Is Anti-Lag Illegal?

[isthisrealife]

Is it legal in Aus? Why or why not

[The Bogan]

The flames coming out you exhaust may bring some unwanted attention, also the amount of dead green houses left in your wake.

Do you actually know how it works ?

Track only I would say.

[R31Nismoid]

Depends on what state you are in.

Given its an aftermarket ECU related item.

[Iron Chef]

I don't know any state in Australia that would allow anti-lag. I can think of ten different reasons why it would be illegal.

[PM-R33]

You signed up onto SAU to ask whether shooting 1m flames from your exhaust at a set of traffic lights is illegal.....hmmm let me think....

[adamskill]

does it matter if its legal or not? why bother installing an anti-lag system unless its a track/rally dedicated car??

..it aint gunna get you to westfield any quicker.

Edited August 14, 2011 by adamskill

[The Bogan]

This may be a contender for post of the year, or the Darwin awards, it justs needs time to cure.

[tweety bird]

even if it was legal could you afford to maintain the car if you install it?

[SKITTLES]

You signed up onto SAU to ask whether shooting 1m flames from your exhaust at a set of traffic lights is illegal.....hmmm let me think....

does it matter if its legal or not? why bother installing an anti-lag system unless its a track/rally dedicated car??

..it aint gunna get you to westfield any quicker.

[Johnny]

Jokes aside, ive always wondered how antilag works. Very interesting read on wikipedia, like how the restrictors they use create more lag then a normal sports car so the turbo needs to be going stronger before they put the foot down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilag_system

on the street would be useful if you had a larger turbine and wanted to go on a spirited drive, although its probably very illegal and probably harsh on your powertrain.

I would think the exhaust with mufflers and cat converter would be blown out in a few minutes on the street.

definitely belongs in motorsport though.

[defari]

initial d taught me anti lag...

[sinistaGTR]

launch control may be a better option for what your asking...a car that pops and farts between gears worse than a Bridge Port rotor, is going to get the long arm of the law put in you arse

[R31Nismoid]

Its not stress on the drivetrain you need to worry about.

Its stress on the motor/turbo. That's where the issue is. You'll be replacing turbos quite often if its used even semi-regularly.

[tweety bird]

Its not stress on the drivetrain you need to worry about.

Its stress on the motor/turbo. That's where the issue is. You'll be replacing turbos quite often if its used even semi-regularly.

thats what i meen,he would be burning through exhaust valves quicker then the turbo though.

[Adriano]

Evos have factory antilag, but having it on anything else would be impossible to get engineered short of a drive cycle test, in which case it wouldnt effect the reading(depnding how it was setup)

...Strange eh.

[PM-R33]

I setup antilag on the Vipec for shits and giggles (it's not 100% setup as I'm not that keen on it). Definetely not good for your car though.

You sure Evos have it from factory? What models? I've never heard that before that's all.

You mean proper antilag for between gear changes or just launch control antilag? (I wrote up a post in the past explaining all the different things people refer antilag to but can't be bothered finding it).

[sinistaGTR]

Evos do not have antilag from factory.... I used to have one and two of my good mates have them

[mad082]

Evos do not have antilag from factory.... I used to have one and two of my good mates have them

some of them do. it is a pretty watered down system though. also in some cases it is disabled in the ecu. basically it is put on there as a provision to get around certain homogolation regulations in certian rally classes (group N i think). so basically some of them have all the gear, but it isn't turned on. not sure what models do and don't, but all i know is that the info above generally applies to the evo 3

[R31Nismoid]

Ye it's unlockable via the ECU in the EVO IX IIRC, just need to know where to do it.

Not enabled standard though, nor would you

[Nee-san]

Most evo's have the "missfiring system" from the factory, it is something that can be turned on in the ECU ( many of the evo ECU's are factory flashable)

You can see the pipework in an OEM engine bay !

However many owners can and do remove it, because for most people having it is irrelevant.

Also,

If one forces sex upon a prostitute is it rape or shoplifting ?