I guess sometimes we get used to our cars and almost feel like they are boring and even underestimate them. Today while shifting fast into 3rd while in a bad situation with cars on my left and a wall to my right my back end decided to wiggle like a worm. My car has never done this as violent as it did today in 3rd gear but I had a wake up call as to what even 400+whp can do. I guess this is the first time my car has ever scarred the $hit out of me but I now have a new respect for my power.

 

Damm bro.

 

what size wheels/tires you got

 

Glad you didnt hit anything and you are safe man.

I cant wait to get that power in my car

 

More than 1 member has parked their car in the jersey wall when this has happened, its definately an attention getter for sure. Nice save .

 

Cass when your car is done can I have a ride to see if I will be happy with my power goals for my build?? What numbers are you looking at?

 

Dont be scared!! haha




You always have to drive the car, never let the car drive you.



I remember one night coming home with my girl about a year ago in my Nissan Titan and we were going about 85 or 90 in the rain down this 4 lane road with no traffic. I floored it just playing around and the Titan got crazy sideways going that fast, definitely a wake up call for playing in the rain.

 

*** YEAH JEREMY. Drifting at 90mph.


As for me, the worst situation in my z was probably losing control while doing 70+ touge racing. I was going around this corner and it was sharp so i hit the brakes, my rear end started to kick out and my heart rate shot out the roof cuz the road was tight and no room for drifting or sliding.

 

I've swapped ends on the highway... happened in the rain. wasn't even fooling around.

 

as long as you don't try to pull a FF-style drift, like somone I know did...heh *cough*, 70 mph drifts are just not smart

 

I get the same way....just blast through 2-3 and into 4th gear. Fly through 100mph like its nothing, no effort needed.

I don't really realize how fast these things are till I get into something else........then i step back and realize what we have.

 

rain is my worst enemy. i grandma it. glad i don't live in seattle.

 

For sure man, just as long as your goals are a little lower than mine .

My main goal was to break 600whp on the DD Dyno at F:T on 93 octane and meth. If all the stars align I may be tuning just before ZdayZ.

 

I havent had a situation that surprised me in a while, but they have happened.

Its happened to me shifting very fast into 4th, inducing a little sideways action is always fun. Before driving quick I mentally prepare myself to correct steering quick, and be smooth with clutch/throttle....

Be safe!

 

+1
It's always scary to havethe car sideways when your not intentionally doing it.

 

VDC has saved me on more than a few occasions, although it sent my friend off into a ditch once.

However, I learned my lesson to keep VDC on in the rain no matter what. I made a simple left turn at a light and decided to try and kick the rear end out just a tad. It whipped out though, and on correction I came inches from tail whipping traffic coming the other way.

 

all VQ's running Vortechs should be using 2.87 pulleys. that is when the car gets to be really fun. didnt i tell you the first time i actually got scared driving my Z was with the 2.87?

 

In a previous ride I had I ended up going backwards at 70mph on a grass median highway (hwy 55 in IL) when I started fishtailing in the rain after hitting a puddle. I took out a 4" square speed limit sign post that ripped off the spoiler in back and just as I wondered what I had hit the sign came crashing down on the hood. I then did a NASCAR style infield side that completely covered the drivers side window in mud and grass.

When I rolled to a stop in the median I looked back at my tracks and realized I came about 2 feet from entering oncoming traffic in the opposing lanes, I had made it all the way up onto the shoulder before coming back into the center of the median. Scared the **** out of me for sure.

The most embarrasing part was seeing all the cars go by that I had passed in the previous 20 minutes staring at me and laughing I'm sure. Ahhh.... to be 21 again.

 

i need more HP so I can get scared. I think that big single turbo trq/hp curve would be scary. Wait wait, boom 600 hp.

 

500 ftlb torque is fun even in 5th or 6th gear on the freeway.