05-12-2014, 04:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison, 6.0L Chev
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Hi Mark, the car seemed pretty neutral to me at Winton, compared to my late model GTI which tends to understeer when grip is exceeded (by design). On the two occasions I spun the Cobra, I was going into a corner too fast and touching the brakes - I had too much rear brake bias which caused a momentary lockup that spun the car around. Would you call that oversteer?
Body roll isn't too bad in the Cobra but I don't have sway bars to compensate as you have suggested. I suspect the Nissan IRS will toe out under squat but on the 2-3 occasions where I've given it heaps from a standing start, axle tramp is pretty bad. Not enough damping perhaps?
This really makes me appreciate the R&D that goes into a well sorted car. I'm hell bent on getting my Cobra to handle like that. Time is on my side. 
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