Chris Rado 7.34 @ 193mph NHRA Powerade US Nationals

[thisoneguystand]

i would think fwd cars need a wheelie bar more so than rwd

[seroyer2]

@thisoneguystand Why? All the torque is being applyed the the front wheels, when the car accerates the cars weight is transfered to the rear tyres. The rear tyres are what keeps the car from wheelieing. rear wheel drive cars wheelie becasue all the torque and weight is being applyed the the rear of the car.

[thisoneguystand]

@seroyer2 But when you jump as quickly as a 7.34 sec car the weaght will continue out the back.

[PACKyourSHITfolks420]

chris used to used a v-drive and a ford 9" rear end on the front with steering knuckles, and the engine mounted in a rwd configuration, the v-drive taking power from the end of the transmission, and routing it back to the front. Kinda like a transfer case with only one output. I'm not sure if he kept doing that later on though, but it's a great way to have alot of fwd power.

[schizobipolarjoe]

does any one know how much horse power and torque chris's tc has? i wonder how much he had to spend to get it it in to the 7's.

[2002j30a1]

@schizobipolarjoe his tC has around 2000 horsepower. its in the 6's

[schizobipolarjoe]

@2002j30a1 what all has be done to it. the last time I heard of it, it only had around 1,000 make me want to trade in my 05xb and get a tc and put some 18's or 19's on it with coil overs and a turbo.

[mr2ya]

WOW, could this be the First FWD to hit

6's? That would be nice and surly shut a lot of rednecks up, wait, what am i saying, they will never shut up, they cant comprehend doing something different than their dad taught them. LOL!

[2002j30a1]

@mr2ya ahahah amen to that

[AnbuAkira]

I just crapped myself. Rangled a squib in my own pants if you will.

[beyer333]

do any know his best 60 foot ever !?

[dyingwithamistress]

why does it have a wheelie bar.

[Josr65]

These cars need a wheelie to prevent weight transfer unlike a rear wheel drive car that needs weight transfer to get a good launch. It really looks weird to see a wheelie bar on a front wheel drive car but it helps them 60 foot alot better than not having one. Hope this helped.

[seroyer2]

@Josr65 So basicy it acts as a lever and pushes down on the front wheels as the weight is transfer to the rear?

[fr0z3nmechanix]

even though it's FWD whenever something goes forward at a quick rate.. the front end is going to go up... sure it's not going to pop a wheelie but the wheelie bar keeps it on the ground... think of the back tires as a fulcrum and the wheelie bar creates an equilibrium of force between the back end and the front end.

[BloodMagex]

To keep force on it's front wheels, duh?

[napalm84]

tc is not even a car anymore... its something else

[rsaba]

not a car... an UFO !!!!!!!!!!! dumb idiot

[napalm84]

UFO?? What the fuck are you smoking?? Retard...

[nusdogg]

for real... LOL