Don't 05's and on with the avtive center diffs have a 50/50 torque split?

Cause my 05 doesnt feel a FWD.

 

Never!

 

Yes, it "feels" like a FWD car....BUT a VERY sorted out one. Stock, the 8 did not feel like RWD. The 9 still has that tendency to "feel" like a FWD car, but it takes to throttle input much, much better, give it a little throttle in a corner the front lsd will turn the nose inward, you have to be ready for it. You have to be smooth in the 9, more so than the 8. Very hard braking in the 9 likes to get the tail twitchy (like FWD - mainly due to the heavy nose). Also remember that AWD doesnt do sh*t unless you've got power applied - slow in fast out.

 

The ACD does not change torque split. The Evo is set up stock to understeer before oversteer. In combination with siticky a046 and big brembros it makes all us rookies and magazine eds fast. It is similar to FWD only in that it wants to push first before something bad happens, a stiffer rear sway is said to coax the **** end around a bit. A proper Evo powerslide/4wheel drift out of a corner is just not going happen in a FWD car.

 

umm... no. Get your evo checked out pal, somethin's wrong with it. Ive never had this car feel ANYTHING like a FWD car, and I've tracked my friends SRT-4 many times.

Btw, this is a stupid question. Thats like asking if a motor cycle feels like 4-wd. No, no it doesnt because its not...

 

There seems to be numerous opinions and ideas for being such "a stupid question".

I'm not a fan of FWD so I was looking for some opinions to help me determine what I was "feeling" during my brief test drive. I wasn't sure what the AWD with ACD really did (if anything) on a normal drive around the block.

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=175195

 

Just found this, Thanks Terry S! The ACD (05 and on) is a bevel-gear type center differential with a front/rear torque distribution of 50:50. The differential is controlled by an electrically controlled hydraulic multi-plate clutch. For greater dependability, the clutches were made from steel.The ACD hydraulic unit is housed in the engine compartment and regulates the hydraulic pressure of the multi-plate clutch within the range of 0 to 145 psi. The maximum limited-slip torque of the multi-plate clutch is about three times that of a conventional VCU. Translation: 3 times the grip transferred to the wheels that need torque.


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Originally Posted by TPetsch
Don't 05's and on with the avtive center diffs have a 50/50 torque split?

Cause my 05 doesnt feel a FWD.

 

i've had my front end do some plowing, mostly when i take a corner wrong (had to make it through a light then turn immediately after on a wet road, a few other times), but for the most part it feels different. on a normal drive around the block though, it shouldn't feel any different, it'll only feel different when you start to lose traction

 

I have a '05 GSR so I'm not sure how the previous models handle... but my car feels very different than any RWD or FWD that I've owned or driven. Applying Gas while cornering was pretty much a bad thing in my other cars... in the EVO... it's a good thing. If you step on the gas halfway through the turn... you can feel the front wheels pulling you out the turn while the back wheels are still pushing you into it. The result usually just snaps you out of the turn and gets you on your way (whlie feeling incredibly fun at the same time). In a RWD pushing the gas could kick out the back... and in a FWD it kind of plows the front into the turn.... not really in a good way.

If I had to pick which one it felt MORE similar to (FWD or RWD), I'd say FWD... but in the end... it's an AWD... and that's exactly what it feels like.

In general... when it comes to turns... the EVO just DOES it... while other cars are still thinking about it. I've never driven another car that was so fun to drive... I'm not sure if I ever will.

 

only time to me it feels like a fwd is the hard pull,a highly modded fwd like the gst eclipse pulls hard on the highwy and thats how the evo feels, nothing else but just a hard pull on a long stretch other then that, nothin really the same

 

According to an article in Car and Driver, torque is split anywhere between 100/0 to 65/35 on the Evo. Under regular driving conditions, the evo is 100% front wheel drive. Only under hard acceleration and cornering does torque transfer to the back

 

i don't think that article was about the evo...

 

Nope, our ACD doesn't split torque. It's 50/50.

Back to the topic...

The EVO feels very much like an FWD car at the track with "less" push at hard cornering.

 

yes my 05 has a slight feeling, in certain normal driving to fell like f.w.d.
my 03, i never felt it... hey, its a small price to pay for having a.c.d. and a factory front diff...