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Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When i redline my car in first gear and change into second rapidly and release the clutch quickly i get a bit of wheel spin. Is this normal for a 1.2 Sxi i've always related this type of thing to happen to powerful cars, not 1.2 16v's.
antscorsa
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i cvoud do it with my 1.0 12v so nah im guessin not
si_reading
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6th Jul 03 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can do it in my 1.2 too!! Doesn't do it always though! Have to be really screwing it!!

[Edited on 06-07-2003 by si_reading]
Tiger
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6th Jul 03 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you always rag your car then?

Sounds like your gonna take it to an early grave.
SONNY
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6th Jul 03 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
happens in my gsi
Tiger
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6th Jul 03 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Happens in my Nasa space rocket too.
Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Early grave? nah 3 years warranty i'm not planning on keeping it for 3 years anyway
Drew
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6th Jul 03 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i cant even wheel spin in 1st
Tiger
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6th Jul 03 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3 years warranty from mechanical defects - there gonna know if you rag it to death.
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If you get to the right place in the power curve then yeah, the weakest link will give way. I wouldn't recommend it though as of course it puts every other part of the tranmission under stress for that moment. And if your tyres have more grip than your drive shafts have torsional rigidity? Bang bang shaft
Sooty
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6th Jul 03 at 22:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
makes me wonder, ive caned the crap outta my car over 20k ive done on it, and its mechanically sound
Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its got a new shaft on the left as well cos of my recent accident, i wont be doing it again
Tiger
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Sooty
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Id love to see how much my engine takes, but it will be sold before it goes
Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wot car do u have Sooty?
Tiger
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6th Jul 03 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The sooty wagon - you never seen it?
Sooty
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6th Jul 03 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.4 16v

honestly... it gets cained... needs to to get it moving... red line all over the place. Amazed its still going strong just about
Sooty
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6th Jul 03 at 22:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
The sooty wagon - you never seen it?


the waaaaa ?
Daimo B
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6th Jul 03 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wheelspinning a 1.2 in 2nd. I'd be concerned at the lack of throttle control and bad driving
Sooty
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any car can be cained... my fiesta saw 9k rpm once
Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Actually i can drive, probably not as good as you though.

Don't comment to me on bad driving
Daimo B
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6th Jul 03 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whys that Chazza?? I dont say i can drive great, i was saying why u wheelspin when u slam it in 2nd.

Poor throttle control. Nothing personal in that, so dont start!!!!
Tiger
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Red_SXi
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6th Jul 03 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok ok no problems.

It seems to do it whatever i'm doing with my throttle tho, if i take my foot off the throttle when i do it, it still wheel spins so i dunno.

I was just saying i'm suprised a 1.2 16v has enough torque to do it
Adam_B
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Crap tyres ?

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