awd vs mr

[fallingsux]

ok so the deal is my friend has a 99 audi a4. and he raced me. i have a 91 mr2 turbo. i was under the assumtion that his awd drive car would have killed me of the line, but always lead of by 2 car lenghts by the time i hit second gear. any suggestion for his audi for a better launch.
of the line he launches around 5 to 6 thousand.

[CamryPunk]

Have him get better, stickier tires.

[SmokingTires]

Originally Posted by CamryPunk

Have him get better, stickier tires.

True dat

Some Yokohamas and he'll stick to the ground. AVS Sport are good overall tires.

Stiffer rear springs will help also. Keep the car from sagging too much.




In all reality, he should take you off the line. But the weight over the engine must be helping. What's the power difference and weight difference in the cars?

[fallingsux]

i have yokohamas on right now and he has toyo tires brand new...he got'em yestrday. ill tell him bout the springs though thanks alot

as for power and weight goes the stats for our cars go:

99 audi a4
hp 170
trq 166
weight 3087

91 mr2 turbo
hp 200
trq 200
weight 2657

my car is pritty much stock except for light weight rims, after
market bov, k&n intake and nology wires and some ngk iridium plugs

his audi has a engine mangment system, full exhaust from the manifold to tip, light weight rims 18 X 8 all around after market intercooler, high performance spark plug wires iridum plugs (like mine) stage 2 clutch...
and a v-tec sticker i put on his bumper that he doesnt know about yet...haha...he says its adds 5 horses to the civics

[CrawlingEye]

how light are these 'lightweight' 18x8"'s?

I don't know if I've ever seen any 18"'s under 20lbs.

[Piddy]

Originally Posted by fallingsux

i have yokohamas on right now and he has toyo tires brand new...he got'em yestrday. ill tell him bout the springs though thanks alot

as for power and weight goes the stats for our cars go:

99 audi a4
hp 170
trq 166
weight 3087

91 mr2 turbo
hp 200
trq 200
weight 2657

my car is pritty much stock except for light weight rims, after
market bov, k&n intake and nology wires and some ngk iridium plugs

his audi has a engine mangment system, full exhaust from the manifold to tip, light weight rims 18 X 8 all around after market intercooler, high performance spark plug wires iridum plugs (like mine) stage 2 clutch...
and a v-tec sticker i put on his bumper that he doesnt know about yet...haha...he says its adds 5 horses to the civics

Ditch the BOV and you will really kick his ass . And iridium tips can brake under high boost .. you are running stock boost now... so it doesn't really matter.... but if you ever up the boost you might wanna think about that.

[SmokingTires]

Originally Posted by CrawlingEye

how light are these 'lightweight' 18x8"'s?

I don't know if I've ever seen any 18"'s under 20lbs.

I've seen 18's as light as 16lbs before. They make some crazy rims.

[CitySubie]

Originally Posted by CamryPunk

Have him get better, stickier tires.

If the Audi has AWD, stickier tires won't help. Unless it's the B.S. AWD where all the power is to the front then goes to the back as needed.

If it's true AWD, the traction is incredible. But the extra parts causes much more drivetrain HP loss than FWD or RWD.

That Audi just has a sluggish start. It's needs a healthy serving of Horse Power, that's all.

[CamryPunk]

Originally Posted by SmokingTiresV6

I've seen 18's as light as 16lbs before. They make some crazy rims.

my 18x8 wheels weigh 18 pounds... not too bad. They're volks.