turning circle

Going to be looking into this for mine, especially coming from a 4WS Prelude I've been driving while sorting out the Bryan cluster****.

The Prelude can just about turn around on the spot as opposed to the Zed requiring a football field.

 

But the prelude is 4WS.
You should compare to a Z32 with HICAS enabled

 

Incorrect. Why engage the clutch and apply the brakes? Just counter steer and control the throttle.

 

i was assuming you might want to take a moment to assess your point of direction after the initial spin without a counter steer.

this option works only if you wanted to disengage from the spin at the exact point that you would be facing the direction you wish to be heading by applying brakes and hence needing to apply clutch.

the counter steer method would require a wider rear turning circle to bring the back of the car around to further than the direction you would like to be facing the car, then you would need to fish tail the car until you finally attain your desired direction. this is a valid way to steer your car without directly relying on the front of the car for steering, but does require more space either side of the car to allow for correction.

to reverse your direction in as little space as possible, a short burst on the accelerator would be needed to disengage grip from the rear of the vehicle, then further acceleration would be required to move the rear of the car in the chosen direction before applying brakes whcih should assist the rear of the car in returning grip to the road surface.

I've only tested this theory on upper market performance vehicles such as Ferrari's and Meserati's using sophisticated vehicle movement and response software know to most people as Gran Tourismo, its unknown if this theory could work as well in a real world scenario with the Z32.

 

Lol......... Dropping the clutch then jumping on the brakes (unless you're keeping the throttle on for a smoke show ) is for newbs.

If you can't do a U bolt by dropping the clutch without stopping and taking off again or violently fishtailing to regain control, you're doing it wrong. You should be able to get the ass end to spin and then ease off the throttle and (still applying enough to drive) and it will straighten itself up.

It works for the zed, and any other manual car. Was a bit easier in my ute with a minispool though, lol. Had to do it a few times since I bought it. The bastards have HORRIBLE turning circles.

 

I will note that having the zed sideways (not doing a u bolt) is trickier than most other cars I've tried to slide. They're heavy and snap back fairly violently if you jump off the throttle too much. Mine anyways.

 

Hicas has been deleted.

 

I've noticed this aswell they love to rip themselves back in, comparing the zeds to my cuzins 180sx the 180 never jerks back in it's always smooth