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Old 08-18-2012, 07:54 PM   #173
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Originally Posted by fatoni View Post
to say that would mean you are saying that the front wheels wouldnt be any more overpowered on the downhill. my point was that going up hill, the extra weight over the front would be an advantage
Quite the opposite. Even a 53/47 rwd car will have the advantage on acceleration, as it loads up the drive wheels where fwd unloads them. On uphill, even more advantage to decently balanced rwd over fwd.

Even with ridonkulous (but necessary) 60-65% weight on the fronts, fwd has a drive wheel traction disadvantage under acceleration in just about any conditions short of snow/ice.

Wrong wheel drive...
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