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Almost ate it last night!!!
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From: Tucson Arizona
I'm glad you aren't posting pics of your crashed Corvette....sideways on a street at 70 mph sounds exciting.
I spun my right rear tire powering over a smooth, painted rumble strip on the track once...turned my car sideways doing about 50 mph....not good.
I spun my right rear tire powering over a smooth, painted rumble strip on the track once...turned my car sideways doing about 50 mph....not good.
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The post has significant tech value especially in the safety area for those who dont know the reality of the TQ N2O can develope. He did a major service to the guy with 400+rwhp who thinks the car can take a 125 shot on runflats. The responses are safety suggestions that should be taken seriously for newbies to nitrous. It isnt a war story thread.
At work we always pass along "near miss" incidents. They are valuable safety tools.Glad the OP (and his car) are O.K. !!!
Safety Car
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From: Objects in your mirror are losing , Long Island, NY
St. Jude Donor '08
Last night my car went sideways (approximately 150 degree angle), hitting 3rd floored. It went sideways with such force my head snapped and hit the side pillar and gave me a nice knot ! I had never had an issue like this before, not like last night, and then I noticed I didn't have it on first click 'TC off' 
Luckily I was in the middle lane of a three lane road with no one on either lane 
I must say, that got my attention real fast. And I don't even have nitrous, but a healthy dose of bolt on's cam and 4.10's.
BTW, what mode is the car upon start up?
Luckily I was in the middle lane of a three lane road with no one on either lane I must say, that got my attention real fast. And I don't even have nitrous, but a healthy dose of bolt on's cam and 4.10's.
BTW, what mode is the car upon start up?
Last edited by welcome2try; Dec 9, 2007 at 10:54 AM.
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From: Chandler Arizona
Last night my car went sideways (approximately 150 degree angle), hitting 3rd floored. It went sideways with such force my head snapped and hit the side pillar and gave me a nice knot ! I had never had an issue like this before, not like last night, and then I noticed I didn't have it on first click 'TC off' Luckily I was in the middle lane of a three lane road with no one on either lane
I must say, that got my attention real fast. And I don't even have nitrous, but a healthy dose of bolt on's cam and 4.10's.
BTW, what mode is the car upon start up?
Luckily I was in the middle lane of a three lane road with no one on either lane I must say, that got my attention real fast. And I don't even have nitrous, but a healthy dose of bolt on's cam and 4.10's.
BTW, what mode is the car upon start up?
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From: Apache Junction AZ
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Drifting
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From: Livingston Texas
It probably looked a little like the below video. There is no sound in this video but you can see the speedo and the adjustments needed in the steering wheel to keep it straight when shifting to third. Closed track .
Once you get above stock power levels the runflats offer very little traction. Mine spins quite often on the 3-4 shift at around 107 mph.
Once you get above stock power levels the runflats offer very little traction. Mine spins quite often on the 3-4 shift at around 107 mph.
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Most people with H/C/gears will not hold anything bigger on street tires.
50HP and 65rwtq is definitely a great mod for a guy with 480rwhp.
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From: Charlotte, NC
You mentioned initially there wasn't much of a hit from the nitrous but then it came on in one big hit. You also stated you were in 3rd gear at 45 mph....I'm assuming you have a window switch for at least 3,000 rpm.
3rd gear at 45 mph is around 2,600 or 2,700 rpm? Probably well under when your nitrous is set to engage, so I don't think purging the system would have changed the results in this case.
3rd gear at 45 mph is around 2,600 or 2,700 rpm? Probably well under when your nitrous is set to engage, so I don't think purging the system would have changed the results in this case.