You have to remember that we are discussing road cars here. The V6 turbo would be great if you're driving flat-out, but IMO not so great for most of our applications. If I was building the "ultimate" 3500+lbs car, I would typically rather have the torque and throttle response advantage of the V8.
Also you have to consider that after you plumb and cool the turbos (especially for a 600hp application), you will probably negate any potential weight distribution improvements. LSx's are so cheap, and so easy to build, that I really feel that they are a no-brainier. It's not like the LSx is an iron big block or something, as long as you set the car up right you can get a very good weight bias with it.
There are a lot of things that affect the sound of the exhaust. I usually like the sound of an engine with a really aggressive cam and very little exhaust, that tends to give it that guttural rumble.
Last edited by Nate_ERC; 02-16-2008 at 07:44 PM.
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