So I read import tuner in my dentist's office

"TurboSloth" (TheTurboSloth)
04/14/2014 at 16:36 • Filed to: None

and it had an article about a guy with an Evo VII, who turned it RWD by just disconnecting the front axles and welding the center diff.

Tell me why I shouldn't do this to my Ralliart. I mean, it does use the same drivetrain as the IX, which isn't so different from the VII right? right? guys?

I am aware of how bad of an idea this sounds.

DISCUSSION (16)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:37

Welding the center diff ensures all the power goes to the rear?

Are these FWD-based AWD cars?

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:37

Terribly brilliant idea.

You would still have a drive train loss to the front though, so WHP would not increase, the would simply be RWD and possibly more slidey.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:39

I have no technical advice to give you, but pure emotion says FUCKING DO IT AND POST VIDEOS.

D > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:44

Then you're packing the weight of two non-functional diffs..

RazoE > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:51

So you'll have all the weight with none of the grip. GENIOUS!!!!

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:56

I went to a few WRX meets in AZ w/ my brother, when he had his blobeye wagon, and there was a guy there with a bugeye wagon that had done the conversion and was making it into a drift car. I liked the idea of how unique it was, not sure the project ever got finished or if he really made it on to the drift scene (since I know a few of the main guys in the drift scene back there, and I haven't seen or heard of any RWD WRX wagons) Still a cool idea

HammerheadFistpunch > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 16:59

I think the FF toyko drift car that was RWD was basically just a stock car they took the front shafts off, the ecu sensed a total loss of front "grip" and locked the center diff for rwd. I don't think they did anything else at all.

Its basically what I did with my land cruiser when I had to have my front drive shaft rebuilt. Simply took off the driveshaft and locked the center diff electronically. voila, rwd.

offroadkarter > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/14/2014 at 17:32

Yes

djmt1 > TurboSloth
04/14/2014 at 18:17

Taking away an Evo's AWD is like taking away it balls, don't take away it balls man thats just cruel.

T5Killer > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
04/14/2014 at 20:04

There was a RWD Drift 2.5 RS Subaru here is Albuquerque. IIRC it wasn't very successful kept blowing up transmissions.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > T5Killer
04/14/2014 at 21:25

Did he just keep running the 5spds, or did he do a 6spd swap?

Stef Schrader > TurboSloth
04/15/2014 at 07:58

I kind of love this idea. They did this on the Evo for the Fast and the Furious movies, FWIW. "Let's make this drift at slower speeds, whoohoo!"

It does seem like it'd get super complicated with the engine's 'puter, though. It's used to directing power to four wheels, and...well, that's not gonna work without some reconfiguring.

I didn't know the IX-era Ralliart was AWD. I always thought those were FWD.

The '08+/Evo X-era ones are AWD, but yeah. Those cars seem pretty complicated. It'd be a big effort, methinks.

...

DO IT FOOL!

T5Killer > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
04/15/2014 at 10:47

5 Speed.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > T5Killer
04/15/2014 at 11:00

Yeah, that'd probably be why. Good transmissions for stock or mild modification, but if you're going out and consistently beating on them (especially with something like drift) they probably won't hold up.

TurboSloth > Stef Schrader
04/15/2014 at 19:06

I have the 08+ Ralliart, which uses the Evo IX's drivetrain. Not the IX -era ralliart. FWD to RWD is too crazy for me.

Victorious Secret > TurboSloth
04/16/2014 at 12:14

A guy up here does the same for all the Lambos. Disconnect the front, enjoy a RWD Lambo putting down some 1200hp thanks to a pair of turbos.