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Originally Posted by vadas1
I wonder how much understeer it would get? That is a lot of weight in the front and even with plenty of throttle I imagine it would have a marked tendency to go straight ahead at speed.
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It's not that much more weight. S14 short block weighs 106kg, M20 short block weighs 117kg, S85 short block weighs 175kg.
Reading through the thread it's mentioned that the car weighs 2,950 pounds and has a weight distribution of 52f/48r which is actually a better distribution than the E30 325 which has 54f/46r. Should be noted that an '89 325ix weighs 2,954 pounds according to an owners manual.
And they used E90 suspension which should make it handle a lot better than the E30 suspension would've.
So you've got a car that weighs in the same range as a regular E30 325. Has a better f/r weight distribution than an E30 325. And it has a better suspension than a regular E30. Sounds to me like a car that'd be fun to drive.
And later on in the thread it's mentioned that the engine is getting pulled to be replaced by a Dinan S85 5.7L stroker which knocks it up over 600hp...
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