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Re: V8 vs I6 weight (archive)
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Posted by Hooster on March 19, 2000 at 15:23:28:

In Reply to: Re: V8 vs I6 weight posted by MikeO on March 19, 2000 at 15:20:57:

: Hartage did a V8 transplant on a M coupe in Germany. They found the V8 lighter or not comparable to the inline 6. And since the V8 sat way furthur back in the engine bay, weight distribution improved as well.

That's very interesting. I wonder why the 5 series cars with the V8 engines are always heavier than the ones with the I6. Could it be a case of luxury item overload?

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