# After PRP... **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-prp/186026 **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive **Created:** [November 3, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-prp/186026 "2006-11-03T22:06:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 85
### Author: ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250) #### Post date: [November 6, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-prp/186026/85 "2006-11-06T14:12:29Z")
> [@FS: Nissan 240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-nissan-240sx/25471/50): > > true, there are alot of variables left out… simple swap from fwd to rwd in itself doesnt guarentee shit. your right. > but it is true that FWD dont grip as well. properly setup, the rwd car should and most always will outlaunch similar power to weight fwd cars. i really would love to have some slips to show what i’m saying. examples always help. but look at the aspects of a launch. tire standing rwd cars…the power is transfered tothe ground and the result is a forward thrust that will throw the front end up. all cars experience this… throttle stab your rwd car with soft shocks up front and feel the nose end come up. fwd cars come up to. you seen those 9-10 second hondas with wheelie bars?? now why would they have a wheelie bar?? to keep the front end from coming up…actually pushes down on the front to keep force on the front tires, to keep traction. i’m talkin those 10 second n/a hondas too! properly setup tho, they are capable of launching well… hows 9.5’s at 141 on 1.4 60’s sound? thats using the power well in a fwd car > > by allowin the weight transfer, it would make sense to me that his car if rwd would run lower 12’s than what he is doin now cuz he’d launch better. for kicks just look at similar power to weight cars, which i know you dont like to do. if your truck is similar power to weight than him, and your running 12.1 to his 12.6, then look at the 60 foots and see where your rwd setup dominates. but like you said, u cant rreally compare the turbo 4 cyl fwd setup to a n/a w/nitrous rwd car. all motor 4 @ like 9.5@135ish? fwd in the 7’s 1.2-1.3 60’ --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/after-prp/186026)._