FDW or AWD

[eLeCtRoN_bLu]

I was wondering which one is better : AWD or FWD?? what would you prefer?

 

[gstspyder1998]

I would have gotten an AWD if they had one available but I'm happy with my FWD convertable!!!

 

[eLeCtRoN_bLu]

that mister 2 is tight as f@#$

 

[gstspyder1998]

Originally posted by eLeCtRoN_bLu
that mister 2 is tight as f@#$

Thanks, it's my friends 93 MR-2 Turbo!!!

 

[eLeCtRoN_bLu]

I want to get one instead of GST, but i dunno, is it hard to work on this MR2? I like it because its RWD

 

[NitRous242]

mr2 is the sh*t, they will kill our dsm's so easily. 5 second 0-60 STOCK! (turbo model)

 

[eLeCtRoN_bLu]

yah I know, my friend has this greddy TD04 Turbo kit on his SOHC civic and we tried to race this stock turbo MR2, what happen was we are ahead and then i saw this MR2 spooled up like a f@#$in' jet. I told my friend , dude what a waste buying that greddy turbo kit. he was like "shut up"!

 

[NitRous242]

, yeah they dont weigh anything, i love them, they are little fararies(spellimg??) with a touch of rice.

 

[TURBOSPYDER]

i would have gotten AWD, but being able to launch a FWD is pretty fun, especially if you do good at it. If they only made an AWD Spyder

 

[GVR-4]

AWD rules!

 

[eLeCtRoN_bLu]

hey DSMers, maybe this questions is not for here, but can a stock MR2 turbo beat a stock H22 prelude?? I have to do research but i'm too lazy , so I might as well ask to this forum.

 

[GSTspeedracer]

AWD all the way !!!!!!!
Once you start cracking the 200+ WGP on FWD it's cool for awhile but, it just sucks spinning all the time.

If they only made an AWD Spyder
Have it converted like (I think his logon is StockSpyder), you've probably seen it on the web some where. It's a thought thats crossed my mind many times since he's done it.

 

[NitRous242]

a stock mr2 turbo would absolutely destroy a prelude, even if the prelude had stuff done. mr2 turbos will pretty much destroy anything you throw at it unless you can get 0-60 in under 5 seconds. prelude is around 7 seconds, eclipse 6.4

 

[candela]

its like 5.8, which a s2000 and a wrx also do..., they are quick but once out of 2nd gear they are game to more powerful cars like the wrx and s2000.

 

[TURBOSPYDER]

Originally posted by GSTspeedracer
AWD all the way !!!!!!!
Once you start cracking the 200+ WGP on FWD it's cool for awhile but, it just sucks spinning all the time.

If they only made an AWD Spyder
Have it converted like (I think his logon is StockSpyder), you've probably seen it on the web some where. It's a thought thats crossed my mind many times since he's done it.

Parts alone cost 5-7k for the AWD conversion. I might as well buy another GSX and swap out and sell the car as a GST. Im thinking of doing it, but Money issues is holding me back. It be one nice upgrade though!

 

[larryd]

really 5-7 for parts?? seems like a high quote for parts alone..

my car is FWD, wish it was AWD, someone told me last week at the track there is no such thing as FWD and AWD.. its AWD and WWD, all wheel drive and wrong wheel drive

 

[NitRous242]

:laugh: :laugh:

 

[Tallen]

you know, it may be cheaper to have a AWD converted to a convertible...

 

[gst_spyder]

Parts alone are nowhere near 7k unless you bought it all new from the dealer. I'd say around 3k for AWD (used) parts plus you can sell your FWD parts. Most all the fab work is for the rear so if you did everything else yourself I think you could do a full budget conversion for no more then 4k.

Mario

 

[gst_spyder]

you know, it may be cheaper to have a AWD converted to a convertible...

No way that's ALOT of labor and most of the parts would need to be bought new from satan. It would also not be OEM quality, the top would prob leak and the body would twist since it's not reinforced etc... to much more to mention.

Mario

 

[DSMotorsport]

AWD is better than fwd...period...I can't think of one performance-oreinted thing that fwd is better for....

only gas mileage
simplicity
weight
and burnout contests

none of them will win you any races though.

 

[larryd]

Originally posted by DSMotorsport
I can't think of one performance-oreinted thing that fwd is better for....

ok i got one for ya.. take a GSX with same exact mods as myself and go from a roll on from 20mph and Ill spank him pretty hard and im pretty sure most people would agree with me on this, almost 200lbs of weight difference in the cars..

on a side note I was daydreaming today while lookin at autotrader and I found a 95 GSX and a 95 Talon TSI AWD for only 5000 bucks.. so get this.. what if I was to buy one of these cars and take off all the parts I need, convert my car to AWD with those parts and then put my FWD parts back onto the 5000 car I bought and sold it for like 3000.. figure parts cost you 2gs, its all labor

 

[DSMotorsport]

you can get more than 3000 for a gst...95% of the buying publis could care less about gst vs gsx. Any local ricer would pick it up soley because it's turbo. If you got the awd for 5000, you could probobly convert to AWD for basicly nothing more than the labor and some misc parts that ill inevitably break while taking it all apart.

 

[larryd]

thats what i figure and i see 95 AWDs pop up every now and again for like 5-6000.. so if I ever do the swap thats how Ill do it.. the only problem with that is youll have to tell the buyer of the car after you sell it what it was becuase the VIN will show one thing and the car isnt

 

[gst_spyder]

laryyd wrote:

on a side note I was daydreaming today while lookin at autotrader and I found a 95 GSX and a 95 Talon TSI AWD for only 5000 bucks.. so get this.. what if I was to buy one of these cars and take off all the parts I need, convert my car to AWD with those parts and then put my FWD parts back onto the 5000 car I bought and sold it for like 3000.. figure parts cost you 2gs, its all labor

You know what I never thought of that, I mean as in just selling the AWD as a GS-T. That is only about a $120 payment (if car is 5k) until you sell the car, I might just do it this summer so painting the car might just have to wait.

Mario