NOS in D1?

[drftk1d]

sounds interesting. i just hope that no one starts using nitrous to imitate their favorite d1 superstar...

could be some pretty nasty accidents.

[1viadrft]

Originally Posted by jdmkenji

in drifting you want a SMOOOTH power band, you don't want spiking power in the middle of the drift which can cause unpredictability in the behaviour of the car. true that his car probably is EQUIPTED with NOS but i doubt if he even uses it. It might be just for promotional factors

I'm sure they use it... as stated: APEX'i + NOS= 493 HP... How is it used? We can only guess. Has anyone read the recent OPTION2 mag (in Japanese)? Supossedly there is a write-up about the D1 guys using NOS/No2... anyone out there read Japanese? I think I shall order my copy from PACIFIC-RIM...

[flylwsi]

the funny thing is that people still think that nitrous is used with a button only.
there are far more ways to engage it, mainly a WOT switch. so you don't need a button.

secondly, computer controlled systems can give you 75% of nitrous, at a throttle angle other than WOT and build to 100% of the nitrous shot at WOT.

if you're that good of a driver, it wouldn't be a difficult product to use on your car.

no different than dealing with a turbo with alot of lag, is it.

[jdmkenji]

i was thinking about that flylwsi.... i guess as long as you can properlly control the amount of power you want then it shouldnt be any problem.

i dont see how you would need more than 400hp though, thats already a lot!

[Soyo]

maybe they just have it on there because they got money from the company to put the product on, no clue, I don't see why he'd need it anyways though

[1viadrft]

they are just experimenting with it I bet... any good driver/racer experiments with different set-ups...

[Suislide]

maybe to cool the FMIC?

there are no benefits at all to using it while drifting...as many have said, a spike in power upsets a drift rather then helping it, and drifting isn't about lap-times so it's not like they would need to go faster in between drifts...

i don't see any point to it at all...

[flylwsi]

and like i said, a turbo spools, or has late spool, so a "boost" in power can come from that as well...
so if you've got the nitrous, it's the same thing, not much different. at all...
and if you've got it set on a WOT switch, when you're flooring it in a corner, keeping the tires spinning, an extra 50hp would be nice.

side note, the kei office car had a zex kit in it, or at the very least, a bottle next to it in the pits...

[flylwsi]

[jdmkenji]

its all in the tuning

[1viadrft]

the pic speaks for it's self... or does it? LoL

thanks for the pic, flylwsi... that is damning evidence!

[flyingskwerrl]

I think they might be using it to initiate the drift. Kinda like using the e-brake except without the loss of speed. It might also be used to gain speed durring a time crunch.

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by S13_Iketani

there are no benefits at all to using it while drifting...as many have said, a spike in power upsets a drift rather then helping it, and drifting isn't about lap-times so it's not like they would need to go faster in between drifts...

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isnt that what the clucth kick is for?

[jdmkenji]

Originally Posted by drftk1d

isnt that what the clucth kick is for?

i doubt if any of the S13,S14,S15,FD,FC, etc... guys even use clutch kick anymore... the only person i would know of would be UEO and thats just because thats his driving style.

[Boss San]

NOS is compleatly pointless unless drag racing, and even there it is used as a crutch to an inferrior car that can't prove itself with its own horsepower. Using it for drift is just absurd. Leave the NOS to the stupid FastAndTheFurious boy racers.

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