Wonder how much all that AW stuff weights. Could you remove it and weight it for me? 

I don't think you flashbacking, everyone says the loafs drove better in the sand and snow, with its weight more to the rear... though someone here once claimed that if too many sandbags are placed to the rear, you can spin a donut in wet weather, unexpectly of course. 

Someone once told me, one bad thing about 911's was that you can loose control if you're not careful... is that the result of handling too well?

From: "miguel pacheco" <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
To: M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com>
Subject: Re: Weight Distribution

> Recently, I delivered my 90 Syncro Adventurewagen to Rocky Mountain
> Westy in Ft.Collins, Colorado, for the SVX conversion (took the easy
> route this time.) My son followed me in my 89 2wd GL and, though I
> should have hauled the SVX inside this one, I was not thinking and
> loaded it into the Syncro, above the engine compartment (AW furniture
> doesn't leave much room for hauling motors.) Aside from kicking myself
> for the oversight, I made a couple of observations.
> This is one heavy engine! With it riding so high, I could feel it
> whenever correcting with the steering wheel, though it was not too
> bad. The remarkable thing was that while travelling on the highway, it
> drove very stable and tracked like never before. I wonder if this is
> the result of balancing the load somewhat (since the AW configuration
> has the water tank, sink, cabinets, heater, fridge and stovetop, all
> forward and just behind the front seats.) In short, it seems to me
> that I can expect a more stable ride with the heavier engine in the
> rear........Does this make sense or was it just another flashback?
> Thanks,
> Miguel
> 

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