FWD vs RWD: Adders, Subtractors, and Weight, Oh my...!

[ekim952522000]

Travis I agree with what you're saying above the reason I have been focusing more on the idea of by class. is I think it would be more likely to get the go ahead by the ITAC.

I really do think picking a "bogey" for a class then using a adjusted pw/wt ratio is a better way to do it. But am not sure if it has as good of chance of going through.

I am really liking the 150lb thing for ITR if we adjust the pw/wt for FWD cars in ITR to 10.585. it gives the celica exactly a -150lb deduct. then the legend would get a -191lb deduct. the process weight I have shown is before any adders or subtractors so it would be up to the ITAC if they still wanted to apply the -50 for struts after runing it through the process. I think this is the most fair way to handle the situation but is also a kind of radical to change to the way things have been done.


Process FWD

--------------------------------------11.25-- 10.585
Toyota Celica GTS (00-02) ------- 2531-- 2382 -150
Honda Prelude (93-96) ------------2672 -- 2514 -158
Acura Integra Type R (98-01) ----2633 -- 2477 -156
Honda Prelude (non SH) (97-01)- 2813 --2646 -166
Acura RSX-S (2002) -------------- 2813 --2646 -166
Acura Legend (91-95) -------------3234 --3043 -191

Mike, just so everyone is clear, the current process would subtract 100 fro FWD across the board on these cars.

So, what you're model proposes is a method of adjusting each model on a sliding scale. i like that, because it's rather blind.

Your result, for example, would remove an additional 66 pounds off the Prelude from it's current process weight, and 50 off the Celica, correct?

Sorry I just noticed this post. Yes the way you are reading it is correct.

So If we use the number of 150 for ITS and apply that to the civic as our bogey we would get.

ITS--------IT HP----12.9---12.15
Civic Si --- 200--- 2580----2430(-150)
GSR - ----212.5---2741---2582(-159)
Prelude --- 237.5---3064---2885(-179)