Stalling the 7AT

CharleyGFX · 02-28-2011, 07:51 AM

So last night, I was driving home around 1AM. There were no cars on the road, so I figured I have some fun. I turned off traction control, put it in M mode and decided I was gonna drift the car, as I turned right, at the four way intersection. I was coming at it in 2 gear, went side ways and started sliding. Now, during this slide, I guess I was having too much fun? that I forgot to take my foot off the gas... So I spun out of control and was doing doing doughnuts in the middle of the road. After the 2nd circle, I tried to correct the car, and drive off. But EVERYTHING just turned off on me and my z started rolling backwards into the median. I freaked out and pulled the E brake. Put the car into Neutral and tired to start the car again.. it did not work. So I put it in park and got out of the car to see if I hit anything. Got back in the car and tried to start it.. it worked normal again. I drove it to school this morning and everything was fine.

Can anyone tell me WHAT happened and should I be worried about it? Hope what I wrote was clear enough for you guys to understand what happened.

halogodx · 02-28-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by CharleyGFX

So I spun out of control and was doing doing doughnuts in the middle of the road. After the 2nd circle, I tried to correct the car, and drive off. But EVERYTHING just turned off on me and my z started rolling backwards into the median.

Can anyone tell me WHAT happened and should I be worried about it? Hope what I wrote was clear enough for you guys to understand what happened.

That's your z's way of telling you that you need to take professional drifting lessons.

Maybe something got stuck to your air filter and stopped the flow of air to your engine?

TBSS2008 · 02-28-2011, 08:47 AM

I don't track my Z (Auto X or Road Race) but I have heard the Z can get fuel starvation from hard cornering or in heavy transitions. How much fuel did you have in the car when doing this?

I drift my Z from time to time. 2nd and 3rd seem to be the best gears to do it in with the 7AT. In 2nd I don’t have to throttle the gas much once it breaks loose I roll on the throttle in 2nd. Easy to drift in this gear since it’s so short. Once you get the hang of drifting in 2nd you can try 3rd. It takes more practice speed and balls to do it in 3rd but once you successfully pull on Godzilla drift its hard to wipe off the $hitty grin from your face. Just practice in a empty parking lot or a road without nasty ditches or curbs.

fuzzywuzzy · 02-28-2011, 09:04 AM

It was your Z's way of telling you that the 7A was made for people who want a nice looking car but dont want to drive it....A 6M would have kept going

shaun66 · 02-28-2011, 09:34 AM

How much fuel in the car?

NYBladeZ · 02-28-2011, 09:41 AM

Your lucky no one saw you, they should have smacked you upside your head when you got out of your car. Clearly you don't know wtf you are doing and if a car or pedestrian had shown up while you were out of control you were incapable of doing anything to stay out of harms way. Go to a track or an empty parking lot that way the only person who gets hurt when you screw up again is you.

SPOHN · 02-28-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shaun66

How much fuel in the car?

+1

cheshirecat · 02-28-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by shaun66

How much fuel in the car?

yep, sounds like the fuel starvation issue

red6spd · 02-28-2011, 10:48 AM

Lets just lock this thread. Oh and next time maybe just tell us you did a dougnut in a empty lot and this happen. Not that you where drifing on the street lost control and almost hit something. ok?

Kcuba370z · 02-28-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzzywuzzy

It was your Z's way of telling you that the 7A was made for people who want a nice looking car but dont want to drive it....A 6M would have kept going

lol i beg to differ sooooo

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

Your lucky no one saw you, they should have smacked you upside your head when you got out of your car. Clearly you don't know wtf you are doing and if a car or pedestrian had shown up while you were out of control you were incapable of doing anything to stay out of harms way. Go to a track or an empty parking lot that way the only person who gets hurt when you screw up again is you.

Jordo! · 02-28-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CharleyGFX

So last night, I was driving home around 1AM. There were no cars on the road, so I figured I have some fun. I turned off traction control, put it in M mode and decided I was gonna drift the car, as I turned right, at the four way intersection.

Dude. That is just... what the fvck are you doing? It's a public road. It doesn't matter if it's 1 AM. Come on... you're either going to wreck your car, kill yourself or kill someone else. Do that sh!t in an empty parking lot or something... or better yet, not at all. Jeez.

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Originally Posted by CharleyGFX

Can anyone tell me WHAT happened and should I be worried about it? Hope what I wrote was clear enough for you guys to understand what happened.

Either you loosened up your battery cables (check connections) or pulled enough G's to interfere the fuel or oil pump pickup.

Now go hit yourself in the face with a shovel and never do that again. Practice the Initial D sh!t off of public roads. Christ!

W.O.W. 370Z · 02-28-2011, 01:07 PM

Where in Tallahassee did you this ? Pensacola street? Tennessee? Appleyard?

CharleyGFX · 02-28-2011, 04:29 PM

I had a quarter of a tank left, and the fuel might be a good reason why it happened. Thank you to everyone for the help. Trust me, the last thing I want to is wreck my car and or worst.. hurt someone. I've always played around in empty park lots.. spinning out and stuff and never had problems. But I don't know what I was thinking that night.

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Where in Tallahassee did you this ? Pensacola street? Tennessee? Appleyard?

I was come down Capital Circle meeting Tennessee.. by walmart/advance auto. And I decided to play around before I went to that Mcdonald's to get some food, to go home.

Do you live in town? I saw a white 370z today as I was pulling into the gun shop on capital circle by the I-10

Jordo! · 02-28-2011, 05:50 PM

^^^ Probably fuel starvation then. Should be okay.

Take it easy out there, Bunta

W.O.W. 370Z · 02-28-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CharleyGFX

I had a quarter of a tank left, and the fuel might be a good reason why it happened. Thank you to everyone for the help. Trust me, the last thing I want to is wreck my car and or worst.. hurt someone. I've always played around in empty park lots.. spinning out and stuff and never had problems. But I don't know what I was thinking that night.

I was come down Capital Circle meeting Tennessee.. by walmart/advance auto. And I decided to play around before I went to that Mcdonald's to get some food, to go home.

Do you live in town? I saw a white 370z today as I was pulling into the gun shop on capital circle by the I-10

Nope but lived there for a year when I went to FSU before I transferred to UM. So I know the roads.

Be careful next time...

02-28-2011, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
CharleyGFX Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 106 Drives: 2009 Pure Red 7AT Rep Power: 15	Stalling the 7AT So last night, I was driving home around 1AM. There were no cars on the road, so I figured I have some fun. I turned off traction control, put it in M mode and decided I was gonna drift the car, as I turned right, at the four way intersection. I was coming at it in 2 gear, went side ways and started sliding. Now, during this slide, I guess I was having too much fun? that I forgot to take my foot off the gas... So I spun out of control and was doing doing doughnuts in the middle of the road. After the 2nd circle, I tried to correct the car, and drive off. But EVERYTHING just turned off on me and my z started rolling backwards into the median. I freaked out and pulled the E brake. Put the car into Neutral and tired to start the car again.. it did not work. So I put it in park and got out of the car to see if I hit anything. Got back in the car and tried to start it.. it worked normal again. I drove it to school this morning and everything was fine. Can anyone tell me WHAT happened and should I be worried about it? Hope what I wrote was clear enough for you guys to understand what happened. __________________ "If you ain't crawling? you ain't balling"

02-28-2011, 08:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
TBSS2008 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 195 Drives: 11 Corvette GS 6spd Rep Power: 16	I don't track my Z (Auto X or Road Race) but I have heard the Z can get fuel starvation from hard cornering or in heavy transitions. How much fuel did you have in the car when doing this? I drift my Z from time to time. 2nd and 3rd seem to be the best gears to do it in with the 7AT. In 2nd I don’t have to throttle the gas much once it breaks loose I roll on the throttle in 2nd. Easy to drift in this gear since it’s so short. Once you get the hang of drifting in 2nd you can try 3rd. It takes more practice speed and balls to do it in 3rd but once you successfully pull on Godzilla drift its hard to wipe off the $hitty grin from your face. Just practice in a empty parking lot or a road without nasty ditches or curbs. __________________ 2011 Black Corvette Grand Sport 6spd \| NNP Daul Mode Exhaust 2008 Trail Blazer SS Black \| SuperChips Tune 2009 370Z Black 7AT Touring Sport (TRADED)

02-28-2011, 09:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	Your lucky no one saw you, they should have smacked you upside your head when you got out of your car. Clearly you don't know wtf you are doing and if a car or pedestrian had shown up while you were out of control you were incapable of doing anything to stay out of harms way. Go to a track or an empty parking lot that way the only person who gets hurt when you screw up again is you. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

02-28-2011, 10:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Lets just lock this thread. Oh and next time maybe just tell us you did a dougnut in a empty lot and this happen. Not that you where drifing on the street lost control and almost hit something. ok? __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

02-28-2011, 05:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 417	^^^ Probably fuel starvation then. Should be okay. Take it easy out there, Bunta __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

02-28-2011, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
fuzzywuzzy Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: In a house Posts: 211 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 15	It was your Z's way of telling you that the 7A was made for people who want a nice looking car but dont want to drive it....A 6M would have kept going

02-28-2011, 09:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
shaun66 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: n Posts: 837 Drives: MB 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	How much fuel in the car?

02-28-2011, 01:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
W.O.W. 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 1,757 Drives: 2010 Touring Sport Z Rep Power: 19	Where in Tallahassee did you this ? Pensacola street? Tennessee? Appleyard?