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s13240sxman · 01-31-2002, 10:37 PM

I was talking to one of my Corvette guys and you know he just loves to hate on all Imports, so i got into it with him about autoX and he said that his Vette could pull more G's then our 240's ever could. So i was just wanting to know? How much have you guys pulled out there on the good old skid? And what kind of shocks ect are you running?

DJ Machine · 01-31-2002, 10:42 PM

.88, i think.

240meowth · 01-31-2002, 10:47 PM

man, beat's me, the only way to find out is to buy a skyline GT-R's instrument panel, and watch the G-force chart... :biggrin:

White240sx · 01-31-2002, 10:53 PM

Don Nimi ran like 1.09g on R tires and Eibachs + GAB(the stiffest ones, Super R?) back in the day. I don't remember the details exactly but I think what I posted is mostly correct.

Ni5mo180SX · 01-31-2002, 10:55 PM

Yea a stock fastback will do .88 which is pretty good considering the wheel gap and tire size

s13240sxman · 01-31-2002, 11:00 PM

So has anyone gone for Apex shocks? I was thinking about it... If not then i was gonna go with Tokico GABs. either way im going four point sways... Im not sure.. I just want to hit up the local Auto X and turn some heads... I love auto X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

misnomer · 01-31-2002, 11:09 PM

Four point eight million.

*LanceS13* · 01-31-2002, 11:15 PM

The new Z06 can pull 1g off the show room floor....but there's also a bit of a price  gap there.  I'd hope a sports car that cost 3-10X more could outperform a 240SX.  However, for the price, the 240's handling performance is very hard to beat...possibly only challenged by the Miata as far as "bang for buck" goes.

*LanceS13* · 01-31-2002, 11:17 PM

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So has anyone gone for Apex shocks? I was thinking about it... If not then i was gonna go with Tokico GABs. either way im going four point sways... Im not sure.. I just want to hit up the local Auto X and turn some heads... I love auto X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You turn heads at autoX's with driving skills, not suspension mods.
And what are four point sways?

s13240sxman · 01-31-2002, 11:28 PM

4 point = Upper, lower, back, and front.

s13240sxman · 01-31-2002, 11:30 PM

And yes I know its alot about skill but its more fun for me to have a car that can run with skill. I wouldnt see to many heads turn if i went out there in a stock metro... Well now that i think about it... I get what your saying.... ;-)

*LanceS13* · 01-31-2002, 11:36 PM

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good <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

but they don't make upper sway bars.
I assume you're think about chassis braces, of which, as far as I know, they don't make lower ones for our cars.  You can get front and rear sway bars, which attach to the lower suspension and reduce body roll and balance handling...and you can get front and rear strut tower bars, which attach to the tops of the strut towers in the engine bay and in the trunk and stiffen up the chassis reducing body flex and making the car feel more predictable.

s13240sxman · 01-31-2002, 11:42 PM

Sorry I ment to put 4 point suspension not just sways... I hate when i make my self look dumb... OH WELL I guess thats just me....
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*nismo270r* · 02-01-2002, 10:11 AM

Actually, there are lower front and rear tie bars available for the 240sx's...but good luck getting them.  Do-luck (Same company that makes the rear cross bar) makes them, but I'm pretty sure they're a pain to get ahold of.  

Don did pull a 1.09 on the setup mentioned earlier(yes Super R's are stiffest GABs without going Revo coilover), but don't forget, he also has a Canadian car (read Super HICAS).  I'm sure the HICAS helps out a bit in that department.  I've got GAB Super HPs, H&R Springs, ST Sways, Nismo RSTB, and A'pexi Aluminum FSTB...I'd like to take my car and see what kind of G's it can pull, but I have no idea where to do it! :biggrin:  Oh well...one of these days!

sspikey · 02-02-2002, 01:01 AM

get a g-tech meter there not too expensuf. it can mesure you 1/4 mile,0-60,skid pad and engine hp
look into it.

KoukiS14 · 02-02-2002, 09:32 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from White240sx on 10:53 pm on Jan. 31, 2002
Don Nimi ran like 1.09g on R tires and Eibachs + GAB(the stiffest ones, Super R?) back in the day. I don't remember the details exactly but I think what I posted is mostly correct.

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Actually, I believe that was with stock suspension and R compound tires... but PROBABLY not hehe. .   Of course, he has HICAS. . .95 G stock on H rated tires. . I miss my Hicas hehe. . But he pulled a 1.21, but could hold at 1.14!!! Awesome. .

-Rob

(Edited by KoukiS14 at 9:35 pm on Feb. 2, 2002)

tnord · 02-02-2002, 10:19 PM

there is no way anyone pulled 1.2 g's or anywhere near it on stock suspension, c'mon people, use you're heads before you start tossin out comments like that, also .95g's stock on H rated tires, i seriously doubt it, i'd have to see it to believe it, yes the 240 is a nice car, but let's get back down to earth here

01-31-2002, 10:37 PM	#1
s13240sxman Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I was talking to one of my Corvette guys and you know he just loves to hate on all Imports, so i got into it with him about autoX and he said that his Vette could pull more G's then our 240's ever could. So i was just wanting to know? How much have you guys pulled out there on the good old skid? And what kind of shocks ect are you running?

01-31-2002, 10:42 PM	#2
DJ Machine Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	.88, i think.

01-31-2002, 10:47 PM	#3
240meowth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: torrance, ca Age: 41 Posts: 2,407 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	man, beat's me, the only way to find out is to buy a skyline GT-R's instrument panel, and watch the G-force chart... :biggrin:

01-31-2002, 10:53 PM	#4
White240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don Nimi ran like 1.09g on R tires and Eibachs + GAB(the stiffest ones, Super R?) back in the day. I don't remember the details exactly but I think what I posted is mostly correct.

01-31-2002, 10:55 PM	#5
Ni5mo180SX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Orange County Posts: 423 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea a stock fastback will do .88 which is pretty good considering the wheel gap and tire size

01-31-2002, 11:00 PM	#6
s13240sxman Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So has anyone gone for Apex shocks? I was thinking about it... If not then i was gonna go with Tokico GABs. either way im going four point sways... Im not sure.. I just want to hit up the local Auto X and turn some heads... I love auto X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

01-31-2002, 11:09 PM	#7
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Four point eight million.

01-31-2002, 11:15 PM	#8
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The new Z06 can pull 1g off the show room floor....but there's also a bit of a price  gap there.  I'd hope a sports car that cost 3-10X more could outperform a 240SX.  However, for the price, the 240's handling performance is very hard to beat...possibly only challenged by the Miata as far as "bang for buck" goes.

01-31-2002, 11:17 PM	#9
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from s13240sxman on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 am on Feb. 1, 2002 So has anyone gone for Apex shocks? I was thinking about it... If not then i was gonna go with Tokico GABs. either way im going four point sways... Im not sure.. I just want to hit up the local Auto X and turn some heads... I love auto X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> You turn heads at autoX's with driving skills, not suspension mods. And what are four point sways?

01-31-2002, 11:28 PM	#10
s13240sxman Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	4 point = Upper, lower, back, and front.

01-31-2002, 11:30 PM	#11
s13240sxman Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	And yes I know its alot about skill but its more fun for me to have a car that can run with skill. I wouldnt see to many heads turn if i went out there in a stock metro... Well now that i think about it... I get what your saying.... ;-)

01-31-2002, 11:36 PM	#12
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from s13240sxman on 12:30 am on Feb. 1, 2002 I get what your saying.... ;-)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> good <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> but they don't make upper sway bars. I assume you're think about chassis braces, of which, as far as I know, they don't make lower ones for our cars.  You can get front and rear sway bars, which attach to the lower suspension and reduce body roll and balance handling...and you can get front and rear strut tower bars, which attach to the tops of the strut towers in the engine bay and in the trunk and stiffen up the chassis reducing body flex and making the car feel more predictable.

01-31-2002, 11:42 PM	#13
s13240sxman Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 158 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry I ment to put 4 point suspension not just sways... I hate when i make my self look dumb... OH WELL I guess thats just me....          o 0            j            U

02-01-2002, 10:11 AM	#14
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Actually, there are lower front and rear tie bars available for the 240sx's...but good luck getting them.  Do-luck (Same company that makes the rear cross bar) makes them, but I'm pretty sure they're a pain to get ahold of.   Don did pull a 1.09 on the setup mentioned earlier(yes Super R's are stiffest GABs without going Revo coilover), but don't forget, he also has a Canadian car (read Super HICAS).  I'm sure the HICAS helps out a bit in that department.  I've got GAB Super HPs, H&R Springs, ST Sways, Nismo RSTB, and A'pexi Aluminum FSTB...I'd like to take my car and see what kind of G's it can pull, but I have no idea where to do it! :biggrin:  Oh well...one of these days!

02-02-2002, 01:01 AM	#15
sspikey Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 394 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get a g-tech meter there not too expensuf. it can mesure you 1/4 mile,0-60,skid pad and engine hp look into it.

02-02-2002, 09:32 PM	#16
KoukiS14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Indiana Age: 47 Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from White240sx on 10:53 pm on Jan. 31, 2002 Don Nimi ran like 1.09g on R tires and Eibachs + GAB(the stiffest ones, Super R?) back in the day. I don't remember the details exactly but I think what I posted is mostly correct. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Actually, I believe that was with stock suspension and R compound tires... but PROBABLY not hehe. .   Of course, he has HICAS. . .95 G stock on H rated tires. . I miss my Hicas hehe. . But he pulled a 1.21, but could hold at 1.14!!! Awesome. . -Rob (Edited by KoukiS14 at 9:35 pm on Feb. 2, 2002)

02-02-2002, 10:19 PM	#17
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there is no way anyone pulled 1.2 g's or anywhere near it on stock suspension, c'mon people, use you're heads before you start tossin out comments like that, also .95g's stock on H rated tires, i seriously doubt it, i'd have to see it to believe it, yes the 240 is a nice car, but let's get back down to earth here