[QUOTE]Originally posted by speeeding
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It doesn't matter if the engine is in front of the driver, behind the driver, or on top.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bieg
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by speeeding
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Not to push the issue, but this tendency to spin quickly is due to a low polar moment of inertia, a characteristic of a car that has its mass centralized between the front and rear axles.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bieg
[B]Odd that.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bieg
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Of course.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Triple-H
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Not at all odd that my adjustment worked!

 

A few questions:[list=1]
[*]What are you guys talking about when you say "traditional FR car"?
[*]What is your recommendation for a reliable and accurate tire gauge?
[*]How does one get a tire gauge calibrated?[/list=1]

 

A car where the engine is mounted in the front and the drive wheels are in the rear but the engine is not located totally behind the front axle as the S2000 engine is.

Try here http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/tirega.htm

You buy them that way.

 

*FR car = Front engine, rear wheel drive. Most of the time, the engine is either on or in front of the front axle.
*I'd get an analog gauge that has a 14" hose. Whichever one you use, you should stick w/ the same gauge everytime you measure.
*I have an intercomp gauge that has a little screw in the front for calibration. This usually just means dialling the needle back to read "0"

 

my first car was a Volvo 240 '91 when i was 16. About 8 months after I had it I was driving to school on a wet road. There was an S curve that I took to fast (I was, my dumb ass was trying not to be late for school) and my back end stepped out. There was a van coming straight for me as I slid at a 45 degree angle down the middle of the road. I had really crappy tires and a shot out suspension on it and me being the unexperienced driver I was let off the gas and jerked the wheel right. The ass end slapped the back of the van sending me sideways into a curb and flipping my Volvo in some lady's yard. Hey they really are the safest cars in the world! While I was flipping the only thing I could think about besides my windshield cracking before my eyes was "DAMN! my cd player isnt skipping...oh...damn its on the radio" I walked away with a dislocated shoulder.

RWD is dangerous for beginner drivers..IMO