Help please!

andre12031948 · 11-19-2013, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by km1346

Sorry for posting this again I meant to post here first but i posted in the Texas discussion thread first.

So I was driving my Z today and as I was about to merge on the highway I accelerated into redline with my 3rd gear.
I shifted right at fuel cutoff and then slapped it into fourth however my car turned off completely and i loss all power.

Pulled over on the shoulder of the service road and then attempted to turn on my car.. did not work.
Opened the hood and inspected everything, no loose connections and no funny smells..

Reset the ECU with the accelerator pedal and then on my third try it turned on but the car was vibrating like CRAZY and RPMS were fluctuating between 1.2k and 400 and it was shaking inside the cabin, so I turned it off and got it towed home..

Taking it to Nissan tomorrow..
Im so confused..
Anyone know what happened?

Thanks for the help

Trying to figure out where the racing part is

SurfDog · 11-19-2013, 08:01 AM

Back on topic, it definitely sounds like right hand fuel starvation. Pour in a gallon of gas and you should be fine just keep your fuel level above half tank if you are going to pull a sustained hard right turn.

Oh, and be careful out there. Racing will get you hurt and endanger others. As you are quickly finding out here, it is not allowed to be discussed in this forum.

Have fun, be safe, and watch your fuel gauge.

Here is a fix for the starvation issue.
CJM Fuel Starvation Control Product, Round 2

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 09:17 AM

I fixed the issue this morning after adding two tanks of gas. Thanks everyone for the help.
And also, I am well aware that street racing is illegal and is dangerous. The road where this happens was the service road of hwy 360 and for those who are familiar that road is completely empty at 10 pm. I know this doesn't justify my actions any more or less but it is what it is and the challenger I was racing was a guy I knew, we weren't going through traffic or anything just taking advantage of a 1 mile straight away on the side of the road.
I am sorry to hear about what happened in Houston and hopefully after this I can learn to stop driving like an idiot unless it is on a tracked designed to do so. Again, thanks for the help everyone.

Elan · 11-19-2013, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by km1346

I fixed the issue this morning after adding two tanks of gas. Thanks everyone for the help.
And also, I am well aware that street racing is illegal and is dangerous. The track where this happens was the service road of hwy 360 track and for those who are familiar that track is completely empty at 10 pm. I know this doesn't justify my actions any more or less but it is what it is and the challenger I was racing was a guy I knew, we weren't going through traffic or anything just taking advantage of a 1 mile straight away on the side of the track.
I am sorry to hear about what happened in Houston and hopefully after this I can learn to stop driving like an idiot unless it is on a tracked designed to do so. Again, thanks for the help everyone.

Fixed!

Glad you got your problem fixed too!

7speed · 11-19-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by km1346

I fixed the issue this morning after adding two tanks of gas. Thanks everyone for the help.
And also, I am well aware that street racing is illegal and is dangerous. The road where this happens was the service road of hwy 360 and for those who are familiar that road is completely empty at 10 pm. I know this doesn't justify my actions any more or less but it is what it is and the challenger I was racing was a guy I knew, we weren't going through traffic or anything just taking advantage of a 1 mile straight away on the side of the road.
I am sorry to hear about what happened in Houston and hopefully after this I can learn to stop driving like an idiot unless it is on a tracked designed to do so. Again, thanks for the help everyone.

Its gone this far......

So who

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 7speed

Its gone this far......

So who

Lol it was a base model.... He stood no chance but with the Z turning off all of a sudden the last thing that was on my mind was

Elan · 11-19-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by km1346

Lol it was a base model.... He stood no chance but with the Z turning off all of a sudden the last thing that was on my mind was

So it was a V6? SRT-8 would have been fun. Would have been close!

andre12031948 · 11-19-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Elan

So it was a V6? SRT-8 would have been fun. Would have been close!

^^^^^^^^ reported ^^^^^^^

Chuck33079 · 11-19-2013, 09:18 AM

Yeah, keep the car full of gas or take right hand turns real easy.

km1346 · 11-19-2013, 09:23 AM

I have had this issue in my VW GTI but the tank was near empty when it happened. I still had 1/4th left in the Z. I just got really freaked out last night.. All the research I've thought i had already done on the Z clearly wasn't enough. I never even read about this issue. Could be a pain if you're on the track I imagine.. Just glad it was something small. Mind is at ease now!

kenchan · 11-19-2013, 09:56 AM

our cars will never be good UPS delivery cars... cause UPS mostly only make right turns.

would make a great USPS delivery car. cause usually late or never arrive... or arrive damaged.

onzedge · 11-19-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

our cars will never be good UPS delivery cars... cause UPS mostly only make right turns.

would make a great USPS delivery car. cause usually late or never arrive... or arrive damaged.

kenchan · 11-19-2013, 02:20 PM

just drive the track in the other direction. problem solved.

alcheng · 11-19-2013, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by km1346

Now that I think about it right before I got on the ramp I took a very hard right and lost my back end because I was racing this dude in a stock challenger and it was right after the corner before the ramp is when it messed up.. I hope this is it bc I only had 1/4 tank left in the car when this happened. Will try tomorrow. Thank you!

engine cut off because it sensed you were street racing....

it's a safety feature for those p**k like you....

11-19-2013, 08:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
SurfDog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado (9000 feet) Age: 57 Posts: 1,796 Drives: 09 6mt, 13 Sequoia, Rep Power: 15750	Back on topic, it definitely sounds like right hand fuel starvation. Pour in a gallon of gas and you should be fine just keep your fuel level above half tank if you are going to pull a sustained hard right turn. Oh, and be careful out there. Racing will get you hurt and endanger others. As you are quickly finding out here, it is not allowed to be discussed in this forum. Have fun, be safe, and watch your fuel gauge. Here is a fix for the starvation issue. CJM Fuel Starvation Control Product, Round 2 __________________ 09 6spd Berk CBE, JWT cams, ZSpeed CSC, Stillen (25 row oil, brake cooling, sways, gen3 CAI), Passport (9500ci), Quaife LSD, Z1 400 hp kit, ss lines, pads, rotors, clutch etc, Phunk's pan and fuel starve fix

11-19-2013, 09:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 13	I fixed the issue this morning after adding two tanks of gas. Thanks everyone for the help. And also, I am well aware that street racing is illegal and is dangerous. The road where this happens was the service road of hwy 360 and for those who are familiar that road is completely empty at 10 pm. I know this doesn't justify my actions any more or less but it is what it is and the challenger I was racing was a guy I knew, we weren't going through traffic or anything just taking advantage of a 1 mile straight away on the side of the road. I am sorry to hear about what happened in Houston and hopefully after this I can learn to stop driving like an idiot unless it is on a tracked designed to do so. Again, thanks for the help everyone. wheee!, Chuck33079 and shawnski like this.

11-19-2013, 09:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Yeah, keep the car full of gas or take right hand turns real easy. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

11-19-2013, 09:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	our cars will never be good UPS delivery cars... cause UPS mostly only make right turns. would make a great USPS delivery car. cause usually late or never arrive... or arrive damaged. kidkotic2001, Ghostvette and shawnski like this.

11-19-2013, 02:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	just drive the track in the other direction. problem solved. dAvenue, scionide and Tick64 like this.

11-19-2013, 09:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
km1346 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 370 Drives: 40th Anniversary Rep Power: 13	I have had this issue in my VW GTI but the tank was near empty when it happened. I still had 1/4th left in the Z. I just got really freaked out last night.. All the research I've thought i had already done on the Z clearly wasn't enough. I never even read about this issue. Could be a pain if you're on the track I imagine.. Just glad it was something small. Mind is at ease now!