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allen eng

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« on: January 03, 2004, 06:14:13 pm »
sorry might be a stupid question but what is the front/rear power ratio?

isnt it 60/40 rear?
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Offline Wade Carlson

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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2004, 06:54:07 pm »
50/50
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Chris Clark

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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2004, 07:47:30 pm »
50/50 variable
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allen eng

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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2004, 12:20:45 am »
how come my back comes out when i floor it?
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Offline Leon Hui

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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2004, 05:01:33 pm »
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50/50 variable


Really?  I thought 60/40.  Aren't our cars more like front wheel biased?  Or is it true 50/50?  I have a 2G..
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Offline Wade Carlson

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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2004, 05:15:23 pm »
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how come my back comes out when i floor it?


cause thats what cars like to do

actually im not totally sure
maybe due to the limited slip rear diff
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Offline Mike Schmid

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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2004, 06:26:54 pm »
Limited slip rear dif is an option.  It's probably more to do with suspension geometry than power bias.  That and the weight bias front to rear, our cars are front heavy.  Our cars do favour understeer though when stock... driving technique and style is also a contributing factor here.
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Offline Fraser Cassells

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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2004, 09:05:03 pm »
A non LSD rear will "kick out"  in a lift throttle oversteer  quicker than a LSD rear will upon more throttle input mid corner.  Trust me.

In any case, our cars are 50/50 but somewhat tail happy, I would not have it any other way   :D
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Troy Simkus

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« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2004, 04:33:28 am »
There's a whole lot of factors that can cause your tail to kick out without even thinking about the power distribution. Tires being the first i'd look at.
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