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Originally Posted by john70t
Saw another internet video of some sort of 'Overpowered RWD car' take off at about 40-60mph on a straight dry road. Already moving.
It started accelerating, got tweeky and crashed off the side, all within a few seconds.
I looked at the video a few times and could not find where the problem originated.
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The limited slip/posi-traction/traction-lok of the muscle cars are not like modern differentials. The power overcomes the rear tires and they don’t spin at quite the same revolutions, and the car starts to rotate. My 1969 fastback will do this. The trick is to stay on it and using the steering wheel to stay straight and then lift off. Look at the drifting events. If you step off as soon as it snaps sideways, it violently catches (like a power boat can do) but now you’re pointed at the curb or worse. An open differential is much safer as only one wheel spins (My cousin Vinny), the other 3 are planted, and the car doesn’t step out.