so as the topic states, what's the best way to prepare yourself from the rear slipping?
the s2k is my first rwd car, got her in august, previously had a 90 prelude si. i know the s is notorious for the rear slipping. i have a 06 s2k so it has vsa, and i have only turned it off once for a short amount of time, other than that it's always on cause i'm still inexperienced with rwd. i always drive cautiously in the rain and never hit vtec or suddenly accelerate in the rain or wet road

so one time i wanted to find out what it was like, just so that if it does happen in the future if it happened unexpectedly so i would know what to expect.
so in a empty wet parking lot, free of light poles or islands, i decided to experiment (probably stupid to do)
so i started from a stop slowly accelerated to 4k and punched it after that, vsa kicked in immediately i lost traction and i slightly swerved and remained in a straight path
i was impressed and thankful for vsa. i only tried going straight, haven't tried turning yet though and i know that's when the rear slips out unexpectedly the most

don't know if what i did was the best way to prepare for things
so i wanted to know what you guys have done to prepare yourselves and how to react whenever it does happen.

any input would be appreciated! thanks!

 

Create situations where the rear moves or slides in a safe environment. Push it to that extreme and practice... over and over and over.
Track days?
Autocross?
Hill climbs?
Whenever, where ever the time and safety allows.

 

it really isnt anything hard to deal with. just need to know how to countersteer when the situation is needed. i drive a turbo 240 all year long through snow and never had any issues except when i purposefully put the rear end out.

 

Props to you for being smart enough to go to an empty lot to try this.

 

go back to a wet parking lot and do some turns this time, then you'll learn how to catch the car once it happens.

 

If you can get some (more) time in at a big, empty lot without attracting a lot of attention, you can try playing around with VSA turned off. One thing to remember if you're ingrained with "understeer in a FWD" habits is to remember not to immediately and completely lift off the throttle when the car starts to oversteer.


VSA and sticky tires should keep you pretty safe otherwise. There may be driver instruction courses at your nearby track or other such programs you can look into as well.

 

I have a good history of doing this

By the way, you can hit vtec in the rain as much as you want. The VSA is incredible in this car, it has saved me in wet weather when I was being stupid.

 

alright thanks guys! the input was very helpful!

 

It's really a matter of getting out there and "playing" until everything becomes natural, like muscle memory. Every car is different but in general just remember that you want to be smooth with your motions (steering/brake/clutch/throttle), don't lift off the throttle rapidly, and turn your head and look directly at where you want the car to go. Your brain will have an easier time making your body sort the car out if you're looking at where you want to be.

Stay safe, and don't beat on the diff in dry weather... S2k diffs aren't the strongest.

 

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