So I have only haad my new tc for a month. I really havent floored it yet at all untill today. In second gear at about 2500 rpm I flat out floored it. It deffinitly pulls really well and can move out really nicely. But what I did notice is that once I got up in the rpm range abit. I noticed that the car was pulling to the right. And then the left a little. Is that what I have read about torque steer ? I ask because truley, My lsj didn't pull as hard or as much to one side or the other at all. Not that I noticed any ways.

 

if it's a little tug on the steering wheel, then that's normal and it will get worse after you get GMS1 lol

 

i think torque steer is more when you initially step on it that you feel the full torque, or for bigger turbo guys, when your turbo fully spools up. that initial big amount of torque kinda pulls you to on side. but it shouldnt be happening when you already passed this period. have you gotten it aligned? and have you made sure the 2 front tires are exactly the same size?

 

had/have the same thing sometimes with traction control on. turn it off and see if it still happens. worked for me.

 

yeah, sounds like more of an alignment issue unless your car is tuned...
my car pulls like a **** in second gear...lol

 

I could be wrong, but torque steer can happen mid range. torque steer happens when you have a lot of torque and one wheel gets more torque than the other so it forces your axle in one direction or the other. since the SS TC has a very wide torque range, you're always getting a good amount of torque and I think any small imperfections in the road could throw the car off balance again mid range and send more torque to one wheel or the other. my car does that and I've had it aligned several times (changing tires) and inspected 3 times for registration and tracking and all came out fine. OP, it can't hurt to get it checked tho.

 

It does seem to happen more mid range. And the alignment is deffinitly bang on. The car drives perfectly straight. Also the alignment was just checked when I bought the car. It was GM certified. The car feels good. And handles great. And my tires aren't low or wearing funny. It just seems to nudge off to one side. I just assumed this is what I have read about torque steer before. My old stg2 lsj did do it too. Just not as noticable as my lnf. I just want toi make sure it is indeed torque steer.

 

work out

 

It's torque steer, alright. I get it higher up in the RPM range, where the torque starts to peak, usually around 5200 RPM or so. It'll jerk to the right, then the left, then back right again before it finds traction. I have Ventus V12 tires, though, and they don't grip so well. The stockers were better.

 

Sounds more like a traction issue than torque steer.

 

So a small update... I noticed on the way home from work that when my boost peaks at around 110kpa-120kpa my wheel tugs abit to the right. I think its torque steer for sure.

 

obvious torque steer. fwd cars do that.

 

Torque steer is caused by your suspension and drive train geometry. It doesnt change pulling directions. Low traction and traction control can.

 

Yeah i've kind of noticed that it really only seems to pull to the right. The left just seems to be me trying to compensate/correct it !!

 

Gotta watch out gunning it around 60 in 3rd, hit some good ruts on the freeway the other day, originally pulled right, tried to correct and ended up sloshing back and forth in the rut. Damn soft sidewall tires

 

Could be control arm bushings. I just ordered two new control arms as I noticed when they did my alignment they had the right side wayy out compared to the left. I get extreme pulling to the right which should not happen unless I'm making way more power than I am, I mean like there is no holding on. I have to back out of the throttle and hit it again multiple times. I also have clunking in the front end which isn't the sway bar endlinks as they have just been replaced and it isn't the strut mounts as they are pillow ball mounts and I checked them previously during the engine swap. I don't think necessarily the rubber in my bushings is torn(atleast I didn't notice any tears or dry rotting), I just think where the car was lowered it weakened the rubber and where I just cranked the coilovers up it is way more noticeable. Next time around I'm contacting Powell for their solid control arm bushings.

 

I can agree with that in my case, but it's the torque causing it either way.

 

torque steering is fun! Its that little bit of danger on your way to work that keeps me going, lol

 

dont fear torque steer

 

^^this^^

 

i have gms1 and no LSD and my car doesn't tourque steer that much... dunno..

 

i find torque steer a lot worse on uneven roads with a lot of imperfections, one the freeway its pretty much none existent.

 

Bump steer?

 

funny funny,

The downfall of alot of horsepower, a very torquey and all in a fairly light car with 18" tires. Wait to jam the gas until you get used to the turbo lagg, and keep her straight...you can do it!

 

Get rotated trans and a solid engine mount. It helped my car out