Can you steer the 8 with your rear end?
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Can you steer the 8 with your rear end?
I was wondering if the 8 is powerful enough to steer a bit with the back wheels? I want to take full advantage of the handling on the car.
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Yes, it is possible if you put your knees in the seat, and hold up a mirror so you can see where you are heading. I don't know if you can make any 90 degree turns, but I imagine you can turn enough to cruise down the highway. I don't know why you'd want to, though.
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HAHAHAHAHA!! From the title of the thread, I thought you were a troll!!
It's easy: With your back facing the dash, grab the chair, with left leg, stretch down to hit gas, place *** on stearing wheel, and drive
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It's easy: With your back facing the dash, grab the chair, with left leg, stretch down to hit gas, place *** on stearing wheel, and drive
Disclaimer: Only works on Automatics.
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Re: Can you steer the 8 with your rear end?
Originally posted by flatso
I was wondering if the 8 is powerful enough to steer a bit with the back wheels? I want to take full advantage of the handling on the car.
I was wondering if the 8 is powerful enough to steer a bit with the back wheels? I want to take full advantage of the handling on the car.
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Okay, now that the jokes have run their courses, let's give the guy the info he is looking for:
Yes, the 8's torque allows for breaking the tires loose and swinging the rear end around corners. I do it all the time when performing u-turns. With the DSC on, you only have a quick moment available. Turn it off and you can do doughnuts all day. Push the dash button which disables the DSC for 5 seconds and the vehicles operations are all yours.
Charles
Yes, the 8's torque allows for breaking the tires loose and swinging the rear end around corners. I do it all the time when performing u-turns. With the DSC on, you only have a quick moment available. Turn it off and you can do doughnuts all day. Push the dash button which disables the DSC for 5 seconds and the vehicles operations are all yours.
Charles
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I don't have DSC, so yeah, the car is very controllable that way and extremely predictable. I don't do it much because it freaks people out both in my car and driving around me, but occassionally I use it to get the car's *** end out opposing lanes as quickly as possible when making lane changes. So, yup, is the answer.
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Originally posted by Winning_BlueRX8
Yes, it is possible if you put your knees in the seat, and hold up a mirror so you can see where you are heading. I don't know if you can make any 90 degree turns, but I imagine you can turn enough to cruise down the highway. I don't know why you'd want to, though.
Yes, it is possible if you put your knees in the seat, and hold up a mirror so you can see where you are heading. I don't know if you can make any 90 degree turns, but I imagine you can turn enough to cruise down the highway. I don't know why you'd want to, though.
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With the DSC off, my 8 is the easiest car to prompt into oversteer that I have owned.
Bad tires, a fat power band and light and balanced weight distribution add up to a spinning top if you want it.
I pretty routinely enter turns at intersections sideways.
I'll probably be posting to this forum from the local jail pretty soon...
Bad tires, a fat power band and light and balanced weight distribution add up to a spinning top if you want it.
I pretty routinely enter turns at intersections sideways.
I'll probably be posting to this forum from the local jail pretty soon...
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OK, that is what I thought you meant, but its beyond my interests on dry roads. The break the backs loose is common in the snow, and something I missed with FWD cars. There I would have to use the parking brake to get the back to slip. In the snow I found the RX-8 to be amazingly controllable in situations where it was losing traction.
I think the other technique that was "offered" would be dangerous. If the airbag went off, you may endup part way in the back seat, maybe racking something on the top of the seat as you went.
I think the other technique that was "offered" would be dangerous. If the airbag went off, you may endup part way in the back seat, maybe racking something on the top of the seat as you went.
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i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
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Originally posted by BRx8
i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
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i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
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Originally posted by RotaryZZ
Other than gasing it at the corner, you can achieve similar effects using life-off oversteer as well. Actually it would be even smoother and more controllable.
Other than gasing it at the corner, you can achieve similar effects using life-off oversteer as well. Actually it would be even smoother and more controllable.
You need to have some significant kinetic energy already happening for lift-throttle oversteer to hapen. It won't occur from a standing start like these guys are mostly talking about.
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All these posts and everyone left out the most important part.
When *** backward driving you have to remember to flex your left cheek to turn right and your right cheek to turn left.
When *** backward driving you have to remember to flex your left cheek to turn right and your right cheek to turn left.
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*sigh*
Anyway, the car car do some really cool power-on steering when there is about 0.5 mm of ice on the road surface. Now, you can enhance that by spraying oil all over the treads before backing out of the garage...actually, once sprayed, the car will slide out of the garage without any help - or driver. I usually chain the RX to the house's water heater to prevent the 'slide-on-my-own-out-of-the-garage' trick.
Anyway, the car car do some really cool power-on steering when there is about 0.5 mm of ice on the road surface. Now, you can enhance that by spraying oil all over the treads before backing out of the garage...actually, once sprayed, the car will slide out of the garage without any help - or driver. I usually chain the RX to the house's water heater to prevent the 'slide-on-my-own-out-of-the-garage' trick.
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i can do it easily during a turn by pressing the clutch in, rev up, dump the clutch and the tires break loose instantly...DSC off of course
this is the technique i used to learn drifting. it is very simple and a great way to experience what locking up the rear end feels like.
the rx8 is a PERFECT car for drifting. it has just enough power to make it interesting and its balance makes it like another board memeber mentioned 'spin like a top.'