Z · 04-24-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Peak350

Slip the clutch. Thats the best advice anyone can give. If you are spinning you're trying to put down more power than the track can hold.

Don't burnout to heat the tires, just scrub them clean, I didn't watch the video but I'm guessing its a smokey burnout from the pics. Just a quick scrub will suffice.

Stock tire pressures all around work fine as well.

i didnt do a standing burnout... i let it roll... it was in 2nd gear... i reved it up dumped the clutch and just let it roll

ajcool2 · 04-24-2008, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidv

Thanks for bumping me to #22.

21. Davidv -------------------------04 Enth 6spd 13.897@101.07mph 2.026 60ft

Yeah I remember those days when I was #11.

supernadc2 · 04-24-2008, 01:33 PM

Whats the ideal launch @ rpms on a stock 350z? I dont want to let off the clutch too high and just have a bunch of slip or have a slow start.

And oh yea awesome time for a first run ever! Congrats man.

Peak350 · 04-24-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PFI350Z

i didnt do a standing burnout... i let it roll... it was in 2nd gear... i reved it up dumped the clutch and just let it roll

I don't even bother with 2nd gear. My tires felt greasy the one time I tried it so I went back to first gear spins.

The key is honestly in rolling off the clutch smoothly and into the throttle smoothly so you don't jerk the tires free from the track. Think of the tires as a rubberband stretched to near their breaking point. You want to gently add more power to them, not just jerk on them.

Screamin350Z04 · 04-24-2008, 02:01 PM

god I wish I didn't buy an 04... I'll never see that time stock. Good runs and you will go deeper with time

davidv · 04-24-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by supernadc2

Whats the ideal launch @ rpms on a stock 350z? I dont want to let off the clutch too high and just have a bunch of slip or have a slow start.

And oh yea awesome time for a first run ever! Congrats man.

Depends on tires, tire pressure and staging pad conditions. Try 2, 3 and 4,000 RPM. What works for me may not work for you.

04-24-2008, 10:03 AM	#3
Skrilla UnFuQw1t@bL Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Alamitos Posts: 150 iTrader: (6)	wow not bad at all for a 1st run __________________ 04 Z: AEM Short Ram \| Dual Manifold Spacers \| Coolant Bypass \| Headers \| Resonated TP \| True Dual Exhaust \| UTEC \| TN Awaiting Install 97 Prelude: 207WHP NA 97 Talon: 2.4L 366WHP 19lbs - Totalled

04-24-2008, 11:01 AM	#4
VeeTec Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Barrow County, GA Posts: 1,273 iTrader: (0)	Yes, very good first run. __________________ 2007 350Z (San Marino Blue) 6 speed stock Best 1/4 so far, 13.157, Best Trap, 107.19. 2002 I35 Sport stock 2005 Armada SE stock

04-24-2008, 11:07 AM	#5
tywinter '03 BYR Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 269 iTrader: (3)	Congrats! Nice job __________________ 2003 Brickyard Red Touring 6 Speed 13.201@103.52mph 265HP/249TQ sae corrected Ported Lower Plenum, Kinetix V+ Plenum, JWT Pop Charger, "Z-Xtreme" grounding kit, UR Pulley, ACT Clutch & Flywheel, Fast Intentions "Intimidator" 2.5" dual exhaust, Test Pipes, OSIRIS tuned Stillen "Series II" Front Bumper, Volk Racing SF Challenges Kawasaki Priarie 650 FOR SALE

04-24-2008, 11:15 AM	#6
ajcool2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,132 iTrader: (7)	Very Nice congrats man. __________________ 04 Touring 13.849@101mph AUTO Stock l 13.517@102.30 Modded

04-24-2008, 11:36 AM	#7
Ex2cinaZ Make Lemonade Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germantown/Hagerstown Posts: 2,044 iTrader: (2)	Sweet! __________________ Nismo #430 \|AAM\| 13.334 @ 103.48 1.953 60' .092 r/t FREE MDRACER76

04-24-2008, 07:43 AM	#1
PFI350Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 607 iTrader: (0)	First Time at track (ranked-stock) It was my first time ever racing any car at the track and I was able to get a decent time that is ranked for stock 350z's!!!! 1. 2007 Base 2. 6spd 3. STOCK CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE ORIGINAL TIRES!!! here are some pics and 1 burnout video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RniF4ejMXeE MY TIMESLIP: *SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? (first time ever racing!)* __________________ 6. PFI350Z -------------------------07 Base 6spd 13.568@104.69mph 2.159 60ft Last edited by PFI350Z; 04-24-2008 at 07:46 AM.

04-24-2008, 09:29 AM	#2
S8ER95Z Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Quad Cities Posts: 704 iTrader: (0)	Not bad...get some practice and you should be able to see the 13.30s and a little more mph (106mph).... __________________ 2001 Z28 M6 - Bone Stock - (13.1 @ 108mph - 2.1 60ft)

04-24-2008, 12:05 PM	#8
davidv Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 26,739 iTrader: (0)	Your car is running strong at the top end. Good work. __________________ 350Z 2004 Enthusiast: K&N Typhoon Air Intake - Motordyne Plenum Spacer - Alphawerks Stainless Steel Headers - Helix SS Test Pipes - Injen Super SES Cat-Back Exhaust System - 6 Pad Puck Ceramic Clutch and Forged Steel Flywheel by Competition Clutch - WedsSport SA-70

04-24-2008, 12:13 PM	#9
PFI350Z Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 607 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all the compliments! since then I went another day and got four runs in but only got 13.7 13.7 13.9 and a 14.0 (spun a lot) so hopeful another day with a better launch I can be lower 13's... my shifts are fast and the last 1/8th mile im running strong, i just need a better launch to get lower i think... THANKS AGAIN!!!! OH P.S. IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW... I BEAT THAT EVO TWICE, BUT THE FORD LIGHTING AND THE SRT-4 IN THE VIDEO KICKED MY ASS LOL __________________ 6. PFI350Z -------------------------07 Base 6spd 13.568@104.69mph 2.159 60ft

04-24-2008, 12:21 PM	#10
davidv Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 26,739 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for bumping me to #22. 21. Davidv -------------------------04 Enth 6spd 13.897@101.07mph 2.026 60ft __________________ 350Z 2004 Enthusiast: K&N Typhoon Air Intake - Motordyne Plenum Spacer - Alphawerks Stainless Steel Headers - Helix SS Test Pipes - Injen Super SES Cat-Back Exhaust System - 6 Pad Puck Ceramic Clutch and Forged Steel Flywheel by Competition Clutch - WedsSport SA-70

04-24-2008, 01:18 PM	#14
Peak350 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: DeLand, Florida Posts: 1,098 iTrader: (2)	Slip the clutch. Thats the best advice anyone can give. If you are spinning you're trying to put down more power than the track can hold. Don't burnout to heat the tires, just scrub them clean, I didn't watch the video but I'm guessing its a smokey burnout from the pics. Just a quick scrub will suffice. Stock tire pressures all around work fine as well. __________________ stock 2007 SMB 6-speed Enthusiast - 13.239 @ 105.67 and going for more

04-24-2008, 01:33 PM	#17
supernadc2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 246 iTrader: (0)	Whats the ideal launch @ rpms on a stock 350z? I dont want to let off the clutch too high and just have a bunch of slip or have a slow start. And oh yea awesome time for a first run ever! Congrats man. __________________ HR*350 292rwhp / 243tq ECU Reflash & Tune - Nismo Cat Back Exhaust - Volk TE37 Time Attacks- JIC Coilovers- 20% Tint

04-24-2008, 02:01 PM	#19
Screamin350Z04 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 32 iTrader: (0)	god I wish I didn't buy an 04... I'll never see that time stock. Good runs and you will go deeper with time __________________ 04 Touring 6spd bone stock 13.794@102.72 2.089 60'