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You know how I voted..

 

Please reply with how you voted and what your performance driving experience is....

 

I have no idea what prompted this, but I went with the fourth option since you're the one perpetuating the drama.

 

Yes, the S2000 has snap oversteer - when the nut behind the wheel is as smooth as a bull in a china closet...

 

I will say only this, I have had my car on the track a "few" times and I have never experienced "snap" oversteer. I have induced a small 4 wheel slide at almost a 100MPH at TWS in turn 12 (i think it was turn 12) in the 2.9 counter clock wise config. I also run an exaggerated stagger with 235's on the front with 255's on the back with stock sway bars. The only time I have ever experienced anything that someone might consider "snap" oversteer is bump steer and it's been on the street. IT seems both the new Z06, the old Z06, and the S2000 (to even a larger degree) have this "problem." Some people claim a car needs some bump steer to be fast. I don't know about that as it seems have the wheels steer you without steering wheel input is a bad thing!! But, maybe not. I am open to some tech on that.

While the S2000 may like to rotate I believe the tales of it's propensity have been greatly exaggerated. I like a car that rotates well. It makes it interesting and fast.

edit: But, you both are jackasses!!

 

I have a stock 2001 S2000 and I

 

isn't snap over steer when you are trying to correct for overstear, but then the rear regains traction and SNAPS toward the direction you are steering, thus creating oversteer again in another direction?
i.e. going into a left turn, the rear ends starts to come out to the right. your steer to the right to correct the slide, but you do not give it gas. since you are not prolonging the slide or helping the rear end come back in smoothly your rear end games traction. this results in the the car going in the direction your front wheels are pointed, right. this then causes your rear end to come out to the left. that is snap oversteer... right?

 

A correct pole would be broken down as follows:

00-01 has/has not snap oversteer

02-03 has/has not

04+ has/has not

The suspension setups changed accordingly.

My track experience with the 00 and 01 cars is that they exhibit a nasty tendency to come around in a non-linear manner when pushed beyond 8 or 9 10's. I have spent tens of thousands in driver training, although this has nothing to do with anything.

This non linear behaviour is what I am calling snap oversteer. It is there if you look for it and I would be happy to demonstrate said trait for anyone in their or my car.

This small threshold of control to out of control is in fact why I like the S2000. My other cars are and have been much more docile and easy to rotate near the limit -- like a Cessna 152 always letting you know that the stall is coming way before it actually does. Safe -- but boring.

 

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i agree with you. they all have snap oversteer. the average driver will experience it while a more experienced driver can avoid it