I was gonna post on the FP, in regards to RWD vs AWD

"TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H!" (theloudmusic) 10/06/2013 at 15:36 • Filed to: drive wars

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Why not have both? How about a switchable transfer case, so you can do massive power slides one day, and be able to drive in the snow the next? Most of the cars like that are owned by people who will never take these cars to the track, but they might enjoy roasting them on occasion. It cant be that hard.

Mikeado > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/06/2013 at 15:40

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Alternatively, a version of the Ferrari 4RM system in the FF - that decouples the front wheels in certain situations - which can send more than 20% of the power forwards when necessary (let's say 40 or 45%) and has a "Drift Mode" which decouples them completely. Snow-proof and a drifter!

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Mikeado 10/06/2013 at 15:44

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Exactly. That would be brilliant. That way, you can launch the car like a bat out of hell, then get respectable highway mileage.

Birddog > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/06/2013 at 15:47

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Find yourself an AMC Eagle, swap in a part time T case and a mild 360.
You could hoon on and off pavement.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Birddog 10/06/2013 at 15:50

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Well, I'm thinking in premium cars, such as the M5/3/4 and C/E63 AMG.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/06/2013 at 15:50

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Or alternitavely have a 4wd with a permament 40/60 F/R bias. You get the benifit of AWD and the feeling of RWD. Also you don't have to have an overly expensive lockable differential.

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/06/2013 at 15:57

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The R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R was RWD/AWD switchable with the pull of a fuse. Or (with a few minutes, some wire, a switch, soldering iron and skills) with a proper switch.

Reason being, the removal of the fuse would shut down the ATTESA system, which would control the torque split. With no hydraulic pressure, that would be 100% torque transfer to the rear. With the system on, you'd have 4WD, with torque split to be determined by ATTESA, based on wheel spin.

Nissan upgraded the system for the R33 and R34 to hydraulic pre-loading, to allow faster response, but that means that you can't simply pull the fuse to switch to RWD.

Birddog > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 10/06/2013 at 16:01

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Ah.
Apologies then, I've been watching the Bears lose and may have drank enough to impair comprehension.