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Old 01-14-2012, 07:01 PM
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Re: SVX Straight line performance

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Originally Posted by oab_au View Post
If my memory is still working right.
The 1/4 record is still held by a FWD svx, Walter (poweredx2). just before the diff failed.

Harvey.
If he was "dragging" the car, he was probably trying to run a very sticky tire which would be stressing the diff very much.
I'll admit, 20-anything, a fwd SVX will blow away an awd all things equal, but off the line, in "normal" circumstances, it's way too easy to break traction in a FWD.

I was merely stating what I did because most people seem to have the misconception that the FWD SVX is "so much" lighter than an AWD, but in the same trim, there is very little weight savings.
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