AWD vs RWD!!! my friend an i are fighting about this

04BLACKSVTCOBRA · Nov 18, 2007

my friend says that all wheel drive is better for launching in the drag, but i say its only good for curvy roads or tracks, and the only reason rear wheel drive is better in the drag is because it can put power into 2 big wheels, with the right amount of weight on the rear axle to hold the wheels down, and also you dont have to split the power up to each wheel. please show me that im right because i know that i am, my friend is just being stupid. i know that you can make an AWD car launch good, but no where near as good as RWD.

CobraRed_96_GT · Nov 18, 2007

sorry to break it to you, but you're wrong. AWD is the master of launching, conquering the biggest problem (traction) that RWD sees even though most of the weight is transfered there. Those things like parasitic loss from running AWD (4 wheel power/transfer case drivetrain loss) vs RWD are included in the disadvantages of having AWD in a roll race, not a dig.

04BLACKSVTCOBRA · Nov 18, 2007

yeah but what if you slap on some nice big sticky slicks, some great gears, and put weight on the rear axle, wouldnt that kind of kill the AWD?? i dont know much about AWD but from what ive heard on youtube and tv, AWD sucks for launching off the line, but on the track it can own anything

fobra559 · Nov 18, 2007

04BLACKSVTCOBRA said:
my friend says that all wheel drive is better for launching in the drag, but i say its only good for curvy roads or tracks, and the only reason rear wheel drive is better in the drag is because it can put power into 2 big wheels, with the right amount of weight on the rear axle to hold the wheels down, and also you dont have to split the power up to each wheel. please show me that im right because i know that i am, my friend is just being stupid. i know that you can make an AWD car launch good, but no where near as good as RWD.

AWD certainly will have the advantage on launching, but it depends a lot on the driver too.

SaleenGT2001 · Nov 18, 2007

no, slicks dont make that much of a differance. AWD owns RWD on launches! they have double the traction

fobra559 · Nov 18, 2007

04BLACKSVTCOBRA said:
yeah but what if you slap on some nice big sticky slicks, some great gears, and put weight on the rear axle, wouldnt that kind of kill the AWD?? i dont know much about AWD but from what ive heard on youtube and tv, AWD sucks for launching off the line, but on the track it can own anything

AWD have the best launches sorry Buddy.

hotmustang331 · Nov 18, 2007

Yep AWD>RWD from a dig.

You just owned yourself myfriend. Tell your buddy your sorry and admit that you were wrong.

Mustang5L5 · Nov 18, 2007

AWD owns RWD for launching.

In fact, in a drag race, it's the only time an AWD car has an advantage. Once you get moving, the AWD system just robs HP and adds weight.

As a rule, with a RWD car, never challenge an AWD car from a dead stop or you will get owned. Now from a roll...different story.

You lose...sorry

fobra559 · Nov 18, 2007

Here's a good example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrP8l8NaZ9g a STI AWD vs SVT Cobra RWD from digs. Blade is a well known driver on YT(In the cobra) and knows how to race his car very well.

fobra559 · Nov 18, 2007

Mustang5L5 said:
AWD owns RWD for launching.

In fact, in a drag race, it's the only time an AWD car has an advantage. Once you get moving, the AWD system just robs HP and adds weight.

As a rule, with a RWD car, never challenge an AWD car from a dead stop or you will get owned. Now from a roll...different story.

You lose...sorry

Well put bro. Go from a roll and the AWD is useless.

Winters98GT · Nov 18, 2007

Ive seen all wheel drive vehicles with street rubber cut 1.7's 60 foots.

CobraRed_96_GT · Nov 18, 2007

04BLACKSVTCOBRA said:
yeah but what if you slap on some nice big sticky slicks, some great gears, and put weight on the rear axle, wouldnt that kind of kill the AWD?? i dont know much about AWD but from what ive heard on youtube and tv, AWD sucks for launching off the line, but on the track it can own anything

slicks, gears, weight are all things that help, but it doesnt help prove RWD's engineering is better in the slightest

jivepepper · Nov 18, 2007

Until you start lifting the front wheels awd kicks ass.

tomustang · Nov 18, 2007

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mazen189 · Nov 18, 2007

Depends on driver, launch, and tires, 04BLACKSVTCOBRA, if you have gears on that baby, with some Nittos, and considering you do know how to drive, which makes the biggest difference, you can take him off the launch, but im telling ya, you gotta be DAM GOOD, but stock for stock, ive seen an AWD take off quicker than a cobra, but the cobra caught up to him in second gear.

Zax · Nov 18, 2007

IMO it all depends on what you are doing. Maximum Motorsports has a car that handle as well as an awd anything. I prefer roadracing to drag, so it all depends on what you wanna do. You look at Lemans, and most of the cars there are RWD. AWD is too heavy for many of the cars there. Just my 2 cents

bdcardinal · Nov 18, 2007

my current daily driver is a 2004 Volvo S60R 6 speed. its AWD and it launches so much better than my mustang. actually it handles better, and is a ton more comfortable. assuming the car wont bog, off the line it just rockets ahead.

scupking · Nov 18, 2007

I road in my buddies STI a few times (before it got repoed ) and that sucker could launch.

fobra559 · Nov 19, 2007

scupking said:
I road in my buddies STI a few times (before it got repoed ) and that sucker could launch.

Good Example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrP8l8NaZ9g

1Phat5Liter · Nov 19, 2007

AWD vs RWD!!! my friend an i are fighting about this

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im right, RWD is better

im wrong, im a dumbass, my friend was right

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