Really need a tuners hand on this one.
Every time I find myself tuneing a car I end up with trying to find the best class for the car. Or for instance I’m trying to find the best drag times for a class. But every time I do this it seems to end up converted into 4wd and the launch and acceleration is highly rewarded. But I feel like I’m taking away from the car. Example I motor swapped my 97 type r, slapped a turbo In it then it was sitting in the a’s so I topped it out but the awd was such a huge play in timing… Why can’t I modify cars to keep them quick without awd?! Every car I touch ends up awd it’s such a huge benefit. But when’s the last time you went to a cat meet and seen a bunch of awd Hondas -.-…
I’m lost in tuneing. Think I’m wrong follow the type r steps above and running 27seconds drag is a breeze… Same with the 300zx twin turbo… Both converted and stupid quick with awd… Help PLEASE!
It’s AWD not 4WD, and there is a difference. Now that that is out of the way…
…most of the cars get converted to AWD for the drags nad the racing because AWD is simply superior for launch, acceleration, and the handling when a majority of the events take you through various off-road portions of the map.
I’m sure you could keep the cars RWD but you’d have to invest a good portion of time into tuning the car to get it to where you want. Even then, once the horsepower and/or torque get to a certain number you will want the AWD.
Look at Dodge for example, or a handful of AMGs - tons of horsepower, tons of torque, RWD and good for nothing except burning rubber in a circle or driving around afraid to use half their power…
I make everything AWD because I suck otherwise. A problem I have with primarily with some of the real powerful muscle cars is understeer. Some of them no matter what I do I just can’t tune the understeer out of them. Almost anything else isn’t a problem.