Wangan Midnight (Anime series) high speed street racing highlights from episodes 21-23. Featured cars include Porsche 964, Datsun 240Z (S30), Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), Mercedes-Benz SL, and Mazda RX-7 (FD).
Anime is based on the reality - Mid Night club. They were racing on Wangan and had some rules, one of them - not to harm anyone by their actions. If you looked like you don't care about other racers or traffic, you're out. The reason of the disband of club was car crash - they raced a drunk Bosodzoku and he crashed.
Asian Caillou the real midnight club was a HUGE inspiration. If you don’t have a heavily modded/tuned car that you can controllably drive at 180 mph, you couldn’t even be considered. That and the big respect they had for the love of cars as to not be a jackass and endanger others simply for the sake of the adrenaline rush of racing.
@@coel3572 Don't get it twisted. We all have a lot of respect for Mid Night Club. Here in the USA if someone is driving recklessly we flame and even get rid of them. That's why we shoot for empty roads, remote areas, and don't weave in and out of traffic. There's no fun in putting others in danger unless you're a complete idiot.
@@kiralutionAnd Midnight Club didn't? There's always that off chance that something bad happens so we do what we can to minimize it. Just like they did. But racing on road in GENERAL is dangerous.
@@kiralution Once again. None of this shit is "safe" by nature. Even sanctioned racing. I'm talking about putting others in danger. Are you suggesting that going 180mph down a highway or flinging a car down a mountain is safe?
For the tuners out there that may not know. The EVO having a 35:65 split seems super off if you know the new EVO's and their front bias only design., but the older ones (1-6) were able to be made rear bias with a center diff swap from companies like cusco.
new evo's are defiantly not fwd bias or rwd bias starts out 50:50 and the computers can send more torque bias to the front or the rear. You wouldn't be able to throttle oversteer so easily if it was sending most of the torque to the front.
Evo 7 to 9 had 30:70 split. I own an LAN Evo VIII. When changing from Gravel Mode to Tarmac. You can Set the split to 50:50 or 30:70. You can feel this easy when sliding in Rain or drifting in snow.
11:41 That's so good to see different ECU map setting for sudden burst of power... That's what real tuners do.. Fast and Furious could have done that but they came up with stupid Nos button idea..
In this case, nitrous would be more realistic. A different map for this car would probably just be higher boost settings(aka scramble boost). On some dry nitrous setups it actually activates a different map that pulls timing and adds fuel to compensate for nitrous(it'll work on a wet setup too but you wouldn't need the ECU to add extra fuel). As much as FF completely embellished nitrous and how it works, it's probably the best quick power boost.
@@knieban Nitrous is just laughing gas that makes cheap power, once its used up, your gonna have to refill it every time, compare to the ECU where it stays with the car without running out Car upgrades in FnF are a joke except todays cars they used XD
@@hybridAbsol That's true the Nitro idea of F&F its dumb for street cars its only good for Dragsters the ECU map setting and Scramble boost and the Turbo electronic controlled (like the one in Kei's Supra ) are much efficient than a bottle of nitrous not mention those options are saffer the nitro explodes
@@nikhilsharma3563 Thou I am not sure whether the name originally derived from military aviation terminology or not, the gist of it is enabling the electronics monitoring devices on tricking the ECU to turn a blind eye on overboost readings just to push the forced induction above the engine's capable limit for a set amount of time, along with automated cut-off between intervals. Sort of like a overboost fuction you find in some factory production cars nowadays, like the Hyundai N cars and Focus RS. It might sound like it's not a big deal nowadays but this function is pretty significant in the mid to late 90's when this degree of electronics control was first accessible to the public . Unlike now where tuners have full control over every single aspect of electronics readings/ signals from a single standalone ECU, Tuners back then had to rely on separate electronic monitoring devices ( for example a Fuel computer for injector timings, a boost controller that hooks up to your turbine actuator, be it electronically or pneumatic, a ignition computer for ignition timing, a control unit for all the data feedbacks from the ECU and monitoring gauges ...etc) so it's essentially a galactic balancing act between multiple devices based off inconsistent readings just to get a stable map. Now factor in the narrow error margin restricted by the materials engineering standards at that time, it requires every component of that car to work perfectly in harmony just to pull something off like that. That's why it's so significant in this scene. Now the intent of this and Kuroki's FLAT Racing's arc is to highlight the transition between pure mechanical tuning and the inevitable advent of digital data based tuning which focusses on efficiency, the smaller displacements platforms may lack in pure output volume, but they triumph by being able to replicate, if not surpass the former with new technologies like better flowing heads, the ability to switch between cam profiles, minimal efficiency loss by top notch boost control solutions, weight difference by different manufacturing and materials technology, variable torque vectoring by form of AYC and Attesa E-TS to capitalize on maximum traction. Execution-wise, spring operated wastegates were not in trend during the turn of the century as depicted in Wangan Midnight so tuning houses during that era were pumping out enlarged (but still within the confines of a midsize turbine) turbine completed with their own uprated internal wastegate/actuator and the boost controller as a package, and most turbocharged JDM cars of that era comes with an internal wastegate so one of the first mod ppl would do would be the boost controller, they hook the boost controller up and delay the wastegate open intervals as an indirect way to boost up their car, in other words, the less boost you dump from the wastegate, the more boost you retain within the system. Still, this is not recommended, the ECU will be struggling to react of the abnormal data from the changes without a proper piggyback tune.
I am making my own characters based on Eiji Kamiya and his Lan Evo V. Eiji Kamiya easily be my top favourite characters (with Kyoichi Sudo and his Evo III), basically because of his personality and likeable he is, the Osaka Accent also what make him stand out for me, simple man but that's what i like. Of course that Lan Evo V too. The fact Eiji tune his own Evo is impressive and proved that his skills and his Lan Evo can be matching with Kitami Tuned Devil.
14:40 Literally me with this white Benz one night going up the 5 freeway from San Diego to LA. I love that quote on slight turning and throttle control, it's such a satisfying feeling working into lanes with just the throttle and being smooth about it 125+
If I had the money, I would definitely buy an Evo 6 and a R33 GT-R. The Evo for ripping through the mountain passes near my home and the GT-R for blasting the highway above 200 km/h.
Still pointless though. That signal only comes on for about a second, not giving the other drivers on the road ample time to react. By the time that driver notices, that driver's already overtaken and behind by 100m.
when people want to filter through traffic but still want to have some kind of respect for other drivers , they do that. At least it's some kind of warning that theyre gonna come into a certain lane
Reina and Akio could have been a thing (since she had a crush on him the whole time), which I think would have added something to the series, but maybe there would have been less room for racing then... Even so, that's the kind of relationship every car guy wants. lol
It won't happen though because the nature of Genki. I'm perfectly fine with the Bandco Maci Tune except the Graphics are over 10 years behind and the physics suck. They should get the physics from Shutoku Zero One. They have no excuse for Graphics as Maxi Tune 6 is still worse than Extreme Stage.
10:45 That little part when he mentions he's been overtaken. If you listen closely, the soundtrack sounds a lot like "The Setup" from Initial D Stage 5 Sound Files. Unless it's the same composer then *shrug*
Going full throttle alone on a highway and seeing what your machine can do at its limit just you and your car moving through space and time as one, granted all my car can do is 125 but at top speed for 10 seconds it was something else
I always loved this ep. I am a huge fan of evos, especially evo 5-6's and I deff. respect Z's and 911s. I forgot but I think they are all 5 speed manuals, though maybe the 911 is 6 spd...I forget what those 80s years were, but from a tunning aspect, its interesting that this show is about top speed with the tunning dynamics of how to make a car go above 200 mph (miles per hour). The evo changed his final 5th gear to a longer gear for better top speed, which seemed to somewhat work. I think He just did not have the guts to keep going...I mean I dont blame him its over 200 mph. I did 165 in my supercharged s2000 and I was scared, and that was only for 20-30 seconds. I do think the z and porche having 6 cylinders would with more horsepower and torq. Would still have more power to accelarate against the increased drag (Air) pushing back on the cars, there for making it still a losing battle for the evo...one step on the gas further and the z and the 911 could accelerate faster against the drag (air)...and there vehicles seem (and I think in real life) have a better drag coefficient than the EVO. We also have to take account that the older Z had one of best chasis jobs done to it, as well as other cars in the series...alot of factors play into top speed, especially down force. Edit - Also he stated, which I forgot, was the longer wheel base of the Z atleast and maybe the porche? have to look that up. Its also interesting that he state at 100mph is normal cruise for the z and 911...at 150 he states that they let off the throttle just a little and switch lanes, then get back on the gas. The cars stay very stable, in which, most unmodified cars would not....Those 2 guys tunning the cars know what the hell they are during from the matching of the tires to engine. Notice they are both 6 cylinders as well making it easier to produce the same or more power than the smaller motors. Also not stressing the motor as much. This anime is so damn interesting and teaches alot.
This clip is the "race highlight" which cuts out some dialogs. In the full anime Eiji said he felt the engine would blow if he used the whole ten seconds of instant boost and he didn't want to reck the engine so..
The final drive upgrade in the evo doesnt only make 5th gear longer it makes all gears longer 1-5. You get slower initial acceleration but higher top speed. Ive had my evo x up to 150mph for a about 6-7mins and it is very planted and stable, another 50mph though is a different story, probably would need a flat underbody and rear diffuser
@@imcappuccino He came to the realisation that being a pro racer meant testing and breaking things over and over again to make them better, and he did not have the heart to break the engine that Rikako re-built and tuned for him. So he backed down and went back to Osaka
Actually in the manga and game counterpart, Ohta drives his FD because of the R33 crashed thanks to Yamanaka's careless during the battle against Blackbird which he crashed at the place where there is a junction it heads toward Yaesu and the tunnel which head towards Ginza
Blazinhorsepower i dont blame him since he is one of the best compare to Kyouchi Sudou but sliding an Evo at 150mph in a narrow tunnel is beyond WRC driving
Seems like the Evo 5 is a perfect machine for racing movies and animes, you see in this anime you got this blue Evo 5, in Initial D there's one appeared in the fourth season, and the Legend of Speed 1999 action movie...
ohh i love that last stretch with the black bird running away from the devil Z. The Naniwa saga is my preferred mini saga on this series,because the focus is on the 911 and Shima. perfect soundtrack and perfect atmosphere for the Wangan black Emperor!! long live THE BLACK BIRD!
cant find your comment about the F40. i was just using as example since it was the car to talk about with the 959 and the eb111. just to ad something,theres a video of a f40 running alone in the kanjyo at 300 kph in an insane pace,the owner got arrested. : (
He would sell the video of him driving at 300km/h in the "black market" but sold it to one undercover cop got arrested. Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-flO0YR8uzOg.html It's pretty old but so is the Midnight Club as it was disbanded in 1994-96.
One of the weakness of 911 Turbo (964) is the weight balance. The engine placement put so much weight into the back part of the car. If the car goes too fast, would result of front tires loses its grip cuz the front part would float all the time (CMIIW)
It's what happened to Shima in the last race. He overdid the weight reduction which resulted in the car feeling like a feather in the wind and he gave up as a result
So unfortunate that my favourite ferrari (testarossa) disappeared from the show. And the evo 6 is one of my dream cars with the r32 skyline and ae86 levin turbo
