RWD Evo8!?
I've converted my lancer to rwd.. its probably better described as a bastard car from many other makes.
for the time and money its not worth it.. better off buying a rwd car.
for the time and money its not worth it.. better off buying a rwd car.
Last edited by turbotime; Apr 9, 2010 at 04:22 PM.
That would prolly blow out the front diff. We DO have to run the same exact rims with the same size tires on all 4 for a reason and it's not just for traction complications.
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...eh.. IMO it takes more than it's worth to make it a drift car. In that sense.. yes, I would go with a 2door, rwd platform. To me it just seems like the entire suspension and frame of the evo was built around handling, whereas drifting is like the complete opposite of a good handling car. You just want something that'll throw the *** end out and keep that momentum for long distances. IMO a 4door, AWD, car is most definitely not the car I'd want to start with lol! But I guess if your filthy rich and don't care then go for it.
People swap in solid axles to hook better at the track.. why not just go a step further and eliminate the whole front drivetrain!? I'm not saying I would even want to do it.. only real question was "IF ANYONE HAD DONE THIS ALREADY FOR DRAG RACING!?" Seems weird that no one has to me since it seems to be fairly popular with the DSM boys. Maybe most of the people with the shop evos are just trying to keep the "originality" in the drivetrain and are more focused on their own goals as oppose to people like Brent Rau who race competitively.
People swap in solid axles to hook better at the track.. why not just go a step further and eliminate the whole front drivetrain!? I'm not saying I would even want to do it.. only real question was "IF ANYONE HAD DONE THIS ALREADY FOR DRAG RACING!?" Seems weird that no one has to me since it seems to be fairly popular with the DSM boys. Maybe most of the people with the shop evos are just trying to keep the "originality" in the drivetrain and are more focused on their own goals as oppose to people like Brent Rau who race competitively.
first off an evo's chassis is made to be a rally car, so it is made to "rotate" going around turns to take them faster i/e "sliding", so why wouldnt it be a good drift car? its made to take turns with an angle in the dirt, so why not on asphalt? If you listen to any of Kumakubo's interviews about his evo 9 & 10, all he talks about is how the cars "like to get sideways" and thats all from the evolutions rally background and was built as such.
second, the awd system is what makes the evo hook up and launch so hard! if you took that away all you'd get is tons of wheelspin and overall just a worse drag car. it just doesnt seem like a smart way to go for the normal 1320 enthusiast, but obviously the idea of a diff controller and adjustable center diff hasnt popped up. A lot of the sub-10 second evos have their diffs set to somewhere like a 10-90 or 15-85 power split so the rears wheels do most of the pushing but the fronts hook up too for launching purposes, making its quick overall.
I dont see what your point of correcting me was all about as I was simply trying to show the original poster that if you want to do it right, it can be done but as I said the time and money spent is better off buying a existing rwd car.
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I think an Evo (converted to rwd) would make an excellent drift car, however, I don't really like the idea of it being used for drag. Make no mistake, I think it could do good at drag, but, I think of the Evo (much like the wrx/STi) as rally, or road racing cars. Using them only to go in a strait line seems criminally boring.....
Because, it's easier to mindlessly pin the throttle in a straight line, than to balance the acts of acceleration, deceleration, and cornering. What do I win? 
Last edited by FJF; Apr 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM.
the problem was it was written it is like my chassis so sub par to the evo one which is incorrect.
he is just pissed at me because I pick on rrm
but anyways lets not get this off topic shall we.
Your advantages of a rwd evo are completely defunct.
Less moving parts? Maybe two front axles (depending which route you went. Most weld up the center diff.)
Less maintenance? Really? That's a factor to convert? The cost to convert would trump any maintenance costs of a stock evo drivetrain.
More power to the ground? So having two wheels drive a vehicle vs four wheels equates to more power to the tarmac?
Less moving parts? Maybe two front axles (depending which route you went. Most weld up the center diff.)
Less maintenance? Really? That's a factor to convert? The cost to convert would trump any maintenance costs of a stock evo drivetrain.
More power to the ground? So having two wheels drive a vehicle vs four wheels equates to more power to the tarmac?
Your advantages of a rwd evo are completely defunct.
Less moving parts? Maybe two front axles (depending which route you went. Most weld up the center diff.)
Less maintenance? Really? That's a factor to convert? The cost to convert would trump any maintenance costs of a stock evo drivetrain.
More power to the ground? So having two wheels drive a vehicle vs four wheels equates to more power to the tarmac?
Less moving parts? Maybe two front axles (depending which route you went. Most weld up the center diff.)
Less maintenance? Really? That's a factor to convert? The cost to convert would trump any maintenance costs of a stock evo drivetrain.
More power to the ground? So having two wheels drive a vehicle vs four wheels equates to more power to the tarmac?
i wouldnt see making it worth it unless there were parts to just swap in. new driveshaft that eliminates the t case and front drive train axles etc.
whats the point of doing it this way? you still have pretty much the full weight of the awd system.