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your cup wouldnt of had tranction controlQuote: Originally posted by 182blue on 26 January 2005
Quote: Originally posted by iceblue182 on 26 January 2005
and i said have said twice it wont in the summer lol!Quote: Originally posted by Roy Munson on 26 January 2005
FFS I already said 3 times - mine does it in the bone dry!
my cup did it in the summer
Quote: Originally posted by 182blue on 26 January 2005
Quote: Originally posted by iceblue182 on 26 January 2005
your cup wouldnt of had tranction controlQuote: Originally posted by 182blue on 26 January 2005
Quote: Originally posted by iceblue182 on 26 January 2005
and i said have said twice it wont in the summer lol!Quote: Originally posted by Roy Munson on 26 January 2005
FFS I already said 3 times - mine does it in the bone dry!
my cup did it in the summer
it didnt have traction control (i did say this way above), i never said it did ????????, i saids my cup banged in the summer
Mazda 2, MX5 Mk2.5 Sport
like others have said its just too cold at the moment. In the summer when its warmer youll have a lot more grip. My car was wheelspinning in 2nd and 3rd the other day at half throttle.
As for the banging when it wheel spins Ive been in loads of front wheel drive cars that do the same, not as bad as the clio but....
Mine does this 1st gear stamping all the time. SOmethign else it does as well is in other gears when the engine goes into "power mode" the wheels seem to fight each other and im in a battle to try and keep it going in a straight line. Does anyone elses do this? Ive checked the pressure in the tyres and its perfect. Is it related to the same thing as the 1st gear judder?
Clio 200 Cup
Fairly common I think mate, they tend to scrabble around for grip under full power. You have to keep alert!
Its called torque steer. Unless you have some kind of trick differential its pretty much un avoidable in front wheel drive cars. Different length half shafts - a differential in torque to the wheels - more to one than the other causes the car to pull to one side.
[Edited by lagerlout1 on 26 January 2005 at 11:09pm]
Quote: Originally posted by hip_spasm on 26 January 2005
Its sometimes better to turn it off to get a clean start.It IS very cold and wet at the minute also.
Ditto - this weather is crap for a clean quick launch.
Little Newms
ClioSport Club Member
182, D2 Td5 & 840CI
like 182 blue says... my cup does it in the summer also, not as bad, just at the 6k mark when they really get moving, and then stops... This time of year its w**k pmsl
Im currently putting 225bhp through the front wheels and have friends with 280-350bhp going through the front wheels also!
Wheel slippage isnt that much of a problem provided the road is dry and youre tame with the accelerator in 1st gear. Mines an auto so I just push it to 5k in 1st, it changes to second and then I plant it and keep it there as long as I want
Torque steer isnt a problem whatsoever, a good firm hold of the steering wheel with leather gloves and its no problem
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
LMFAO @ this
Has no-one ever considered that the root cause of the banging problem is asking for too much traction from the front wheels? Its not the suspension, or tyres, or traction control, or ABS that cause it...its a heavy right foot.
Take some time to learn/feel how the front wheels are doing grip-wise, and its possible to "floor" it in first right up to the redline, holding it just on the edge of breaking traction. Im not suggesting in any way shape or form that Ive got this down to a fine art, but Ive not had the banging since last winter, and that followed a conscious decision to start learning how to get the power down.
If youre getting the suspension banging...go easier on the loud pedal
850 T5. mmmm Turbo!
if your struggling to keep your wheels from spinning maybe you should consider swapping your car...........with me!!! im sure i could live with wheel spinning everywhere.
besides im sure my tireds would be cheeper than yours!!!
think about it
lol
this reply is to a comment made on page 1:
I got a new 182 + cup packs in Nov 04. After some B road blasts, where it felt very very skittish, and nearly losing it on a roundabout I decided to check the tyre pressures.
Needless to say these were over 40psi on all 4 corners. Once back down to the levels recommended in the handbook the traction and B road handling seemed to be a lot better.
Cheers
R
rich[182]
with all the cars being stacked at the mo and the wet,greasy,slippy roads ive no intentions of being in a position of either spinning the wheels or TC light coming on right now
Just wait till easter and better roads IMO
Anyone wants to traffic light grand prix me at the mo is welcome to it, a litre micra would do me LOL
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