So I Ummmm... Almost Destroyed My Car Today

mustangmanic · November 15th, 2007, 08:33 PM

Well the ground was pretty wet from the rain the night before and i was running late to school. I was going pretty fast tryin to get there on time when the upcoming light tuned yellow. like i said, i was going pretty fast, but i stepped on the brake but i just slid!!! So then very quickly, to get through it, i slammed her into 2nd and gave it about 1/2 to 3/4 throttel. As soon as i did that, my car went sideways, going through the whole intersection that way with the momentium still going foreward haha. Once i was through, i let off and it immediatly regained controll.

I cant imagine what the people waiting for the light thought when they saw a car going sideways through an intersection at 35mph.

WTF was up with my trac controll though!? I think that needs to be checked out, bucause it was on and it shouldnt have let my car do that.

mattstang · November 15th, 2007, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

WTF was up with my trac controll though!? I think that needs to be checked out, bucause it was on and it shouldnt have let my car do that.

damn kids relying on new fangled gizmos!!!!

mustangmanic · November 15th, 2007, 08:37 PM

haha. just when u need technology, it takes a dump on you lol.

chris1 · November 15th, 2007, 08:39 PM

havent you ever heard better to be late than never? you were just being ignorant..

LM4600 · November 15th, 2007, 08:49 PM

Wish it was caught on tape...

mattstang · November 15th, 2007, 08:52 PM

yea in car cam too... he was really pushin the shit out of the t/c button waiting for it to kick in.

mustangmanic · November 15th, 2007, 08:55 PM

Yeah... i wish any of you could have seen it. I'm sure it was crazy looking.

Mach Boy · November 15th, 2007, 09:02 PM

Yeah us kids from Indiana can't keep our foot off the gas.

TheBusher · November 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM

Well, since mustangs aren't the most sophisticated cars in the world, on slick surfaces there will be a small delay before the T/C kicks in. Especially when you give some good gas.

jivepepper · November 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM

Sell your car before you die!

mustangmanic · November 15th, 2007, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by jivepepper

Sell your car before you die!

ok... $250000. Going once.... Going twice...

yojoe600 · November 15th, 2007, 10:06 PM

haha ive done somthing like that before... lol wasnt fun

Blk01ponyGT · November 15th, 2007, 10:48 PM

holy shit man thats pretty intense

AndrewA. · November 15th, 2007, 11:47 PM

Once you do one dumb thing it tends to settle you down..i was a bit carless once and thats all it took for me to stop. And my trac didnt come on either i think when you go so far into a spin or slide it doesnt do much.

1meanstang · November 15th, 2007, 11:52 PM

that sounds pretty cool, u were drifting through an intersection, but u do know ur supposed to drift around corners!! but neways i did the same thing with my old V6 stang but i wrecked it instead of saving it!! lol

mattstang · November 15th, 2007, 11:54 PM

your t/c is like a dumby light for oil. its not gonna save you.

mustangmanic · November 16th, 2007, 12:25 AM

i took a road course racing class last summer for the BMW M3 Junior Series, in washington. I learned all about the physics of a car and how to react in almost every situation. Surprisingly, a 1998 BMW M3 reacts quite similar to a 99-04 mustang gt... give or take some tire slip (gt) around fast corners.

Well, to the point. People dont realize that regaining controll of an out of controll automobile is actually not impossible... if sliding sideways, with momentium still going foreward, all you need to do is let off the accel and the car will actually straighten its self out for you. Most people will push the break, give it more gas, or turn the wheel in the desired direction. Well all of those will put you even more out of control.

Road racing has saved my dodge dakota also... there was ice on the ground and i was turning left. I started sliding (about 10 mph) foreward, towards cars waiting on a green... all you do is floor it and completely turn the wheel... your cal will 180 or 360, still going with the foreward momentium, but it will slow the momentium down quite considerably... saved my truck an accident, stopped about 5 feet to the right of a sitting car, of what would have been a head on if i would have pressed the breaks.

I'm by no means promoting this, but what i am saying is, if you'll never amature road race (most likely not lol), then go to a parking lot, in every weather condition... set up cones and learn your car... it might just save you someday.

Luis_GT · November 16th, 2007, 12:30 AM

T/C... is that like the TCS button in my car... thing always says OFF

lol

must of been cool lookin

mustangmanic · November 16th, 2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

T/C... is that like the TCS button in my car... thing always says OFF

lol

must of been cool lookin

haha yeah.. its in the middle of the rear defrost and the fog light buttons below your radio

Luis_GT · November 16th, 2007, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

haha yeah.. its in the middle of the rear defrost and the fog light buttons below your radio

your car =/= as my car lol mine is a 05+... and yes, the TCS always says off cause I always switch the bugger off

November 15th, 2007, 08:33 PM	#1
mustangmanic Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,767	So I Ummmm... Almost Destroyed My Car Today Well the ground was pretty wet from the rain the night before and i was running late to school. I was going pretty fast tryin to get there on time when the upcoming light tuned yellow. like i said, i was going pretty fast, but i stepped on the brake but i just slid!!! So then very quickly, to get through it, i slammed her into 2nd and gave it about 1/2 to 3/4 throttel. As soon as i did that, my car went sideways, going through the whole intersection that way with the momentium still going foreward haha. Once i was through, i let off and it immediatly regained controll. I cant imagine what the people waiting for the light thought when they saw a car going sideways through an intersection at 35mph. WTF was up with my trac controll though!? I think that needs to be checked out, bucause it was on and it shouldnt have let my car do that. __________________ Accufab 75mm TB and Pleunm, JLT cai, Steeda Caster Chamber Plates, Eibach Sportline Springs, Tokico Shocks/Struts, Steeda Tri-Ax, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3.73's, Hooker LT's, Hooker O/R X, Pypes Violator Catback, SCT Xcal 2. 280rwhp 302.1rwtq

November 15th, 2007, 08:37 PM	#3
mustangmanic Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,767	haha. just when u need technology, it takes a dump on you lol. __________________ Accufab 75mm TB and Pleunm, JLT cai, Steeda Caster Chamber Plates, Eibach Sportline Springs, Tokico Shocks/Struts, Steeda Tri-Ax, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3.73's, Hooker LT's, Hooker O/R X, Pypes Violator Catback, SCT Xcal 2. 280rwhp 302.1rwtq

November 15th, 2007, 08:39 PM	#4
chris1 Enthusiast 2003 Ford Mach Traveling at the speed of a photon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 826	havent you ever heard better to be late than never? you were just being ignorant.. __________________ Under my Umbrella! Studies show that 99.9% of the kids on MM ask the same questions over and over again about performance parts yet do nothing after the advice is given because they're still in Highschool and suffer from no money syndrome.

November 15th, 2007, 08:55 PM	#7
mustangmanic Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,767	Yeah... i wish any of you could have seen it. I'm sure it was crazy looking. __________________ Accufab 75mm TB and Pleunm, JLT cai, Steeda Caster Chamber Plates, Eibach Sportline Springs, Tokico Shocks/Struts, Steeda Tri-Ax, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3.73's, Hooker LT's, Hooker O/R X, Pypes Violator Catback, SCT Xcal 2. 280rwhp 302.1rwtq

November 15th, 2007, 09:02 PM	#8
Mach Boy Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang Mach 1 13.81@104.11 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terre Haute, IN / St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,257	Yeah us kids from Indiana can't keep our foot off the gas. __________________ 302rwhp 321tq

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November 15th, 2007, 08:49 PM	#5
LM4600 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miaim, FL Posts: 8	Wish it was caught on tape...

November 15th, 2007, 08:52 PM	#6
mattstang Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Henryetta, Ok Posts: 1,460	yea in car cam too... he was really pushin the shit out of the t/c button waiting for it to kick in.

November 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#9
TheBusher Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Chevrolet Impala ??? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 2,193	Well, since mustangs aren't the most sophisticated cars in the world, on slick surfaces there will be a small delay before the T/C kicks in. Especially when you give some good gas.

November 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#10
jivepepper Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a sombrero Posts: 1,764	Sell your car before you die! __________________ Spending money I don't have, on parts I don't need. to impress people I don't know.... 2k MUSTANG GT 598/531 RWHP/RWTQ Just a little S-trim....

November 15th, 2007, 10:48 PM	#13
Blk01ponyGT Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang Gt Join Date: May 2007 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 1,283	holy shit man thats pretty intense __________________ Garage: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...e-member-9480/

November 15th, 2007, 11:47 PM	#14
AndrewA. Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT 8.9@78 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 1,258	Once you do one dumb thing it tends to settle you down..i was a bit carless once and thats all it took for me to stop. And my trac didnt come on either i think when you go so far into a spin or slide it doesnt do much.

November 15th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#15
1meanstang Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: nowhere... Posts: 10	that sounds pretty cool, u were drifting through an intersection, but u do know ur supposed to drift around corners!! but neways i did the same thing with my old V6 stang but i wrecked it instead of saving it!! lol __________________ you cant go fast in a toyota, its too gas efficient!!

November 15th, 2007, 11:54 PM	#16
mattstang Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Henryetta, Ok Posts: 1,460	your t/c is like a dumby light for oil. its not gonna save you.

November 16th, 2007, 12:25 AM	#17
mustangmanic Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,767	i took a road course racing class last summer for the BMW M3 Junior Series, in washington. I learned all about the physics of a car and how to react in almost every situation. Surprisingly, a 1998 BMW M3 reacts quite similar to a 99-04 mustang gt... give or take some tire slip (gt) around fast corners. Well, to the point. People dont realize that regaining controll of an out of controll automobile is actually not impossible... if sliding sideways, with momentium still going foreward, all you need to do is let off the accel and the car will actually straighten its self out for you. Most people will push the break, give it more gas, or turn the wheel in the desired direction. Well all of those will put you even more out of control. Road racing has saved my dodge dakota also... there was ice on the ground and i was turning left. I started sliding (about 10 mph) foreward, towards cars waiting on a green... all you do is floor it and completely turn the wheel... your cal will 180 or 360, still going with the foreward momentium, but it will slow the momentium down quite considerably... saved my truck an accident, stopped about 5 feet to the right of a sitting car, of what would have been a head on if i would have pressed the breaks. I'm by no means promoting this, but what i am saying is, if you'll never amature road race (most likely not lol), then go to a parking lot, in every weather condition... set up cones and learn your car... it might just save you someday. __________________ Accufab 75mm TB and Pleunm, JLT cai, Steeda Caster Chamber Plates, Eibach Sportline Springs, Tokico Shocks/Struts, Steeda Tri-Ax, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3.73's, Hooker LT's, Hooker O/R X, Pypes Violator Catback, SCT Xcal 2. 280rwhp 302.1rwtq

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