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4wd conversion info
Deako:
--- Quote from: richwig83 on April 18, 2012, 09:20:07 am ---Best plan is to start with a 4mo chassis and drop the lump in that. To retro fit a 4mo system on a fwd base car is a massive amount of work, as you need to chop the arse off one and join it to the other.
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Not quite. Its not a Mk2 Golf we are talking about here. There is plenty of room in the trans tunnell. Its tight, but just requires the rear subframe swap and electrics, different rear suspension etc. Oh and maybe fuel tank changes and also spare wheel well. But still cheaper if you have invested in a car already than swapping the entire shell.
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on April 18, 2012, 11:36:23 am ---I still think that a front wheel drive GTi/Leon would be quicker round a track than an S3. Look at why all the Leon Supacopa's are front wheel drive rather than 4.
Its a fairly simple conversion that I looked into a few years back. The subframe just swaps over and its quite simple to wire the haldex up too.
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I follow you on the supercopa's theory, but thing is the are limited in bhp and torque due to regulations, us streetgeeks aren't :innocent:
vRSAlex:
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on April 18, 2012, 01:26:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on April 18, 2012, 11:36:23 am ---I still think that a front wheel drive GTi/Leon would be quicker round a track than an S3. Look at why all the Leon Supacopa's are front wheel drive rather than 4.
Its a fairly simple conversion that I looked into a few years back. The subframe just swaps over and its quite simple to wire the haldex up too.
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I follow you on the supercopa's theory, but thing is the are limited in bhp and torque due to regulations, us streetgeeks aren't :innocent:
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The Supacopa that ran the Barcellona 24 hour that came 1st in the FWD class and around 3rd overall ran an APR 2871 turbo kit! :P :love:
danishmkvgti:
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on April 18, 2012, 02:01:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: danishmkvgti on April 18, 2012, 01:26:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on April 18, 2012, 11:36:23 am ---I still think that a front wheel drive GTi/Leon would be quicker round a track than an S3. Look at why all the Leon Supacopa's are front wheel drive rather than 4.
Its a fairly simple conversion that I looked into a few years back. The subframe just swaps over and its quite simple to wire the haldex up too.
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I follow you on the supercopa's theory, but thing is the are limited in bhp and torque due to regulations, us streetgeeks aren't :innocent:
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The Supacopa that ran the Barcellona 24 hour that came 1st in the FWD class and around 3rd overall ran an APR 2871 turbo kit! :P :love:
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That's below 400 bhp right We might consider passing 500, but again i agree that a fwd can be quicker and definatly safer driving on the limit, which is the reason i haven't converted to 4wd,,,,,,,,, yet :signLOL:
RedRobin:
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Am I right in thinking that when a 4WD hits its limit, which is beyond that of a FWD, and lets go it lets go big time? It seems that way from the results of accidents I've known about involving Audi quattro's.
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