How much do you enjoy your boost in legal DD driving

theDreamer · 09-26-2013, 03:21 PM

For me, it depends on where I am and traffic.
Most days I am able to avoid traffic and have some good fun with it, Houston has some long on ramps where I can just run through the first couple gears for fun without much worry about doing anything illegal. Even if I get stuck in traffic the car still behaves very normally, just see my temps go up which can hurt performance (heat soak) if I romp on it right after that.

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

For me, it depends on where I am and traffic.
Most days I am able to avoid traffic and have some good fun with it, Houston has some long on ramps where I can just run through the first couple gears for fun without much worry about doing anything illegal. Even if I get stuck in traffic the car still behaves very normally, just see my temps go up which can hurt performance (heat soak) if I romp on it right after that.

Pretty much this. You can get up to speed much more quickly. And it helps when you need to pass someone, too.

theDreamer · 09-26-2013, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Pretty much this. You can get up to speed much more quickly. And it helps when you need to pass someone, too.

Oh and it is fun to be driving and see people in there "cool" cars come up and try to race and be d1cks, then hear a BPV/BOV and then go over a few lanes. Had friends in the car and they just start laughing.

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Oh and it is fun to be driving and see people in there "cool" cars come up and try to race and be d1cks, then hear a BPV/BOV and then go over a few lanes. Had friends in the car and they just start laughing.

Yeah, when people hear a BOV from a car that wasn't boosted from the factory, they tend to back off. Especially ricers. The only thing better is opening up an external wastegate dumped to atmosphere next to them. Sometimes I regret plumbing mine back in on the Z. But then I remember how ******* loud those things are, especially on a DD.

theDreamer · 09-26-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Yeah, when people hear a BOV from a car that wasn't boosted from the factory, they tend to back off. Especially ricers. The only thing better is opening up an external wastegate dumped to atmosphere next to them. Sometimes I regret plumbing mine back in on the Z. But then I remember how ******* loud those things are, especially on a DD.

Yeah, but then everyone will know to stay away.

TopgunZ · 09-26-2013, 03:58 PM

Ummmm.... From almost all stop signs and all stop lights your first in line for.

Just have to know when to let off before you are runnin like a banshee...which is about 2.5 seconds..lol..

MyKindaGuise · 09-26-2013, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Yeah, when people hear a BOV from a car that wasn't boosted from the factory, they tend to back off. Especially ricers. The only thing better is opening up an external wastegate dumped to atmosphere next to them. Sometimes I regret plumbing mine back in on the Z. But then I remember how ******* loud those things are, especially on a DD.

Pretty much all of this. That's how mine is. Literally makes the car a crap ton louder.

OP, it isn't hard to enjoy the boost really. Anytime you need to pass or merge you can beat on it without breaking the law too much. Just need to be sensible...like no 2nd gear rolling burnouts Haha.

Also this may sound lame but little kids love the car. I always enjoy seeing a minivan or sedan pull up on my side on the highway and the parents slow a little to let their kids see the car. Then they are all smiles when you drop a gear and do a quick few second pull just to get them some noise.

09-26-2013, 03:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
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TopgunZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,651 Drives: 06 350Z , 09 370Z MT Rep Power: 6836	Ummmm.... From almost all stop signs and all stop lights your first in line for. Just have to know when to let off before you are runnin like a banshee...which is about 2.5 seconds..lol..