VG30DETT in a Z31. Two videos.

[JDMZ32]

sorry if this is a repost!

here you go:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfHPbJQK ... rEx88&NR=1

enjoy.

[NSR_s30]

Interesting videos.

[evildky]

would have been nice to move the engine back a couple of inches, make it handle a lot better

[JDMZ32]

of course it makes perfect sense, but would it really be that noticeable? i'm not doubting, just asking!

[AZ-ZBum]

There might be a few people who would notice it. The Z31 came pretty well balanced to begin with. They left the factory 50/50. As long as the DOHC motor was placed in the same location, you'd probably have at worst a 52/48 balance. If you were at all concerned with that little amount that's left, it'd be simple to just remove the main front metal bumper to get back to the 50/50 balance.

[evildky]

drive a Z31, then drive a first gen MR2, then drive an S2000, then tell me how balanced the Z31 is, the Z32 feels a lot mroe balanbced as well

[AZ-ZBum]

drive a Z31, then drive a first gen MR2, then drive an S2000, then tell me how balanced the Z31 is, the Z32 feels a lot mroe balanbced as well

Put them on scales and then tell me this. I don't have any actual experience, but all the magazine reviews as well as Nissan literature said the Z31 was 50/50. I won't comment on the S2000, MR2, nor Z32.

[JDMZ32]

There might be a few people who would notice it. The Z31 came pretty well balanced to begin with. They left the factory 50/50. As long as the DOHC motor was placed in the same location, you'd probably have at worst a 52/48 balance. If you were at all concerned with that little amount that's left, it'd be simple to just remove the main front metal bumper to get back to the 50/50 balance.

"at worst"? i've been told 52/48 is the "ideal" weight distribution, rather than 50/50, which is what most people think. and the new nissan brochures the the Z33 and R35 say nissan engineers gave them a 53/47 because that's what they thought was ideal. either way, it's all very close.

someone on here said that the Z32 is 55/45. can anyone confirm this?

[evildky]

the driver and seat postion will effect this ballance, a 300 lb guy witht he seat allt he way back is going to have mroe rear bias than a 100 lb lightweight with the seat all the way forward

and oddly I don't find the miata to be that well ballanced for all the potential the car has it's just not as easy to drive at the limit, also a C5 Z06 feels amazingly well ballanced as well, with brakes the Z's just can't imagine

[AZ-ZBum]

the driver and seat postion will effect this ballance, a 300 lb guy witht he seat allt he way back is going to have mroe rear bias than a 100 lb lightweight with the seat all the way forward

and oddly I don't find the miata to be that well ballanced for all the potential the car has it's just not as easy to drive at the limit, also a C5 Z06 feels amazingly well ballanced as well, with brakes the Z's just can't imagine

A 200 lb difference over the few inches of seat travel about the center of the car is pretty insignificant compared to the 3000 lbs over the 120 inch wheelbase.

[Mr. O]

"at worst"? i've been told 52/48 is the "ideal" weight distribution, rather than 50/50, which is what most people think. and the new nissan brochures the the Z33 and R35 say nissan engineers gave them a 53/47 because that's what they thought was ideal. either way, it's all very close.

someone on here said that the Z32 is 55/45. can anyone confirm this?

Ideal for saftey. They'd rather have cars out there with a little bit of understear vs overstear.

[902120]

Ideal for saftey. They'd rather have cars out there with a little bit of understear vs overstear.

Jeremy's facial expression is hillarious