striping! - Saxperience

Steve1255 · 14th February 2009, 12:50

Alreet! Bored as today!

Thinking about stripin out my rear bench and stuff. jst for a laugh! will i notice any difference!?

ricksimmonds · 14th February 2009, 12:58

so many threads on this mate, search button is your friend

yeah it will feel lighter/more nimble

will sound louder so you feel like its accelerating quicker but it isnt really lol

toms_vtr · 14th February 2009, 13:40

it will also make your handeling worse as the weight will be different!

pjm300 · 14th February 2009, 13:49

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Originally Posted by toms_vtr

it will also make your handeling worse as the weight will be different!

yeah ok

stendog · 14th February 2009, 14:55

i thought it made the handling better when i did mine at first, feels alot lighter and more nimble. acceleration is quicker depending on how much you strip out, yes it is louder but upto you at the end of the day

TU-Tuning · 14th February 2009, 15:03

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Originally Posted by toms_vtr

it will also make your handeling worse as the weight will be different!

makes handling better mate, you just have to change your driving style a little to compensate for the new weight distribution.

goodall3518 · 14th February 2009, 15:19

just a point... what colour paint you going to use?
seeing as your talking about "striping"

not
"stripping"
got two p's

confused me thats all
and imo its too cold and not worth it if its an everyday driver

dannyhall · 14th February 2009, 15:31

Makes handling worse.

It does if he only guts the rear, like I did.... Had the back end step out several times when stripped the rear and didnt have much fuel. With nothing in the back and all the weight at the front of the car, engine, driver, the back end is alot more lively

ricksimmonds · 14th February 2009, 15:45

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Originally Posted by toms_vtr

it will also make your handeling worse as the weight will be different!

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Originally Posted by dannyhall

Makes handling worse.

It does if he only guts the rear, like I did.... Had the back end step out several times when stripped the rear and didnt have much fuel. With nothing in the back and all the weight at the front of the car, engine, driver, the back end is alot more lively

Learn to comepensate for and control it. overal the handling is better. jeremy clarkson said on top gear that the 306 gti will be your best friend as the back end comes out easily with lift off oversteer but you know its going to happen so you are read and its fun....

TU-Tuning · 14th February 2009, 15:57

yea exactly, it doesnt make it worse youve just gotta know how to drive it. Cant expect it to just 'handle better' without changing the way you drive.

dannyhall · 14th February 2009, 16:09

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Originally Posted by ricksimmonds

Learn to comepensate for and control it. overal the handling is better. jeremy clarkson said on top gear that the 306 gti will be your best friend as the back end comes out easily with lift off oversteer but you know its going to happen so you are read and its fun....

You dont want lift off oversteer on a bend doing 60, when previously been able to do 15-20mph more over the same bend with abit more weight in.

I can control it, but decided if there was a car coming opposite direction and i've got the back end out, i'll be fucked.

Stripped out for abit of track use yeah, but not for everyday commuting on the the roads.

ricksimmonds · 14th February 2009, 16:14

if you dont 'lift off' on the bend you wont get it mate.....which is why you change your driving style. if 60 is excessive and you cannot make it round the bend without lifting off you have not compensated for the characteristics of the car and mis judged your speed

plus i was just using the 306 as an example of why the back end being lively isnt nescessarily a bad thing

ally-vts · 14th February 2009, 17:34

as said, if you learn how to drve with a light back end it does imporove handling imo, when i first ran stripped i proper shit myself with a bit of lift off oversteer, but you get used to it and can work out when/if its going to happen

AlexB^p · 14th February 2009, 17:44

no point if you only do the rear bench

propper stripping is leaving nothing untouched

Spanky · 14th February 2009, 18:42

you lot are all complainging of lift off oversteer, its he most fun thing ever lol

Enter a round bout at 50-60mph turn in and lift off a little, just for a split second then wack on the gas again, or on and off if need be and jst drift it round the corner.

Used to get my old saxo up on 3 wheels on some bends.

Like said above you have to change your driving style to how the car will handle, but when you get used to it its SO much fun

Its understeer you want to worry about, not oversteer!!

AlexB^p · 14th February 2009, 22:37

await a thread saying you put it in a hedge backwards lol

however oversteer can be fun too much is silly

blackie_2k5 · 15th February 2009, 00:30

i agree with the fun but at the end of the day youhave to know your limits and also have decnt skill at driving and understand what your are doing to be able to do it "safely"

JamesR^m · 15th February 2009, 01:00

mate strip it a bit, and if you think you can cope with noise/cold etc and you like the effect it has had ont he car then strip a little more until you find what your O.K with.

ally-vts · 15th February 2009, 01:18

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Originally Posted by Saxo_89

you lot are all complainging of lift off oversteer, its he most fun thing ever lol

Enter a round bout at 50-60mph turn in and lift off a little, just for a split second then wack on the gas again, or on and off if need be and jst drift it round the corner.

Used to get my old saxo up on 3 wheels on some bends.

Like said above you have to change your driving style to how the car will handle, but when you get used to it its SO much fun

Its understeer you want to worry about, not oversteer!!

only had it a few times when i dont mean it lol, any time i actually try it it lights the front wheels up and goes no where

ricksimmonds · 15th February 2009, 01:28

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Originally Posted by ally-vts

only had it a few times when i dont mean it lol, any time i actually try it it lights the front wheels up and goes no where

if you want it to happen try putting the car into a corner with abit of speed but using no power you'll probably find the back end comes out lol