Torque Steer

Because it makes you look cool, plus you get to drag the conversation onto RWD - which makes you look even cooler.

But normal sane people who aren't still stuck in the 1970s realise it's not a problem and can even be fun.

Its terrible.

I know of several (UK) of FWD cars that make it into the 11's

Depends on the turbo. Not many of them are using the Stock mitsu on the

9000 Aeros. I know the bloke from Scotland has a T62 and a 4" intake. To get in enough air, he removes the indicator, when trackdaying. Well, the GT30R turbo helps in this one's case. Along with 750cc injectors, and a 4" intake, four branch exhaust manifold, ported head, external wastegate, 3" downpipe with sports cat, 3.5" for the rest of the system, and the Maptun custom map. This isn't just a bolt on filter and tail pipe you know.

But it is drivable.

Well no lsd will give you the least problems, and the skinnyest lightest wheels/trres/brakes! Probably not good though!

750cc would not be enough for 590bhp unless you were running insane fuel rail pressure. I have maxed 720s out lots of times on GTI-R's running much less power.. And indeed maxed out 1000cc on an Evo, running 1.7 bar (that thing went like something else)..

So is a horse and cart. They dont handle well either. But at least they have oversteer rather than under!

Fun? In what way? bit like a faulty power steering pump I had in my Granada scorpio. It kept deciding to turn right and left when it felt like it too!

No, I dont want less grip haha. N2O however does significantly make torque steer worse I do have to say..

Ed

Not sure about on the 9000, but the hot trick for budget fuel pressure uprating was to take a standard FPR from a lucas equiped injection car, and fit it to a Bosch turbo model. The Bosch equipped turbo models came with either 2.4 or 2.6 bar FPRs. the Lucas non turbos models used a 3 bar regulator. I would imagine that as standard Bosch equiped 9k's used similar, with aeros using maybe a slightly higher fuel pressure.

There's Maestros and Novas that do it quicker.

12.02 Maestro, 11.4 Rover 200

Can't find the link for the Nova but it an 11s.

Even with a LSD RWD can sort of torque steer too, from the back end if you plant it on a slip road with a wheel on the slippy white paint they use for the 100m long give way line.

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Noooo thats not steer in the steering wheel tug sense but a satisfying minor change of direction thats easy to control.

rule of thumb power bhp = duty cycle x injector cc/min x number of / 5 =0.85 x 750 x 4 / 5 = 510bhp. (0.85 is a nice safe duty cycle)

increase fuel pressure power = original power x square root(new pressure/old pressure) = 510 x (3/2.6)^0.5 = 547bhp.

Go mad and risk it with higher duty cycle, will need to run up to

91.5% to get 590bhp. Possible but dicing with det. Injectors have been run to 95% but it always ends in tears, a rebuild and installation of yet more upgrades.

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But not as much fun as spinning the rears :)

Because spearing off the road and crashing into trees is a bad thing.

Fraser

It's Received Wisdom. You always have to be emphatic when redistributing it.

Is that the gulf colours V6 turbo? I know the one.

Never said it was, but RWD is not an available option for most people unless they are willing to drive something old and shit.