Is MR as good as FR?

[SlepeHost]

Is MR as good as FR? Sorry if this question has already been asked but i could not find it after searching.

 

[rennsport27]

If it's setup right, it tends to be better. It has better weight distribution, so the car is more balanced. Also, if you wanted to get technical with it, the engine being placed in the middle reduces the Moment of inertia (Because the weight is closer to the axis of rotation) so it takes less effort to allow the car to rotate, which results in better cornering. This is why most performance/race cars are MR anymore, unless there are other restrictions. In game case: NSX type R/NSX RM.

Edit: Just realized I'm in the drifting forum. Still, most of what I said applies, I think. I'm not as good with drifting, but I think these traits still help drifters as well as racers.

 

[RevoXeli]

FR - Engine is in the front so its alot heavier in the front than the rear. There is nothing pushing the back tyres to the ground so you get a low grip level on the back which makes it easy to oversteer.

MR - Engine is in the middle, which gives a better overall grip on all tyres cause the weight pushes all wheels, its perfect for racing where you dont want too much over/understeer. It works for drifting too, but you need a little more power to make it drift. I my opinion FR is better...

I hope you understand my explanation.

 

[SlepeHost]

Thanks both of you. Good replies. Will try out some tonight and post my opiouns here so if other people read this they will get some more info.


Thanks again for the great replies.

 

[TankAss95]

Mid engined cars have a higher weight distribution over the rear wheels meaning better acceleration and more rotation during cornering. Front engined cars cam still be competitive though, the LFA for example.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

At overangled recovers, MR can´t be as good as the FR.

And while the standard weight distriuition at FR is 52F/48R, the MR must be used around the 48F/52R.

 

[Ddrizle]

I think it all depends on the driver and the set-up of the car, as both FR and MR have their +/-.

 

[LR-SWD-007]

When I am tuning an MR drift car I send a little weight to the front. Not much like +5 should do it. After that adjustment, you may have to adjust the front camber to your liking.

 

[RevoXeli]

When I am tuning an MR drift car I send a little weight to the front. Not much like +5 should do it. After that adjustment, you may have to adjust the front camber to your liking.

But thats cheating. Your turning it into a FR car

 

[SPANK]

FR - Engine is in the front so its alot heavier in the front than the rear. There is nothing pushing the back tyres to the ground so you get a low grip level on the back which makes it easy to oversteer.

Most cars these days have aluminum engines and have perfect weight distribution.

 

[Crisp]

I think they can be equal as long as the setup is decent. In my Rx-7s I run the distribution 49 in the front and 51 in the back and it runs like a champ.

 

[Lazy Liquid]

Most cars these days have aluminum engines and have perfect weight distribution.

I figure that not only the weight distribuition counts... because the engine is not a "dead weight, or a ballast". Its an alive part, with centrifuge force working on it. Its like hold on hands a power ball and try to move the hand, you will feel the force anywhere you move your hands.

Some people normaly put ballast in front, overstriff the rear springs and put some aero on the rear. I think its wrong, because specialy in sharp hairpins with high angle it wont come back anymore.

But thats my 2 cents, anyone can disagree.

I have only 3 drifting MR cars in my favorite list. NSX, Renaut Clio and Citroen GT. They are quite good at drifting, but i know its weaker points and try not fall in the trap when i use them.

 

[KiLLeR2001]

I enjoy both equally. Like Lazy said, once the MR reaches its critical point recovering seems to be a bit harder to pull off vs FR. However, I notice MR cars tend to power around the corners a bit faster during drift.

 

[JR86]

An MR with a short wheelbase can be easy to spin depending on power but a longer wheelbase MR like the NSX can run just as well if not better than most FR

 

[prodigy34]

I'm just going to have to say FR because an MR to me seems to power over to hard and when shifting from 2nd to 3rd they tend to stall and cause you to lose angle as where most FR's don't stall between gears just my 2 cents

 

[neil1280]

may fave car for drifiting is the ruf 3400s, great balance and control

But fr cars seem to get more points because they get a greater angle

 

[LeoSR]

Depends on the setup. My friend drifted Tsukuba in 1.07 on his NSX (CH tires).

Overangled recovers depends only on the setup and the drifter.

 

[Watt2159]

MR, are pretty good when it comes to weight distribution, but I think it makes it a bit harder to oversteer seeing how there is more pressure on the rear tires, but the E-brake takes care of that hehe.