corvette vs GT4, how the heck Options

[peroxwhysm00]

the 5SFTE that pressure2 did gets 1/4 mile in mid 13s....a 1994 corvette LT-1, w/ 300hp 340tq, (auto) get 14.1's? pressure2 has 235hp and 274 tq i think, and he would beat the vette...how is that possible?? theres a huge power difference and i just dont understand...

its just a question i had and im wanderin the logical answer to this....B/c my dad has a 94 LT1 vette (stick) so he would run 13's, and i wanted to race him as soon as im done doin the same thing pressure2 did...

if you can explain this to me any one then thank you

[bccentaur3]

I always figured that a rear wheel drive vs. a front wheel drive with the same power, the rear wheel drive will take it any day.

[Zimluura]

I always figured that a rear wheel drive vs. a front wheel drive with the same power, the rear wheel drive will take it any day.

from what i understand fwd (being a smaller and lighter drivetrain) will lose less power than rwd by the time the power from the engine actually hits the ground.

that being said rwd sports cars often have bigger & wider rear tires (they don't need to yaw for steering) so that extra traction will let them use more of the power that makes it to the ground.


example on my reasoning (assuming weights are identical):
50bhp fwd car might be getting 45whp, while a 50bhp rwd car might only make 40whp. so, with such low powers the fwd car would win.

500bhp fwd car getting 450whp, and a 500bhp rwd car getting 400whp. either car can accelerate hard enough to turn their tires into smoke and waste power. but the rwd car probably has bigger & wider rear tires so his tires will keep grip under harder acceleration.

no practical experience with either of these cases, but the physics makes sense.