05-27-2010
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formerly ecoli
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
Is it still just FWD?
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Shit Rocket Pilot
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by ecoli
Is it still just FWD?
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Yep. 
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Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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05-27-2010
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by ecoli
Is it still just FWD?
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Sadly
I read an interview with one of the designers and he said the idea of AWD was toyed with, but they decided the advantages didn't justify the cost.
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I agree with Kracka.
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by Kracka
Sadly
I read an interview with one of the designers and he said the idea of AWD was toyed with, but they decided the advantages didn't justify the cost. |
Which knowing ford they would have put in a 4wd system like my truck. Drive shaft going to the rear wheels, with a transfer case on the rear section of the car, then ANOTHER driveshaft powering the front wheels going from the rear to the front of the car. Worst system ever.
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05-27-2010
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
Which knowing ford they would have put in a 4wd system like my truck. Drive shaft going to the rear wheels, with a transfer case on the rear section of the car, then ANOTHER driveshaft powering the front wheels going from the rear to the front of the car. Worst system ever.
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Uhhh, plenty of trucks have been designed with the transfercase under the middle of the chassis, driven by one main shaft which then splits the power to the front and rear. Look at off road trucks and it's nearly all you see.
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -Mario Andretti
03 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
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Originally Posted by Tachyon
Every minute you spend in your Evo, not in boost, is a minute of your life you'll never get back.
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05-27-2010
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Tournaments Won: 3
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by Matt D.
Uhhh, plenty of trucks have been designed with the transfercase under the middle of the chassis, driven by one main shaft which then splits the power to the front and rear. Look at off road trucks and it's nearly all you see.
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Not the case on the 2002 ford exploder 4x4. I have two driveshafts. Ill post up picks when i get home today.
edit: i dont think you are fully understanding. It doesnt just have a transfer case in the middle with two half shafts, it has a full drive shaft going from the transmission to the rear wheels, then a transfer case at the rear diff with a full shaft going to the front wheels.
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Last edited by tpunx99GSX; 05-27-2010 at 11:33 AM..
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05-27-2010
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wants to be sideways...
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Winona Minnesota
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
Not the case on the 2002 ford exploder 4x4. I have two driveshafts. Ill post up picks when i get home today.
edit: i dont think you are fully understanding. It doesnt just have a transfer case in the middle with two half shafts, it has a full drive shaft going from the transmission to the rear wheels, then a transfer case at the rear diff with a full shaft going to the front wheels.
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Lol, this is weird to you? Do you go under cars and trucks at all?
You basically re-stated what Matt said.
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Leave the straight line highway dick wagging to the ricers and people who think they are good drivers.
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Originally Posted by 93GSX5SD
I'll second that. Its your car your choice. Enjoy your dsm experience.
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05-27-2010
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Im really trying to hate a Ford Focus...but..
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Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX
Which knowing ford they would have put in a 4wd system like my truck. Drive shaft going to the rear wheels, with a transfer case on the rear section of the car, then ANOTHER driveshaft powering the front wheels going from the rear to the front of the car. Worst system ever.
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Isn't the new GT-R like that too?
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