[Shotimes] Torque Steer Missing?

Techpriest techpriest@ourlair.com
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:48:24 -0600


This question is purely academic.

I had an Olds Alero with V6 that met it's end on a snowy road this winter.
The car had a bad case of torque steer when you would jump on the gas.  I
was reminded of that last weekend when a guy in a turbo Talon was
complaining of the same thing.  It occured to me that I have never felt this
in my SHO.  I can hit first, light up my front tires and keep them spinning
until I hit redline and have no problem pointing them anyplace I want the
whole time.  Taking super tight turns on the Autocross track I never once
felt anything fighting back when turning.

Any ideas why?  Again, I do not plan to do anything with this knowledge,
just curious.  I am sure I am not the only one on the list that likes to
know "why" things happen.

89 MTX SHO "TEKPRST"
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