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Old March-13th-2003, 12:50 PM
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Injen MazdaSpeed Update, enjoy!!!

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Old March-13th-2003, 03:13 PM
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Too bad we cant get that kind of response from a naturally aspirated Protege
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Old March-13th-2003, 04:48 PM
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Old March-13th-2003, 04:53 PM
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Man that is so cool!...Too bad I don't have a Speed
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Old March-13th-2003, 07:05 PM
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The car torque steers bad as it is. I can't imagine how bad you will have to fight the wheel when the power is up this much.
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Old March-13th-2003, 07:26 PM
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Originally posted by shoelick
The car torque steers bad as it is. I can't imagine how bad you will have to fight the wheel when the power is up this much.
Funny, I've heard that it hardly Torque steers at all due to the LSD. Besides, 158whp isn't that much, especially when you take into account cars like the Neon SRT-4 that's putting down more than 220hp at the wheels and doesn't have an LSD.
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Originally posted by Scarmiglio


Funny, I've heard that it hardly Torque steers at all due to the LSD. Besides, 158whp isn't that much, especially when you take into account cars like the Neon SRT-4 that's putting down more than 220hp at the wheels and doesn't have an LSD.
Trust me...it as more torque steer than you think. When I went and test drove it, the dealer even told me to be careful of the torque. I was like "sure thing", but I didn't expect that much.

Until you get use it, you need 2 hands on the wheel.
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Old March-13th-2003, 11:04 PM
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The torque steer in the MSP is mostly due to the DE's cam profiles that create crazy torque right when the boost hits. The LSD kind of balances it, but on uneven pavement you can feel it tracing between the two front wheels and pulling it from side to side. On a perfectly paved track the torque steer is no where near as noticable. The SRT-4's lack of LSD creates it to pull hard in one direction if both wheels have adequate grip (it pulls in the direction with the wheel getting the torque, which is right on the verge of breaking loose), but on uneven pavement it will usually just ignite one wheel through 1st and second gear...
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Hey thanks for posting that.
THat is my car.
Let me tell you it sounds even better, in person.
And It elimates all turbo lag. I will be setting up a group buy, when all prototyping is complete on my car.
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