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Old May 17, 2006 | 02:01 AM
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Okay... so if you're drag / track / street racing you obviously change gears, but what about if you're in the middle of a full throttle, sweeping 2nd gear drift and you find your car bouncing off the limiter?
If you keep the throttle floored and bounce it off the limiter will you lose control of the drift?
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Old May 17, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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keep bouncing it off Rev limiter, if you shift up, the torque will change with the gear change and you'll probably lose the drift. have you tried to initate faster in 3rd gear?
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Old May 21, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Usually i try backing off the accelerator and (playing by sound of engine) stay about 6500rpm's. Too scared / Newb to try the same move in 3rd
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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Get technosquare to re-flash your ecu and raise the limiter to what ever you want. I've had mine at 7300 for a long time, I'm so used to it I can't imagine having it back down to 6600. This really helps when your stretching those drifts to connect corners. I highly recomend this for any 350z that is regularly drifted.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by shmately
Get technosquare to re-flash your ecu and raise the limiter to what ever you want. I've had mine at 7300 for a long time, I'm so used to it I can't imagine having it back down to 6600. This really helps when your stretching those drifts to connect corners. I highly recomend this for any 350z that is regularly drifted.
that sounds like a great idea. if i had the loot to spare i would do it.
for now im happy bouncing off the rev limiter
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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you bounce off the limiter. if you need to pick up speed you will need to shift, but if the course is laid out so you need second the whole time, you just bang off the rev limiter.

if you raise the rev limiter, you will probably just bang off the higher rev limit, not modulate it between 7-7.2k. although if you have an NA car, the extended rev limit would be nice to keep the car in its power band easier, as when I was NA, i had a hard time extending long top of 3rd gear drifts due to lack of power.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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come in faster, use 3rd. pretty soon your gonna be going, "man I wish I started practicing in 3rd sooner"
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