AutoX Altimas

Post by **jEzTeR** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

There was a 02 3.5 Altima with the 5 speed at the fort knox auto X.He did ok I'm not sure what his times were or what place he finished.It was his first time out.He should be on NICO??

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

yea he should be on NICO, we need more altima guys

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

a corvette is by no means a big car. It is actually pretty small in my opinion

Post by **jEzTeR** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

Altiman94 wrote:a corvette is by no means a big car. It is actually pretty small in my opinion

Yeah only 2 seats.

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

altima guys are crrrazzzy

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

haha, only some, but i think the corvette is a pretty big car, atleast in size demensions, sure most of its motor, but thats ok by me, its VERY small on the interior

Post by **jEzTeR** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

..................................Coupe Convertible Z06 Exterior Wheelbase (mm/in.) 2655.5 / 104.5 2655.5 / 104.5 2655.5 / 104.5 Length, overall (mm/in.) 4565.6 / 179.7 4565.5 / 179.7 4565.6 / 179.7 Height, overall (mm/in.) 1211.5 / 47.7 1214.7 / 47.8 1211.5 / 47.7 Tread Width, front (mm/in.) 1572.3 / 61.9 1572.3 / 61.9 1584.5 / 62.4 Tread Width rear (mm/in.) 1574.5 / 62.0 1574.5 / 62.0 1589.5 / 62.6

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

someone did their homework, thanks dane!

Post by **theTony** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

I just happened upon this thread. I auto-x'd my Altima for the first time this past Sunday. It was a blast. It was much more fun in the Altima than in the Maxima. Power is not necessarily an advantage! I finished second in my class so I was pleased. I enjoy this much better than straight line racing. I am hooked!

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

is the altima stock? and also, 5spd or auto? but why was it more fun than the maxima, i figured that huge ummphh would make the differnce, althought the car is heavier, and may i ask why your o2 SE is for sale? sorry for all the questions

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

I believe auto-x with an auto would be very uneventful

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

well i have an auto, and im dying to do auto-x, and im sure ill love it

Post by **theTony** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

Altima is bone stock and is an auto. It began as my mothers and she prefers automatics, so I have to work with what I have. Maybe it was more fun because it felt better being a smaller lighter weight car. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it was just more fun in and out of the cones than with the Maxima. The Maxima is for sale simply because I can't really afford the payments anymore right now. If things improve, I may try to keep it, but right now I'm not sure what I really want to do.

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

do you let the tranny shift itself or do you keep it in 1?

Post by **theTony** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

This being my first time out in this car I decided to let it shift itself to see how it would do. Next time I think I will try keeping it in 2 depending on the course. The course I ran Sunday, if I were in a manual, I would shift into second and leave it there. It was short enough to not have to worry about hitting the rev limiter. I'm still in the experimental stage with this Altima so see what would be best.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

im kinda in the same situation as you with the payments, i can't really afford the altima, but some how i keep making it, and the funny thing is, i kinda want to sell it and get something a lil more sporty, perhaps a 24o or something like that, but id' hate to give up the niceness and reliability of the altima, not to mention it just looks great and its new

Post by **theTony** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

nlzmo400r wrote:im kinda in the same situation as you with the payments, i can't really afford the altima, but some how i keep making it, and the funny thing is, i kinda want to sell it and get something a lil more sporty, perhaps a 24o or something like that, but id' hate to give up the niceness and reliability of the altima, not to mention it just looks great and its new

Exactly!

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

First gens will always be my favorite style of altima. I don't like 4 doors much, but I can tolerate the looks of mine.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

tolerate? i cant walk away from mine in a parking lot without looking back

Post by **humpy012** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

altimas have a really good weight distribution, near 50/50. YOu should go out sometime stock and try it out, see how ya like it before you do mods you wouldnt have done otherwise

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

it does have pretty good weight distribution, and im dying to take my 3rd gen to the track and see whats she's got

Post by **humpy012** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

altimas have a really good weight distribution, near 50/50. YOu should go out sometime stock and try it out, see how ya like it before you do mods you wouldnt have done otherwise

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

I don't know how an automatic 2.5 would fair, but I know a 5 speed U13 would do well, and there's a few guys on altimas.net who have done very well with their 3.5se 5 speeds. I'm not much for automatic vehicles anymore myself

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

neither am i for that matter, however i dont really want a 5spd in a 4cyl 4door semiluxury sedan, now if i had a spec V or 3.5, then yea, def 5 or 6 spd

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

I'd especially want a 5 speed in the 2.5. I would want the the 5 speed for the extra acceleration. Auto's are god awful slow

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

i see your point, and now, yea i wish i couldve gotten teh 5psd, but it just wasnt an option for me unfortunately, and the auto is that slow either, most 'new' autos are actualy fairly quick, still ntohing compared to a 5spd

Post by **Rev_D21** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

nlzmo400r wrote:tolerate? i cant walk away from mine in a parking lot without looking back

You do that too?

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

hey Rev , great to see you 'back' havent heard from you in a while. And yes i defintely do that, still do, and ive had the car for almost 2 years

Post by **Rev_D21** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

4 years and still looking back.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Tue May 20, 2003 6:41 pm

ITS CRAZY BECAUSE GIVEN TEH RIGHT OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD GET RID OF MY CAR, OR SO I TELL MYSELF, BUT I DONT KNOW IF I COULD REALLY LET HER GO IF THE OPPORTUNITY SHOWED ITSELFedit: sorry about all the caps, my computer is fuked and i can't see what i type

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