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Originally Posted by Rookie84
RX7 with LSX swap retains the factory weight distribution and curb weight. You might be surprised how heavy 13B engines + all turbo related equipment are. It's been proven to have no adverse effects on handling. Despite what people think, LSX is actually a quite compact package due to pushrod design. I also owned an RX7 with rotary engine although it was an FC.
I would love to add S2000 to my collection one day. I almost bought one once but ended up buying Evo 8 instead since I needed some space.
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It might retain the same curb weight, but I don't see how it would retain the same weight distribution/polar moment of inertia/handling feel considering the engine now sticks out much further past the strut towers/front axle and sits higher in the chassis.
I don't doubt it still handles extremely well though. In general, the S2000 and RX7 are the two "affordable RWD cars" I would consider to be better driver's cars/better handling than the twins though... with the 240sx/Silvia coming in at about a tie (not stock for stock, just platform vs platform).
Ugh, I really need to find an RX7 shell to turn into a project car.