I'm pretty sure that everyone who seen a rear wheel drive Hot Rod, with some mean slicks out back, has seen the mean whilly's that they do at the take off. Fucken Cool if you ask me.

My question, on those reallly high whilly's, why is it that one tire seems to go up before the other one? I thought the power being produced and transfered through the big rubber whould be evenly distributed torquewise, and lift both wheels at the same time. I'm confused. Please clarify. Thanks.

Fordfactor

because of the rotation of the crank....the engine accually moves to the passanger side...on a lot of cars there is a limiting strap to prevent the breakage of a motor mount....its the tourque it twists the car.

Thanks Novaboy, its been one of those questions that i just dont know why it happens, and i could never answer.

Imagine when they land from those high whilly's. wow major hurting huh?

i've broken ball joints before from that

I love seeing cars pop one. You're like "HELL YES!" ...it'd be really cool to see like a pinto do it. I saw a suped up grimlin once. It had to be filled with people because it was so light it couldn't stay on the road without added weight in a race.

i seen a pinto at Fontana Dragway with a SVO 4 cylinder/ NOS and a turbo..it was sweet

has anyone seen the pinto wagon...with the Boss 302 stuffed in the front...with a blower....omg...I love that car...Any one hear of the monster miata?...has a 302 or a 429 engine in the front....awwwwwwww...yes.

i was wonderin how funny it would be to put anysize V8 in a crx and race it with open headers that would be so funny maybe put 2 engines in one lol

not sure two engines would fit....lol...j/k...that thing would fly...what was that dodge with the two engine in it....the hemi underglass right...it ran the 1/4 mile in like 9sec. on two wheels...very cool...if it could do that to a heavy american car...just think a CRX that weights like 2 pounds..lol...omg...

my teacher when he gets the money plans to make a rear engine 426 hemi caravan and make the front a trunk the funniest part it is VERY possible that should pull the wheels up easily

I'll have to see that. That would be some SERIOUS modifactioins done.

he plans it when he retires and has alot of money take out the bacj seats place the motor in the middle somewhere and a driveshaft to the rear wheels i dunno how he lans to do it he has done many conversions and engine swaps and says it is possible whether it happens or not is yet to be seen

the hemi under glass only has one engine. a supercharged 426. the engine is in the rear under the rear window..."under glass". there is nothing in the front of the car at all. its kinda cool. i saw it at the mopar spring fling like a month ago.

i saw a car on a vid dating way back to the 70's that had 2 engines i think it was an elcamino maybe or maybe something like that either way it was too cool

i've seen a CRX with a 454 chevy in the rear and th stock 4 cyl. in the front, he said he drives to the track on the 4 and switches over to the 454 at the track, i don't know all the details about it but its pretty fast.