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steering angle RS2

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Don't know if anybody is aware of this, but the Clio V6 has, as Clarckson mentioned a bigger turningcircle than an oiltanker.

Whell, I've got good news for the RS2 (phase2) drivers.

The RS2 has a wider track on the front, but still the same steeringrack of the RS1. This steeringrack has also been taken from another standard productioncar, which one I don't remember.
On the RS1 they needed to limit the steeringangle, and did this with two plastic shimms.

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On the RS2 you can safely take of 4.5 mm of these plastic shimms.
This dramatically increases your steering angle, hence more important the driftangle beyond which you are just a passenger in your car.

If you lowered your car, which I would advice against anyway, because the standard suspension is too short to start with, you might get in trouble with the Xenon headlightunits.

You might have trouble removing the fastener below the ABS unit, but you can use a pipe which fits over, drill a hole int it, weld a nut on it, and next clamp it with a short bolt. With this you can loosen it from the outside through the wheelarch.

Enjoy the mechanics, it's more than worth the trouble.
 
Nice one Harry.
Is this an 'Insider' tip from the Alpine factory? If so keep 'em coming!

'p.s. Jezza' Clarkson may well have reckoned that the RS2 V6 would be included in his "top ten of all time greats garage collection" but the man admits to owning a new Ford GT! :roll:
 
I grinded of even 0.5 mm more, and I just touch the plastic wheelarch on the driverside with full bump.
You must look very close to be able to notice it.

Anyway, if you take out the plastic wheelarches you could even have more lock, but you also expose the ABS unit to worse weather conditons. So not advisable.


Whell it's kinda insider tip, because I know how the RS2 has been develloped. :shock:

One other tip since I'm on it, I changed my front toe to +0.5 mm (Toe in)

It isn't dramatically, but it saves the inside wear of the tyres a lot, you loose a minor bit of grip in sharp turns without breaking, but you shouldn't turn this way at all.

Actually I've had some training from the master Ragniotti, and he drove the car like a formula ford, breaking into the bend.
It really works, you get rid of the massive understeer, and balance the car. If you overdo it it goes into oversteer.
 
Yes, Harry - you are right about the going into oversteer if you left foot brake into a corner to keep the speed up. I can recommend this approach, as can Scott and a certain Mr. Appleby who built Turbo's V6 and has been seen in an odd outing in a Scooby WRC and a AM ProDrive Vanquish.
The trick is to catch it before it quickly goes from understeer to oversteer, hence the arguement for slightly better brakes, rear a/r and neg camber on rear.
I don't know Master Ragniotti but Master Walter Rohl recommends this method for getting his favourite Porsche RWD's through a corner - quickly.

"Try to keep the sticky side down"
 
You need very quick reactions for that.

Most people have not got them, thats why people go off the road rather quickly.

Go on a skid pan or track at very regular intervals and you will soon learn.
 
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