Old Aug 26, 2004 | 05:28 AM
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Jafro
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I like AWD myself. :yumyum: :love: :loco: :fawk: :grinpimp: :bowdown: :jawdrop: :goodjob: :rockon: :db: :irock: :werd: :shocked: :eek3: :af:

It lets me rape both FWD and RWD out of the hole. It takes full advantage of weight transfer on launches, while also maintaining incredible grip in turns. Honda has an AWD car if you count a station wagon, but Porsche and BMW have AWD cars in their line-ups, too. The Carerra 4s is pretty badass because it's mid-engined and AWD, but hell, I can't afford that.

I used to not be able to break traction with AWD, but now that my 2.0L is making about 400chp on a good day, I can bark all 4 of my drag radials for a split second on 6000rpm launches. 1.73 60'. How much power and tire does it take to break that with RWD?

You're both right... Displacement isn't everything, and it's a hell of a lot easier to build a straight-drive car that runs 9's or faster than it is to build any transverse mounted FWD. They're a lot easier to keep in a straight line on the track, too.
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