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Have you had an alignment check?And have a 3P
Does the suspension feel “right” at speed? I was messing around, in the desert, my tires were inflated correctly, and my 3P felt like it was working really hard over 105.
I now have NO desire to go on the track in it. I know it’s not a dedicated sports car, but my old E550 felt far more stable, and Less labored.
I’m not sure if there’s something wrong, or if the suspension is just not right.
I know the 20” wheels are too heavy, but that shouldn’t cause the feeling I had.
It felt a bit too unpredictable, and like everything was over stressed.
A bit of an older post but wanted to say the rear of the Model 3 at speed is where I believe the attention needs to be spent if upgrading. Coming from BMW's, the Model 3 can't take higher speed lateral motions without unsettling the rear end. Trail braking through a corner, you'll find the feeling of the rear undulating side to side. Would be interesting to see slow motion video capture these movements on higher speed tracks.
A bit of an older post but wanted to say the rear of the Model 3 at speed is where I believe the attention needs to be spent if upgrading. Coming from BMW's, the Model 3 can't take higher speed lateral motions without unsettling the rear end. Trail braking through a corner, you'll find the feeling of the rear undulating side to side. Would be interesting to see slow motion video capture these movements on higher speed tracks.
Not gonna lie - I clenched my ass when you drove across the track...
I've been testing on an airfield today and it's clear if you have 75-100% regen in track mode, you're going to get lift-off oversteer maybe when you don't want it and if you dial down the stability assist it can make the car a bit unpredictable in fast corners.
My new track settings are 25/75 balance, -10 stability and 50% regen. Yes, you will probably need better brakes if you run less than 80% regen, but I feel too much regen makes the car too tail happy when you're off the throttle in a bend. There could be that one time when something unexpected happens in front of you and you have to lift mid-corner. It's worth thinking about.
If you run lots of stability assist then maybe it won't be an issue to you, but for me the SA needs to be off to go quickly and help rotate the car when you need it to.
Just my 5c.
The rear end definitely gets light at high-speed and it can feel a bit unsettling if you lift off throttle too quickly and engage regen (which further lightens the rear)
Bus stop at buttonwillow is a great example of this, i spun there and a few months later we had Randy Pobst at the track and he mentioned the exact same phenomena at this turn
That was another example of what I'm describing from earlier in the thread.
There's a danger here we'll get into finger pointing about how different alignment settings and/or suspension choices have led to this characteristic, but I'm quite sure it's inherent and caused by regen.
If you aren't experiencing it your setup, then that's great and I'm not saying reducing the regen is the only way to cure a handling imbalance. I'm posting my findings for anyone who is experiencing it and might want to try reducing regen to alleviate it.
Over a lap, 50/50 balance may be faster than 25/75 I realise, but even at 50/50, there is a tendancy for the rear to over-rotate at speed when regen kicks in. At least that's what I feel.
I just about died when I saw that as well
Er, that's what I spent the best part of a day doing yesterday.With all due respect and no finger pointing intended, it sounds like you may simply need to spend more time learning the way the car responds in different scenarios.
I mean, how many of us have previously tracked a car with user-adjustable regenerative braking???
Er, that's what I spent the best part of a day doing yesterday.
If others on here have done the same thing, please post your findings so we can compare.