[travels68]

So I had the car out for an extensive drive today and the behavior in long sweeping right hand turns (270 degree onto freeway) is that acceleration tends to 'push' the car out of the turn (understeer) and then let off gas and the car quickly snaps back to original arching carving of turn.

The front end seems to come up a bit when I'm pressing on gas too... I assume from rear end squat but seems like maybe the front end is too high to begin with (another corner balance resolution item).

Anyhow in left hand turns, the car does not exhibit such an extreme push-out behavior. Initially I thought it might actually over steer (in left hand turns) under power but it tends to also want to straighten out - I think this might be more of the soft sidewall Conti's I have on the car. The behavior is much less severe in the left turns. Also, from dead stop, left hand 90 degree take off turns snap around quickly. In right hand direction I have to muscle the car around due to the throttle pushing the car out of the turn...more or less consistent with the high speed turn behavior.

I'm leaning corner balance here but the shop told me they did check it... still highly possible it's bad as everything I've read seems indicate corner balance would explain all of this.

Engine mount and transmission mount - good theory based on the recent engine/tranny removal: checked the engine mount with floor jack under engine case and observed that body and engine moved up simultaneously when jacking, i.e. engine didn't move first. I'll check transmission.

So far no comments on the limited slip diff... judging by the silence, and my observations, it seems unlikely this would cause this behavior.

I'll keep the group posted. I really want my go-cart handling back!