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Originally Posted by DLXphil
that is not true at all, my g35 which has basic suspension modifications will dominate a porcshe on a road course, why wouldnt a 240, 260 or 280z not be able to do the same? either way the suspension would need to be modified to rebalance the weight in the car due to the larger engine. the only thing i really can see being better is the actual gearing in the transmission itself, and you can swap out the LSD in the rear to change the gearing on the Z.
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Well first off, let me preface this by saying I'm a huge fan of Z's, so I'm not trying to hate at all.
My opinion is that even if you drop the RB26DETT in there and retune the suspension, you will still have a car with an FR drivetrain layout that has a huge forward bias of weight, since FR cars back then weren't really 'cab forward' like the newer corvette generations were. To use the common F430 as an example, though it has 43/57 weight bias (on the 2009 model), it was built around that figure, and is well adapted to make use of that weight upon its powered (and massively wide) wheels. I think that by drastically increasing your power output and forward weight on a FR vehicle, you're opening the door to an excessive amount of oversteer (not like a reasonable amount is not good or fun, mind you) that will stifle performance on a road course unless piloted by a virtuosso of a driver.
Interested to hear your input,