Sure, if it was easy everyone would be doing it, but its not impossible.
Also, if I couldn't get to 50/50, then 51/49 is till better that 60/40...
With that much weight on the front end, you are really just driving around the problem.
It is possible for a car to be fast this way, but proper weight distribution would make it faster still, and be much better on tires.
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Originally Posted by tsk94
Any front engine RWD race car is going to be hard to get to 50/50 or 49/51 weight distribution without ballast or serious mods like moving the engine and trans further back, moving the driver rearward, etc. People move fuel cells to behind the rear axle to help sometimes, but that weight distribution is only ideal with heavier fuel loads. If 50/50 is your goal with a BMW platform and likely a swapped drivetrain to make your power goals, you'll have to seriously modify the car to achieve it or alter your expectations slightly.
Past some E30's with S14's, I haven't seen many grassroot build (I don't think any) E36 or E46, and no E92 M3 race cars with 50% up front (without rear ballast) - it's always been around 51-53%.
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