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The story about losing power during an on-ramp turn and then having to restart the car is fuel starvation during a sweeping righthand turn. This is an issue with any

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Old 06-14-2011, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The story about losing power during an on-ramp turn and then having to restart the car is fuel starvation during a sweeping righthand turn. This is an issue with any model year 370Z.
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The story about losing power during an on-ramp turn and then having to restart the car is fuel starvation during a sweeping righthand turn. This is an issue with any model year 370Z.
Interesting... so only apparent/evident when tank is 1/4 full or so during said turn?
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Interesting... so only apparent/evident when tank is 1/4 full or so during said turn?
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Interesting... so only apparent/evident when tank is 1/4 full or so during said turn?
Unless it is on a race track with race tires, in which case it will happen with 3/4 tank or more. On typical street tires 1/4 tank is the typical threshold.
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