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Old 05-01-12, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGloriousTachikoma
I thought the point of these cars was the great balance and handling, and especially on a NA rotary, the extra weight of the V8, even if it's aluminum, upsets that balance.
The balance is not off. Someone on the forum checked. 51/49. Maybe the center of gravity is off? With all that crap outside the shortblock of an FI rotary, **** get's heavy.
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I used to own a 350z, the vq is expensive to build, and it's temperamental. the LS is a far superior engine.
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