mazda miata

4ceReconSniper · Post by **4ceReconSniper** » 09 Jan 2006, 08:42

i have a problem controlling my level 3 miata, when i press the accelerate button (by the way its automatic transmission) the car is "slippery to control" like the feel of rachel's car in the start. Is it because its a rear wheel drive car because i dont experience "slippery wheels" in my hyundai tiburon which is my main car. The tire grip of my cars are 10 (max). What settings should i do for the miata?

Another is that are there any available tutorials for tuning the cars?

master m · Post by **master m** » 09 Jan 2006, 10:18

Yes, there are:

Official Dyno Tuning Thread
http://forum.nfsunlimited.net/viewtopic.php?t=5783

NFS-U2 tips
http://forum.nfsunlimited.net/viewtopic.php?t=6198

The "slippery" feel of the Miata is because it's rearwheel drive. And RWD-cars with alot of power tend to oversteer easy. The Tiburon is FWD and thus won't oversteer easy. Instead, it will understeer if you hit the throttle to long.

4ceReconSniper · Post by **4ceReconSniper** » 09 Jan 2006, 12:14

How can I "fix" this oversteering? thanks for confirming what I have in mind

mjdude23 · Post by **mjdude23** » 25 Jan 2006, 00:31

I've got the same problem with my RX-8

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 25 Jan 2006, 00:44

It's not really a "problem". It's just the way how high powered RWD cars handle. In real life it's propably even worse, not that I've personally driven anything rwd with 300bhp+. But having driven a variety of regular rwd's in winter conditions I can imagine what could happen if one floors the pedal with a so called "super car". Master-m provided some links where you should find tuning tips and driving tips to minize the oversteer.

One obvious tip is; don't floor the throttle all the time, particularly in corners and from the start line, but that depends on your controls. You'd need to have pedals (or some other analog device) for precise throttle control.

l_racer · Post by **l_racer** » 12 Feb 2006, 16:46

My first car was a miata too. The only thing is that sliding a little bit around corners suits my driving style. I prefer AWD or RWD cars to FWD. If you don't like sliding, well, don't buy RWD cars...Just buy the Celica, its one of the best cars in the game.