Why won't my car go straight?
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Joined: May 2002
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From: Louisville, KY
Originally posted by amood
And when in rainy conditions, if you're flooring the car and it tends to "yaw" to the right that's not because the power goes to the right wheel first or moreso........it's the physics of the rotational force being applied in a certain direction. If the engine and tranny were built to rotate in the oposite direction, the car would yaw to the left. Again, you can see evidence of this in funny cars when they launch and have good traction the whole front end of the car will lift off the ground slightly and you can actually see the frame twisting at the front half of the car...this is the same force at work on an exaggerated scale. It's also why left turns are more "fun" than right turns.
And when in rainy conditions, if you're flooring the car and it tends to "yaw" to the right that's not because the power goes to the right wheel first or moreso........it's the physics of the rotational force being applied in a certain direction. If the engine and tranny were built to rotate in the oposite direction, the car would yaw to the left. Again, you can see evidence of this in funny cars when they launch and have good traction the whole front end of the car will lift off the ground slightly and you can actually see the frame twisting at the front half of the car...this is the same force at work on an exaggerated scale. It's also why left turns are more "fun" than right turns.
good call!!
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Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Ballwin, MO
Originally posted by Jaegermeister2k
The car doesn't yaw to the right though,it slides to the right.The car will make a complete turn if i don't release the throttle and countersteer.
The car doesn't yaw to the right though,it slides to the right.The car will make a complete turn if i don't release the throttle and countersteer.
Yaw is the technical term for rotation with respect to its vector of forward momentum. I think that's how I want to express that. Ryan Newman uses the term yaw to descibe a loose race car.
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From: Ballwin, MO
Originally posted by Jaegermeister2k
I just though of yaw like in an airplane,when you yaw to the side,it's usually done slowly,the car's rotation on the other hand becomes faster the more you're at the gas.
I just though of yaw like in an airplane,when you yaw to the side,it's usually done slowly,the car's rotation on the other hand becomes faster the more you're at the gas.
i think. HEHE.Anyway,fact is my friends car has something i don't,and i want it.The posi differential that eaton makes should fix the problem.I gotta talk to people who use it i guess.
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