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Good explaination of Oversteer,Understeer,HP, and TQ

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Old 09-11-2008, 05:31 PM
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Default Good explaination of Oversteer,Understeer,HP, and TQ

Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.

Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.

Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.

Torque: how far you take the wall with you.


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Old 09-11-2008, 07:27 PM
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I'll let you know . . . sometime in the distant future I hope!

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Old 09-11-2008, 08:29 PM
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Now I know what happened to me last year, oversteer followed by understeer. It appears I need more torque because the wall didn't move.

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Old 09-11-2008, 10:24 PM
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Oversteer = Kyle Busch = "wreckin' loose" = "three wide all by himself".
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Oversteer= nervous passenger

Understeer= nervous driver
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The first two I've heard before...the last two I wasn't familiar with. Thanks for sharing!
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Default Driving Terms

UNDERSTEER: You see the wreck.

OVERSTEER: You are the wreck.

HIGH HORSEPOWER: You are first to the wreck.

HIGH TORQUE: You knocked the wall into the next county.







Originally Posted by Anthony01
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.

Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.

Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.

Torque: how far you take the wall with you.


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