View Full Version : Maxima 3.5L 6-speed vs. Cobalt SS S/C


Cobalt_SSTuner
04-04-2007, 01:26 PM
Ok this guy at work keeps talking madd sh*t on how his car will mop the floor with me and how he is soo much faster. What do you guys think? its a 4 door sedan with a 350z engine in it (i think the 350z's are the 3.5L). any opinions? I usually just go race people, but, i guess you could say he's gettin in my head a lil :lol:

G5GT2007
04-04-2007, 01:28 PM
what year is it? if its the newer ones idk but my brothers gf has a 03 SE and it isint that fast.

Xenozx
04-04-2007, 01:29 PM
you will beat him. they are slow and heavy. I think they run like 15.0, the Altima SE-R w/ the same engine runs 14.5 but is lighter. So his smack talk isnt warranted, he will lose, and then he will cry :'( If hes an auto its even worse.

EDIT: yea IM refering to thew newer ones, if its 2004 or less, you will eat him alive.

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-04-2007, 02:11 PM
its a 6 speed manual, 2004-5ish.

HotSauce
04-04-2007, 02:14 PM
you will beat him. they are slow and heavy. I think they run like 15.0, the Altima SE-R w/ the same engine runs 14.5 but is lighter. So his smack talk isnt warranted, he will lose, and then he will cry :'( If hes an auto its even worse.



Well if the OP's car is stock, then the MAYBE .5 difference in 1/4 time isn't really anything on the street. Just a heads up

senior_brown
04-04-2007, 03:32 PM
i raced a3.5 maxima 5spd and kept up with him really well, the guy pulled over and gave me respect for it, he thought i was driving a gtp. we pulled from a stop and by around 120 he had 2 cars on me

btw im in a 2,4

utsutsu
04-04-2007, 03:35 PM
Well this is my first post, I own a 2002 Maxima Auto with I/H/E and I ran a 14.3 on my last visit at the dragstrip. My 60ft its crappy but I'm still trying to get better to get a better time.

Anyways, a 2002-2003 Maxima 6spd normally can do around mids 14s stock, best run are around 14.1 - 14.3. So if both are manuals and good driver so it would be a close race, unless your manual and his auto or the other way around then the manual will win.

Don't get confuse with a 2000-2001 which is a 5th Gen 3.0L and the 2002-2003 5.5 Gen which are the 3.5L.
The 5th Gen has the thin black grill up front and no HIDs, the 5.5 Gen has a thick chrome grill and has HIDs.

My cousin has a Cobalt 2.2 LT and I'm usually reading the forums to help him out to fix his up. He is not very car savvy.

Xenozx
04-04-2007, 11:47 PM
14.3 is a little generous on the new Maxies... I would C&D had them listed @ 15.0, and the SE-R altima w/ the same engine and more suspension mods @ 14.5. I suppose its possible, but its not gonna be common.

The cobalt SS sucks from a dig, so a roll race would probably have the SS in a better spotlight to win.

FORCE-FED_06SS
04-04-2007, 11:58 PM
tell him you'll do it for $20 then take his $$ def. if you have the driver mod ;)

fiad06
04-05-2007, 12:34 AM
Ive run a 14.3 when car was stock ( 02 auto mustang gt)....and i beat my friends altima se-r...his best time was a 14.9 I think....I also got whooped by a stage 2 SS (not whopped but only 1 1/2 cars) I think 14.3, 14.2 for a maxima is pushing it a little....you shouldnt have much of a problem with him...so go race him

jeweler54
04-05-2007, 07:04 AM
you will kill him, my mom drives a 2006 maxima auto and our 2.4 SS sedan stock runs VERY close to it, less than 1 car up to 70. kill him

utsutsu
04-05-2007, 08:50 AM
14.3 is a little generous on the new Maxies... I would C&D had them listed @ 15.0, and the SE-R altima w/ the same engine and more suspension mods @ 14.5. I suppose its possible, but its not gonna be common.

The cobalt SS sucks from a dig, so a roll race would probably have the SS in a better spotlight to win.

The times that I posted was for only the 5.5Gen 2002-2003 models. The Newer Maximas 6th Gen 2004-2007 are about high 14s normaly, if you can drive it right might be somewhere in the mids. The 2004 - 2005 had the 6spd option. The 2006 - 2007 has only the CVT transmission and they weight more.

The 14.1 on the 5.5Gen is not common, but it was done. I know that not everyone are going to be running that all that all day lol.

Most of my races are on the dragstrip, but sometimes the ricer hondas that tried to pick on me on the HWY I just leave them behind and cant catch up with me lol.

Since his opponent is a 2004-2005 6spd stock, he should have no problem winning. If you want to secure the win take your spare and jack out for the race make yourself lighter. Just don't get a flat. Those 6th Gen are heavy, not sure on the exact weight but a more the 5.5Gen.

OzzyruleZ
04-05-2007, 03:58 PM
most reviews i've read about the new maxima's is mid 14's. 14.4 to 14.6. I think it would be a good race.

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-09-2007, 04:27 PM
So the guy came in today and was talking madd crap, so Thursday afternoon we are going to go settle it, once and for all. After we decided on thursday, he started acting a little nervous :lol: I have been researching these maximas, and it seems to me like it will be a drivers race.

Jimmys2007CobaltSS/C
04-09-2007, 04:36 PM
our cars r more lighter so u should beat him off the lauch and you can take him from there

light'bolt
04-09-2007, 04:38 PM
Don't forget the vid.. Have the passenger in his car though :lol:

M-Dub
04-09-2007, 04:47 PM
I have taken a 350Z... so with S2 and some small mods you'd take him! They are pig cars so just get a good start and you'll walk him!

utsutsu
04-09-2007, 05:09 PM
Don't forget the vid.. Have the passenger in his car though :lol:

+1 on the vid, looking forward to see the outcome of this race.

tREBs
04-09-2007, 05:14 PM
i raced a buddy driving a 2004 3.5L SE in sport mode (tiptronic) and beat him quite handily, about 3 cars when it was all over, and im still stock

Mimmsey
04-09-2007, 08:01 PM
depending on what mods he has he very well might take ya. the maximas are heavy but they definately arent slow. If he has headers (namely hotshot), an exhaust, and a cai, then watch out its gonna be fast. Examine his intake plenum, there are some sneaky mods you can do that will gain a lot of power ex. pathfinder and 350z track model plenums will make that car scoot along pretty well. I had a nissan before my cobalt and am pretty experienced in that community.

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-10-2007, 03:32 PM
he's completely stock. I think its gonna be a drivers race personally.

ChevyFTL
04-10-2007, 05:36 PM
What year is it? If its a 03 6M you'll be a little shocked at how close the race will be. I drove my friends 03 6-speed with I/H/E and some suspension mods to a 13.46 @ 113 w/ a shitty 2.3 60'.

P.s. don't forget the vid!!!!

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-10-2007, 05:37 PM
Yea, I'm gonna try and video tape it on my phone and transfer it to the computer...havent figured out how i am gonna mount the phone yet, but I'm gonna try

utsutsu
04-10-2007, 09:55 PM
Yea, I'm gonna try and video tape it on my phone and transfer it to the computer...havent figured out how i am gonna mount the phone yet, but I'm gonna try

I seen a couple of races on from a video phone, they never look good.

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-10-2007, 09:59 PM
eh, yea but thats all i got. the race will atleast be during the day, so it shouldnt be too bad as long as i mount it properly...

stealthy1ss
04-10-2007, 10:10 PM
Yea, I'm gonna try and video tape it on my phone and transfer it to the computer...havent figured out how i am gonna mount the phone yet, but I'm gonna try

I will film it for ya. Heck I only weight around 150 so I wouldn't slow you down that much.

Cobalt_SSTuner
04-10-2007, 10:26 PM
well, I'm doing it on my lunch break at work, but your more than welcome to come if ya want!

stealthy1ss
04-10-2007, 10:34 PM
Don't think I can make it if you are doing it at lunch time.

utsutsu
06-04-2007, 12:29 PM
I was wondering what was the result for this race?

SS4ME
06-04-2007, 06:46 PM
What year is it? If its a 03 6M you'll be a little shocked at how close the race will be. I drove my friends 03 6-speed with I/H/E and some suspension mods to a 13.46 @ 113 w/ a shitty 2.3 60'.

P.s. don't forget the vid!!!!

Prove it! I call BS!!!

Brandon97Z
06-04-2007, 07:44 PM
113 trap and only a mid 13 pass?

SS4ME
06-04-2007, 08:01 PM
What has me is the 113 with the mods he mentioned. I could understand a 13.5 with those mods but what is up with that trap?

cheesetits
06-05-2007, 04:26 PM
So who won?

Cobalt_SSTuner
06-05-2007, 04:43 PM
i forgot all about this thread. He had me off the line, I caught him in 2nd, and halfway thru third he was by my back bumper and falling slowly :guns:

Brandon97Z
06-05-2007, 04:47 PM
So the shit talkin stop?

Cobalt_SSTuner
06-05-2007, 04:52 PM
oooooh yea. his face was priceless. especially when i caught him in 2nd. First his jaw dropped. Then when he got outta the car his face was red w/ embarrassment, then he said something like "oh wow, i guess I under estimated your car" :lol:

SS4ME
06-05-2007, 05:15 PM
oooooh yea. his face was priceless. especially when i caught him in 2nd. First his jaw dropped. Then when he got outta the car his face was red w/ embarrassment, then he said something like "oh wow, i guess I under estimated your car" :lol:

I got the same response when I tortured an SE Altima! I'm glad the shit talking has stopped. Nice kill!!!

utsutsu
06-05-2007, 08:15 PM
I kinda expect that result, those 04 are heavy. Good run tho. I need to start heading out to the drag strip, to bad I have not seen any cobalts the previous times I been there. I really would like to race one.