Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
paul220 i completely totally and utterly disagree with you...
youre basing your comments on the shit standard of cars we generally have over here in the UK...
there is no reason you cant make a FWD car do a 0-60 just as fast as a RWD or 4WD car... just because you never see anything on the road thats set up to do this kind of thing, doesnt mean its not possible..
Its a basis of physics though mate.
Ok. heres an example.
You have two cars, both identical, same weight , same power, same type of tyres on.
However one is fwd, and one is rwd.
Both launch at 4000rpm. Now the weight transfer will put most of the weight on the back wheels, pushing them into the road. The RWD will grip better and be faster. The fwd will have the weight taken off its driven wheels and will suffer loss of grip to a greater extent.
Theres a physical limit to how fast a fwd can be. No matter what the power. IF this wasnt the case. Why isnt Andy Nichols running the same first 1/8th mile the same as say Norris evo? Cus it runs the same last 1/8th.