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Old 10-14-2005, 09:14 PM
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Rodz- That is one mean "shop truck" and yeah I know it will be a MAJOR undertaking to complete a project like this. I've been searching posts and pictures for a while now and ideas are coming. More than likely would set the motor back and cut the firewall a bit. Looks like the syclone front diff would be an acceptable setup tho likely to require some custom 1/2 shafts and use C5 rear drive hubs I love engineering crazy stuff and something like this would be quite an addition to my resume (as an engineer) No doubt it would be years in the making but hey it keeps me out of trouble.

Steve- Yeah awd does have a good bit of parasitic loss in the driveline but it's all a give and take. Being able to rip off 1.5 60ft's on street tires (not DR's) on an unpreped surface is well worth it. Ever tryed getting a 600rwhp car to hook up below 50mph on radials, it's no fun.

And the ultimate reason to try it, as far as I know nobody has done an awd Gen I maro so might as well be the first.
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