[V8] Making an A8 ride like a stock V8

[Michael Larosa Jr]

my experince on auto V8Q's is you brake just before going in
and accelerate as quick as you dare thru the turn and go for
the 4 wheel drift about 80% of the way out :)

This is in the 90 V8,  the 91 had such touchy steering it just
wasn't really any fun to drive fast :(

The 90 also had Koni's in rear and Boge Turbo gas up front.

The 90 was great for those 2 lane ramps where you follow that
hot rod mustang/camaro/bmw in the corner right on his butt, then
you go outside around him in a 4 wheel drift.... they hate that :)


Mike,


DasWolfen at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/18/05 11:17:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> robert_a_dupree at bankone.com writes:
> 
> 
>>I saw someone ask the question about un-squishifying the A8 ride.
>>Question was it a function of spring/damper, driveline, or chassis?
>>I didn't see anyone respond however...
>>Is there a response?
>>I am quite curious myself.
>>
> 
> 
>  Obviously its possibly..... See S8....plus various parts available for both 
> cars. I think the question concerned the A8 vs the V8 in handling. The 
> problems with the A8/S8 in a direct performance handling comparision are weight, 
> length, wheelbase, and traction control. 
> 
>  The last point more directly concerns comparison with an automatic V8 and 
> the ability for a driver who knows the trick to force center diff lock. The end 
> result being that its possible to induce a very controllable oversteer 
> condition in a slushbox V8.  (anyone who has tried it in a manual V8 and found out 
> what happens when the center torsen suddenly shifts torque to the front knows 
> why its not something you want to do.)
> 
>  The A8 by comparision has less feel in the steering, and that long heavy 
> body would be a bear to control if you ever tried to force oversteer. A great 
> driver could certainly do it. Its just harder than in a V8.
> 
>  Anyway thats my reasons for prefering a V8 over an A8, its simply a more fun 
> and forgiving car when I want to play.
> 
> K
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