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Top Secret Japan also did it with a Del Sol...converted it to an MR layout and made it 4wd....they had to raise it up a bit for the front driveshaft clearance....bored and sleeved it and boosted it to around 550 hp i think....i believe it was in Super Street a couple years ago...i'd have to check my collection when i get back home this weekend...i'll post what i find

I found a pic...still looking for the article...


FOUND IT!!!!
http://www.superstreetonline.com/fea...ehicles/22618/


yes, yes, i can do something if i put my mind to it!!!

 
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i'd have told them to lose the bookshelf, if it didn't need it cause the car is so light traction is a mere wish....

 
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Don't do it, the Honda Civic 4wd tranny from those years of wagons had unequal power distribution. Exactly 80% in front and 20% in the rear. If it's still worth it to you, go for it but don't expect a true 4wd

 
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Very few cars give a full 50% split, in fact the only place to find a 50% split locked is in 4wd cars/trucks. 4wd meaning you physically shift in and out of 4x4 and 2x4 and on such cars/trucks you can not drive in dry pavement because the differential is locked, hence the front and rear have to turn at the same rate, this obviously causes problems when turning.

On the other hand, car/trucks with AWD have a slip differential or even an open differential in the transfer case to allow for some slippage when turning. No AWD car I am aware of sends exactly 50% of the power to the front and 50% to the back because the frame and structure is not engineered to do so. Most AWD cars are based on FWD or RWD cars, hence making a 50% split will change the handling characteristics, and you have a conflict between the drive train and structure, hence cars with a FWD set up, will almost always send more power to the front than the back. The CRV, AWD JDM civic, and Pilot are all FWD based and send more power to the front than the back. The BMW Xi is a RWD based car, hence more power is always sent to the back. True that Subaru is onyl AWD, but they still are most FWD. All their cars send most of the power to the front, cars like the STI send most power to the front, but then can send power to the rear when the front slips. But for the most part, it is FWD.

If you are looking at making a FWD drive car AWD, you should make sure that most of the power goes to the front, other wise your car will have rotational problems when turning. Now if all you want to do is drag racing, well then a 50% split might be good, but the transfer case is going to eat so much power, it would not be worth it. You would be better off putting a tube frame in the car and tubing out the rear end.

SO in the end, yeah, it's not going to be a good idea no matter how you look at it, unless it's showing off your ability to fabricate stuff.

 
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