If it doesnt torque steer, its not even slightly powerful enough
If it doesnt torque steer, its not even slightly powerful enough
exactly. Everyone with twincam bigblock's saying theirs are fine (Adam, Paul, LeeH etc) probably have proper proven handling & mechanical upgrades. I wouldnt expect an XE'd Nova running Jamex -60 susspension, no seam welding, tired bushes & bad geometry to put the power down particularly well behave itself in a staright line under power.Originally Posted by nova16vxe
i,d disagree,novas have never been good at handling thats their flaw,in the dry they aint that good in when its wet you,d be aswell givin up as there terrible,to me there a very nice car and fun in a straight line,show them a slight corner and a pug 205/fiesta mk2/renault 5 etc of the will waste it every day no questions asked
What a load of rubbish, you've obviously never been out in a Nova that's been setup correctly or driven properly then.i,d disagree,novas have never been good at handling thats their flaw,in the dry they aint that good in when its wet you,d be aswell givin up as there terrible,to me there a very nice car and fun in a straight line,show them a slight corner and a pug 205/fiesta mk2/renault 5 etc of the will waste it every day no questions asked
Thats bull, it uttely depends on the road & the driver. Novas are pap on factory suspension, granted.i,d disagree,novas have never been good at handling thats their flaw,in the dry they aint that good in when its wet you,d be aswell givin up as there terrible,to me there a very nice car and fun in a straight line,show them a slight corner and a pug 205/fiesta mk2/renault 5 etc of the will waste it every day no questions asked
Mine does not torque steer, just point the nose straight and plant it!
Mine dosnt torque steer when i plant it it just spins up an fooks off in a straight line and im not running any special suspension or owt just spax coilovers standard bushes etc.
torque steer is what happens from 0-20mph, the rest of the time its just traction. putting the power down in a straight line is easy, putting it down when still cornering is a skill that very few people truly have, it is one of those annoying things, like lift off oversteer, that were mostly invented by motoring journalists to attempt to rubbish all the front wheel drive cars that were replacing the old rwd stuff, 'oh when you let off the power mid corner, the back end comes round' of course it bloody does, its physics!!!!
if you are driving alone, torque steer should be much more noticeable than when you have a front seat passenger, cos you will have about 100kg extra on the rh side (driver, controls etc), is it??? the left hand side of the road is also much worse than the rh side, so there are just too many factors on a road car... just get the tracking & camber checked & buy decent tyres (not too big) and it should be fine
It looks like every nova track car is sh**e and pointless then. I dont seem to remember ANY 205s, R5s etc EVER passing Dar/Lee/Olly Hewitt etc on tracki,d disagree,novas have never been good at handling thats their flaw,in the dry they aint that good in when its wet you,d be aswell givin up as there terrible,to me there a very nice car and fun in a straight line,show them a slight corner and a pug 205/fiesta mk2/renault 5 etc of the will waste it every day no questions asked
Put me right if im wrong...
Old XE track car
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74272
Nice one ad well made point.It looks like every nova track car is sh**e and pointless then. I dont seem to remember ANY 205s, R5s etc EVER passing Dar/Lee/Olly Hewitt etc on track
Put me right if im wrong...
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