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I think that with a limited slip in a front wheel drive car, it closes the gap on the RWD>FWD thing because if you let off the gas in a corner, the front wheels might push but if you give it more gas it will start gripping harder into the corner and sometimes the tail might start sliding out (providing the suspension is set up right for it). I still agree that RWD>FWD but for power to weight, it's the other way around. AWD is like FWD but with training wheels.
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
umm no. thats y there is no FWD drift cars. when u hit the gas, it pushes.Originally Posted by blackshine007
but yes, FWD is very fast... look at the autocross results from points 1
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Allot of you guys are forgetting (ok most of you don't know) about Class II FWD touring cars from the mid to late 90's......
They can and have beaten RWD and AWD cars on the track and cost Formula 1 like budgets to make so they died out around the year 2000!
FACTS FTWallot of you guys are forgetting (ok most of you don't know) about Class II fwd touring cars from the mid to late 90's......They can and have beaten RWD and AWD cars on the track. AND cost Formula 1 like budgets to make!
So for a F1 budget you would rather have a FWD honda than, say, an ACTUAL F1 car? I wonder which is faster...Allot of you guys are forgetting (ok most of you don't know) about Class II FWD touring cars from the mid to late 90's......
They can and have beaten RWD and AWD cars on the track and cost Formula 1 like budgets to make so they died out around the year 2000!
I would say this just PROVES the point that RWD is the way to go.
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hold on a sec FC man.....So for a F1 budget you would rather have a FWD honda than, say, an ACTUAL F1 car? I wonder which is faster...
I would say this just PROVES the point that RWD is the way to go.
You do realize that in the years between 1995-2000, the British Touring car championship rivaled F1 in popularity? Why is this. It is till this day the best and most competitive racing ever. It was boxing on four wheels. That JTCC accord and Nissan Primera sit in the Musuems of the two brands because the cars were so great. Why not, Why not take the tech from F1 and throw it onto a FWD chassis. You've heard of racing improves the breed. Why can't F1 cars improve even simple Touring Cars.
Here's some examples. ~ Watch these Fcman!
Btcc compilation
Nigel Mansell gets a chance to drive a BTCC car
The Night at Snetterton Pt.1
The Night at Snetterton Pt.2
The Night at Snetterton Pt.3
+whatever im worth for posting that. Thank you. I vote FWD. I am a fan of traction. Drifting and "RWD fun" has its place on the track, but most of us dont see the track too much anyways. Someone posted that there was no snow in Atlanta, but there sure is ice.Allot of you guys are forgetting (ok most of you don't know) about Class II FWD touring cars from the mid to late 90's......
They can and have beaten RWD and AWD cars on the track and cost Formula 1 like budgets to make so they died out around the year 2000!
I know quite a few guys who would disagree with you. With an open differential due to the power being transfered to the wheel with the least resistance, naturally it's gonna be the on the corner with the lesser of loads, which, naturally cause the inside tire to spin and leave the remaining tire on that axle as the wheel providing the grip. But due to weight and all laws of gravity and inertia, it's gonna keep pushing forward due to that outer tire taking so much load. RWD vehicles has can do the same thing. RWD vehicles aren't always capable of oversteer. Most factory vehicles that has come with an open differential can quite easily understeer. Honda's torque biased LSD is a system that is quite neat, which was first seen on the Prelude type SH. Being electronicly controlled, when cornering, it sends most of the engine's power to the outside wheel to try to match the wheel speeds of inner. The results of that is that there's way more grip available due to both wheels trying to spin at the same speed.
Like I said, depending upon suspension set up, if you stay on the gas the front tires won't really break loose but there's a great possibilty that the rears will. And I take it you don't go on youtube that often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOASjjpRnXk
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
are you seriously telling me this? the rear will break loose before the front when on the power? HAHA. if thats true, come show me in my car. for a FWD, think "lift to drift".
Sounds like you're describing AWD bro. A properly setup AWD car will claw its way around a turn but have enough power through the rear wheels to keep the attitude neutral. FWD will not turn in harder under gas, AWD will if its set up right.
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I think I would've mentioned AWD when describing a FWD car with an LSD and properly set up suspension. I'm aware that you can get a good 4 wheel drift going in an AWD car. It's way more controllable with AWD providing there's enough power and a good suspension set up. When I said it closed the gap on the RWD>FWD that didn't mean that it completely dominates AWD. Just gives you a more compelling reason to keep a FWD car.
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
blackshine007, im still waiting to here a response to post #69. ready to here more forza talk
I don't own Forza, let alone an Xbox 360 or PS3. You drive a car with a shorter wheel base. It's characteristics are naturally gonna be different from a car with a longer wheelbase. But, you're right. It's just Forza talk, because I guess I'm talking out my arse. EJ25RUN might be on to something :jerkit:
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
RWD all the way
zero people have voted for FWD yet there are millions of them on here.
The reason for me picking RWD is because it will always be faster. Even tho i have a civic si and it faster than every car in the world, i would pick RWD any day
I've had RWD and AWD, and I've got to say I'm a fan of traction. It does suck sometimes not being able to unleash a little frustration on my rear tires (RWD cars have a higher fun factor), but for a car that I drive daily and get into all sorts of different on-road situations, I'm very happy to have AWD.
ohh, and i voted AWD FTW!
wheres side wheel drive ?
my car>RWD>FWD>AWD
U tell them champ.
my car>RWD>FWD>AWD
LMAO. put it this way, if the others were faster, why dont they use them in F1, LMS, ALMS, etc.
Different cars and setups are better entirely depending on the situation. For me, I love RWD for fun, FWD for more mundane tasks. But I had a lot of traction issues in my old S13 that I simply don't get from my FWD Jetta (that and the fact that it is slow as ****).
FWD can basically be made to function just as well as RWD cars, and if you've ever been to an autocross event, you should know this already. The CRX is one of the more popular and better performing cars in it's class in Solo.
like i said, look at the results from points 1... STS/STS2 FTW
BTW, we are on street tires and open diff
autocross champ tire there.(i hate ur amazing driving skills)
my amazing driving skills? hmm if i was "amazing" i would have won.autocross champ tire there.
champ tire?
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wanted to spell rite there..to lazy to go back and correct my mistakes.
open diff = one wheel drive. lol
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by the way, how many times did u win the autocross? 3 times i hear.
how can u win the same thing 3 times? im not going to argue with a dumbass...
So for a F1 budget you would rather have a FWD honda than, say, an ACTUAL F1 car? I wonder which is faster...
I would say this just PROVES the point that RWD is the way to go.
Step away from the mirror then, lol
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lol
lol idk, i guess you go the next year, and next year, and next year. And that makes it 3 rimes?how can u win the same thing 3 times? im not going to argue with a dumbass...
EF chassis' are different. There's a great chance it won't break loose due to it's weight. Like I mentioned, your suspension has alot to do with how the rear does as well. The the words "snap oversteer" come into mind? The cars that's based on my chassis (mx6, ford probe) is known for doing that. My first 626 done it (unexpectedly) and I ran into a tree (unfamiliar with that road being foolish). I'm pretty sure it could do it now while taking a corner though I'm not planning on taking my car to it's limits any time soon. Even the EM type R's can break loose too. Watch another vid, please...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfqN_DDkppc
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
im not a ****ing idiot. i know what a FWD car does and what it doesnt. EF chassis are different? it breaks loose in the rear because of my setup and NO wieght in the rear.
"snap oversteer" is when a car "snaps" loose on you. general from tires breaking loose. your car is not the only one that has oversteer. drive really fast around a corner, lift off the gas and tell me what happens....
i push my car to the limit almost every weekend and can tell you exactly what will happen. i also instruct at these events and have driven dozens of FWD cars and could tell you about those too. You are not going to drift a FWD car simple by applying power.
if you think you know everything about FWD's, come make my setup better than it is. I would love to see that happen
So now oversteering is a good thing?
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some people in this thread......... have no idea what their talking about.
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