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Old 07-16-2008, 12:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
MazdaMatt
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tips for fwd on streets:

brake hard and when the nose is dived down, get off the brakes and flick the wheel. You need the most weight on those front wheels as possible for good rotation. Most importantly: LISTEN TO YOUR TIRES! If they screach, ease off the throttle and steering lightly for a moment. You can't force streets, especially on fwd or you'll be understeering like crazy. If you can get some toe out in the rear and toe in on the front you'll be rotating that vw like nobody's business.

fwd inherently sucks at autox, so you need to do some weird stuff to get rotation. front wheels do all the braking, steering and turning. The rear wheels are only there to piss you off and force understeer. consider a string between the bottom of your steering wheel and your gas. Every time you turn the wheel, get off the gas, every time you straighten out, get back into it.
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