WE> M ³ WE>       First of all, torque steer occurs when the torque of the engi
WE> M ³ WE>causes the car to steer in a direction that is opposite that of the
WE> M ³ WE>engine's rotation.  The direction of steerage is on a line perpindic
WE> M ³ WE>the axis of the engine's crankshaft.  Therefore, torque steer CANNOT
WE> M ³ WE>in a transversely (i.e. MOST front wheel drive) mounted engine as th
WE> M ³ WE>torque steer in such a case can only be directed forward or rearward
WE> M ³ WE>ingredients necessary for torque steer are an engine producing large
WE> M ³ WE>amounts of torque, a relatively heavy engine (in relation to the tot
WE> M ³ WE>weight of the vehicle), and a rapidly increasing engine RPM.  It mak
WE> M ³ WE>difference which wheels are being driven.
WE> M ³ WE>       Second of all, if torque steer doesn't occur on RWD cars, car
WE> M ³ WE>explain how a rear driven car with a posi-traction rear end can lite
WE> M ³ WE>jump across an entire traffic lane when the accelerator is floored? 
WE> M ³ WE>love to hear this one...
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WE> M ³ WE>                                                      -==*>Weatherma
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WE> M ³ Never seen it, never had it happen to me and never felt it, up to 300 h
WE> M ³ anyways. I've just fishtailed but that's not torque steer.
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WE>Inferno,
WE>       Once again, remember, we're talking about torque, and not
WE>horsepower.  I'd venture to guess, however that a 300 hp engine would not
WE>quite be in that neighborhood of output where it would begin to have enough
WE>torque to cause a directional shift.  Historically this has occurred with
WE>large 8-cylinder Hemis and some tweaked up GM big blocks.  Getting up into
WE>the 500+ horsepower range pretty much puts you in the right neighborhood...
WE>                                               -==*>Weatherman<*==-
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WE> þ JABBER v1.2 þ Daddy, what does "Formatting Drive C:" mean?
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WE>Elmira, NY
Well if you read the THREAD we were talking about street cars, not pro
street drag racers. As I said before.
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