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I used to have a hicas lock bar but it snaped off while driving :-{

So I now have the standard Hicas setup which I have never had before. To be honest it kinda freaks me out a little. Sometimes it makes the arse of the car feel like jelly... I am slowly getting used to it though.

Does anybody out there experience similar things with hicas?

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The thread on the bar gave way so the rear right steering arm fell out. The rear right wheel started to steer my car all over the road. Lucky it was only at 80 kph. The day before this happened is was doing 200kph racing my mate :-{ That would have killed me and him

The HICAS certainly does give you that "I have no idea what's going on back there feeling" especially as speed increases. I had mine disconnected electronically, only because i didn't wan't the car to be straining against a "lock" mechanism. Centainly makes a difference with it turned off - and wouldn't even try taking it onto a track with it turned on.

I found HICAS to feel like the arse end was rolling on high profile tyres at first.Discovered that if you don't turn the steering wheel as much into corners (which is hard to get used to) then the car feels beautifuly planted on the road.I have the 1st HICAS though,which doesn't use a rear rack,so this may differ in feel to R32>

drifting isn't about skidding out of a corner, its about getting the car sideways into the corner and coming out of a corner straight... which is what HICAS will do if controlled properly, of course, its easier without HICAS (allowing you to oppy lock), but not impossible.

all HICAS does is make your steering more responsive at high speed, you just have to learn not to turn the wheel like you got no power steering.

What's dangerous is opposite locking with hicas (fun fun fun) as it has some wierd effects :P

Hicas only works at higher speeds, doesn't it? So it's not as if your girlfriend would notice the rear wheels steering, even so slightly, when I was parking the car or something? (excuse my lacking in this dept.)

Hicas kicks in properly at 80kmh and it moves the rear wheels .7 of a degree.

Hardly enough to throw you off track during "Normal Driving"

On the track yes it's tendancy to sharpen the angle of the car does make it tricky to judge the corner.... but after a few corners you get used to it. I have driven cars with and without HICAS on the track the car without HICAS and a rear brace is much more ridgid and "Feels" planted in the corner. Mine with HICAS the steering wheel tends to want to fight back but cornering is about the same in my opinion

guys my hicas doesnt work, the only time i see the hicas light is when car starts for 2 seconds then it turns off. i think its disconnect but where would it be disconnected from, and wat does the lock bar look like, i wanna find out? also when hicas kicks in does the light turn on??

also depends what model of cvar you have...

ECR33 = Hicas Equipped

ER33 = non Hicas model

HCR32 = Hicas Model

HR32 = non Hical Model

as you may have guess the C stands for HICAS

H = 2.0L Engine

E = 2.5L Engine

well it is a ecr33 cos it has it in the engine bay, and i do have a hicas system looking thing in the boot, just dont feel it kick in or the ass become easier to turn, wat should i look at, i want to experiance hicas like u guys :D

I've managed to get used to it. Theres a big corner on the way home from work which I use to get the feel of it every day. My car has front and rear strut braces and they changed the feel of the hicas a bit. It gets small precise twitches from the rear through a corner, feels kinda weird as you all know. A week after i bought my car, i tried a drift in the rain and lost it and i couldnt gain control of it, very scary stuff, i had to hit the brakes and cross my fingers id miss the guard rail. i didnt know what went wrong (later i learned about hicas). anyway, since then ive learnt that if your crossed up, point the steering wheel (dont yank on it) where you wanna go, slightly understeering and keeing power on and it will go in that direction 99% of the time. A good way to learn is to get on a skid pan or shopping centre car park and go mad for a while.

-rb25

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