Hey thanks for the acknowledgements. I read the entire thing.
I hate to do this to you because I know your already done the project, but there is 1 thing you said that was kind of wrong. And a few things you could incorporate.
When you said that if a car transfers too much of its weight onto the drive wheels, it would go slower. Thats not true.
If a car weighs 3,000lbs, as long as the drive wheels dont slip at all, it doesnt matter if there is 50% of the weight on the drive wheels or 99%. The engine still has to move 3,000lbs regardless of what wheels that weight is on. But of course, if not enough weight is on the drive wheels and the wheels slip, then it will be slower. But, on a drag car, the more traction on the drive wheels the better. It wont cause the car to go slower. You just have to trust me. There isnt extra friction either because the car still weighs 3,000lbs and that amount of friction is split up among all 4 wheels all the time.
Now, you should mention that an FF car cant turn as well as MR because: When you are half way thru a turn, with the most grip being held by the front outside tire, and if that tire is getting spun by the engine too much and it slips free, you will lose the line you were holding thru the turn.
Also, this is kind of complicated, but an MR car will also turn better thru a turn because of oversteer caused by the LSD. You dont have to explain this, because it gets much too complicated to just briefly mention in your project.
You should get a good mark. Did the model car you bought have a suspension? Was there much weight transfer? Are the forward gears the same ratio as the reverse gear? Depending on what grade you're in, the teacher might want you to answer these questions.
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