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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 06:38 PM
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In my last 4-5 cars i can seem to get the back end out easily on islands even in my transit, But in the scoob all it does is understeer all the time so how can i do it?

I know all my other cars was not 4wd
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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 06:51 PM
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Different ball game mate.

Lift off oversteer is you best option.

E.G. lift off whilst going round a bend - then when the weight redistributes, floor it. the more you lift off, the greater the weight shift - careful though...

not on the roads though obviously!
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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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get the bump stear to reduce the absolutly RUBBISH handeling of the car, made a massive differene to mine, it actualy went where i pointed it
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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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My Sport doesn't even have a turbo and i can make it go sideways all day long in the wet

I don't even think mine has an LSD .. whether this makes any difference i don't know
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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 07:12 PM
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Now it's snowy, get the car turning round a very slippery corner and jump on the throttle, it will wave the tail about quite nicely at low speeds. Great fun Well anyway, my bugeye does, but I have got the geometry set so that it doesn't understeer much on wet/dry roads, and bump steer is less of an issue with the bugeyes than the classics.
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Old Jan 9, 2003 | 07:42 PM
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you need to be revving quite high on entry, then suddenly lift off the gas, you will feel anything ranging from a little tread shuffle / weight distribution change, to a full tail slide depending on how fast / what gear / road surface / severity of lift off etc. After a while you will learn to feel / guesstimate what is needed to provoke a 'safe' slide.

It helps to tweak the steering sharply in the opposite direction of the corner before turning in / lifting off, rally-style, but again, not TOO severe and build up your speed / severity otherwise you will just spin.
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