The Altima SE-R is rated at 260hp. The higher-end import sedan is approaching 300hp.

 

Not true at all.
They have trouble getting mid 14's with those cars, and they are even slower on the highway.
The 3.5's in the passenger cars are tuned for midrange and detuned from the factory to have about 30 less hp then its 350Z counterpart.

On my way to visit my parents last year,(bout' a 4 hour drive) I had some kid with a car full of people point over and make a "that aint **** gesture" at me, then he punched it.
As soon as I seen the 3.5 badge on the back, I got pissed and floored my car.
I caught up to him, flew by him so fast I couldnt see his face, and held it down until I was about 1/2 mile ahead of him on the Thruway.
Lets just say he got a good wiff of my loudmouth, and he was flooring his car when I passed him.... that bitch was revvin....
Those cars got nothin in stock form.
For babywagons, they are damn fast...ill givem that.

And about the 270hp WRX's, yeah but with AWD they lose tons of HP, and without upgrades are easy pickens on the highway, the AWD kills thier topend.

Some of you guys are sounding like pussies.
And to the original OP, it doesnt sound like your car is running right. A skipping cylinder, due to failing opti, wires...whatever, can have serious effects on your cars performance.

Here's the link to the 2005-2005 SE-R Altima page....

http://www.modernracer.com/history/n...erhistory.html

 

Yea they are quick, my mom has a 2005 Nissan Altima SE with the 3.5 v-6 it has 260 horses.
But when my parents first got it, I drove the TA back home and my dad wanted to race and I beat it, he never got in front of me. but I didnt spin the tires hardly at all

 

A bad igniton wire will just ruin your day, I know cause my #6 cyl. wire is toast right now. I wish I had time to replace them today, but it didn't happen. Even worse I just had the SES light on for some reason, then I shut down and fired it back up and it was gone.
Anyone ever have a SES light come on from a arcing ignition wire???

Even with my wire issue my car isn't hooking well in 2nd, so I'd say your car desperately needs a tune up, I'm still spinning in 2nd.

 

That's awesome. I would of loved to race my dad before he sold his 383 `Cuda. Though I'm not sure if he ever would of. Now he has 16+ second cars

 

They actually can squeeze off low 14 sec. E.T.s with a good driver. I can dig up some timeslips later, but I've personally seen an 02 Maxima cut a 14.1 stock to the paper filter. And there topend power isnt THAT bad. That same Max that ran 14.1 stock with headers back and pulleys is running currently 13.4 at 106 without any traction through 1st-3rdish. Given, he is a damn good driver but the 2 other 3.5 powered cars I know (another 02 Maxima and a 04 Altima) have roughly the same mods and arent doing any worse than 13.6. And except the newest 350Z's and G35's, most power differences between the 3.5's is nothing more than a better flowing exhaust, more aggresive tuning and a different manifold.

 

383 Cude what year a 70? those are nice.

it was funny my little brother was giving me a ride to the mall in the Nissan and some dude in a Eclispe pulled up and started revving with his fart can, and the Nissan blew him away, it was a mid 90s eclipse. I laughed so hard.

 

It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure it was a '72. There was some work done to it, made around 450hp. I can't seem to find my 1 and only picture of it , but here is an example:
Same color, same stripes... I wish he never sold it....

 

dang thats pretty nice, my moms boss has a 71 Challenger its yellow with the black accents its pretty nice

 

PERFORMANCE: It's not much of a stretch to say that under the hood of every Altima SE-R is the heart of a 350Z. They share Nissan's fine 3.5-liter dual overhead-cam, 24-valve VQ35 V6 engine. In the SE-R, it's tuned for 260 horsepower, at 6000 rpm, with 251 lb-ft of torque at 3600 rpm. Torque is developed at low engine speeds, for good real-world acceleration. A six-speed manual transmission is standard, with a five-speed electronically-controlled automatic also offered. The automatic, with which my test car was fitted, has a manual-shift gate, and can be used easily in manual mode. But, given the amount of torque from the engine, and wide torque band, D works just fine most of the time. A lower final-drive ratio than other V6-powered Altimas further enhances performance.

CONCLUSIONS: More than a little sport, and more than a little luxury meet in the Nissan Altima SE-R.

SPECIFICATIONS

2005 Nissan Altima SE-R

Base Price $ 29,200
Price As Tested $ 30,680
Engine Type aluminum alloy dual overhead cam
24-valve V6
Engine Size 3.5 liters / 213 cu. in.
Horsepower 260 @ 6000 rpm
Torque (lb-ft) 251 @ 3600 rpm
Transmission 5-speed electronically-controlled
automatic
Wheelbase / Length 110.2 in. / 192.5 in.
Curb Weight 3,316 lbs.
Pounds Per Horsepower 12.8
Fuel Capacity n/a gal.
Fuel Requirement 91 octane unleaded premium gasoline
Tires P225/45 ZR18 Bridgestone Potenza
S-03
Brakes, front/rear vented disc / solid disc,
antilock standard
Suspension, front/rear independent strut /
independent multi-link
Drivetrain front engine, front-wheel drive

PERFORMANCE
EPA Fuel Economy - miles per gallon
city / highway / observed 20 / 30 / 22
0 to 60 mph est 8.0 sec

 

Damn! AAR Cuda :O Drool. I love Cudas 70-72 (73 same body?). I like the billboard paint though.

 

i would like to add my dad just told me that they are getting rid of my moms car and getting a race car altmia lol i was just wondering if i need a tune up that bad wouldnt i be gettind bad gas mpg right now i am still on the same tank from fri afternoon and thats with the weekends play on it and im almost to 250miles on this tank and i still have a hair less that quarter and if anyone could answer this: when the car is cold starts no prob butr when its hot it kinda knocks when startting like pre igntion people say its the opti but im not sure it could also be carbon right?

 

change the plugs, and check the wires
if they are all good then my bet it the Opti (cap and rotor) mine went out with only 74k miles
if you go to buy one i wouldn't get Accel again it's caused me nothing but trouble
the first 2 had bad Optical sensors and the last one the cap broke around one the the bolts holding it on (looks like it was overtightened)

 

My wife and I had a 02 maxima and I was pretty damn impressed with the power it had for a v6...pretty good low end, a little lacking in the midrange, but good top end power. My friend has a 95 lt1 ta and I know the 02 maxima would have given it a run for its money (too bad my buddy had blown his head gasket so we never got to race). I looked into modding the maxima, but I would have a bunch of mods (on the average car) before I would even break into the 13s. We got rid of it as the looks and the motor were the only things nice about the car...the rest of the package was ho-hum and it didn't even handle very nice. The only good kill I got in the maxima was a slightly modded wrx from a roll. I like the IS350 for a family car...too bad it's too much $.

 

I problably woudnt think about bying that car