Torque Steer
#2
RE: Torque Steer
Solution: Buy a rear wheel drive car.
There are only two real ways around this in a powerful car: 1) Mount the engine longitudinally (sp?) and use equal-length halfshafts (a-la older VW Passats). 2) Buy a car where they've specifically tried to engineer-out the torque steer, such as Alfa Romeo 164 and 2nd-generation Lotus Elan.
Your car is a front-driver that was engineered and marketed for the masses. You've likely exacerbated the torque steer effect by upping the car's performance. Do any of our more mechanically-abled members know of steering/suspension mods that will help Stealth out?
There are only two real ways around this in a powerful car: 1) Mount the engine longitudinally (sp?) and use equal-length halfshafts (a-la older VW Passats). 2) Buy a car where they've specifically tried to engineer-out the torque steer, such as Alfa Romeo 164 and 2nd-generation Lotus Elan.
Your car is a front-driver that was engineered and marketed for the masses. You've likely exacerbated the torque steer effect by upping the car's performance. Do any of our more mechanically-abled members know of steering/suspension mods that will help Stealth out?
#3
RE: Torque Steer
The only fix i can think of is go all wheel drive. Possibly if you reduced the pressure the p/s pump puts out it might not torque steer as bad. Possibly a manual steering rack instead would help,or maybe hurt. Mazda6 had all wheel drive. Dunno if it could be retrofitted. You just have a ton of power,nature of the beast on front wheel drive cars unfortunately.
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