Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online! Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online!
Automotive Forums .com - the leading automotive community online! 
-
Latest | 0 Rplys
Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Cars in General
View Poll Results: prefered wheels
all wheel drive 36 33.96%
front wheel drive 5 4.72%
rear wheel drive 59 55.66%
dont care 6 5.66%
Voters: 106. You may not vote on this poll

Reply Show Printable Version Show Printable Version | Email this Page Email this Page | Subscription Subscribe to this Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 04-20-2004, 11:59 PM   #31
youngvr4
STREET RACING GURU
 
youngvr4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: seattle
Posts: 6,437
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

but you act as if only muscle cars drag. not every one at the strip is a muscle guy, there are skyline's and supras and lots of jap cars out there, dsm rx-7 300zx bmw's and the list goes on
__________________
youngvr4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2004, 12:07 AM   #32
911S_TARGA_RSR
AF Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 327
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

AWD is okay. The new STI's variable AWD is awesome. However, nothing can truely beat a good RWD car.
__________________
911 Super Targa RSR
[Dual Flow Intake][Twin Turbo][Larger List to Come]
911S_TARGA_RSR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2004, 12:39 AM   #33
stealthj
AF Enthusiast
 
stealthj's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,693
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to stealthj
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

can anyone tell me what the hell is DSM?
__________________
BANNED
stealthj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2004, 02:00 AM   #34
youngvr4
STREET RACING GURU
 
youngvr4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: seattle
Posts: 6,437
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

diamond star motors. the eclipse, talon, laser.

A joint effort by Mitsubishi (three diamonds) and the Chrysler Corporation (penta-star) to build some of the most incredible automobiles in the world. The vehicles were produced with the names Eagle Talon, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Plymouth Laser. DSM cars are assembled in Normal, Illinois. The '94-and-up Mitsubishi Galant is also assembled at the DSM plant in IL; previous Galant's were assembled in Japan. The Eclipse and Galant (since '89) share the same platform.
__________________
youngvr4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2004, 03:17 PM   #35
dampachi
Banned
 
dampachi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 2,670
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to dampachi Send a message via MSN to dampachi Send a message via Yahoo to dampachi
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

well um, no..you're actually misreading there...because i never insinuated only muscle cars drag race. we were talking about muscle cars. that one guy said something about making a muscle car FWD and I said that would be pointless and stupid because most people with muscle cars drag race. and i later went on to say FWD isn't the best candidate for racing (drag racing) then i said 'but i'm not saying FWD cars can't race' so i'm not sure what you're talking about.
dampachi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-21-2004, 11:21 PM   #36
youngvr4
STREET RACING GURU
 
youngvr4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: seattle
Posts: 6,437
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

well then i apoligize for assuming you were saying that. missunderstanding
__________________
youngvr4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-22-2004, 01:54 PM   #37
dampachi
Banned
 
dampachi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 2,670
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to dampachi Send a message via MSN to dampachi Send a message via Yahoo to dampachi
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

it's cool man, shit happens.
dampachi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-23-2004, 04:31 AM   #38
Filthy Sanchez
AF Enthusiast
 
Filthy Sanchez's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Fremont, California
Posts: 337
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
.

AWD, or RWD because FWD SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Filthy Sanchez is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-24-2004, 01:27 AM   #39
Oldengineer
AF Regular
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Posts: 319
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts
Cool

FWD doesn't necessarily have to suck - ever drive a 1970 W series Olds Toronado with a high output 455 in it. My parents bought one new - didn't even realize what it was. The thing was one hell of a dragracer from light to light. It didn't corner worth a damn, even with its F41 suspension, but, in a straight line it got to its 112mph top end very quickly.

Regards:
Oldengineer
Oldengineer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-26-2004, 02:02 PM   #40
Filthy Sanchez
AF Enthusiast
 
Filthy Sanchez's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Fremont, California
Posts: 337
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldengineer
FWD doesn't necessarily have to suck - ever drive a 1970 W series Olds Toronado with a high output 455 in it. My parents bought one new - didn't even realize what it was. The thing was one hell of a dragracer from light to light. It didn't corner worth a damn, even with its F41 suspension, but, in a straight line it got to its 112mph top end very quickly.

Regards:
Oldengineer

True actually I prefer the diamond window Riviera on the same chassis, it's more asthetically pleasing car. You're right, however that had a strong longitudal driveline with a tranfer case not a transverse engine with a transaxel held together with a few tiny bolts. You're correct it doesn't have to but for the most part it does. By the way I've seen someone use that set up from an Olds to put a 455 in an old Porche, and not only did it run faster it got better gas mileage!?
Filthy Sanchez is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-27-2004, 10:18 PM   #41
Oldengineer
AF Regular
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Posts: 319
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts
Cool

One of the local hot rodders here built a beautiful 1940 Olds coupe with a Toronado 455 front drive set-up in it. Being lighter than the original donor car, the thing was a guided missle on wheels.

Regards:
Oldengineer
Oldengineer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2004, 03:22 AM   #42
.mauri.
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Modena
Posts: 10
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

I'd like you to meet me on my '03 civic type R on a track and say another time FWD SUCKS....
hahahaha.

In the end fwd isn't surely the better choose for performances but a 200-250hp FWD car can make bigger and more horsepowered cars on short tracks and mountain roads.

Byez.
;-)
.mauri. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-29-2004, 12:57 PM   #43
Filthy Sanchez
AF Enthusiast
 
Filthy Sanchez's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Fremont, California
Posts: 337
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Re: Re: do you care about fwd or rwd or awd?

Quote:
Originally Posted by .mauri.
I'd like you to meet me on my '03 civic type R on a track and say another time FWD SUCKS....
hahahaha.

In the end fwd isn't surely the better choose for performances but a 200-250hp FWD car can make bigger and more horsepowered cars on short tracks and mountain roads.

Byez.
;-)

It has it's advantages surely, economically I'd take it anyday. Better gas mileage, cheaper and quicker way to build a car, It's just when it comes to performance I don't care for it. Besides there's only a handful of front drivers I like.
Filthy Sanchez is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2004, 11:19 PM   #44
OneManTuner
AF Newbie
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Posts: 30
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to OneManTuner
I'd wrather have RWD. If not that, then AWD. At the least(and last) being FWD. I really don't mind it, but if I had to have them in order, that's what it would be. Everything can made to be fast, its just the ways you go about it might change a little bit.
OneManTuner is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2004, 05:29 PM   #45
lone_night_fox
AF Regular
 
lone_night_fox's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Posts: 229
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via MSN to lone_night_fox
Re: .

Quote:
Originally Posted by Filthy Sanchez
AWD, or RWD because FWD SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol you apprently don't know too much about Back and Mountain road racing... espicially in the Rain... I've ran against, or with all.. RWD can't hookup easly and gets loose in corners and hard to control pitch with.. AWD looses traction in all 4 tires and understeers a bunch and Driftin it's even harder... Left Foot Braking is all I got to say.. removes most understeer, or you can just inertia or brake drift in the rain with an FF.. I do...
__________________
Current Car,:
1997 Mazda Miata bone stock.

Sold:
Mazda RX-7 TURBO II (blown apex seal) aka: Sara
HKS F-CON, Defi Boost gauge, Greddy Ext. Temp Gauge, Greddy Blow off Valve Greddy S-type, full 2.5" exhaust system with Greddy Muffler, OBX Highflow resinator

Sold:
92Mazda MX-3 GS, Tropical Green Metallic
lone_night_fox is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD

Go Back   Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Cars in General

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:09 AM.

Community Participation Guidelines | How to use your User Control Panel

Powered by: vBulletin | Copyright Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
 
 
no new posts