Even drag racers don't floor it and pop the clutch. What kind of tires do you have and what size are they?

 

im using these extra tires that came with the car, they are stock rims, but i wouldnt expect it to spin them that easy.

 

What brand, model and size are they?

 

all i got from the side walls where, " lemans 205/70r14 95t" im using the stock 280zx rims.

 

Speaking of Ugly PT cruiser (sorry Rod ), have you guys seen that new Chevy that so stronly resembles the PT in the looks department. Caught me a little off gaurd til I saw the bowties on the rims. Saw a commercial on it too that day, some three letter acronym. HHR or some crap like that (no, not the SSR truck).

And on the subject of race results, I recently beat my son to the kitchen for the last of the Pringles. Oh sure it wasn't fair, he's only 2 years old. But hey he got even when I was stupid enough to leave em in my room while I took a **** and he snagged em and ran to his room and locked the door. So all in all I'd say I get the *** end of the race for the Pringles. The Pizza flavored ones to. Aint that a bitch? Losing to a Honda is one thing, but losing to 2 year old. That's pretty bad.

 

Damn, a "T" rating is the lowest possible traction/heat rating that a tire can have and still be legal for anything other than a ride-on lawn mower. Whoever put those on your car was an a%$^ole. The car came with an "H" rated tire from the factory and you should never go below that. I got me some nice wide "Z" rated tires and I can still bust 'em loose pretty easy... just think how neutered your car's handling is with those skinny little under-rated cheese-dick tires on it.

And J... Nice job on the pringles race. And, I call that HHR the "PT Chevy".

Rod.

 

Dude that sucks ***. I think women drivers, specifically elderly women drivers shouldn't be allowed to get a liscence. They might be able to multitask at home but when driving, scoff, that's a whole other story. I could outdrive a woman driver after drinking a bottle and a half of vodka. I know I've done it.

 

Couple of Marines in a newer (2001 or 2002?) Trans Am last night talking smack at the stop light. They never learn. I had to put the smack down on their "Muscle Car". Reaction time baby!!! It's all about reaction time. Out of the hole, he had me by almost a car length up until about 30mph... then... the smack down came calling his name. As I passed them, they looked totally horrified. Once I got 5 car lengths ahead I backed off and let them catch up. More respect! The driver leans over over and say's "Whatcha got in that thing!?". So I say "Pretty much stock straight 6, What about you?" HA HA HA HA HA!

Rod.

V8's are for breakfast.

 

Yo whats up i got my 1982 280zx turbo t5 tranny rolling on 14 in alumanium rims with brand new tires i was cruseing up main st hear in clovis new mexico ( friday and saturday ) are cruseing nights and people bring out there ( rice burners ) i finnaly braged enough about my 280zxt finnaly i broke it out i raced 3 cars on the strip first was a Black Dodge Srt 4 i rolled up next to him and he started talking **** about my car i leaned out my car with a evil grin and said hey wanna race ? he looked at me and told me his car could whoop my cars *** i laughed and i told him to take his car back to the car dealership i told him lets stop and race so we pulled in front of the straight strip my friends rasied there hands and down came there hands i was at 4,000 rpms in first gear as i took off i swear he never had a chance on me . i heard my tires squill i let the car get to 5,500 rpms before i shifted into seconds still with my foot on the gas i could just barley keep the rear from fish tailing i looked at my speedo i cant belive it 35 when i shifted into second 2 seconds later i see 55 mph i look in my ear view mirror and he was so far behind me i started hitting my high beams never the less i won there were over 75 people who witnessed it and i have proof .. next race some rich school punk with a 1998 corvette black pulles up next to me and says hey wanna race i was soo hiped up that i saidsure why not i didnt know his car was a auto matic never the less i took off in seconds gear and i started to pull away from him i was wondering why in the hell did my car beat a LS1 ? i pulled over and talked to him and noticed it was a auto tranny i laughed and told him thats why i taught him a few tricks of the trade with a auto tranny so now he can car the other vetts.. when i have time tonight or tomorow i will let yall know how i do agaisnt a v-6 camero 3.2 liter v-6 tonight
1982 280zxt 2+2 hehehe 14 in rims custom cold air in take degutted cat distruitor cap turned up a little bit , no air cond belts im running 10-30 fully systec motor oil , stock boost , ghetto euro muffler , inside has been degutted rear seats passenger seat lol all the back interior parts degutted
all i got to say is ( u just got smoked by a 23 year old car ) lol
long live 280zxt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I can't wait to start racing with my car now that it's out of paint. I have been driving my Mom's 2003 Eclipse V6 and I have raced a few people with that. It's quick but not for how big the motor is. SO far I'v beaten a VR6 Passat, Jetta GTi. I also raced A subaru WRX and we were neck and neck, not sure but I think he was a little faster. So far I have a bunch of races lined up, Eclipse GST running 14psi, SRT-4 that I guess is pretty fast, WRX and a few others. I am kind of worried about the Eclipse GST, I think he could beat me right now cause I am completely stock other then an intake. In the next couple of days I am going to be putting on my NPR intercooler, HKS BOV, Boost controller, boost gauge, and new rims and tires. Do you think I could beat him then??

 

Last night me and a few of my friends went out to the cheese plant to watch some races i raced the auto black corvette again but this time him and i were neck to neck.. maybe its becuase i was a little slow into 3rd gear ? but anyways i watched a fully tricked out eclispe gst race the VET and well i cant say it was really close but the gst was right on the vets rear end.. um im going to be doing so more mods before i race again i feel like my car isnt totaly ready yet for full blown street racing.. yet ... lol come on april 2006 i need my tax refund !! lol
1982 280zxt 2+2
1993 300zx n/a/ 2+2

 

because I pointed out a fact you may not like. =Rod quote=



Like I said both of those cars are quicker on paper and I made them look silly... =Rod quote=


I guess there is neither fact, fiction or Mr humble on the www to hold on this days...

 

I'm confused... what are we talking about?

Not sure what the quotes above are in refference to.

Really, what are we talking about TurboT5?

Rod.

 

took you three lines to ask: what do you mean t5?. Not up to the challenge, I apologize.

 

Uh ? t5 transmission ? i was always told that the nissan 280zxt had the borg warner t-5 manual tranny am i right or am i wrong ? thats why i wrote 280zxt t-5 tranny ? doesnt that make sence ? or maybe my english is very bad lol any body else got any luck racing ?

 

Yeah, It took me three lines to ask... without being a dick. What challenge are you suggesting? a battle of wits? I'm sorry, maybe I'm just an idiot, But I really don't know if you're trying to make my point for me, or if you're just being lame. So instead of answering me with more questions, why not just answer. Clarity is a really good thing when trying to make a point. I could be taking this all out of whack here... but since you have thus far failed to state what it is you're trying to say, I must assume that it's not a good thing. So, here's a challenge for you... Say what you mean instead of trying to be coy. Can you do that?

Rod.

 

some manuals 82's n all manuals 83's are t5

 

Not quite. All US domestic '82 & '83 model year 5-speed manual transmission cars were delivered with the Borg/Warner T5.

If you found one that had a Nissan 5-speed it was probably installed by a previous owner to replace a bad T5.

 

Point is to anyone buying an 82 even an 83 for the goodies to learn the external differences n crawl under to be sure.

 

Not to get of the topic you guys were on but does any one have any input on wether or not I will beat that Eclipse GST? Nismo you said you have seen a GST race, what did it have done to it and was it quick? The kid I know has a Down pipe, cat-back, intake, and running 14psi. I have or will have a pretty similair setup other then my new intercooler with 12psi, is there any chance??

 

There's always a chance. 90% of the outcome in a street race is the driver.

Check out this thread:

https://www.zdriver.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15299

 

That was some interesting reading, thanks for posting it. made me realize how important it is to get a good start.
Speaking of which I was wondering if some of you guys could give me some tips on getting a good start with these cars. I have just been revving it to about 2500rpm and slowly dropping the clutch. And were is the best point to shift?
thanks
rob

 

It's more about getting a feel for the car than anything. You can take two 280ZX's from the same year with similar mileage and they will react completely different from each other. One car might do best shifting at 5000 RPM's while the other one still pulls strong to 5500 or higher. Tires, clutch, suspension all determine how hard you can rev before dumping the clutch and getting out of the hole. If you are traction limited, you aren't going anywhere quick. You'll either just spin the tires like mad, or hook up at such low RPM's that you are bogging out of the whole. You just have to experiment with the car until you can get a good feel for it's best launching and shift points.

Rod.

 

When I raced my 300zx I found it best to drop the clutch at about 4,000 rpms with the mods I've done to it. That cold air intake, racing headers, and racing muffler suprised me on how much more responsive they made my car.

 

i have this kid at my school who has a 02 mustang with a chip in it and he says "its basically a GT" and he wants to race me after i get my exhaust next week (40 series flow masters with Xpipes) i think i should be able to take em =)