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Old 06-07-2004, 10:41 AM
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Not being one to enjoy being at too much of a disadvantage, I did equip the current ride with a 482 cubic inch aluminum block - with aluminum heads, manifold, water pump, etc - which puts it a bit below an iron small block as far as engine weight - another thing to consider is the decided mid- front engine layout these cars have which tends to make the polar moment thing sound good but is actually not as important an issue as we are led to believe, IMO....now if the lump was sitting in front of the front axle that would be a bad thing indeed.

Needless to say, throttle control is one of the more important facets of learning to drive a car like this.....that along with self control.
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