problems during high speed turns
01-17-2006, 02:30 AM
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problems during high speed turns
a couple days ago when i went out racing with a couple of my friends, i ran into some difficulty when i trying to take a U-turn at high speeds (about 110mph) it was not a tight U-turn like on regular roads, it was much more wide
when i started to take it, it was fine, but at the crest of the U, my car started to, or at least what seemed like, break then release, giving the feeling that i just smashed on my breaks and ABS just kicked in...but i was definitly not breaking at all, just turing
is this a suspention problem? or was my traction control pretty much saying "you are an idiot"?
also, if it was my tcs, would it be safe to take a turn like this with it off? or would this send my car into an uncontrollable skid?
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when i started to take it, it was fine, but at the crest of the U, my car started to, or at least what seemed like, break then release, giving the feeling that i just smashed on my breaks and ABS just kicked in...but i was definitly not breaking at all, just turing
is this a suspention problem? or was my traction control pretty much saying "you are an idiot"?
also, if it was my tcs, would it be safe to take a turn like this with it off? or would this send my car into an uncontrollable skid?
thanks
01-17-2006, 02:36 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
ORIGINAL: blackNchrome05
i dont think flippin Uturns @ 110mph is such a great idea... i dont think only your traction control is gonna be saying you're an idiot...
i dont think flippin Uturns @ 110mph is such a great idea... i dont think only your traction control is gonna be saying you're an idiot...
01-17-2006, 02:51 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
traction control has nothing to do with cornering. all it does is prevent your tires from slipping (in a straight line, preventing fishtails or uncontrollable fishtailing)
i could see traction control coming on in a hard turn like that if a tire spun a little, were you powering thru it? (ie foot on the gas) or just coasting?
i could see traction control coming on in a hard turn like that if a tire spun a little, were you powering thru it? (ie foot on the gas) or just coasting?
01-17-2006, 02:51 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
ORIGINAL: blackNchrome05
ah ha, i stand corrected. i dont have any of them 8 lane highways around here...nor any open space even close to that. where do you find space like that?
ah ha, i stand corrected. i dont have any of them 8 lane highways around here...nor any open space even close to that. where do you find space like that?
big empty parking lots, lol
01-17-2006, 02:51 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
we have a lot of huge main roads here that are not really part of any city, but that are still in the county which are all blocked off by cones (but in completely fine condition) and the great part about it is that there are no cops that go there, because it is not part of any city
they are not actually 8 lanes, what i meant is that between the two different directions of the U-turn there is about that much room. the road itself is actually a 4 lane (which is nice because even though they are supposed to be in different directions, we can use them all in one because there are no other cars there)
they are not actually 8 lanes, what i meant is that between the two different directions of the U-turn there is about that much room. the road itself is actually a 4 lane (which is nice because even though they are supposed to be in different directions, we can use them all in one because there are no other cars there)
01-17-2006, 02:55 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
sounds like fun man...
you have a v6, are you Uturning to the right or left? you might be sliding when you turn to the left because all the power on our V6's comes from the rear right wheel... so the outside wheel has the power. unless i'm mixed up. would power on the outside or inside wheel cause slding?
you have a v6, are you Uturning to the right or left? you might be sliding when you turn to the left because all the power on our V6's comes from the rear right wheel... so the outside wheel has the power. unless i'm mixed up. would power on the outside or inside wheel cause slding?
01-17-2006, 02:59 AM
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RE: problems during high speed turns
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traction control has nothing to do with cornering. all it does is prevent your tires from slipping (in a straight line, preventing fishtails or uncontrollable fishtailing)
i could see traction control coming on in a hard turn like that if a tire spun a little, were you powering thru it? (ie foot on the gas) or just coasting?
traction control has nothing to do with cornering. all it does is prevent your tires from slipping (in a straight line, preventing fishtails or uncontrollable fishtailing)
i could see traction control coming on in a hard turn like that if a tire spun a little, were you powering thru it? (ie foot on the gas) or just coasting?
however, i did have that jerking feeling the whole way thorugh the turn, even when i was coasting at the beginning
oh, and forgot to mention, right before i took the turn, i was on the very outer lane, so when i was changing into the most inner lane (passing from the 4th to 1st lane), i was already feeling this