T4 all over the place... - Page 2

Orca2 · Mar 2nd, 2015, 22:47

The T5 does this too if you stand on the power, it isnt surprising , getting that much power down on the crappy roads you are always gonna get a bit of torquesteer, I just hang on .lol

skyship007 · Mar 2nd, 2015, 22:51

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Originally Posted by GaryS40

What about not pressing the accelerator quite so far down.

That stopped mine spinning the wheels.

Not trying to be a smart ass, just think you are maybe accelerating too hard and maybe the tyres can't cope.

Gary

I bet the OP is running Summerslide specials from a Fleabay dealer on ice!!

Even my Twingo 1.2 (16 valves and a canvas roof!) had a touch of Torque when steering on ice, but changing the stern rubbers to Conti 850 winter tyres sorted it.

druid · Mar 2nd, 2015, 23:41

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Originally Posted by skyship007

I bet the OP is running Summerslide specials from a Fleabay dealer on ice!!

Even my Twingo 1.2 (16 valves and a canvas roof!) had a touch of Torque when steering on ice, but changing the stern rubbers to Conti 850 winter tyres sorted it.

Stern would be behind the control binnacle eh?

dcw · Mar 3rd, 2015, 08:46

No offence, but it all depends how you drive it, to be honest. You say you get the problem when you are "in a hurry"...

These cars put down a lot of power, especially if you jump hard on the accelerator. It is debateable quite how well they were built to cope with it. My suspension is all in good shape and I have good quality tyres, and driven normally (or even reasonably powerfully) the car handles just as she should do. But I find with mine that if I really press too hard on the accelerator - say to get out into a line of traffic from a side road - then it can trigger a bit of torque steer and you just have to be ready to control it. You'll often trigger the DSA as well.

My thoughts would be that if yours is doing it all the time, however you drive it, something's wrong with it; but if it's only when you demand all that power in an instant, especially through the low gears when moving off, then that's just a normal side-effect of having 200 bhp suddenly being thrown at the drivetrain - you know it'll do it and you just have to be ready for it and drive accordingly.

David

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dcw VOC Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2024 21:35 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: YORK	No offence, but it all depends how you drive it, to be honest. You say you get the problem when you are "in a hurry"... These cars put down a lot of power, especially if you jump hard on the accelerator. It is debateable quite how well they were built to cope with it. My suspension is all in good shape and I have good quality tyres, and driven normally (or even reasonably powerfully) the car handles just as she should do. But I find with mine that if I really press too hard on the accelerator - say to get out into a line of traffic from a side road - then it can trigger a bit of torque steer and you just have to be ready to control it. You'll often trigger the DSA as well. My thoughts would be that if yours is doing it all the time, however you drive it, something's wrong with it; but if it's only when you demand all that power in an instant, especially through the low gears when moving off, then that's just a normal side-effect of having 200 bhp suddenly being thrown at the drivetrain - you know it'll do it and you just have to be ready for it and drive accordingly. David __________________ VOC 400 Series Register Keeper The current fleet: 1997 440 LE, 1996 460 CD, 1994 480 GT and 2007 V50 SE Sport

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Orca2 I've Been Banned Last Online: Mar 24th, 2020 22:42 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Glasgow	The T5 does this too if you stand on the power, it isnt surprising , getting that much power down on the crappy roads you are always gonna get a bit of torquesteer, I just hang on .lol

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