Infiniti Speeding Stories

[kblast523]

Mid-late 1982...I45 north of Conroe headed toward Dallas. This is not an Infiniti story but what the heck...Driving new blue Dodge Charger 2.2 with stick...85 mph spedo and all. Just cruising at about 2400 rpm-65 mph when fleet of speeders began passing and I decided I had to keep up. Speedo soon ran out at 3400 rpm, but the fun didn't. Had that rattlebox up to 5100 rpm before the dark red Bimmer 3 series gave up and fell in behind. Later found a DPS trooper in the southbound lane (there were about 15 of us REALLY BLASTING) and decided it was time for a break somewhere near Buffalo. The Bimmer exited with me and we stopped at a Texaco for fuel-where my blue Dodge with the huge hood scoop was admired by a new Bimmer driver just because I could keep up...

[MattB]

I was driving my G20tA on Route 9 (two lanes, stoplights) and at a stoplight an E36 BMW 318i sedan pulls up next to me. The guy driving it starts dissing the Infiniti so when the light turned green I floored it....he couldn't keep up.

[Jesda]

I'm bringing this thread back to life!

I had a blast tonight schooling some butthole in a fartcan silver Sunfire -- tint, chrome wheels, lame body kit, the works.

I was talking to some folks online tonight around 10:30, then became extremely thirsty, so I logged off and headed for the grocery store. I live in a suburban area lined with a few strip malls and markets and office buildings here and there.

I got to a red light, and was minding my own business, driving in a mindful and aware manner. From afar I heard what sounded like a souped up John Deere (I had the sunroof open). He pulled up next to me revving like an idiot, and so naturally I glanced over. He was some kid, probably 16 or 17, with his girlfriend (oh man, she was a hottie [and a brunette!], but probably too young for me being 22 and all).

I heard some thumping from his hip-hop or rap, which he then turned down a bit while he was revving at me, looking over at me with a grin. She looked over smiling at me, probably thinking to herself "My boyfriend is gonna make you look like an ***!"

For the life of me, I couldnt understand what this kid was thinking. Did he believe I was driving his daddy's LeSabre? It was night time, and with his assumingly limited knowledge of cars I'm sure he didnt know a difference. (You know, the type that sees a stock sedan with 15" OEM wheels and assumes its a snoozer.)

I revved back a little. Then shook my head at the poor SOB. I looked around for cops, because the last thing I wanted to be was a young brown guy arrested in West County. ("We got a guy in a stolen Infiniti, send backup!")There was some traffic but as far as law enforcement, the coast was clear.

After built-up anticipation waiting on our red light, it turned green, I dropped into first and took off, while making sure I didnt spin the rear wheels. Without much effort, I made a complete *** of him, putting myself a few car lengths ahead. We got up to about 60mph and came to a stop at the next red light (its a long boulevard). He looked PISSED and continued revving like an idiot, wanting another try. Never seen such a persistent idiot!

But I was satisfied with my little kill, and it was my time to make a right at that light to go to the grocery store.

Before I could do that, I saw flashing lights behind me. I thought I was screwed. We both pulled into the parking lot and I pulled my window down but the cop said "You can go ahead, sir."THANK GOD.I was shaking. My 'well-decorated' driving record has been clean for three years, two more and my rates finally start dropping.

I guess it helped that I had my hands at 10-2 on the wheel, I just got my smart-looking new eye glasses today, and I was playing "Say You Love Me" by Fleetwood Mac at a reasonable volume.I was also wearing my light blue button-down long sleeve shirt and white khakis that I usually wear to the office -- I'm sure that all helped. And perhaps he didnt see me from wherever it was he came from. Its possible he only heard the Sunfire, but didnt clock the speed.

And of course I drive a sleeper. Ever see the 15-minute M45 mini-movie? It was a lot like that. I watch my M45 DVD every once in a while for inspiration.

The beauty in all this isn't that I beat a Sunfire with exhaust modifications. I could have done that on foot, drunk. The magic and wonder of tonight's events is that I got off and the idiot in the Sunfire learned a valuable lesson about being an a$$tard.

I LOVE MY Q.

-Jesda

[GEOFF]

Hey Jesda I am in West County too. And yes there are many fartcanmobiles out there thinking that they can outrun 32valve v8s. Some are formidable, but most cant keep up. On another note I smoked an early 70s Chevelle a couple of years ago on Clayton Road. It sounded good, and had nice red paint, but unless your do more than put a good running push-rod v8 in those things your goin' to get toasted. Shortly after that Chevelle I found another taunting innocent drivers on Manchester Road. Well I got behind him and let him know he better be able to move quick. We got to the very last stop light on far west Manchester Rd with him right behind me. I punched it and left him standing. After I slowed a bit I realized he was thinking he had a better top end car and was coming up on me. I simply reapplied the pedal to 140mph and he realized wrong as I pulled away again.

[elwesso]

Thats golden Jesda... The Q OWNS!!!

[Q45RaCiNg_JR]

nice Story Jesda. It Reminds me of this one time ........

It was me and one of my old neighbors back when we use to live in Cali, I took the Q for a ride around the block so I could show one of the friends that I can beat his Tundra that had CAI. Well It so happen that after the short power demo....... I was coming up to a light on the left lane.

(My name is Ralph) " Whattt Let's hit up the This Old School Mustang!!! "

I wasn't sure if i wanted to race this guy cause it SOUNDED MEAN!!! I mean MEAN! . Well as crazy and retarded my friend is, He went ahead rolled down the window and yelled out to the guy in the mustang:

" HEy! ... my friend here says he can beat your mustake! "

" Tell your friend to stop driving a olds man car can get a real car!!"

That's it!!! ... so i leaned over with this grin and said....

" Alright look, Give me a run to the next light... I think you'll be in shock man! "

" Alright... (Begins to laugh) "

Well as every good racer... I rolled all the windows up, Turned off the radio and told my friend to get ready and press the E-Lights. (LOL) I look over and his whole car is rocking side to side and he begins to rev.

" I don't think i can beat this mustake but let's see how bad i'll lose."

Well the light took a long time so me and the Mustang start to warm the tires up... i didn't do anything crazy cause i wanted him to think it's stock........ Well i was power breaking right to where the tires are about ready to spin..... FINALLY!!! The light turns Green.

I burst off the line with very little wheel spin, throw me and my unready friend into the seats.......

" Juss wait till i hit 2nd and i'll pass the mustang!! "

Something bright was shining in the rear view mirror..

"OMG RALPH!!! He's doing a WHEELIE!! "

From there i knew i was going to be smoked right when he gets all 4's to the ground but... still i didn't want the Q to backdown from anyone! I get into 2nd stretching it out right before 3rd was ready to come into play. 2nd held the gap between me and the mustang! The light was coming up so i let off, and so did the mustang. My friend said i beat him about 3-4 cars. I was in shock that i beat this guy.

When we got to the light. I rolled down the window and gave him the thumbs up but when he was on the side of me he didn't even want to look over and juss kept looking the other way to ignore me. He took off fishtailing the car and stormed off mad!

I said " Man... So you think your tundra can handle this? "

Friend " I don't man it's all driver! HAHAHAHA! "

THE END!

[Jesda]

HAHAHAHHA!

He got SCHOOLED.

[ScottJackson]

I've got a redneck 89 IROC camaro with 350. I don't like chevies but bought it cuz it was cheap. Anyway, it's mostly stock with Eagle 6" rods, Manley flat top Platinum series forged pistons (light), Vortec heads with mild bowl work, stainless valves, screw in studs with guideplates... Edelbrock Performer RPM Vortec intake, Ebrock 750 carb with choke removed, Comp Xtreme energy 282H Hydraulic roller cam, Hooker comp headers, 3" single flowmaster exhaust. You know, just the good ol' basic bolt ons for a dependable car. Even with the 2.73 gears it'll go sideways at 70mph if there's any rain on the road. It runs 1/4 in 13.4 on street tires (need to get on the gas nice and slow to keep it from spinning). Best of all, it gets 23-25mpg. Ok, so I was cruising into my local rural town at 75 and decide to take it up to 105 or so for a mile or two for a small amount of entertainment. Coming over a small hill I see the local sheriff coming at me in the other lane. I put on my brakes somewhat hard and slow down to 60 as he goes by. So he doesn't turn on his lights or siren and goes over the hill I just went over. He didn't even tap his brakes. Ok, so I thought, "hmm, he must not have had his radar on..." and proceed to step it up to 85 again like an idiot. I get about a half mile down the road and I see his lights coming toward me in my rear view. "Oh cr@p!" Now he's gonna nail me for who knows what speed and it now looks like I'm running from him. In a moment of pure idiocy, I decide to make a run for it. I stomp it and quickly bury the speedo which only goes to 145 but the needle will keep going to 165 or so until it hits the pushbutton for the trip-meter. I get into town and don't speed too fast because I know I left him FAR behind in the 2 miles I covered. So at the intersection in town I see another cop car to my left and coming with his lights on about 1/4 mile from me. So I go right toward the town water tower and a straight road with no traffic. I get out of town and lay into it. I have the speedo pegged at 165+ and the tach is pegged on 7000rpm and I can hear the engine going well beyond that. I go a couple miles in a VERY short time period and take a right on gravel. There were no trees or hills for cover for about 3/4 mile so I had to go somewhat fast (60 or so) so I wouldn't be seen. Anyway, the gravel was drier than I had thought it was and I left a big dust cloud behind me. I soon realize I'll be sure to have cops on my tail. I cut back toward my friend's house at 90-100 on slippery gravel. I get to his house and pull in the driveway. I get out of my car and start walking toward his house. I was parked behind the side of his garage which is the normal parking area and I know I can't be seen from the gravel road that runs by the house. One cop comes flying by and then I hear him sliding on the gravel (locked up the brakes) and he comes back still with his lights on. So I calmly turned around and walked back toward him acting like I was wondering what's up. Anyway, they knew it was me because another cop had been called in and had put a spike strip just a little ways down the gravel road so they knew where I was. All said, I came out ok. I had been fishing with the county prosecuting attorney and he dropped the attempting to elude charge and several others. What I did get was a reckless driving and 71 in 55 which is what the sheriff actually clocked me at as I slowed for him. So now I've wisened up and know not to try that again, which is why I'm building up my 69 mach1 with C4 corvette front suspension, 4 link rear, and 1100hp twin turbo 514" stroker:ylsuper But yeah, the Q's are pretty fast for a family car...

[jdmfreak]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

Quite a story. It'll be nice if some1 had video taped all of this. What I wanna know is how you get 23-25mpg?

[Jesda]

The Lincoln Mark VIII with the 4.6L DOHC V8 also gets 25mpg. Who knows...

[jdmfreak]

Seriously? I coulda sworn that was a gas guzzler.

[ScottJackson]

There's a few reasons it gets pretty good mileage:1) 3rd gen camaro has C/D (coefficient of drag) of .32. I don't know exactly what is used to figure this, frontal area and such. Basically, it cuts thru the air very well.

2) 2.77 gears (I know I stated 2.73 but that was incorrect, that's what my 87 iroc parts car has) with 4L60 overdrive trans. I have lockup converter rigged thru a toggle switch so I don't damage it when I give it full throttle. I can switch off the converter clutch when I want to put the power thru it and turn it on for low rpms while cruising. Also allows a looser converter, don't need to worry about stall if you can lock it up while in cruise. I'm spinning 1700-1800rpm at 60.

3) 10.4:1 compression with flat tops and very efficient Vortec iron heads. These heads have very good quench and swirl and don't need a lot of timing. Higher compression raises efficiency. I run 92 octane premium with a 160* thermostat and it just barely squeeks by, any 87 octane mixed with it will ping.

4) I have 73/52 metering rods in the carb, which gives lean cruise mode and slightly rich when you open the throttle for good power and it helps cut detonation. Also needed were silver or yellow metering rod springs (I don't remember) with my cam as it doesn't pull much vacuum and the orange springs the carb comes with were jumping the metering rods up and down at idle, richening cruise and idle.

Even though the mustang will be 1100hp and 1200+ft/lbs torque and will need more than 2 gallons per mile at full throttle (assuming 180mph), it should get 15mpg or better due to Viper T56 trans or TKO600 overdrive manual. I'll use a Holley 8896 1050cfm dominator carb which is notoriously a gas hog and not street friendly. That's true, out of the box they are stinky rich but the idle and intermediate passages can be leaned out to be very streetable and still deliver enough fuel for huge horsepower when wide open. I don't expect the mustang to be able to go much over 180 or 190 mph since it doesn't cut thru the air like the camaro, but 80mph to 140mph will be a rush probably not much over 4 seconds flat. Now for something Q45 related... my tape measure says a 460 ford will fit in the Q. How about a twin turbo 460 putting out 1000hp with a Viper T56 in a Q45? I doubt the rear end would hold up, but with street tires, maybe. I know a clutch pedal and related components would be a difficult job and the A/C, alternator, and power steering brackets would be a pain along with a crank pulley to drive them, but boy what a ride it'd be. Iron fist in a velvet glove... There's a lot of nice first gen Q45s with bad motors for cheap, only a matter of time and a couple BMW projects before I get to doing the swap.

[jdmfreak]

Nice! Ya learn something new eveyday.

[Jesda]

Well I had a blast today. Got my new title and my new plates finally, shined up the Q and went driving all day; I even left work early.

Theres a part of I-270 where when you come down the onramp, and its two lanes to get on. I was pacing a red C5 Vette Z06 which was on my left, just trying to get a glance at the car and the driver (she was kinda hot). She kept speeding up, and when she did I did. Finally I hammered it, and she did the same in response and in no time I was doing 110. She disappeared and whipped my punkazz, but I only wanted to hear that sweet pushrod V8.

Hearing that 'Vette in tandem with my Q at WOT was like a sweet symphony.

-Jesda

[VimyJ]

Many of the highway surfaces in the arid western areas of the US are, for want of a better word, lumpy. In Canada we would call irreglarities in the plane of the road bed frost heaves. Utah has mile after mile of sudden off kilter lumps, heaves, drops, dips, lifts, slants, bumps and woohoos. These conditions all act in concert or solo and are particularly pronounced on the tertiary roads where speed limits are 55 mph and less.

Leaving the Needles area of Canyon Lands National Park with my wife in desparate need of a nice hotel room and a pool, we were following a late model SUV on some twisties down to 15 mph that permitted no passing (unless you wanted to be totally ignorant). It was OK though because the Blazer driver was trying his best to handle the turns that I had blazed up earlier in the day at a brisk pace.

We then came upon a car traveling a little over the posted speed limit of 50. The Blazer passed this guy as the road leveled and straightened followed by me. He settled down to 60.

This next section of road offered a view of empty straight highway descending down into a shallow valley for 3 or 4 miles with a 90 degree curve that headed north for at least another 2 miles where is disappeared off to the east again.

Time to go.

I passed the Blazer on this oddball lumpy type of highway that the J30t just loves. Got go 80 immediately and decided to keep the speed because there was no one in site.

The J was perfect. New OEM suspension handling these tricks in the road like they were nothing. Easy. Sweet.

We come to the turn carrying a lot of speed. There is a road marker indicating the road goes left ahead. I don't know how fast I was going but I was looking past the curve already planning to cheat the center line by a tire.

I enter the curve and everything is sweet and under control. I'm looking through the turn down and the road and haven't touched the brake pedal. There is a bounce/heave just upon entering the turn so the J gets light for an instant.

There is no shoulder to this road. The narrow pavement ends at a steep drop of 15 feet into a ditch. I didn't even consider this.

The J gets light but lands perfectly and predictably poised for the serious part of the velocity change. I know I'm through the turn and I'm looking to hit the gas for the perfect exit when my wife screams in terror!

It's one of those moments when everything stands still. Everything you're thinking and experiencing is crystallized.

I had used all of the road and from the passenger seat it must have looked like we were screwed. Certain to crash at high speed in a death roll.

I put the right front tire right to the edge of the pavement and the curve was much sharper than it looked because it was slightly off camber. The J is an extremely confident car and I wasn't worried in the least but my wife's scream scared the crap out of me.

It put everything into perspective. The of joy driving the J hard was not worth ending up wrecked in the desert with the Blazer guy being forced to alter his vaction plans and memories coming to the aid of a hot shot jerk off and his wife in their wrecked tourng car in the middle of nowhere.

Then we exited the bend perfectly. It only took an instant for all this stuff to go through my head. I slowed down to 65 and apologized sincerely to my wife.

That turn was hard. The J handled it with aplomb but even a sudden gust of wind could have made a difference when the J got light after that heave. That was no ordinary bend in the road. There were plenty of easier turns with speed warnings on them.

Just when you think you are so smart along comes a "hello".

Got the wife a nice hotel room in Moab with a water slide for me.

The J is a geat car.

[1992Q45A]

4 door ZX

[jdmfreak]

How much power do they have?

[AZhitman]

Great story Mike - And "4-door ZX" is right on the money!

[maxnix]

Many of the highway surfaces in the arid western areas of the US are, for want of a better word, lumpy.

Really? I didn't notice that on my recent Western US Austin to Seattle dash. To the contrary, I think they are much better than the decayed eastern seaboard highways or the midwest frost heaved ones. Sure there are some bad ones, usually caused by truck wear, but I find the highways out west conducive to high speed cruising.

Maybe the too soft spring rate on the FY33 is masking the road irregularities.

[90Q45blue]

I agree with you Brian. I made the New York to Kansas drive a few months ago and can say that western highways are much better by comparison.

Nick

[kblast523]

I try to avoid most roads east of the MIssissippi River,or north of Iowa. Gulf coast states are probably OK, but I haven't been to one of those states in several years. The worst roads, however, are in OKlahoma. No markings, no lighting, little or no maintainance, no repair and LOTS of troopers.Its a buget thing, I guess. Best roads for running (with a radar detector) are Texas, as the surfaces are generally smooth, the people drive faster than most, and at least in West Texas, the spaces are still wide open. Here in Nebraska there is a trooper, in civilian colored car, every 20 miles and none of them sleep. Most of them drive grey/bronze/green/blue/gold, Crown Vics/F150's/Camaros without light bars. It was easier to spot an all white cruiser with a light bar ten years ago (unless it snowed) so they changed to civilian colors. And fortunately, we get new plates begining in January...

[VimyJ]

Really? I didn't notice that on my recent Western US Austin to Seattle dash. To the contrary, I think they are much better than the decayed eastern seaboard highways or the midwest frost heaved ones. Sure there are some bad ones, usually caused by truck wear, but I find the highways out west conducive to high speed cruising.

Maybe the too soft spring rate on the FY33 is masking the road irregularities.

The interstates and most main secondary roads are fine. The less used secondaries and tertiaries are the "lumpy"ones. The surface of the roads were all in good repair. No pot holes or broken pavement. The road beds were heaved and uneven which probably is why the roads I described as lumpy had speed limits of 55 and below.

The J30t has stiff springs but no matter what kind of springs you have, you'll notice the "heaves". Good test of chasis stiffness.

[maxnix]

Mike, yeah, we were on Interstates, US Highways, and Texas Highways (Kblast53 nailed that one) most of the time. Nearly cracked up when I saw a full size F150 pick-up in full DPS reagalia trapping on I20 just before Sweetwater (which I am sure was a relative experience for the settlers who named it such).

Radar detectors and non-metallic tint are a must because everyone in TX drives the limit +10-15 mph over (God, or your deity of choice, or not, bless them).

Wish I had the firmer springs like the J30t. The G50 Q45t (Seattle car) doesn't have this benefit either.

We did hit one heave on a secondary TX road at 35 mph following a pickup. At this highway intersection, it seems they put a bar ditch on either side of the crossing highway with no sign like DIP. Of course, in TX, all the bubbas would be reaching for their Skoal anyway if there was such a sign. Anyway, fully loaded like we were and with no warning, we crashed mightily on what felt like the middle of the undercarriage. My wife was not happy, but being loaded as we were, the infamous FY33 splash guards were below the 3.5" front clearance in front and reduced to about the same in back. Can't tell you how relieved I was when it was on the rack and there was no visible evidence of the impact.

[maxnix]

I was pacing a red C5 Vette Z06 which was on my left, just trying to get a glance at the car and the driver (she was kinda hot). She kept speeding up, and when she did I did. Finally I hammered it, and she did the same in response and in no time I was doing 110. She disappeared and whipped my punkazz

I love keeping up with the Vettes I don't pass. They are usually surprised this big four door steel sedan keeps looming behind them after they nail it to pass someone. And I know my ride is much more comfortable and less tiring on an all day drive.

[AZhitman]

You guys would love driving US 60 here in AZ... Recently paved with (experimental) reclaimed tire rubber. It's so soft you can actually depress it with your fingernail, and at 110mph, the Q is virtually silent. Weird sensation having little to no road noise, and spectacular lateral grip.

[elwesso]

I remember you talking about that at the meet...

Thats weird, having sticky tires AND sticky roads.....

[VimyJ]

I remember you talking about that at the meet...

Thats weird, having sticky tires AND sticky roads.....

And then there was the Coke syrup truck that sprang a slow leak on that road. Now you're talking slot cars.

[jdmfreak]

That musta been fun.

[Mr1der]

heh, it's not Ifiniti, but a little over a week ago, I was rolling about 5 over on the interstate, and some retard came up on me fast in some Mercedes something or another...2 door, had an AMG badge on it, and THE dumbest looking ricer fart can (you know, the twin upturned tips). Well, threw the bird in 4th goosed the throttle a little bit to see if he'd take, he did, jumped up enough to get in my lane, so I decided to pursue, needless to say I hung on his *** somewhere past 120 (that's where the speedo stops on me, the needle was about an inch past it and not moving whatsoever) Being I'm running normal passenger tires, I decided I'd back down some. Retardo kept going a few seconds after I slowed down...

Needless to say, my duct tape on the front bumper held like a champ!

[jdmfreak]

The Ghetto Bird was hangin with an AMG? Or maybe that was just an AMG badge. What would posses some1 to put a muffler, espacially one of those twin tipped ones, on a Mercedes? Man anybody that ruins a car like that needs to have a meeting with the back of my hand.