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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rollinna65
Front tires coming up = more weight transfer to the rear tires.

More weight on rear tires = more traction.

More traction = the ability to apply more torque without wheelspin thus improving acceleration.
WoW, why didn't i think of that before...

How about you completely elimate the front, because you don't them anyways...and




I bet if you put a LS1 motor in one of those...it would be the fastest thing in the world.
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Front tires coming up = more weight transfer to the rear tires.

More weight on rear tires = more traction.

More traction = the ability to apply more torque without wheelspin thus improving acceleration.
Wheels going up isnt wheels going forward, which is useless from a racing standpoint. There's a reason the fast fast cars barely lift the wheels just enough to get the fronts to stop spinning. The ones that yank the wheels are usually limited in their by their class as to how they can set their suspension/chassis up.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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the evo i listed said it had 1.5s for its 60ft time
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Default Re: Carroll Shelby's fightin' words...

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I bet if you put a LS1 motor in one of those...it would be the fastest thing in the world.
It'd be really close.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Default Re: Carroll Shelby's fightin' words...

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Arguements like these always turn into crap because poeple spit out terms that i never claimed in the first place.


Let me say again...

Street cars will benefit more in a 1/4 race from awd.

Street cars don't have 1283y132hp and run 7's.
Well whats your definition of a street car? I've seen numerous F bodys on true street tires (Falken Ziex's for instance) cut 1.7 and 1.8 60's with a manual transmission. AWD is cool and all if you dont know how to drive, and if you're racing on slick surfaces, but if you have the ability to put the power down, be it through driving or through a properly prepped track, then RWD will match AWD if the user knows how to harness it.
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Default Re: Carroll Shelby's fightin' words...

Originally Posted by shy_guy98ex
the evo i listed said it had 1.5s for its 60ft time
I know guys running 12's that are cutting 1.5's with RWD. With a 9 second slip, that should be in the 1.2-1.3 range, not 1.5. 1.5 is a horrible 60' time for a 9 second car.
Old Jun 30, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Default Re: Carroll Shelby's fightin' words...

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WoW, why didn't i think of that before...

How about you completely elimate the front, because you don't them anyways...and




I bet if you put a LS1 motor in one of those...it would be the fastest thing in the world.
Just trying to say that pulling the wheels in racing usually means the car is set up for weight transfer to increase traction.
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Originally Posted by smooshie butt
Well whats your definition of a street car? I've seen numerous F bodys on true street tires (Falken Ziex's for instance) cut 1.7 and 1.8 60's with a manual transmission. AWD is cool and all if you dont know how to drive, and if you're racing on slick surfaces, but if you have the ability to put the power down, be it through driving or through a properly prepped track, then RWD will match AWD if the user knows how to harness it.
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Originally Posted by smooshie butt
Have you seen alot of Evo's cut 1.5's with 300whp?
I don't think a 300hp T/A could cut a 1.5 either. Not on street tires.



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