Right well, I'm having alot of trouble getting the power down at the moment. I took my car out last night for the first time since having a new clutch fitted and all is good at low boost (10psi). But as soon as I go to high its spinning up in 3rd on bone dry roads (forget 1st and 2nd ).

I dont want to start spending silly money but what can I do to help get some more traction. What tyre pressure for example, recommended tyres (yoko's on at the mo) etc etc.

Cheers,
Dan

 

Before mine went bang on friday was running toyo proxes which were not to bad but when i turned my boost high it was still struggling for grip but not spinning but mine was only around 230bhp.......

 

strut brace, adj TCAs, any of them help?

wouldn't mind know me self what pressure to put in the tyres, never give it 2nd thought

i always just bang 32psi in

 

just seen your sig

300bhp in a RST, no wonder you got traction issues! think your fuct dan face it lol

 

i cant get fcuk all tll 3rd on road tyres , see wat the semi slicks do

 

maybe you need progressive boost lad

 

Run it in reverse until you get to 20mph, then J-Turn it

 

Saw ollie,s car for the first time yesterday with nearly 400bhp on tap,didnt look like he was having traction issues was taking of like nothing ive seen before FWD anyway think he was running yok,s

 

WTF?!?!? got nearly 400bhp now?!?!!?



whats the spec?

 

I use progressive right foot

What tyres are you on Tim (and ollie for that matter). Might have to invest in some soft compound road legal slicks as I'm off to brunters first week of July.

As soon as it gets to about 1bar boost I lose all traction, almost as if its a wet road. 4th and 5th is fine - just lots and lots of torque steer!

Does Karl do rwd conversions for RST's yet?

 

mine comes in progressively and it doesnt have traction probs at all - i run 215/40/16 F1's

 

Think its an all steel jobby mega bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I use 38psi in all 4 tyres, only pressure without car handling poo and sliding/wheelspinning

 

what diff are you running and have you got adjustable TCAs?

 

ATB Diff & adjustable Koni's (maybe these need to be softer?)

Can people quote power @ wheel figures when saying "no problems here" so I can make a comparison. My clio has traction in all gears but has about 40hp

Cheers,
Dan

 

mine had 265 @wheels last friday and i can get of the line just fine pal you need to speak to karl carnt tell ya on ere dont want everyone being as fast lol

 

38psi

I would have thought you'd be getting massive wheelspin with that pressure

Never mind understeer??

 

Oh also....

The above people who have BIG power Tim/Rick/Ollie etc....

Do you have decent traction in 2nd?? Or is it 3rd onwards?

What modification would you say made the biggest difference to traction?

Mines only 230BHP and I have limited traction in 2nd but after that its fine

 

Yea I might do mate, although it sounds expensive already lol!

 

Fuck me, thats waaaay too high. you want to be around 29-30psi. At 38psi you are asking for trouble like wheelspin or locking the wheels under braking and hitting the back of someone

 

Ages ago when i had new tyres and Gary worked at SCA, he put 40psi in my tyres
205/40/17's, work that one out...

 

maybe they were trying to bump you off

 

im getting jealous with all this big power talk

 

my car is runnin 220bhp at 18psi... @ the flywheel (edited)

still on standard shocks (which i will get round to changing)...

got 16s... P Zero Nero pirellis.. got bout 225ftlb and i hardly suffer with traction probs.... 2nd a little bit of spin then sweet...

obviously with ur power matey... alot more involved...

wud recommend yoko Paradas!!!

very gd tyre!

 

As I said, its fine or as good as can be at low boost (230bhp) its when I up the boost (300bhp) its like driving on a wet road in 1st 2nd and 3rd.

 

My last s2 had only 225bhp f1 worked well for a few months but soon got wheel spin..

Get some of them toyo road slicks

 

I had a nightmare with traction when i was running 235hp @ fly, had toyo proxes and 1st and 2nd like most were fooking useless, 300+ must be ridiculous.

 

with regards to type pressures i can say what a difference they can make cos i used to race motocross (wouldnt believe the difference between 7 and 9 psi in a back wheel). 29 in the back, 28 in the front. all cars run at these pressures round about im pretty sure.

 

That makes two of us

 

Im running approx 230 to 235bhp and mine is useless in 1st but it does bight in second and then take off. Ive got Eagle F1's on mine running at 31 psi and just have to deal with launching by steadily hitting the throttle in 1st then full on in second.

I would say though soften up the koni's as ive got them on mine and i tried driving it with them hard and although it cornerd well in the wet and lauching off the lights was a complete loss.

 

31psi, hmmmmmmmmmm

 

Use an AVC-R TO HOLD THE PSI LOW ON 1ST &2ND

 

i noticed that the people who aren't struggaling with traction are running 16's

and people who are struggaling runs 17's

could this be a factor????

on me uncles xr3i with turbo conversion, its still on 14's, running around 170bhp, and its nearly impossible to spin on boost evn in first (unless you launch it)

 

hmmm well spotted...

wonder if that is a factor...

interesting

 

I doubt it, it should be easier spinning a smaller wheel!

A bigger wheel offers more traction.

 

yea i thought that too...

wud make it more strain to turn the bigger wheel...

but is interesting theory.

 

As a few people have said, do you have adjustable track control arms?

Cheers

Paul

 

We have them

 

I have no traction issues. Full grip in 2nd gear @ almost 2bar < No, not tyre pressure lol

 

I'm sure Karl will sort you out.
I've got an AVC R boost controller for mine so hopefully that'll help