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Raced a 03 350Z today.

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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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Default Raced a 03 350Z today.

Did it from a roll at 40 MPH and he slowly walked away from up to 95 MPH then we slowed down. He was completely stock and I have a few parts (listed in my sig). I always thought an S2000 with a few parts could walk away from a 350Z (287 HP not the 300 HP ones) when racing from a roll... guess I was wrong. Oh well. Better luck next time I guess.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Maybe next time son....maybe next time.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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So I take it this happens alot?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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You should be able to beat that car... I havn't lost to a Z yet actually...
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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yep, drivers race.

bolt ons dont do much at probably .1 in the 1/4 for i/h/e. If you want somethign to help you get gears up to .5 in the 1/4.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kayvan_pour,Mar 11 2006, 06:21 PM
You should be able to beat that car... I havn't lost to a Z yet actually...
See here is the thing... you have an 01 with the higher redline. When I raced the Z I would have to shift before him. So he could stay longer in each gear. Now I think I am pretty good a shifting and I hit each shift right on the mark. Its just his car would bairly accelerater faster then my car and it made it worse when I have to shift before him every time. Thanks why I think an AP1 would be better in this situation.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverKnight,Mar 11 2006, 06:42 PM
yep, drivers race.

bolt ons dont do much at probably .1 in the 1/4 for i/h/e. If you want somethign to help you get gears up to .5 in the 1/4.
I have an 04... Gears are a bad idea.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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You have light weight lug nuts and still lost?? Impossible!
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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not really, an AP1 with gears would roast any other s2k wihtout gears by up to 5 cars. I say get gears
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