Noob question about torque steer
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Noob question about torque steer Yes I am an LS4 noob.. I've had my 09 Impala SS a little over a month. I've felt torque steer a few times while gettin on it a little, but always in one direction. This morning I went about 15-20 to the top of first gear, and it was pulling BOTH ways, first one way then the other. It was very unsettling, like I was barely in control of the car. I think the car is stone stock, all I've done is load the 91 octane tune from the Trinity, just wondering if their TCM programming could have done something? Is this common for these cars?
Yes I am an LS4 noob.. I've had my 09 Impala SS a little over a month. I've felt torque steer a few times while gettin on it a little, but always in one direction. This morning I went about 15-20 to the top of first gear, and it was pulling BOTH ways, first one way then the other. It was very unsettling, like I was barely in control of the car. I think the car is stone stock, all I've done is load the 91 octane tune from the Trinity, just wondering if their TCM programming could have done something? Is this common for these cars?
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Yes I am an LS4 noob.. I've had my 09 Impala SS a little over a month. I've felt torque steer a few times while gettin on it a little, but always in one direction. This morning I went about 15-20 to the top of first gear, and it was pulling BOTH ways, first one way then the other. It was very unsettling, like I was barely in control of the car. I think the car is stone stock, all I've done is load the 91 octane tune from the Trinity, just wondering if their TCM programming could have done something? Is this common for these cars?
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Well I've experienced the torque steer before, every time I goose it. Until now it's just been a quick little tug at the wheel at the start of the acceleration. This almost felt like I was skating down the street. The torque steer must have switched directions at least 4-5 times. I guess if the wheels were spinning, the torque management might cause that? I'm gonna try the stock tune and see if it does the same. I think I'm gonna need tranny work anyway, I'm starting to get some rev-clunks and sometimes it has to think about shifting in 4th. Only 36K miles on this one, too... and I'll check the suspension... thanks for your responses.
