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Originally Posted by Cross
Your acting like CG is the only concern, instead of just one piece that isn't always the most important as you have made it out to be.
I didn't take offense I just pointed out you can't focus on one piece as a trump card. This is why I pointed out CG may be nice but the further forward the motor is the worse it is and you just said that yourself as well. Putting a motor thjat ends up sitting higher further back negates any CG gains of putting it further forward was basically my point.
No one said the LS vs FA was only a 60lbs difference they did a weight with corner weights of a Turbo FRS then a LS Swapped FRS. That was an overall.
Honestly I am 70% sold on the LS mainly because I have most everything but it is still easier to put in another FA and call it a day. I just don't want to experience this issue again. I built the car to be completely safe and well... that didn't really happen. If there is a fix for this issue then great I will probably just go back to the FA and be happy as I like the car the way it is. Otherwise I will most likely swap.
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With 21K$ you should be able to build a bullet proof fa20.. and would better maintain all of the handling characteristics at power levels you would have a hard time putting to the ground as it is...
When I was first considering getting this car, I was looking at doing a motor swap, until I saw and learned about all of the benefits of this motor and heard from people who have worked on LOTS of different motors.
When someone who builds subaru race engines, says that the fa20 has a lower CG AND is a better engine for building up than say an fj25, I'll take that advice.
Besides, I think it's much more satisfying to build a 400 or 500 hp 2.0 liter than to slap a 6 liter monster in and say done... besides, yeah it makes 400hp but it's shoe horned in and you limit what you can do to it to get any more out of it.
with 20K to spend you can make a reliable 400+ hp fa20 with room for additional power in the future much easier than making more than the 400hp in the ls...
JM2C
Jaden