Rear Wheel Drive (only) Evo
rwd evo
Having road raced rear wheel drive, front wheel drive and all wheel drive cars (Mazda RX-2, Acura GSR, C5 Vette and Evo) over a period of 20 years, I believe my original assessment is still accurate. A rear wheel drive lighter weight Evo would benefit braking, cornering, and acceleration. Consider how the AWD Audi's have done in the World Challenge series. Toward the middle and end of the races they run out of brakes and tires due to their heavy weight; ultimately the rear wheel drive cars usually win. Also the weight distribution would be closer to the ideal 50/50 if the front transaxel was removed by removing weight from an already front weight biased car.
The way I see it is most of these forum members likely owned front wheel drive cars before their Evo and generally would not have experience with hanging the tail out with power over steer on the street in a rear wheel drive car. Why do you think drifting is catching on these days? Embarresed to say I use to do this (drifting) in 1975 with a Pinto!!!!!!!!!!!!
The way I see it is most of these forum members likely owned front wheel drive cars before their Evo and generally would not have experience with hanging the tail out with power over steer on the street in a rear wheel drive car. Why do you think drifting is catching on these days? Embarresed to say I use to do this (drifting) in 1975 with a Pinto!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMHO I don't think removing 150 lbs from the front would allow the car to be significantly closer to 50/50 weight distribution. the evo weighs around 3200 lbs, 60/40 weight distribution means 1920 lbs is on the front tires while 1280 is at the back. If my math is correct then you would need to take away 640lbs away from the front to make it 50/50. 150 lbs saving isn't significant enough to make a RWD evo faster i think.
Originally Posted by bbenavitz
The way I see it is most of these forum members likely owned front wheel drive cars before their Evo and generally would not have experience with hanging the tail out with power over steer on the street in a rear wheel drive car. Why do you think drifting is catching on these days? Embarresed to say I use to do this (drifting) in 1975 with a Pinto!!!!!!!!!!!!
Drifting is not the quickest way around the track. I also think you are wrong about pretty much every other point, especially the weight distro.
Originally Posted by JJames
How bout some kind of system that would allow you to switch between AWD and RWD, weight issues and all that would still be the same but that'd be cool I think.
Hell while we're at it make it to where you can switch between AWD, FWD, and RWD..
That'd freak people out at the track, do a burnout w/ rear tires, then front, then take off in AWD.
I'm sure somebody could figure out how to make something like that work.
Hell while we're at it make it to where you can switch between AWD, FWD, and RWD..
That'd freak people out at the track, do a burnout w/ rear tires, then front, then take off in AWD.
I'm sure somebody could figure out how to make something like that work.
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