 FWD highway dominance- Fact or Fiction? |
 Jun 11 2004, 12:50 PM
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OK, it's come up indirectly a number of times but am I the only one that questions this whole FWD highway ownership thing? It seems like it's become an accepted fact that the FWD's are 50% faster from a roll.
Yes, the AWD weigh 400 or so pounds more. Yes, there is an AWD drivetrain loss. BUT, turning the AWD components only saps power to a point. I'm not sure I buy into the hype of 400 flywheel HP turning into 300whp as compared to it only losing half that amount in a FWD. At stock turbo power levels yes, I can see the difference there but when you start really modding things I'm less certain. This is when I'm waiting to hear the FFF cars (factory freak FWD cars chime in) with some arguements. *Beware, the "Marucs at 12.6" arguement I plan on countering with though.  *
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KOU In3 FWD highway dominance- Fact or Fiction? Jun 11 2004, 12:50 PM
awd4kicks I used to have this argument until one day some ti... Jun 11 2004, 01:03 PM KOU In3 This is the common scenario that I think plays out... Jun 11 2004, 01:31 PM Rollout I constantly got owned on the highway(car length o... Jun 11 2004, 01:33 PM MidwestDSM I've noticed that my FWD picks up pretty well ... Jun 11 2004, 06:00 PM JMoushon 1G fwd, 14b, 17psi, 3"dp/side exhaust, 2G tb ... Jun 11 2004, 06:02 PM KOU In3 From a 14B standpoint I can see it. As per the ex... Jun 11 2004, 07:25 PM akamiami I leave fwd's and rwd's from a roll, but t... Jun 11 2004, 07:25 PM Coiled Take that dash back out? Jun 11 2004, 08:04 PM Rollout To give you guys another idea... My friend (fwd gs... Jun 11 2004, 11:29 PM JMoushon KOU, you may have a point of reference soon enough... Jun 12 2004, 01:01 AM awd4me i dont see how you think mods are going to change ... Jun 12 2004, 01:19 AM JMoushon I believe that he is implying that once you reach ... Jun 12 2004, 01:31 AM Benny Z QUOTE (akamiami @ Jun 11 2004, 07:25 PM)I lea... Jun 12 2004, 08:13 AM natedogg A post of mine from a couple of years ago on this ... Jun 12 2004, 08:59 AM KOU In3 That's pretty much EXACTLY what I was driving ... Jun 12 2004, 09:55 AM JMoushon God stuff, Nate. I guess that is very similar to ... Jun 12 2004, 09:59 AM akamiami QUOTE (Benny Z @ Jun 12 2004, 02:13 PM)how li... Jun 12 2004, 11:38 AM natedogg QUOTE (JMoushon @ Jun 12 2004, 09:59 AM)God s... Jun 12 2004, 11:53 AM natedogg QUOTE (KOU In3 @ Jun 12 2004, 09:55 AM)Ironic... Jun 12 2004, 12:00 PM awd4kicks Yeah..the 144 is is lighter than most FWD's wi... Jun 12 2004, 12:04 PM natedogg QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Jun 12 2004, 12:04 PM)Note... Jun 12 2004, 12:17 PM KOU In3 QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Jun 12 2004, 06:04 PM)The ... Jun 12 2004, 01:32 PM JMoushon I know that you are not referring directly to me, ... Jun 12 2004, 01:46 PM xian 1g i doubt i'm 12.6 and 13.0 is a hard reach, but... Jun 12 2004, 01:57 PM KOU In3 Sorry about that JMoushon, I didn't intend it ... Jun 12 2004, 02:00 PM JMoushon All good, brotha! I didn't take offense. ... Jun 12 2004, 02:14 PM akamiami unfortunately analube won't be present tomorro... Jun 12 2004, 02:27 PM JMoushon I would write "anal lube" on my windshie... Jun 12 2004, 02:29 PM MidwestDSM QUOTE (KOU In3 @ Jun 12 2004, 09:55 AM)My vot... Jun 12 2004, 02:34 PM
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