Having had my Scooby a month now, and having recently had bumpsteer / antliftkit fitted - I have a few handling questions.

I haven't yet been able to take the car on a trackday or performance tuition course, so am unsure as to how the car reacts over the limit.

When takiing corners the car seems much happier on throttle, with a feeling the rear wheels are doing the driving similar to a RWD car. - The ALK seems to have banished power-on understeer. If i were to apply too much power going through say a medium speed bend what would be the car's reaction? It feels like it would be mild oversteer, but I've been told it should 4 wheel drift (car would transfer power to front wheels which would also break traction). Would there be a difference in car reaction depending on weather excessive power was fed in progressively or suddenly?

I obviously don't want to attempt this on public roads, but would like to know for safteys sake if I'd get oversteer/drift or even a spin!

 

Walton

Don't think any amount of words on a BBS can accurately describe what will or could happen. Don't rely on peoples opinions either.

If you ain't sure what the car will do on or over the limit then back away from the limit altogether

Find yourself a big open space then go and find out for sure

Even with the bumpsteer mod etc each impreza still seems to have different handling charecteristics on or around the limit, depending on tyre choice etc etc blah blah IMHO

Take it easy till you know.... but find out for yourself is my advice

Good luck

 

Good reply SiPie.

 

do a course asap
theory is all well and good but experience is what counts
with a good teacher you will learn so much
A lot of scoobs including me have done this one.
best 130 quid i ever spent and i will certainly be going back

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mpointon/firstlotus_250203.html

 

That is really good advice from Sipie.

Les