Accord v. Maxima?????
 

Hey, my friends got a '98 maxima and he keeps wanting to race me when i get my license ,2 weeks. I have all of the part set up to put on my car whne its mine (00 accord 4dr 4cyl 5spd.)
the mods are:
Dc headers
dc cat back exhaust
aem pulleys and cams
dc intake
msd igniton

thats what ill have when i race him do you think ill have a chance, him having just his stock 255hp and me having 150+whatever those mods add.

You'll probably be smoked... just out of curiosity, do you have much "spirited" driving experience? I ask b/c I hate it when kids just get their license, go race, and wreck...

hahaha you will probably lose how far you racing?you might have a quicker accel. then maxima you might win with the mods and a quicker accel. you will still have less ponies but if you get ahead of him in the begining it might take a while for him to catch up to bc your hps might be pretty close to each other understand?

FWIW: The 1998 Maxima had 190hp stock, not 255.

I still think you will lose if he is a 5-speed, but not by too much.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

Maxima's torquier than your 4, I think; he'll probably take you off the line.

94_Accord_ex : Ya, one of my friends dads use to race carsand he's been teaching me alot. He let me drive his old triumph TR4 last week,that was pretty fun. I might be going to a like advanced driving course this summer for racing, i love driving. So no im not one of those kids who gets a car and just races it to be cool. Id rather be ot on a track than drag racing down a street.

HKSaccord, that's cool, I respect people who get some skills before they go crazy. So you're going to race him at the track? Even better...

... and all throughout the ¼ mile..


Maximas have always been in the fastest of their class, for each genertion.

I raced a maxima once... a friend of mine has a '98Maxima GLE... we raced for 1/2 mile... I got the jump because of my AWD, but from there on out it was a very even race... he started closing in around 70mph, but once I hit 90 I left him crying... we both have automatics so driver skill was not a factor... unless you find it difficult to press a lever down and hold a wheel straight:D

Highlander, is this your car?

Highlander : 3.0-liter, 4-speed automatic
Engine: 3.0-liter V6
Horsepower: 220 @ 5800
Torque: 222 @ 4400

Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 9.8 sec. 1/4-mile in 17.3 sec.

Top Speed: 109 mph

Braking: 60-0 mph in 133 ft.

Road Holding: 0.70 g.

Fuel Economy: 18 (City) / 22 (Highway)

humm strange..

I guess the Maxima was overly due for a tune-up..

I love maxima's. I'm guessing he would be leading but not by alot.
good luck to both of you!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking...

255hp? not necessarily bc maximas have 222hp and first of all.. if you have a vtec model.. you will def keep up with him in a short range race... maximas haul ass doesnt kick in until about 4 min after your ahead of them. Keep in mind those cars are heavier. I raced one on the highway. i was going 114 and i was just shifting to 5th. They have balls yea.. but u wont be too far behind.. maybe even right aside of him. if its a short distance race. Esp if he has an automatic.


and double clutch it.. or u'll lose! Trust me!

He's racing a 98 model Maxima, which has 190hp.
I think the Maxima would actually do better in the short range due to it's better torque curve and wider tires. The Accord would fare better as the race got longer, giving it the opportunity to use it's top-end.

FWIW, double clutching is a concept for which I have yet to see a practical application. I don't think it works to accomplish anything in a race.

I think she was joking... and its only for downshifting anyway.

Oh. I see. Well in that case: :D



:cool:

fwiw i have done it.. during a race to see if it actually does give u better time it does if you have a vtec. ask anyone who drives a prelude or vtec model.. esp when i drove my friend rx7 turbo... and as a matter of fact.. i think it will be a good race.. esp if the kid is driving an auto.. since he has so much more stock hp then the accord.. ya kno what i mean

How is taking an extra tenth or two tenths of a second to accomplish manually what a double-synchomesh gear system does automatically gain time and power?

The last time, and only time I had to double-clutch for more power was in a 70-something UHaul van full of furniture that didn't have enough kick to make it up a freeway offramp.

Max

94_accord_ex
 

Yeah- thats my car... sounds pretty bad doesnt it... hehe yeah... it sucked... when it was stock:D now it isnt fast by any means, but it gets to 60 in about 7 seconds... not the stock 9.8... not too bad Id say:)

Re: 94_accord_ex
 

what have you done besides the exhaust and intake??
Shaving 2+ seconds off a 0-60 aint no easy task..

I got lighter rims and lower profile tires to improve my gearing... my speedometer is probably a little off from downsizing 2" on the tires, but people riding in my car have clocked me at about 7.1 seconds 0-60... I know my car is slow as crap but its fun, REALLY spacious in interior/back seat;)... great in rain... great visibility, clearance over obstacles, etc... plus its something DIFFERENT from every other Honda/Acura/Import out there... those are cool, and I am planning on getting a 92 Civic Hatch to be my drag queen:D but keep the Highlander as a daily driver- its a hell of a lot of fun to drive even though it gets smoked by 50% of the stuff I race... oh well- its fun as hell:cool: