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ok guys i was just wondering why everone always says that all wheel drive cars are bad for highway racing is this true if so why thanx yall

 
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They are heavier than their FWD counterparts thus making them slower from a rolling start. The GSX/AWD advantage is the ability to have a hard launch with minimal tirespin.

 
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because most of them will beat our civics

 
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wait it just cause thier heavier thats it i thought it had some thing to do with the four wheel drive

 
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The AWD system also has the possibility of using more of the engines power so less gets to the ground.

 
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gotcha but over all a high horsepower 92 gsx can move on the high way right

 
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they man be heavier but a friend in town has a gsx and its pushing 450 and man its fast

 
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ok ill explain it very simply, engine with 400hp would rather turn just the tranny axles and 2 wheels if you add a drive shaft another differential and two more wheels the engine is kind of being robbed of the power so put a 300whp front wheel drive car for example: civic and a 400whp gsx chances are that the civic will hang with the gsx on the highway.

 
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awd is fast from a standstill, but after a certain point it slows down a lot.. i used to have a subaru legacy AWD and when i would race my friends fwd cars i would take them off the line really well but after about 70 they would just fly past me and there was nothing i could do.

 
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w/ enough mods, AWD on the highway will crush FWD or RWD.

 
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Same can be true for RWD and FWD... AWD just has no advantage at highway speeds.

 
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put it this way.

FWD GS-T vs AWD GSX from a freeway roll, both stock, with the same horsepower, the FWD GS-T will pull.

AWD has greater power loss from the engine to the wheels than a FWD car.

also, in general, an AWD car that can run say a 14.0 in the 1/4 mile, will run more like a 14.5 car on the freeway from a roll.

 
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racing on the highway is dangerous!

 
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truth

 
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i only speak the truth

 
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liar.

 
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So is driving in general

 
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blah. enough on the soapbox.

get back on topic.

 
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all i know is that dsms can be fast, but their reliability is not god.

 
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gotcha guys thanx its just kinda of hard to get traction with a fwd car off the line and thats where the gsx kills it like at the strip the gsx will all ways win do to the take off and when i say the i mean against a car with similar horse power. plus all the pro racers yous the gsx as there set up but anyways thanx for the help guys

 
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ok i did it i bought the turbo kit for my civic and i bought a 1995 mitsu gsx off cars.com its silver and hot. now i have enough money to swap the motor in the gsx but i was just wondering should i just go that route alot of people says its a way better motor but the 7 bolt motor i have makes 210 v.s. 190 it the 6 bolt so if i stay with the 7 bolt how much work would i have to put in it. and also no matter if i swap or not i want to build the motor inside and out.