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Old 01-31-2005, 11:51 AM
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rs4lola
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I guess I see it completely different as balancing the rs4-3ss in its current position gives more than 60% weight balance to the right rear. Most of the weight of the engine that is directed forward is in the front half of where the piston is located. If you look at the picture (stage d) this is much closer to the center of the car than at the front of the car. This car is definitely a MID-ENGINE design not a front engine car. It only holds a good drift mainly because of the drift tires, rear sway bar and possibly a solid axle which HPI is offering because of the stage d. Take that all away with the solid axle up front with foams all around and I think the handling would be neutral to understeering which should be much easier to control than the natural oversteer of a rear biased car. The weight of this car is definitely more closer to the center than to the front and thats why I think it should handle better than rear biased standard rs4-3ss.
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