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[Lizzie_Zoom]

For me FWD would always be the option with a small car like a Corsa as you can push them to the maximum, into and around corners, along twisting roads.

The drives I had in my sons and daughters Nova and Corsa, let alone in the company owned Cavalier SRi! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)  Tried the same in a then new Carlton RWD 1.8 and ended up spinning 540 degres up a M4 slip road!

Yep, I recommend FWD!

[cem_devecioglu]

 :-?

I recommend you to try a small, light car over 200 hp with rwd..you will see its not a joke when you hammer it..

for those light cars fwd is a lot safer..

[cem_devecioglu]

For me FWD would always be the option with a small car like a Corsa as you can push them to the maximum, into and around corners, along twisting roads.

The drives I had in my sons and daughters Nova and Corsa, let alone in the company owned Cavalier SRi! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)  Tried the same in a then new Carlton RWD 1.8 and ended up spinning 540 degres up a M4 slip road!

Yep, I recommend FWD!

you were lucky Lizzie.. you could end up with a tree even.. :-/

[mh_trigger]

ok this is getting harder and harder to decide!does anybody know what body/chassis mods will need to be done to run rwd?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

For me FWD would always be the option with a small car like a Corsa as you can push them to the maximum, into and around corners, along twisting roads.

The drives I had in my sons and daughters Nova and Corsa, let alone in the company owned Cavalier SRi! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)  Tried the same in a then new Carlton RWD 1.8 and ended up spinning 540 degres up a M4 slip road!

Yep, I recommend FWD!

you were lucky Lizzie.. you could end up with a tree even.. :-/

Yes Cem, I was very lucky, as I only damaged a wheel cover when it touched a kerb!!

[Jinglemaster2]

I catually drove a Corsa C with the 2.5v6 in last year. It was hell. Torque steer was frankly horrendous as you would imagine. The only car I ever drove that had worse torque steer was Laidbacks Saab Turbo. I will never forgive him for not mentioning that the steering column will come off if you floor the car, and the seta was not attached either.

[Martin_1962]

:-?

I recommend you to try a small, light car over 200 hp with rwd..you will see its not a joke when you hammer it..

for those light cars fwd is a lot safer..

I have seen small RWD cars with nearly 300bhp and they handled fine.I think this might be it

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WanAC8f9Ufs

[Martin_1962]

For me FWD would always be the option with a small car like a Corsa as you can push them to the maximum, into and around corners, along twisting roads.

The drives I had in my sons and daughters Nova and Corsa, let alone in the company owned Cavalier SRi! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)  Tried the same in a then new Carlton RWD 1.8 and ended up spinning 540 degres up a M4 slip road!

Yep, I recommend FWD!

Never had problems down twisty roads with RWD, and the only time I had full slide the back tyres were a dodgy brand

[cem_devecioglu]

imo, the car chasis and weight distribution are designed at the factory according to rwd or fwd..

not very simple..

[mh_trigger]

:-?

I recommend you to try a small, light car over 200 hp with rwd..you will see its not a joke when you hammer it..

for those light cars fwd is a lot safer..

I have seen small RWD cars with nearly 300bhp and they handled fine.I think this might be it

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WanAC8f9Ufs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJYKqBizLH0&NR=1


i dont wana do this tho!

[Martin_1962]

Weight distribution - the more 50/50 it is the better a car is at corners, so putting a gearbox in the middle does help.

Some Alfas and the latest GTR have rear mounted boxes for weight distribution

[mh_trigger]

now that sounds even more intense than just makin it rwd!

[mh_trigger]

im wondering if i push the engine and box as far into the cockpit as possible that would do sortof the same?!?!?!?! :-?

[Brikhead]

...people keep planting seeds...

[david036]

Has to be RWD, although the weight issue on a small car could make it 'interesting'  But this can be sorted very quickly, just like the old plod 3.0l cappri's - a lump of concrete in the boot.  I'm sure and LSD will help as well!