Initial D movie - Don't understand something

[apzak]

Hey,I recently got the Initial D movie at china town, and realy like it. It's a high quality car movie that's nothing like fast and the furious. Anyway, I don't understand the part when he says the tach made his car faster and changed it's personality. I never knew tachs could make a car faster, but I'm thinking because he's new he :thinks: the tach made the car faster and changing the driving experience.. either that or it's ricer talk.

Clear me up on this part!

thanks,

Adam

edit: oh yea, does anyone know other good car movies of this grade? I'm realy starting to get into initial d, but if theres something else please let me know it doesnt have to be animation.

[SHIFT_Z]

Takumi might have thought the tach made his car faster, but it didn't. This is because Takumi has not yet learned about engines.The reason he though the tack made it faster is because the old tach redline was at 7 or 8 I think, and the new motor that his dad put in had a redline of 11,000 (I think, don't remember). Thus, Since Takumi would never shift past redline, like any "true racer", he never got the full potential out of the engine until he got the new racing tachometer. (He was shifting before the engine reached MAX horsepower)Hope that cleared it up-Kev

[Ricer240sx]

yeah it made the car faster because all the power with the new tach as with the old one it would only rev to 8 or whatever but with a new one he can use the whole power band

[crypt2k]

yeah... what he said.

[apzak]

Takumi might have thought the tach made his car faster, but it didn't. This is because Takumi has not yet learned about engines.The reason he though the tack made it faster is because the old tach redline was at 7 or 8 I think, and the new motor that his dad put in had a redline of 11,000 (I think, don't remember). Thus, Since Takumi would never shift past redline, like any "true racer", he never got the full potential out of the engine until he got the new racing tachometer. (He was shifting before the engine reached MAX horsepower)Hope that cleared it up-Kev

Yes it clears things up, but didn't he blow an engine vs the evo (or was this showing what MIGHT happen?) and then got the racing 1.6 engine (and came back to the evo) or did he have that all along? sorry 3rd stage is the first initial d and only one i ever saw.

And about shifting past redline, I thought I read somewhere 2 240sx's drag racing, one kept beating the other because it didn't shift at redline while the one loosing did. The responces to the thread were you shouldnt shift the ka24de at or past redline because it's power isn't there. This I can understand is true stock, but after upgrading my car with headers, exhaust and intake all the power seems in the upper rpm. Should I shift at redline now? I got gtech so I know the only way to findout is to go see what yeilds quicker times

[MainEvent212]

for a stock 240sx, the common conception tells you to shift at or past redline...but that dosent work because the power band drops off before redline...short shifting will give you best accel times...

it's in sport compact car

[Megaseth]

Yes it clears things up, but didn't he blow an engine vs the evo (or was this showing what MIGHT happen?) and then got the racing 1.6 engine (and came back to the evo) or did he have that all along? sorry 3rd stage is the first initial d and only one i ever saw.

And about shifting past redline, I thought I read somewhere 2 240sx's drag racing, one kept beating the other because it didn't shift at redline while the one loosing did. The responces to the thread were you shouldnt shift the ka24de at or past redline because it's power isn't there. This I can understand is true stock, but after upgrading my car with headers, exhaust and intake all the power seems in the upper rpm. Should I shift at redline now? I got gtech so I know the only way to findout is to go see what yeilds quicker times

You should have started with 1st stage and worked up to the movie. you missed out on a lot. takumi blew his engine during a death match race or something like that with the Emperor group. he then swapped the motor with the racing one in the begining of the movie.

and like stated, shifting around 4500-5000 is the best for getting the most out of the KA.

[apzak]

and like stated, shifting around 4500-5000 is the best for getting the most out of the KA.

I noticed you have similar modifications like mine. Does that rule still apply? Did you notice power sweetspot shift higher in the rpm range?

[SHIFT_Lock]

and it's only a cartoon.

[SHIFT_Z]

The race vs. the Evo wasn't a 'real' race. He was trying to tell Takumi that he needed a faster car.Takumi ended up blowing the stock motor in the AE86

[jdmfreak]

Do You guys know of any web sites that sell Initial D stages for reasonable prices.

And the same question goes to other good street racing videos/dvds.

[redrocket]

Ebay that is where I got all mine I have stages 1/2/3 on DVD

supposedly we ordered volumes 1and 2 from tokyo pop so i don't know what this is but we ordered it to find out

[Megaseth]

apzak, i have only noticed the car pulls a little better at higher RPMs due to the openess of the exhuast, but thats it. you would need new cams and some head work before the engine would gain any power at higher RPMs and be safe for that matter.

[redrocket]

I got a ? for ya'll you shift out before 5g's why I ask when our peak HP is at 5400 change your shift point to about 5800 and you will thank me later