Handling Question
12-07-2011, 12:56 PM
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Handling Question
I tried searching around but I have yet to find anything.
I recently traded in my '09 Civic Si in on a '03 Cobra. I love the car and it's crazy how much more power it has. Just makes my civic feel like riding a moped.
I used to autocross my civic a good bit and I was pretty good. I even started getting the heel toe stuff down.
On to my question. On corner exit my civic would never get sideways when I applied the throttle. If anything it would push the front end. This was very easy to drive. This cobra, on the other hand, swings the back end way out if I give it too much gas.
Is this normal? Is there something wrong? How can I fix/change this? Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry if I'm being a noob...
I recently traded in my '09 Civic Si in on a '03 Cobra. I love the car and it's crazy how much more power it has. Just makes my civic feel like riding a moped.
I used to autocross my civic a good bit and I was pretty good. I even started getting the heel toe stuff down.
On to my question. On corner exit my civic would never get sideways when I applied the throttle. If anything it would push the front end. This was very easy to drive. This cobra, on the other hand, swings the back end way out if I give it too much gas.
Is this normal? Is there something wrong? How can I fix/change this? Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry if I'm being a noob...
12-07-2011, 01:21 PM
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Location: DFW, TX
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I tried searching around but I have yet to find anything.
I recently traded in my '09 Civic Si in on a '03 Cobra. I love the car and it's crazy how much more power it has. Just makes my civic feel like riding a moped.
I used to autocross my civic a good bit and I was pretty good. I even started getting the heel toe stuff down.
On to my question. On corner exit my civic would never get sideways when I applied the throttle. If anything it would push the front end. This was very easy to drive. This cobra, on the other hand, swings the back end way out if I give it too much gas.
Is this normal? Is there something wrong? How can I fix/change this? Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry if I'm being a noob...
I recently traded in my '09 Civic Si in on a '03 Cobra. I love the car and it's crazy how much more power it has. Just makes my civic feel like riding a moped.
I used to autocross my civic a good bit and I was pretty good. I even started getting the heel toe stuff down.
On to my question. On corner exit my civic would never get sideways when I applied the throttle. If anything it would push the front end. This was very easy to drive. This cobra, on the other hand, swings the back end way out if I give it too much gas.
Is this normal? Is there something wrong? How can I fix/change this? Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry if I'm being a noob...
12-07-2011, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NC
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LOL
You bought the wrong car if the back end stepping out on throttle is a problem for you.
It will just take a little time to learn the throttle control required to bring it out of corners strong without wrecking it.
GOOD LUCK and enjoy your new found power : )
You bought the wrong car if the back end stepping out on throttle is a problem for you.
It will just take a little time to learn the throttle control required to bring it out of corners strong without wrecking it.
GOOD LUCK and enjoy your new found power : )
12-07-2011, 04:45 PM
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The Civic didn't have enough power to get into trouble, if it had you would have found out about the limitations of FWD/WDW (Wrong Wheel Drive) very quickly--it's all great right up until it hits the fan, then there is no recovery...
OTH with RWD (Right (proper) Wheel Drive) you can lets things get real loose and bring it back--practice some more and you will find out what driving a real car is like...
OTH with RWD (Right (proper) Wheel Drive) you can lets things get real loose and bring it back--practice some more and you will find out what driving a real car is like...
12-08-2011, 07:09 AM
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The Civic didn't have enough power to get into trouble, if it had you would have found out about the limitations of FWD/WDW (Wrong Wheel Drive) very quickly--it's all great right up until it hits the fan, then there is no recovery...
OTH with RWD (Right (proper) Wheel Drive) you can lets things get real loose and bring it back--practice some more and you will find out what driving a real car is like...
OTH with RWD (Right (proper) Wheel Drive) you can lets things get real loose and bring it back--practice some more and you will find out what driving a real car is like...
Another question. Wouldn't it make more sense for the car to turn both of the wheels instead of the right one? I think you might be mistaken there, because when I lay rubber I see two skid marks.
12-08-2011, 07:14 AM
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That's not what I meant by "Right Wheel Drive", it's "right" as in "Correct Wheel Drive", as opposed to front wheel drive being "Wrong Wheel Drive"...
12-08-2011, 08:09 AM
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