40-60 mph acceleration tests? Who else has done them?

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I'm curious to see if any of you out there have done either 40-60, 50-70 or 40-80 mph acceleration tests in your 240's, especially if you have boost.

I just got back from doing it bc it's a nice, cold night, and the roads will be FREE of all that sand/salt for only 2 more days :(

(snowstorm saturday in NE--damn i hate the snow on the road!)

Anyway--Here's the specs:3/4 tank of gas. Me (160 pounds) + passenger (twin brother), also 160 pounds.

Last time I weighed it with just me it was 2940, with 1/4 tank of gas...subtract 50 pounds for gutting, we're down to 2890, add 30 pounds for gas, we're up to 2920 pounds, add 160 pounds, we're at ~3080 pounds.

Anyway, here it is....the test was performed multiple times using an accurate stop-watch...they probably weren't THAT accurate, but I trust the person timing it, and i heard the watch beep exactly when i told him to start timing. So margin of error, maybe +/- 0.3 seconds.

Fourth gear:40-60 mph: 4.22 seconds.50-70 mph: 3.64 seconds

Third gear:40-60 mph: 2.94 seconds40-80 mph: 5.72 seconds

I'm at 9 psi, but by the time I was at 6000 rpm for the 40-80 run, I was down to about 6.5 psi.

Compare this with the tests done immediately before I turbocharged it, with the same person, using the same watch on the same roads.Only difference--85 degrees instead of 29 degrees. (pretty substantial difference, but I can't very well test it w/o my turbocharger now :)

Fourth gear:40-60 mph: 6.50 seconds

Third gear:40-60 mph: 4.60 seconds

As you can see, I'm pretty happy with how much lower the times are.

My 0-60 is around ~5.5 seconds, with an inexperienced driver....(it was actually 5.70, as measured by g-tech, on a humid, 90 degree day--slipping clutch through three gears, spinning tires--since then I've added an ACT street clutch, Fidanza aluminum flywheel and ASP aluminum pulley.)--In this weather, with an experienced driver, I wouldn't be surprised if my 0-60 was around 5.3.

Anyway, just curious to see what kind of numbers any of you are getting....


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I cna pull off a 7.3 0-60 wiht my automatic... with just an INTAKE

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Really? That seems pretty fast. the fastest that any published, credible magazine got the 240sx to do 0-60 in was 7.5, and that was with a 5 spd and LSD. Most magazines say more like 7.7. What did you use for the test? I used G-TECH...very accurate stuff. And how did you "launch" it?

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I'm not sure what my car does those times in. Are you driving a KA-T, or an SR20DET?

I've been in a twin-turbo Diablo that did 60-100, up a slight hill, in 2.2 seconds, measured from an Electromotive TEC-3. Stupid fast...

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Are we talking about twin-turbo diablos? Huh? Are we? Huh? lol...Don't undermine the 240's performance with mention of exotics :)

Check out my sig--KA-T, 9 psi.

Have ya done any tests with YOUR car, phax? I'm curious!

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i would go out and test but the snow already started, i hate the snow to. i kicked it this mornign when i stepped outside

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7ish 0-60 time sounds about accurate for a n/a 240sx.

Structure,i just drove home this morning from PA to my house in DE. It was fine until i got to the main road less than a 1/2 mile away from my house was uphill, hard slush/snow mix. A stupid woman in front of me stopped on the hill because of some car on the shoulder that wasn't in her way, i lost traction (because i had to stop, i was beeping my horn for her to keep going) and then i got stuck on the hill. couple of people i know pushed my car. .

i should get a trophy for driving my car in 5" of snow and making it home intact.

SNOW SUCKS. STAY HOME.

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Structure240sx wrote:i would go out and test but the snow already started, i hate the snow to. i kicked it this mornign when i stepped outside


Yeh I hate the snow.. Not even trying to accurate I spun my tires like 3 times going to school today.... also, how I launched is that I got to car rolling (bout 3 mph)mad a hard brake and then floored it all the ay to 60... for some reason my car has low end power... weird ****..

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What is this "snow" you speak of? :confused:

I am unfamilar with the term....

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AZhitman wrote:What is this "snow" you speak of? :confused:

I am unfamilar with the term....
haha ofc your not you probly dont even know what rain is liveing in AZ

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That does suck that you guys have to put your cars away for winter. You'll have to excuse me, I am gonna go driving :-P

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Supposed to snow in VA tomorrow too....sigh looks like im not going anywhere.

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u dont have to put them away... u can go play around...

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TachyonS14 wrote:That does suck that you guys have to put your cars away for winter. You'll have to excuse me, I am gonna go driving :-P


we'll see who's laughing when this whole gloabl warming thing kicks in!!

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hahaha... yeh.. structure want to go drifiting in that parking lot near me? Oh ****, we got a new 240sxer near us... he just moved form texas... he lives in sicklerville like 2 mins form you.. White S14...

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Yeah AZ I bet you could have a barbeque and pool party...For thanksgiving.

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man u can hardly control sliding out there. i was pulling my celica's ebrake ont he way home from work and the back was goin around more than i wanted. but once i get my new stuff on my car maybe jsut maybe

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MarkEmark wrote:...Have ya done any tests with YOUR car, phax? I'm curious!


Only the 5th gear, 6800 RPM speed cut test.

In the next couple of weeks I'm going to head out to Fontana to see what kind of time I put down with my wrecked transmission and 7psi.

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Yea this snow **** sucks. Were supposed to get about a foot. I hope my pareents let me go drive to the store 2morrow. I could sneak in a lil fun then.

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skydragoness5 wrote:7ish 0-60 time sounds about accurate for a n/a 240sx.

Structure,i just drove home this morning from PA to my house in DE. It was fine until i got to the main road less than a 1/2 mile away from my house was uphill, hard slush/snow mix. A stupid woman in front of me stopped on the hill because of some car on the shoulder that wasn't in her way, i lost traction (because i had to stop, i was beeping my horn for her to keep going) and then i got stuck on the hill. couple of people i know pushed my car. .

i should get a trophy for driving my car in 5" of snow and making it home intact.

SNOW SUCKS. STAY HOME.


I'm still skeptical about those times...professional drivers are professional drivers; they couldn't get an SE lower than 7.5 with a 5 spd and LSD. Maybe with i/h/e, 7 flat...

Anyway--you guys are majorly post-whoring my topic :mad:

So I'll join in! I didn't know you guys got snow in south jersey and delaware--that's surprising, I thought we always got it first. Well, we have 3" so far from yesterday night, and I hear another foot is on the way :(

I think I'm taking my car off insurance, off of collision anyway. I wish I lived somewhere cold, so I could get all that beautiful performance from the cool air, but w/o snow and the subsequent sand/salt on the road. I hate sand and salt.

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yashin wrote:we'll see who's laughing when this whole gloabl warming thing kicks in!!


You tryin to get crazy wit me holmes??!?! I'll most likely be dead before that happens.... ah HA!

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And some more OT nonsense...

I was just out in my brother's 98 audi a4 1.8t QUATTRO. Man does that thing OWN in the snow. Made it up our driveway (steepest one I know of) NO problem, unplowed with 4" of snow and CRAPPY, semi-bald all-season OEM tires. I was wicked impressed. With some blizzaks, it'd be unstoppable.

Also, AWD donuts in the school parking lot was one of the most fun things I've done in a while! :)

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Hmmmm I wish my family would get an AWD car. I did however have a lot of fun this morning. I was swaying back and forth in the road and when I pulled into the A&P parkin lot I had a lil more fun after talkin to my friend. I live bout a hour away from the Bronx. MarkEmark where in CT do you live?

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East Bumblefock, CT. Actually, Somers. Pretty much the same :)I'm right on the mass border, kind of near connecticut's infamous "divet."

I guess what was so awesome about his awd donuts was that while he was doing it, everything was so smooth and quiet. Audi's have noise-cabin down to a science--you hear NOTHING except the turbo spooling. Everything else is peaceful as can be...it's actually a pretty weird experience just going around in circles and not hearing anything...hehe :ylsuper

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i soooo want an AWD car for the winter, beating the 240 through the snow last year was fun but i dont want to put my car through the road salts anymore. Anybody know anybody selling a rusted out POS AWD impreza?

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back on the topic since i missed it:

0-60: 5.15secs (before FMIC, cams, VLSD and 245wide tires, haven't tested since then.)40-60: 2.2secs (2nd gear)

Both figures based on placing video of the speedometer into video editing software. Times are accurate to within .05 seconds and however accurate the speedo is.

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ive got awd and 345hp, belive me snow is some great ****.... u haters

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What car?

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Nebraska240sx wrote:ive got awd and 345hp, belive me snow is some great ****.... u haters


i've got RWD and 235rwhp and i'll bet i love snow more :p


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