He did take a good beating and didn't talk back, you have to give it up for that.

I won't have a hard time fitting in here at all, I just have a habit of debating things other then being a punching bag.

Once I get to know some of you a bit better I'm sure we will all get along fine, being new in a community isn't always easy at first.

 

be warned once u go to the track one time ur gonna be hooked, and start modding like crazy!!, its all about getting the 60ft. time in the beginning, on street tires shoot for 2.0-2.2 after some practice, the rest will come

 

ok, i have to ask............how old are you?

 

he should be shooting for a 2.0-low2.1. 2.2 60 is one horrible launch

 

2.2 is not horrible, it is not great, it is respectable though for a beginner driver at the track by all means, and something he should be able to hit

 

Damn, I need to go to the track. 10k in mods and I'm still at the house with this ****. I need to find some peeps to go to the track with.

Btw OP, I'd say definately not worry about 0-60, it's a cool stat for magazines and for commercials. But the time and effort go into the bigger numbers, like 1/4 mile and 60ft. I use to hang myself up on 0-60, but once I came to this website I learned a hell of a lot more.

Lots of good drivers and good advice. Do what I did and hang around awhile, read and read. That's all I did for the first 2-3 months, well that and buy stuff.

 

Show us how its done here: https://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840...ons-stock.html

 

Show us how its done here: https://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840...ons-stock.html

 

Show us how its done here: https://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840...ons-stock.html

 

4 pages, and still no solid answer (i.e. opinion).

OP - the HRs respond well to bolt-ons. Modified HRs will hang with stock Z34s. I think you can get your HR into the sub 5s 0-60mph. I used a cheapo G-tech accelerometer years back to help me dial-in my launch and shift points. My work has a large (private) area, so nothing illegal was being done. Plus, even if the numbers weren't exactly accurate, I was using the same stretch of area each time so that any changes to what I did were reflected honestly in the results.

I suggest you first get a good baseline by spending 20 bucks on a G-tech (Ebay) and making a few runs in a private area and/or at the drag strip. I was surprised at how accurate the G-tech was for quarter mile runs over 12s. The trap speed always read higher on the G-tech though b/c it gives you your speed at the end of 1320' versus a timed average over a certain distance. My best recorded 0-60 so far is 3.85s.

 

People who actually care about 0-60 are newbs IMO. They are mag racers, and quoting those times or caring about them in the real world shows your lack of knowledge regarding cars/racing. If some tool asked me my 0-60 time Id turn around and walk away.

Worry about your 60ft time, not your pansy 0-60 time. Twice back in the day I ran a Bel timer at the track to compare the 1/4 times to the board. It was within .1 of a second, and my DE times on street tires were 4.8 seconds, but like I said that doesnt matter.

If you really are serious, there are GREAT calculators online for 0-60, but that means you need to run down the 1/4, because it takes your 60ft, and 1/8 mile info for a good estimate. Going off that my best is 2.6 seconds with my old setup.

 

LMAO at all the people recommending the OP buy parts for his car when he hasn't done anything but quote a magazine 0-60 time or how he plans to record his improvement.

OP, I'm not going to bash you over chasing the 0-60 dragon but just keep in mind the figure reported is usually the best time recorded at a test track with a professional driver after many runs. Your magazine time of 5.3 will be a lot closer to 6 sec flat on the street with you, a non-professional, behind the wheel. Harsh reality.

So, you can spend a couple grand adding 20-30 hp to drop that 6 sec a tenth or two, OR you can practice your driving skills and drop half a sec for free! All the experienced folk on here know this already and thus the BBQ at your expense.

 

I have a spreadsheet that can do some fancy math and comes up with a time... supposed to be as accurate as you can get from a 1/4 mile slip without having the actual equipment to do it.

My slug is in the mid 4 second range stock and a couple guys on here have beat my time in stock HRs so they have to be in that range as well.

Just takes a good 60ft and a strong running car with the driver mod.

 

A lot of car manufacturers advertise using 0-60 times.

I think it can provide potential customers an idea of what kind of performance they can expect.

I think the OP acted more mature than a lot of the folks who replied in this thread.

 

0-60 on the street is worthless. What zenophile said is right on, just because a "pro driver" does 5.X seconds doesnt mean Joe Schmoe will. Some guys have no problem beating mag 1/4 times (and 0-60 times in the process), most guys never even come close to it lol...if you have to ask how to do it you're likely the latter.

 

13.7@102 2.0 60ft with hks exhaust and aps test pipes

 

1/4 mile is worthless too if you dont know how to get the most out of your car. So for this guy, can use 0-60, 1/4 mile, HP or WHP for all that matters.

Yes, 0-60 is the most common term that the average Joe understands. I'm still curious why a sub 5 seconds was chosen as the goal. It does sound like wanting bragging rights to friends.

 

I don't see why everyone started bashing him on this question initially. There was nothing wrong with his question. The first 3 responses were trolls, even a moderator made a useless comment. If you don't have anything nice (or useful) to say, then don't say anything at all. Isn't that the old addage?

I think the 0-60 time is one point to consider because it can be somewhat indicative of how a car will perform after exiting a tight turn at lower speeds (along with the skidpad measurement). Take the EVO and STI for example, faster 0-60 times, and much faster out of corners (because of AWD). So by lowering 0-60 times, the car should accelerate faster at times when it really matters (out of turns).

Okay, now feel free to hate on me too. H8rz

 

Troll: Someone who asks a certain question simply to get a rise out of people.

 

First how does 0-60 help coming out of a turn? Do you come to a stop out of the turn and launch your car? And the evo and sti's fast 0-60 because of there awd launch. From a roll they are about the same speed as a stock z. so your post equals worthless.