how does 3rd gear pull on ur R33?

[Drivebai]

Hey all i was just wondering how hard does ur car go in 3rd gear?

i'm talking about an R33 GTst. my car seems a bit sluggish in 3rd gear.. 1st and 2nd pull hard. but 3rd gear is pretty crap.

[Redback]

pulls awsome. unless i put the boost above 10. after that i get a very noticeble flat spot.

[2fardown]

Like a school girl.....

[Drivebai]

hmm mine seems to level out in 3rd.. like it doesnt pull any harder once i change to 3rd.. but keeps going constantly.. not like changing from 1st to 2nd where you can feel the boost come on .

[NickR33]

Not at all at the moment...as soon as I try and hit boost in 3rd 4th or 5th the car splutters, coughs and misses...I have to wait till Thu. to get it fixed:(

cleaned my afm last night...didn't really help...doh!

[Jay95R33]

3rd pulls really good on mine too. A few little flat spots due to the ECU crapping itself though..

I find that when giving other cars a run, and if it's a close call in 1st and 2nd, I'll get into 3rd and pull away from them.

I think it's cause the ratio from 2nd to 3rd is close. Eg. 2nd goes to around 100km/h (if you push it) and 3rd only get's you too 140km/h.

DriveBai - once you get a 3inch exhaust and up the boost you'll notice a big improvement

J

[Drivebai]

yeah i got a 3in exhaust from the turbo, hi-flow cat, blled valve.. running 11psi.. but on stock boost its still the same.. also i got an SAFC which may need a retune as i got it tuned before my dump pipe and hi-flow cat..

yeah i heard that 3rd gear is spose to be strong in Skylines but my 3rd gear seems a little lifeless almost like a continuation of 2nd gear like it doesnt pull any harder once i change to 3rd.

[nissky]

why would it pull harder in 3rd than 2nd???

i think when people say 3rd gear is strong for skylines its relative to other cars, not relative to second gear, i.e other cars start slowing in acceleration (non turbos) in 3rd compared to a turbo skyline

my car definitely accelerates harder in second than third.....

[ed]

no flat spots in any gears @ any revs.

but it's not a 33

[sewid]

I love 3rd. Its the overtaking gear of choice. Pulls very nicely all the way to the red bit

[Redback]

mine always seems to bounce away fromt that red bit. lol

[Drivebai]

hmm maybe i;m just expecting too much.. i guess it wont have the same pull as 1st and 2nd will it?

[nitemare5]

My 3rd gear pulls relatively nice, but i have that common flat spot that everyone seems to have since i'm running over 10psi (running 0.8 bar).

[jtir]

try using a 3rd gear in a 6 speed, very different ratio altogether.

[njs]

I find once I hit 3rd I hit abit of a flat spot. Í just don't feel the boost come on as hard in 3rd as I do in 1st and 2nd.

[rob77]

my car pulls hard in all gears, except when its spinning its wheels check my mods list below

[FLY-SKY]

3rd gear on skylines should be the strong part about them

i got a 32gtst and third gear is when i start pulling away aswell

cause we got 6 cylinders i believe, compared to my previous car 180sx my skylines third gear is way more powerful

[Nexus9]

Have to agree with that, I find if it is neck and neck or I am tailing a bit, once it hits third it is all over Red Rover (most of the time anyway )

I would say that 2nd pulls harder than 3rd, but you have so much range in third compared to 2nd.

[predator]

I think 3rd is the best gear if you ask me.. but i don't get to use it that often, because it pulls hard from 80km/hr to 140km/hr (/too fast).

You might need a S-AFC or ECU to get the most out of that range thugh.

[Roy13]

I find that 4th is the best gear that if say a monaro or WRX or 180sx trys to give you a run i'll just pull car length in 4th but i've got a speed cut. As REDBACK says anything over 10.5 psi and the car gets a slight surge due to std ECU. 10.5psi is the magic number as i've done lots of testing if anyone has questions?(REDBACK)