Is it common for a chipped A4 1.8T (AWD) to ...
03-15-2001, 11:58 AM
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Is it common for a chipped A4 1.8T (AWD) to ...
do a 4 to 6 inch wheelie, from a stop?
Saw a co-worker do this about 3 years ago (really motivated me toward the 4 cyclinder A4).
Saw a co-worker do this about 3 years ago (really motivated me toward the 4 cyclinder A4).
03-15-2001, 12:32 PM
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a wheelie .. as in front end off the ground?
not possible with a fwd vehicle ... once the front wheels leave the ground the car stops accelerating.
that's why it's hard for fwd cars to put power to the ground w/o other forms of fat rubber. the weight 'shifts' to the rear leaving the front end light resulting in wheel spin.
cars that have THAT many ponies under the hood are always RWD with wheelie bars in the rear.
that's why it's hard for fwd cars to put power to the ground w/o other forms of fat rubber. the weight 'shifts' to the rear leaving the front end light resulting in wheel spin.
cars that have THAT many ponies under the hood are always RWD with wheelie bars in the rear.
03-15-2001, 01:29 PM
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Agreed and
the really fast FWD cars also use wheelie bars and such, but not to prevent wheelies, just to keep more weight over the front-end and fight the weight transfer effects. For lesser FWD racers like me (like running 13s, hehe), I crank my rear shocks to full stiff and leave the front shocks in the middle to help me hook up better.
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03-15-2001, 05:48 PM
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Thanks, for the info. I have FWD and I know it would be impossible to do a wheelie.
My co-worker at the time had AWD (not FWD as I mistakenly posted). I couldn't shake-off the image of that wheelie in my mind. 1 year later I get an A4 1.8T for myself, but at the time didn't want the extra bagage of the Quattro. Boy was I wrong.
