Roll Call 4WD Proteges!!!

[Shag]

I would enjoy rallying mine..I just dont have the money for it..I know that is harrrdd on a car. Youd be replacing things after every event haha. I have found the car to be very competaive in autox though..

[SgtRauksauff]

Great scott, the 4WD's are coming out of the woodwork!!

I don't know how I sit on the whole 4WD/AWD terminology. I mean, on a car with 4 wheels, awd and 4wd both work. on, say a big truck with tandem axles as well as a front drive axle, they call it a 6x6, rather than an AWD, which it technically is.

personally, since the car says 4WD on it, I choose to say 4WD most of the time, just because.

There are actually all sorts of cars out there that came awd, that are little known.... that sentra, the protege, a Tempo, there was a Buick also, a honda, some toyotas, it's really kind of interesting.

If you can't afford full-on stage rally (it does take a pile of cash, just ask Jay), you could at least have fun at some rallyX action. I've pounded my protege a few times, and the worst thing was I got a slow rimleak from sliding sideways and hitting a rock. ice and dirt got into the bead, and I had to dismount the tire, and clean the bead before it would hold air solidly again. Oh, I had to poke out some ice that had formed inside my rim causing to be really unbalanced, but otherwise, no worse (or so it seems so far) than an autoX.. just more time sideways, lol!

--sarge

[ryan1]

sarge, i seen those rally pics from that set-up that guy had in junction city on cwssc, looks fun, im in plover about a 10 min drive to jun.city, yesterday i took my awd pro out for it 1st run with the bp and boost, it was very fun a hole new experiance than fwd. i still have to work some bugs out, and the car does not have plates on it either.

[SedanLife]

Blownb310- That is one badass GA-T setup i had no idea there was that turbo kit available. Wish i woulda knew that when i had my old b13, that thing was rad.

Ive seen all those cars too sarge. The wierd AWD Tempo is the hardest to believe haha, thing is hideous. The All-Trac series from toyota is just sweet(even the SC previa). I had an all-trac Camry for like 3 days then it got rear ended and totalled. Saddest day ever, i bought it for 400 bux from a high school girl. Damn she was a retard. Those things look straight ballin with the lexus es250 front and rear end. And ofcourse a 3SGTE swap

[Shag]

Yeah I would like to get into rally cross.. we will see what happens over then next year. I want to stay in HS autx for now..then when I have some boost we will see about rallyx

[TurboProto]

This is how mine is going to be treated once my motor build-up is finished.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms

[Shag]

Hahah yeah.. I won't even drive mine through any dirt..I spoil it with wax

[SgtRauksauff]

I won't even drive mine through any dirt..I spoil it with wax

Traitor!! That's like having a child, and keeping them locked in the basement, only eating white bread and uncooked hot dogs and wearing expensive designer clothes.




--sarge

[ryan1]

This is how mine is going to be treated once my motor build-up is finished.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jay]

How you gonna keep from spitting tranny shrapnel over 3 counties the first time you hammer it with 500hp?

[Shag]

Traitor!! That's like having a child, and keeping them locked in the basement, only eating white bread and uncooked hot dogs and wearing expensive designer clothes.




--sarge

Dont worry! It still gets raced..just not off road . I also would like it to maintain a nice resale value...

[teqnyck]

How you gonna keep from spitting tranny shrapnel over 3 counties the first time you hammer it with 500hp?

I want to know your secret for keeping that 320whp from desintegrating the drivetrain. I've seen a few interesting mods that have seemed to work pretty well, but nothing state side.

[me109]

I want to know your secret for keeping that 320whp from desintegrating the drivetrain. I've seen a few interesting mods that have seemed to work pretty well, but nothing state side.

x2

[jay]

I never launch it, I use really good tranny fluid and change it often, I shift carefully, I use a fulldisc sprunghub clutch and so far I go through an average of about one gearbox every two years. Went almost 3 years without issues then blew 2 in a row...So far, stock halfshafts and a factory gpA rear end have proven to be able to take it.
I haven't decided yet what finally to do about the tranny though. GT4, Evo4, bandaid fixes for what's there, I dunno.

[teqnyck]

well, I guess I'm wondering how it fails. Do the gears strip(third would be my guess), or are the gears walking up on eachother and cracking the case? I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to boost it at all. Maybe just get another BP and do some bolt ons?