diff --git a/apps/api/src/integrations/carcatonline/carcatonline.pacing.ts b/apps/api/src/integrations/carcatonline/carcatonline.pacing.ts
index d1f52de..71e5810 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/integrations/carcatonline/carcatonline.pacing.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/integrations/carcatonline/carcatonline.pacing.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * Shared throttling primitives for carcatonline (used by the worker backfill and
  * the API's on-demand parts fetch). All state lives in Redis so the API and the
  * worker share one budget:
- *   - min interval between calls (measured: 1 call / 2 s is sustained, bursts lock the API ~36 min)
+ *   - min interval between calls (measured 2026-09-26: ~110 calls at 1/2.2 s → 429 + ~40 min lockout;
+ *     the quota looks like ~100 calls per window, so the default is 1 call / 6.5 s ≈ 9/min)
  *   - lockout flag set on any 429
  *   - per-Istanbul-day call counter with a hard cap
  *   - the night window (default 20:00–07:00 Europe/Istanbul) for bulk work
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export function carcatConfigFromEnv(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): Carca
     return Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 0 ? n : d;
   };
   return {
-    minIntervalMs: num(env.CARCATONLINE_MIN_INTERVAL_MS, 2200),
+    minIntervalMs: num(env.CARCATONLINE_MIN_INTERVAL_MS, 6500),
     dailyCallCap: num(env.CARCATONLINE_DAILY_CALL_CAP, 15000),
     windowStartHour: num(env.CARCATONLINE_WINDOW_START, 20),
     windowEndHour: num(env.CARCATONLINE_WINDOW_END, 7),