When i was at the PF meet tonight i noticed a couple of RST's going out along the wee straight, they seemed to suffer from loads of wheelspin, the road was very damp but when i went out and gave it everything 1st + 2nd and it just gripped

Do you think it could be the way the car is mapped as its got shite tyres on it

 

won't be down to mapping, and unless you're running sequential boost it should spin like a bitch

must be better at launches than you think

 

The thing is its never suffered from loads of wheelspin, i can make it spin if it try but normally it just grips

 

I'd gues maybe less torque as its a smaller turbo, although it flows more air etc, so wont have as much of that to spin the wheels?


At a guess!

 

this time of year 1st is pretty much redundent down to wheelspin and my s2 is standard


sure your clutch aint slipping

 

Mine is hopeless in 1st and 2nd.

3rd will spin in the dry at almost any speed. So, for example, if I am on the road and drop a cog to overtake someone, it will light the wheels up as I pull out. Also, if you are on a bumpy road, it will lose traction every time you hit a bump.

4th will spin in the roads are cold and slightly damp. When we were mapping and the roads were wet, it was spinning 4th all the way to the Rev limit.

That's with good wheel alignment.

 

when i first got mine it would light the tyres up in first no matter what the weather was like but when i fitted my strut brace i found it alot easer to get the power down, could just have abetter suspention setup on yours dave

 

wot sorta power and size tyres u running??
Has anybody tryed something like quaiffe kits on there rsts?? i know there expensive but surely they would help with traction on 200+bhp cars like most of urs??

 

I know for sure that the clutch isnt slipping

 

Do you mean a Quaife ATB Diff?

If so, that won't do anything to help you get traction in a straight line, it's only when cornering that an ATB really comes into its own.

 

It all depends how heavy your foot is. Of course a RST will spin like crazy at first if you rev it high and dump the clutch, but good springs, dampers and wheel alignment at the front will help straight line traction.

 

Maybe your car is just slow then

Seriously though i have no idea ERST's usually spin at standard let alone modded???

 

Proven 205@ the wheels

 

i went out in jamies(jamborst) mates red rs last nite and it was spining rite to the limiter in 3rd.

 

Prolly just down to boost delivery then

 

Well whatever it is you must have something right When you find out the secret be a good lad and share it with the rest of us

 

murdoch1.7zs, red 2.1zvh? Im not surprised it was heard that car is mental! (if its the same one)

 

Its a 1.6 CVH thats got 175@ the wheels Dave

 

And whats that meant to mean

No secret about it, i asked a valid question about traction in damp conditions, seems like its down to how the boosts, in my case it does it very well as it suffers from ZERO wheelspin.

In the dry i find it VERY hard to get it to spin 1st, 2nd

If i launch it obviously it will spin due to the increased revs

 

I just mean your obviously getting a bit more grip than most of us

 

aahright i thought it might have been davidch's 2.0 zvh, cheers.

 

Thats not going to win many races

 

is that the one with 270+bhp@ the wheels. ive got a vid of that on ma comp

yeah that one was 175@ the wheels

probaly not but still good full

u will need to take me in yours davie. i was goin to ask you on sunday but i was standing next to you and your a big guy. didnt want to upset you

 

LOL


You should have said hello

 

yeah i was goin to m8. seen you were talkin to sum1. didnt want to interupt and i was talkin to my mates. time i turned round you were away

will next time tho. your cars lookin really nice. u still selling up

 

Mines spins in 1st 2nd and 3rd its hopeless.Got some new tyres coming any day now Goodyear f1s and gonna buy some Adjustable TCA should help.........

 

Mine's the same....and only runnin 15psi at the mo! Not too bad in a straight line in the dry but when it's wet and it comes on boost in 3rd it just lights em up! As said above, a nightmare when goin out to overtake!

 

davie ch's car is shockin for wheel spin.

prob sumthing to do with running 28 psi thru a t38 tho

 

Christian, you wanna get ridothem Teflon road shirka's.....

 

mine spins in 1st and sometimes second....and mines standard

 

 

Fao: T28

davie if you need a hand i bet i'll get your car to wheelspin