[Shotimes] Torque Steer Missing?

[Mark Nunnally]

The SHO uses unequal halfshafts and very firm (on the MTX anyway) front
strut rod bushings to keep the car from toe'ing in under accel, both help
torque steer.

It's not too bad with the stock diff, with a quaife, it tends to yank you
around a bit more

Mark

On 4/1/06 9:48 AM, "Techpriest" <techpriest@ourlair.com> wrote:

> 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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