my friend and I have a little argument. I say the drop of a v8 in to the fd would hurt the handling because the engine owuld sit higher, he thinks it wont sit high enought o makea difference.

so who is right, will it hurt the handling (provided its an aluminum block so it would weigh the same asa 13b), and if yes then how much?

has anyone here converted and can tellf rom experience, and lets not be bios now guys I love the rotary and would not go any other way and Iknow some people here love their v8 swaps but I want the truth, be honest.

thanks!!

 

Going from a STOCK 13b to an LS1 T56 with the battery moved to the luggage comp, the difference is very small, but if you are comparing a stripped 13b (with downpipe air pump removed rats nest removed, single turbo small battery, then things will be different. It changes the feel of the car. I have a 93 touring with an LS1 T56 and a procharger on it, as well as a 93 R1 CYM with many weight saving mods on it that weighs around 2600. The LS1 car comes in at around higher 2800# nubbers and has stock suspension on it, and the CYM has springs and Tokikos on it. There is no doubt that the CYM handles better, but the LS1 is much better to drive. These arent comparing apples to apples , but it is a starting point. The LS1 car I had driven for about 5 months prior to the swap, and it was all stock down to the cats.

 

do you think if you did suspention work + tires on the v8 7 it would handle just as well?

 

do what i plan on doing: don't tune the suspension until after you swap the motor. then you won't notice a difference

 

If it ddnt have the S/C and I/C and radiator pushed to the front of the car, yes it would handle very close IMO. It would be very hard to duplicate the weight of the R1 with a V8 swap and have a fully dressed car, but it is worth the time and effort for the V8 swap. I have never heard of anyone complaining about it (except for twin78 which is another topic)

 

oh do tell ^^