More power, or better weight distribution?

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More power, or better weight distribution?

balance!
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58%
POWER!!
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43%
 
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Postby blackie » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:46 pm

it depends on how much power the car is making in the first place..

if its already 400hp ill take balance..

if its a charade, ur f***d anyway, ill take the power :lol:
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Postby Lith » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:51 pm

I've driven Skylines with coilovers etc on them (and most importantly HICAS removed) and for something with a big long iron I6 in the front they can really turn in and get around corners very nicely - definitely seem them scare cars with similar power and supposedly superior balanced chassis on a track, so one such beast with a whole bunch more power would be able just to make things that much more difficult for said superior balanced chassis :D
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Postby blackie » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:58 pm

but ur skidline biased :lol:

ive got an R31. its handling is similar to a pak n save trolley, but it still rules so hard.
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Postby Lith » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:07 pm

blackie wrote:but ur skidline biased :lol:


LOL. You don't know how far that is from the truth - just happens that (for some reason) I have a lot of exposure to them, and they're something with an ugly weight distribution I can draw experience from :)

Not to sure how much taking the piss or being a munter that purpose of your post was - but it nonetheless I'll clarify that what I said was more to do with how suspension setup can lessen the effect of front (or rear...) heavy cars, than saying that Skylines are vastly superior handling cars. If I wanted something as a track beast (and could afford to do it), I'd have an FD3S not an ECR33.
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