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Hello folks, I have 2003 Matrix XR AWD, and lived in Boston/New England area (before moving south recently). Just because I used to do Autocrossing, my hands/feet got the itch to test the AWD capability. So, after snow/ice (not 100% icy road), I used to show up to work early/on weekend, & did a bit of testing around the parking lot. Well, I had a modified Civic Si (front wheel drive) & 5.0 Mustang GT (rear wheel drive) living up in North East, so I can tell you for sure, that for less expensive AWD (compared to SUVs), Matrix AWD system works awesome. So what I did was, I purposely turned corners fast enough (most are around 90 degrees), probably between 20-30 MPH at the most on snow (if too fast it would understeer), the back of the car would slide a little (I'd say at most 5 degree), but the rear drive would kick in right away (it was less than 1 second), and the car was steady straight coming out of the corner. I love the AWD of this car. If you don't believe me, give it a shot, you can even try it after a rain (not too much rain, maybe drizzle, as long as the road is slippery enough), it's actually fun to do as well =)
Now, what I need help is, I need (WANT) to modify the car with Performance Parts that are not visible by dealer (not void warranty), any suggestion on ECU Performance Parts for AWD?
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