She's acting up....

Zeto · 02-20-2010, 10:01 AM

Very interesting. I have come across the same thing and thought it was just a placebo effect but it's just as speed works has described.

speedworks · 02-20-2010, 10:07 AM

Yeah, you won't notice it, unless you are daring enough/experienced enough to take a turn at a significant speed. On a racetrack, I would feel this constanty. I scare my passengers every time I do it, but the issue I feel, scares me sometimes, and it isn't what a car is supposed to do.

370Zsteve · 02-20-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by speedworks

Yeah, you won't notice it, unless you are daring enough/experienced enough to take a turn at a significant speed. On a racetrack, I would feel this constanty. I scare my passengers every time I do it, but the issue I feel, scares me sometimes, and it isn't what a car is supposed to do.

I'll never feel it because I always downshift and accelerate into off-ramps

speedworks · 02-20-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

I'll never feel it because I always downshift and accelerate into off-ramps

Yeah, I accelerate out of the turn too, but I am talking going into the turn. If you are accelerating, in my situation, you will spin it. Again, momentum is not it, I can get it to do it for seconds on a long speeding turn.

370Zsteve · 02-20-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by speedworks

Yeah, I accelerate out of the turn too, but I am talking going into the turn. If you are accelerating, in my situation, you will spin it. Again, momentum is not it, I can get it to do it for seconds on a long speeding turn.

No, no, I downshift and hit the gas going into off-ramps. It's a game..... and I never get the issue you described. I never head into off-ramps without downshifting, I guess it's just me. This issue would also have a lot to do with what gear you were in, no? In 6th, I could see where it would feel like it wasn't slowing down............

speedworks · 02-20-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

No, no, I downshift and hit the gas going into off-ramps. It's a game..... and I never get the issue you described. I never head into off-ramps without downshifting, I guess it's just me. This issue would also have a lot to do with what gear you were in, no? In 6th, I could see where it would feel like it wasn't slowing down............

If you are accelerating into a turn, you are going to slow. I come into them at speed, brake initially, turn in, slight throttle if needed, and then you are at the edge of a spin/drift, and at the point, I will lift and ride it out a little (sometimes longer since MA doesn't develop on/off ramps well, and they become a decreasing radius), and that is when you will feel it. I am always in the sweet spot of the particular gear (usually 3rd). Steve, if you are ever in the Providence/Boston area, let me know, I will show you it.

02-20-2010, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zeto Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North NJ Age: 41 Posts: 766 Drives: 09 Pearl White 370Z Rep Power: 268	Very interesting. I have come across the same thing and thought it was just a placebo effect but it's just as speed works has described.

02-20-2010, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedworks Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 550 Drives: PW purchased 01/09 Rep Power: 18	Yeah, you won't notice it, unless you are daring enough/experienced enough to take a turn at a significant speed. On a racetrack, I would feel this constanty. I scare my passengers every time I do it, but the issue I feel, scares me sometimes, and it isn't what a car is supposed to do.