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So I've been reading some threads about shedding weight and its almost negligible/adverse effects on the track mainly due to the fact a lot of the weight shedding occurs in the rear of the car only excacerbating the already front-heavy Z. While I don't have the funds, I would love to build a track only Z based on a slicktop and was thinking about how I would shed pounds with a purpose and try to actually bring the weight distribution closer to 50/50. This, and an ebay search brought me to a transaxle setup from most likely a C5 (for pricing). I think adapting the torque rod on the front with a Z tranny belhousing would not be too dificult, but obviously the real difficulty lies in adapting the transaxle to the Z subframe, not too mention the unknown if the wheel track is even close to the width of the Z (widebody Z??). Overall, a vette transaxle isn't actually that expensive ~$1k, although I'm sure the expense will be concentrated on fabbing the subframe to match. The transaxle I saw had a 3.42 ratio, but I'm not sure what the overall ratio would be with the T-56 (I think) gears. As far as benefits go, the weight distribution, a six speed, and it could handle the torque unlike a 350z trans. The obvious downside is some serious fabrication to match up the Z body and who knows what other factors I'm looking over. This is sort of a last minute pipe dream that came to me when I should've been working so I expect to catch some crap, but let me know what you think.
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21:55:37 03/13/08
