Originally Posted by axemansean
Zack... I talked to Mike after my 3rd run and he said to drop the pressure on the back a bit to help with the ass end turning. So I dropped the backs to 38 and that actually helped a bit. My last run if I hadn't gone off course I should have been in the 48.xxx region comfortably. That last run I was down to 36 in the back and it seemed to help a bit more. I pretty much fell asleep around 10 and woke up at 8:30 :eek3: It was a blast, are you doing the full season next year?
Jae... sorry to hear about your car.
Yeah the reason for this is if you notice most passenger cars come with specific air pressures to keep the public from killing themselves. This "basic" pressure will cause most cars to understeer, which is safer than oversteer. To correct understeer you just slow down more or turn the steering wheel more straight OR add a little more brake.
To correct oversteer in a FWD car you need to get back on the gas pedal, which most people do the opposite and get on the brake, which makes you oversteer FASTER.
Hondas (in stock form) like pressures to be biased by about 5psi (front to back). So if you are running 45 front you should run 40 OR 50 psi rear. Going down in pressures will get the car to rotate slower (easier for novices to catch). Higher pressures in the rear will rotate the car faster sometimes even snap oversteer, which if you are not ready to catch will nip you in the butt.
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