1995 turbo Nissan Maxima vs 03 Cobra

[beyondloadedSE]

This isnt my car, but my friends old 1995 turbo maxima that he just recently sold. Heres a video of him racing a lightly modded 03 cobra (intake was his only mod I think). Hes running a T3/T4 with the setup in this video. Best 1/4 mile run with his T3/T4 and nitrous was a 12.7 @ 118. Not sure what he runs without the bottle, but I do know he put down ~390 whp with just the turbo. This run was without the bottle. Anyways, enjoy!

Maxima vs 03 cobra

He did eventually upgrade his turbo and put down 538 whp, 603 wtq and ran a 11.9 @ 125.

[PWRDbyUNCLEbens]

wow that is one bad nissan not to mention the cobra was modded....... nothing much more to say

[BP2K2Max]

yeah, hal's the man. i have a longer vid of him racing a few cars one being a very fast DSM that he puts the whoopin' on. that's one bad-ass maxima, a true testament to what the VQ can do.

[bad360rt]

Nice, pretty fast for a grocery getter

[Slowprocess]

Maybe some of you guys can help me out with a quick question. Why, if the car was putting down 538hp, would it only run a 11.9@125mph? That just seems extremely slow for that much horsepower. That trap speed should indicate a 10 second pass. My buddy with the turbo z71 is was running a 10.91@121, and that truck weighs ALOT. Is it the fact that it's front wheel drive? Just curious because I would think it would be a fairly light car(not sure), and with that kind of horsepower it should be running alot faster. Maybe it was on street tires?
I'm also curious about the size shot he was running to get the 12.7@118. He was making 390whp with just the turbo, then nitrous on top of that and only getting a high 12 pass?
Again, I don't know much about the front wheel drive imports, so I'm probably missing something. That's still a fast car, no doubt. It's just that if it were me, I would have hoped for better times with that kind of power. Hell, I'm only making around 400-420whp, and I weighed in at 4400lbs.
Thanks for the info, guys.

[clawhammer]

It's probably a combination of things: street tires, FWD (no traction), and maybe bad driver. What were his 60ft times? Probably above 2.0 s, right?

[dampachi]

I don't hear the 03 cobra whining.

[ricesucks]

If thats a cobra that maxima is fast. If its a GT its still pretty fast...if its a v6 its stock Why did he sell it?

[pre98zetec]

nice vid, now I wanna see some vids of your Contour

[TatII]

most imports trap at redicously high speeds and runs relatively low E.T. this goes for RWD imports as well.

as said earlier, even a AWD EVO that runs a mid 12 will trap around 114mph.

most 12 second 240's trap close to 120mph. we don't have alot of low end tq, so we lose out down low, and we make up time by having very good top end. thats also why i don't drag as much.

since most v8's runs such low E.T. with much lower trap speeds then imports, i have a much better chance on the highway where top end matters. hehe i know that for a v8, with gears, suspension and tires can get into the high 12's with a 102mph trap speed. i shoudl be trapping close to that, but i'll be lucky if i run a high 13. on the street from a dig, he'll eat me up, but on the highway it would be very very close.

[dampachi]

I don't know about that 102mph trap...I trapped 101mph running 14.2. I probably could have been in the 13s with that pass.

[bad360rt]

Yeah, usually takes most rwd vehicle I see about 108mph to hit 12's. All depends on how well your suspension is setup tho. But I have noticed imports trapping a lot higher, fwd = no traction.

[TatII]

theres a guy in my class with a barracuda running 12.4@104mph.

[dampachi]

uhhh. 104mph? stock LS1 fbodys run 13s@106mph. 12.4@104mph is crazy. Have you seen timeslips/him run?

[-The Stig-]

it's soo dark...

i don't hear any turbo spool... odd.. or BOV.... well whatever.

Cool race... what you could see of it.