There are a lot of factors that can play into this - tire condition being another one. Even a
FWD car like my Jetta can swap ends rather suddenly given the right conditions (snow tires
front, all seasons rear), as I found out once!

On 5 Nov 2007 at 10:34, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> It still does apply (if you have an engine swap to a heavier engine --
> 3.4liter Chevy v6).
> A few(five) years ago, I was driving across the Mass Pike with three
> to four inches of snow covering the roadway. Trucks had made pathways,
> so I was able to keep up my speed on the empty highway.
>
> At one of the emergency median crossings, a MassDOT truck started to
> pull out into the roadway ahead of me. Being a relatively new driver
> to already driven through snow on the road, I immediately let off the
> gas. Bad news; as soon as I let off, the rear end of the van tried to
> swap places with the front.
>
> I never did completely spin, but I'm sure that the driver of the truck
> thought he would have to call in the wrecking crew after my headlights
> played across his windshield.
>
> To summarize: In slippery conditions, the rear end of the
> engine-swapped van will still try to become the front end of the
> engine-swapped van.  :)
>
> Cheers,
> Sudhir
>
>
>
> On 11/5/07, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >  My experience duplicates the fellow with the nadar-Mobile from Bend.
> >   Let
> > >up  on the gas and the vehicle catches itself in an 'Oversteer
> >  situation"
> > >Simple and predictable
> >
> > >...Caution:  Do NOT try that in a Porsche rear engine or a VW rear
> > >engine...
> >
> > Actually that does not apply to the Vanagon because they do not have a
> > rear-weight bias.  We've discussed and killed this horse several times on the
> > list over the years.
> >
> >
> >
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Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA