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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 03:06 AM
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Trust us when we say the monkey behind the wheel matters way more than the fluid!
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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by wadzii
Trust us when we say the monkey behind the wheel matters way more than the fluid!
I fully understand that. But this poll is about fluid. I already did a poll several years ago that dealt with CDV, NA, FI, AP1 and AP2. We'll update that one after we do driving style.

I don't really understand all the discussion about dumping the clutch with a 2 seat roadster. Is the standing start more common than a rolling start now at the track?




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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 04:53 AM
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No but when do you get a rolling start on the street? I've never busted a diff on track. Most of mine were busted pulling out in traffic where starting slowly isn't an option and blowing the tires off isnt really advisable
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Old Mar 21, 2014 | 06:52 AM
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So then someone crashed into you? If you needed to do such a diff-blowing abrupt street start due to traffic, that seems to imply cars rushing past and you having to jump into a slot and merge fast enough that the next car doesn't smack into you. If the diff blew in such a situation, I would expect that means you couldn't get out of the way in time and that next car smashed into you.

Am I not seeing the full picture?
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Old Mar 25, 2014 | 02:41 AM
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I'm surprised we haven't seen any Honda VTM-4 users post here. Maybe they got disillusioned with the S2000 like the other diff failure s2ki members.
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