Where are the FWDs at????

[richard33]

What axles are you guys using? Mine are not cutting it anymore now that its 60ft'ing a little bit

 

[Dsmkauai]

Terhune raceworks cryo treated axles still going strong here bro! Cutting low 1.7 60' all day long and I imagine they will be much better once my motor is done and boosting more power, once I have the kind of power your working with bro!

 

[richard33]

I emailed them. How much do they cost?

 

[Dsmkauai]

It was like $495 plus $75-80 for the cryo. But Brian said he is including this in the price for all his axles now. So it's probably $560-580 maybe?

 

[richard33]

Thanks! Does he get back to emails quickly or is there another way to get ahold of him?

 

[Dsmkauai]

It depends what he's up to . He's usually pretty quick at responding to me. you can call or txt him as well @ 1 (317) 339-2145 he doesn't mind its his buisness line. I'd shoot him a txt simply saying in need of 2g fwd race/cryo axles and you can even mention john from Kauai said to contact you. He will know and give you a small discount!

 

[richard33]

Thanks I emailed him. He asked to call monday so hopefully we can get something figured out!

 

[Dsmkauai]

Saweeeet ya you guys will for sure bro! I think you will be more than happy with his axles and services!

 

[fun kart kid]

Does he have a websight. And do you know if he's ever done any 420A axles? If all goes well with the build I'm doing we will need to upgrade by the end of next session. I'm just trying to get an idea of what we are going to need for a budget next seasion.

 

[1qkfwd]

I'm running his axles now to. Cut a few high 1.5s and a bunch of low 1.6s so far. Just remember Brian only builds the axles as a hobby. So it may or may not take some time.

 

[Dsmkauai]

Sick! Nice to see so many using Brian's axles now! Can't beat his price and product, plus we get to keep the support in the dsm family! He's is doing all my engine machining for me since I don't trust anyone out here to do it! @ funcartkid he does have a website but at the moment it doesn't say much at the moment. Terhune Race Works (Website currently under development), I'm not sure he makes a set for 420a guys as of yet. But id imagine it wouldn't be to hard for him to get the correct hub you need and make something you can use. Just send him a email and tell him your a Dsmtuners member and you can tell him I sent you and he might be able to take care of you!

 

[boost97gst]

Readsing through this thread and seeing some of it makes me kind of want to stay fwd, but def still switch to an automatic. Auto is happening no matter what. It would cut down my build time tremendously and an auto fwd with some slicks up front, a 3786 and all the goodies would probably get me to mid 10s without a lot of practice. FWD is just so much lighter and easier to service everything.

On topic: Shorty: Damn! That thing is a beauty. Best of luck, cant wait to see the dyno and some passes in the future.

 

[fun kart kid]

What would you guys consider to be a good 60 ft time on street tires?

 

[richard33]

I dont think anyone who is serious about racing FWDs tries to launch on street tires.

 

[Maroon4g]

Anyone know of that 8 sec FWD that was at the DSM Shootout. Its a white 2g I believe. That thing was a beast!!!!!!! Made me fall in love with my GST All over again.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

The magnus green 2g runs 8s

 

[Dsmkauai]

What would you guys consider to be a good 60 ft time on street tires?

As Richard said it just doesn't really fit together in a sentence . Good 60', street tires and fwd is just a joke to think about. But to answer your question anything better than a 2.0 60' would be good I suppose. If you really want good 60' times and want to do it fwd than slicks, axles and suspension should be your first stop on the list, instead of hopelessly fighting street tires!

 

[fun kart kid]

I know that i was just wanting to see how by brothers 420A compares. It went 1.9s at the shootout all motor with 205 yokohama es100's and all stock suspension.

 

[richard33]

1.9 is pretty good on street tires.

 

[fun kart kid]

1.9 is pretty good on street tires.

Thanks.
I think we could get down to 1.7s if we were to have more power and lower it with coilovers the car sits really high on stock springs with it only at 2250 with driver. If anyone has a video of it from the line i would like to see it the car is a silver 2g 420A its open header and has 8Bolt on the back window.

 

[Dsmkauai]

1.7 60' on street tires in a fwd? Good luck with that bro! High 1.9 60's (which I'm sure your bro got) are very far away from 1.7 60's! And I'm sure the track prep at the shootout was top notch and probably the reason he even made a 1.9 to begin with! Anyway good luck!

 

[fun kart kid]

Looking back at the slips your probley right. We have a set of slicks available but still need rims.

 

[crash89]

I dont think anyone who is serious about racing FWDs tries to launch on street tires.

I dont know how you FWD guys do it.. I grenaded my AWD trans and threw my FWD trans back in my spyder just for kicks and to keep it mobile. The car blows the tires off in 4th gear. Cant even do a full pull at all! The car is useless except to just look good going A to B. Props to you guys!

 

[LandSpeed-DSM]

An otherwise stock FWD with elevated power requires very judicious footwork.

Some prep goes a long way. Solid Mounts and Bushings, AWD half-shafts, LSD, a dead-nuts alignment and good tires can make it much more manageable.

I still have to set up my boost-by-gear, order a Staging brake/Magnus launch control device, install and play with a proper suspension then begin to work on fighting weight transfer. This means some limiters up front and much stiffer rear springs are on the list as well.

It's not the easiest or cheapest route to hook 'n book with a FWD but it's certainly not impossible either.

 

[crash89]

An otherwise stock FWD with elevated power requires very judicious footwork.

Some prep goes a long way. Solid Mounts and Bushings, AWD half-shafts, LSD, a dead-nuts alignment and good tires can make it much more manageable.

I still have to set up my boost-by-gear, order a Staging brake/Magnus launch control device, install and play with a proper suspension then begin to work on fighting weight transfer. This means some limiters up front and much stiffer rear springs are on the list as well.

It's not the easiest or cheapest route to hook 'n book with a FWD but it's certainly not impossible either.

You know I tried this when I put my fwd trans in the car. And I was pretty angry when I found out that it wouldnt work! At least for the 2g's. The splines are physically smaller on the AWD shafts. I had no idea where my fwd shafts were at the time so I was furious that I spent all the time to do the swap only to find out I couldnt use the axles.

Thankfully I was able to find my axles and get the car moving. This isnt a permanent thing so Im not too worried about getting the car to stick. Just need it moveable so I dont have to push it around all winter or take up a bay in our shop while it sits on jacks.