So stop me from killing myself...

[michaelj]

Okay.

On Saturday, I'll pick up my '95 S14. I've driven a few non-sporty cars before, and hammered them all over the place, but this will be the first 120+ Bhp, and more importantly the first RWD.

Any helpful insights into driving so that I keep from totalling this beauty of a car before I've owned it a week, would be very welcome. I'm considering taking some motorsports lessons when I find where, but in the meantime... help ;o)

Oh yeah, and please don't just say 'drive slow and in the dry only' !!

Michael.

[A8-RICK]

dont drive fast, and make sure it aint wet!

sorry, on a serious note if you pick it up in the dry and arnt going stupid, it wont be all that different from any other car,

however in the wet!

just take your time to adjust to rwd especially when you come on boost round a quick let hander, can catch you out at first.

but after a while it becomes second nature to get the arse out round every corner, and you will never want a front wheel drive again.

torque steer - yuk!

[Nathan_200sx]

Just enjoy yourself mate!!! find a quite road and get a feel for her. arse end slips out a bit quick but it's realy easy to control, YOU WILL have fun I can assure you off that. dont be intimidated by it you are in control. firstley welcome to the site!!! secondley keep us informed with those road kill's, cos youre gonna have a few scalps to talk about. last but not least enjoy yourself, your gonna be the bloke with the biggest baddest smile on his face around. Take care, speak soon. Nat

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Nathan
Red S13 Mongoose, K&N T3 280ish BHP http://mysmilies.com/smilies/cwm30.gif
Empty bank account

[dave_s13]

Big shopping malls or shopping centre car parks can be good for a laugh when its wet, just go down on a sunday morning and give it some welly, Tiff Needel-tastic!!!

I used to go down to a homebase car park near me when I had my MR2 to practice power slides, its smart :}

[Mike_S13]

Rear wheel drive cars arn't that scary really, as long as you know what you're doing! For the first couple of weeks if the back end steps out, just lift off the power and steer into the skid, and you will catch the back end. When you've been driving for a while you'll get used to keeping the power on, steering the wrong way round the corner (opposite lock) and going sideways! http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif
Traction in the dry shouldnt be a problem though, just in the wet in can be a bit twitchy.
Oh, and now you've got a RWD car you can do donuts and propper burnouts!!!!



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Red '93 S13
A Few mods

[JohnD76]

Michael,

Make sure you have decent tyres on the rear (and front for that matter). Bought mine from a Nissan garage and they replaced the rear tyres for me, niavely thought they may replce the Yoko's, but no, they but on bloody GT Radials!!!! These piles of poo slipped in the dry, and were undrivable in the wet.

Have got Bridgestone S-02 Potenze pole Positions all round now and the difference is scary! STS do these at a ood price, work out at £125 per tyre for the standard 105/55/ZR16's.

But most of all, enjoy it!!!!!

John.

PS Have changed job recently and now get the train to work, and my 200sx scared the crap out of me since I haven't driven it properly in 3 weeks!!!! Have had the car over a year now and I still love it!!!

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John
1997 Damson S14a
Clear fs and side indicators
MD Head unit,
Blitz SUS filter/MSTT

[Mike_S13]

Hope you mean 205/55/16s cos 105s would be daft!!! http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif

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Red '93 S13
A Few mods

[Nathan_200sx]

That could be the reason he's slipping about all over, some sneaky skamp swapped his origonals for wheelbarrow wheels http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Nathan
Red S13 Mongoose, K&N T3 280ish BHP http://mysmilies.com/smilies/cwm30.gif
Empty bank account

[JohnD76]

Originally posted by Nathan_200sx:
That could be the reason he's slipping about all over, some sneaky skamp swapped his origonals for wheelbarrow wheels http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/biggrin.gif



http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/redface.gif http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/redface.gif Oooooppppppppsssss http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/redface.gif http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/redface.gif

I thought there was something odd with my car, I just couldn't quite place it though........

PS now have internet access at work!!! So will be able to participate in funnies and time wasting activity whilst being paid!!!!!!!!!!!! http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif

I have missed this board!!!

Hold on, what am I saying... Wheelbarrow wheels!!! Grrrrrr Nathan Grrrrrr. I am going to loosen every stone from every road, apart from mine, in Hemel for that!!!!

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John
1997 Damson S14a
Blitz Bits
WANT MORE POWER