Front/Rear Torque Distribution and Acceleration (no Corellation?)

[magburner]

I was tinkering with my gorgeous red Nissan GTR and I found that you could alter the torque distribution. I first tried and altered it to 20/80 front/rear split, and it handled pretty much like a F/R car.

I then had a brainwave and decided to split the torque equally 50/50 between front and back because I assumed that if the power was even distributed between front and back, then the acceleration would improve.

My line of thinking was that If 2 wheels can handle 80% power, then 4 wheels could easily handle 50% power. I was hoping for a boost in acceleration, but nothing happened, why?

Any insight into this would be helpful, try not to talk too 'techy', as I'm only a layman. 👍

 

[the Interceptor]

Well, as long as there is no wheelspin, the overall power output from the car to the ground will be constant. Therefore, a different distribution of that power is irrelevant. It only counts when you accelerate from a standstill (where wheelspin is a huge matter), and during cornering, where the axle the power is sent to plays a major role.

 

[wrcsti]

Having 80% torque on the Rear tyres on launch means that the weight of the car will move to the back helping those tyres get more grip. But if you have it 50%, then some power is lost in the Front tyres if there is wheelspin. If no wheelspin is pressent it shouldn't do anything.

 

[magburner]

Now I know, thanks for the answers. 👍

 

[Rocket Punch]

Your theory might be valid to a certain degree if the car had no suspension and no deflection in the tires. Even that the cg of the car will still shift the weight around due to moment.

 

[SaintLuke]

80/20 or 50/50 its still 100% either way.