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Originally Posted by Brian86
Get a 2WD. It'll be about 400lb lighter.
The 4wd will do nothing the assist on a race track unless you're north of 400hp. Even then it's not a GTR, the T-case won't deliver more torque to the front than it does from the factory no matter how much power you're pushing so there still isn't much help. Certainly not enough to overcome the weight penalty.
As mentioned above, easier maintenance, better factory parts, less understeer, easier to change direction. Better starting point all around.
It's neat to try an Xdrive on track once. The car takes a unique set when powering out of corners with the front wheels driving.
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The 4wd might have better front wheel bearings. The sealed 2wd front hub assemblies don't seem to last nearly as long as the press-in. Hard to say. That front left does a lot of heavy lifting.
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No way.
200lbs is max. Some specs. are 3350lbs for RWD and 3583lbs for AWD and some 3428lbs for AWD. I am leaning it is 3350+ but slightly below 3,600lbs for AWD. That is 328. Now, N54/55 models might have different specs. Also, the manual is definitely lighter.
Hmm, good info on bearings. That is an interesting observation.