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Originally Posted by Matt Monson
An LS1 weighs just a tick under 400 lbs. a 3.2 Carrera engine weighs 485lbs. I don't see where the extra weight comes from. And the radiator adds weight in the nose, improving the balance of the car.
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That's not a LS1. It's a four bolt main Chevy iron block with iron heads, and it is closer to 550-600 lbs depending on the stuff hanging on it. I grant the radiator is in the front. But it is a 76 chassis, and that was a lighter car with narrower tires.
Maybe the weight difference is not as much as I thought, but I'd still question the suspension geometry on a build like this.
And for the troll, wanting a 're-engined car is not the same thing as cross shopping a wrx. One strange preference doesn't prove your silly point.