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Posted By: Lucid99 Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 4:09am
Is it even possible to pull wheelies in automatic RWD cars? My friend says it is, but i just don't see how it could ever work.
Posted By: importcarbabe Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 4:23am
I dont see why not if it has enough horsepower/torque.
Posted By: Vlad Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 4:37am
ofcoures why would you think not???
Posted By: ArumnDark Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 4:37am
Yes, it is.

You need some heavy-duty traction, but I've seen some heavily-modded Camaros pullin' wheelies.

In a stock car, it's not possible.
Posted By: Kim Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 5:27am
yeah, I know of this charger that has so much torque it twisted the chasis coming off the line.
Posted By: FastCelicaGT22 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 5:59am
sure. actualy all the old drag cars were automatics
Posted By: RaptorGTS Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 5:51pm
Originally Posted by Kim
yeah, I know of this charger that has so much torque it twisted the chasis coming off the line.

TFTF charger doesn't count lol j/k
Posted By: ACE_GTS Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 5:57pm
I've seen american muscle cars do it. Never seen a Jap car do a wheely.
Posted By: jyboygenius Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 6:07pm
^^Add soem European muscle to that list too. You're right, I've never seen a STOCK japanese car do a wheely.
Posted By: jonnyess Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 9:21pm
Torque is torque, automatic or not!! thumbsup wink
Posted By: Chaz Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 10:20pm
I can't find the video but I saw a drag race between a supra and mustang and the mustang did a pretty long wheelie. Maybe a full second. it's all in the torque thumbsup
Posted By: KickScrew Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 10:37pm
My friends 68 Mustang can do them. Its manual though.
Posted By: StuntPanda Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 10:41pm
i've seen a newer mustang go bouncing literally down the track. it had so much power it was nuts. i think that was one done by xtacy (sp) motorsports or somethin...
Posted By: CID498 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 18, 2004 10:52pm
You know if you put your frt wheel drive in reverse you can also do a wheelie.











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Posted By: Lucid99 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 19, 2004 4:49am
But I dont understand...would you just stomp the gas? Neutral bomb? Hold brake, floor, and let go?

Yeah. Advice would be cool.
Posted By: CelicaRacer05 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 19, 2004 5:02am
hell ya... theres a drag class thats auto, and they can get there wheels off the ground

its all about where the weight is distrubuited...

if its really heavy in the rear and has enough torque hell you can get it off the ground with an auto...
Posted By: Erik13 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 20, 2004 5:43am
Originally Posted by FastCelicaGT22
sure. actualy all the old drag cars were automatics
I wouldn't say all. A great combo is the two speed power glide-manual. Then theres 350 turbo auto which is a three speed.
Posted By: Erik13 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 20, 2004 5:44am
Originally Posted by ACE_GTS
I've seen american muscle cars do it. Never seen a Jap car do a wheely.
There are a lot of Drag Supra's that dont think twice about pullin the front wheels off the ground.
Posted By: Erik13 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 20, 2004 5:48am
Poppon the front tires off the ground is actually a loss in quarter mile time if you think about it so I guess you could say that doin wheelies looks cool but is a disadvantage if you need to run faster down the track
Posted By: shoulin Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 21, 2004 9:05am
my other, and first car, a 1985 ElCamino that me and my dad dropped a 454 bigblock into with hooker headers and MSD iginition, bored 60 over with a crane cam, i can get it almost off and it it's running just street radials and a 87 camero rear end, but thats a hella lot of power and it wants to go straight, if i was at the track though with some really sticky slicks im sure it would do better.
Posted By: Lucid99 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 25, 2004 6:13am
christ, that was your first car?! VERY nice! thumbsup
Posted By: remric07 Re: Okay, this has been bothering me. - Nov 25, 2004 6:19am
yeah y not?
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