Driving in the rain?? Scary??
09-14-05, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by dough boi
In my 3 yr driving career (I'm 19) I never had a huge problem driving in the rain, smooth and easy does it, keep it all smooth no sudden weight transfers and you're ok, only time I had a big problem was driving home from snowboarding in the rain on bald es100's I was going about 45 on the 215 freeway hydroplaning the whole way. I do feel that the SC is quite a tail happy car, and like people already said easy off the throttle or it will snap back hard. My first car was RWD cressida, then I went through 4 rx-7's 2 non turbo and 2 turbo. This is only rain season in So Cal, not exactly HUGE storms but in the past few years quite a bit of rainfall. So my experience is not so bad in the rain, but I came from quite a few cars that made driving in the rain a little "fun". I was able to keep control of my SC everytime the tail decided it wanted to pass the nose.
09-15-05, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by advan7
Come to Florida, and you'll be a pro at driving in the rain in a matter of days. LOL
agreed
EDIT: by the way tires make a HUGE difference and I speak from first hand expeience...trust me worn tires and crappy tires dont work well on this beautiful piece of machinary in the rain.
Love how the rear end just starts to slide.
09-15-05, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Dramon
My old FC was a bit easier to handle in the rain than my SC. My FC had no p/s so I was one with the road, and I had an LSD which definitely helped. I miss her.
Why would LSD help?? With a Limited Slip Diferential, once 1 wheel begins to spin, power is transferred from that wheel to the wheel with more grip. On wet roads, this would result in both wheel spinning, effectively causing your rear-end to spin out fatser.
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