corrado mid engine rwd

[bad-vw-boy 0]

Hi

 

New to the forum , but i was hoping that you guys might be able to point me in the right direction.

I am looking to purchse a corrado in the near future to use as my weekend fun car, as i have a family i cant afford to be booting it around in a nice car during the week days, so i have opted for a diesel for the family and a fun car for me for the weekends and shows.

Right this is my thought, i want to build a mid engine rwd ulitmatly an awd but i think that is going to be too complicated and expensive, i want to run probably a V8 4.2 audi engine, but i am open to options, i dont want her to handle like a dog so weight distrebution is important.

 

So what do you guys think, any suggestions and advice welcome :D

[bad-vw-boy 0]

any ideas?

[steve @ 0]

VR6 turbo/supercharged (300-400bhp) with 4wd running gear has been done a few times. U'll need a golf syncro rear floor plan welded in. Think theres a few on here with it done.

[bad-vw-boy 0]

thats fine if you dont move the engine, but if you move the engine is the awd system still possible. :D

[CTWG60 0]

Probably most members of this forum have dreamed about doing this sort of thing, but the main problem I see with changing a front wheel drive car to a mid-engined rear wheel drive car is that you then have to somehow convince a FWD chassis to handle correctly with next to no weight over the front wheels, sure you can get adjustable springs/dampers, but I think you would end up with some serious compromises along the way. Just my 2p worth, Mid-engined cars handle well but they are design around the engine!