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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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This is Black Venom, If you notice yes the weight of the engine is much more then I said. But a standard battery is not just 10 pounds, and a carbon fiber hood doesnt just save 5 pounds. I was just giving an example of weight difference. Lets say the engine is 400 pounds, then lets say the battery is 40 pounds. The shipping weight is both engine and tranny, with a beefy tranny accounting for half of the additional weight.

So seeing as how your only trying to counter act the additional weight from the engine. Thats 200 pounds, move a 40 pound battery from the front out of the car. Now its only 160 pounds needed, well if you in turn, put it in the rear. Then you really are only off balance by 120 pounds. Lets say a carbon fiber hood saves 20 pounds, now your only 100 over. Lets then add a sub box and amplifiers, do you think it could balanance out?

The tranny weight moved down and back. Should act like having a passenger. So if you went and raced. It's gonna be a sloppy drag car, as if you had a full car of passengers. But with suspensions these days you can controll how it reacts to the extra weight.

And yes I am aware you have driven an RB powered 240sx. But I was unaware, that you had done a full suspension. To handle the weight, and moved weight around the vehicle to counteract the sloppyness.

From what I understood, You did it at your place of work. Cause some kid had ordered one, and they didnt have the extras. Not even power steering nor a/c.



Pro racers get penalized from their hp. By having to add weight to their vehicles. So your saying the extra 100 pounds, they have to add sometimes. Completely makes them crap, compared to the other vehicles. I personally don't think so, cause they still win. By precisionly placing the weight over the car, and setting up the suspension.

My theory is well backed, by history in racing. So I do not understand, where they are wrong. Cause as long as I incorporate the same techniques, they have used. I should have the same abilities.
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