RX8 + rain with a bit of tcs?
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RX8 + rain with a bit of tcs?
anyone find the rx8 way too tail happy in the rain? first day for me with the 8 in the rain. i have an abandoned warehouse place near me, and i was practicing my drifts, and i just couldn't hold on for more than like 3 seconds. i always lost it. does anyone have this problem?
oh and i've looked at all the tcs and dcs and what not. and have always thought there were 2 different functions, thats why when you hold it, it stays off, and has the picture of the car and tire marks lit up. but when i press dcs, and only that light shows. nothing kicks in. i slide completely, nothing intervenes at all. and if thats the case. what difference does it make when you hold the button for 9 seconds or whatever?
oh and i've looked at all the tcs and dcs and what not. and have always thought there were 2 different functions, thats why when you hold it, it stays off, and has the picture of the car and tire marks lit up. but when i press dcs, and only that light shows. nothing kicks in. i slide completely, nothing intervenes at all. and if thats the case. what difference does it make when you hold the button for 9 seconds or whatever?
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Stock tyres? stock alignment? tyre pressure? bad throttle control?
Difference between 1 press and press and hold in your instance is the ABS is off on the press and hold. Makes no diff for you as you noticed.
FYI this is a video of my wife on a skid pan which is wet and oily.
Difference between 1 press and press and hold in your instance is the ABS is off on the press and hold. Makes no diff for you as you noticed.
FYI this is a video of my wife on a skid pan which is wet and oily.
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Stock tires are not the best in the rain, especially when it gets a little colder. All tires are a compromise and that seems to be the weakness of the stock RX-8 tires.
There's been debates for years about what, if anything, is different about the traction and stability control when you hold the button down. Not sure if it's ever been resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
There's been debates for years about what, if anything, is different about the traction and stability control when you hold the button down. Not sure if it's ever been resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
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anyone find the rx8 way too tail happy in the rain? first day for me with the 8 in the rain. i have an abandoned warehouse place near me, and i was practicing my drifts, and i just couldn't hold on for more than like 3 seconds. i always lost it. does anyone have this problem?
oh and i've looked at all the tcs and dcs and what not. and have always thought there were 2 different functions, thats why when you hold it, it stays off, and has the picture of the car and tire marks lit up. but when i press dcs, and only that light shows. nothing kicks in. i slide completely, nothing intervenes at all. and if thats the case. what difference does it make when you hold the button for 9 seconds or whatever?
oh and i've looked at all the tcs and dcs and what not. and have always thought there were 2 different functions, thats why when you hold it, it stays off, and has the picture of the car and tire marks lit up. but when i press dcs, and only that light shows. nothing kicks in. i slide completely, nothing intervenes at all. and if thats the case. what difference does it make when you hold the button for 9 seconds or whatever?
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LSD is all mechanical, and just keeps 1 rear wheel from spinning alot more than the other rear wheel. So if there is differences in the traction between them, the one with the greater traction will still hook up.
DSC attempts to correct underspin on any of the 4 tires when comparing spin rates, throttle, and steering input, to correct what it detects as a slide, and it generally takes the form of applying brakes individually a calculated amount on opposing wheels..
ABS attempts to prevent constant locking of the brakes and sliding of the tires, so you can maintain some directional control while panic-braking.
Someone needs to make a clear video in the snow or on a skid pad of exactly what happens with the different modes. On/Tap/7sec
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i have a huge abadoned lot near my house. going for 3 seconds, and losing it, was side ways for 3 seconds, and losing it. i'm pretty sure its just the rain though, and it was pretty cold, so the front tires didnt hold me well enough to prevent me spin outs. i'll try again as soon as it dries up.
and the skid pan video won't load for me![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
and so the only difference bewtween press, and press +hold is abs?
and the skid pan video won't load for me
![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
and so the only difference bewtween press, and press +hold is abs?
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FYI this is a video of my wife on a skid pan which is wet and oily.
Lies women can't drive like that .. women drive like this
http://poststuff4.entensity.net/0213...edia=women.flv
Seriously though was not bad at all ..
(EDIT) Would like to point out no rotaries were hurt in the making of this video :P
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i have a huge abadoned lot near my house. going for 3 seconds, and losing it, was side ways for 3 seconds, and losing it. i'm pretty sure its just the rain though, and it was pretty cold, so the front tires didnt hold me well enough to prevent me spin outs. i'll try again as soon as it dries up.
and the skid pan video won't load for me![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
and so the only difference bewtween press, and press +hold is abs?
and the skid pan video won't load for me
![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
and so the only difference bewtween press, and press +hold is abs?
Cheers
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Lies women can't drive like that .. women drive like this
http://poststuff4.entensity.net/0213...edia=women.flv
Seriously though was not bad at all ..
(EDIT) Would like to point out no rotaries were hurt in the making of this video :P
http://poststuff4.entensity.net/0213...edia=women.flv
Seriously though was not bad at all ..
(EDIT) Would like to point out no rotaries were hurt in the making of this video :P
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snap over steer? like sudden whip over steer?
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anyone find the rx8 way too tail happy in the rain? first day for me with the 8 in the rain. i have an abandoned warehouse place near me, and i was practicing my drifts, and i just couldn't hold on for more than like 3 seconds. i always lost it. does anyone have this problem?
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i'll drive with wheels turned a bit, and power through it. (not floor it i know how to control throttle)
i'll drive with wheels turned a bit, and give a quick clutch dip.
i've tried some aggreseive weight transferring, (flicks, and hard turns) but does don't seem to be too succesful in the wet.
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Overdrift? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2IWxqvsSY8
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Overdrift? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2IWxqvsSY8
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learned.
touch stove. stove hot. touch stove with industrial mits....
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i'm in a pretty big lot sized for 18 wheelers to load and unload. with cones. i'm set.
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