There was that south African rally car which had Mitsubishi eve running gear but was basically a 1200 coupe on an evo .

If traction an issue then a stock ish ca with 250 hp should be ok for street and still be quick.

Your better off modding body fir wider wheels and Tyres than awd IMHO

1g dsm are the early model eclipse/laser/talons.
If I remember right they are 90-94 models.
They have an awd/turbo version.

Do you remember if the back seat was lost with mid mount?

Ya I was hoping someone has done it. Got a new garage so i got room to build something that can be apart for some time lol

I'm not familiar with any Mazda besides the rx7. Any of the awd have a close enought track/wheelbase?

And yea but unfortunately once you pass a certain whp no skinny tires is going to grab. Unless I'm missing something here. But a ca18det full upgrade with FMIC, bigger turbo will make this car front heavy if it isn't already so weight transfer wouldn't be very good.

sounds like a monster street car!, what is 1g dsm?

quite a few people upgrade the rear end to 4 link, there's been a few mid-mount projects over the years too (though never seen great detail on these)

haven't known any 4wd conversions, would be awesome, maybe something like a mazda familia drivetrain could work?

obviosly tyres and suspension components are the crucial bits to traction, if you spend enough money on these two things then i guess your going to get the maximum traction possible

in going for a 1200 your pretty much going for the lightest rwd with sensible suspension, and the less weight you have the less traction you will need

Ops forgot to add that. This is 99.99% street car. My daily driven car. I do back road drags and this comming season I may do acouple of track 1/4 runs.
So no slicks. I do run drag radials 100%. but always switch out to all season during rainy season.

this for a drag car or what?

Contemplating selling my datsun 260z with turbo v8 for multiple reason.
Im thinking of getting a 1200 coupe but was worried about traction issues.

My car now could not get traction with 275 and even with 325/35r15 it still break loose when boost kicks it in 1st and 2nd. Car is just too light at 400whp

So with a 1200 sunny with ca18det @ 350-400whp I don't see it getting any traction with a tiny 195 tire. So what are your secret? Even with 225 I don't see it happening.


Which brings me to my other brainstorming.
Awd 1200. I saw the post where people suggested gtir but I have not seen those for sale so that's out. I'm thinking of using 1g dsm set up. Anyone have one running? I couldn't find one with a running setup in a coupe.

I am well aware that the wheelbase and track width is different but only by a few inches. Nothing a flare and shortening driveshaft can't fix. But I don't think I can tackle this without more info that I found. Which is practically none.

Any input would be nice thanks