can someone explain this

[submt2thecancer]

i have a mk2 turbo and my friend has a mk2 n/a , about the same amount of miles same year , and these cars feel like night and day when you drive them ,,, the turbo feel much heavier , was the turbo ballisted , because of its higher hp, anyone have any idea

[MRQtwinturbo]

what do u mean feels heavier??.....what does "ballisted" mean??.....

[submt2thecancer]

sorry ballast ...ballast =weight added to cars to keep them stable

[MRQtwinturbo]

ballast...isn't that only a term that sailors use??.....lol....

turbos should weigh in at a few hundred lbs heavier...but the added power should make up for the difference...i've never driven an NA so i don't really know how differently the two cars compare.....

[JekylandHyde]

Ballast can be used in lots of ways although it is strictly defined as a term for ships; weight to keep them stabilized.

The turbo MR2s are a good 150-275 lbs heavier than the NAs.
I have no idea why.

[Piddy]

Mine doesn't feel any heavier. Maybe cause it was swapped. Is it body or engine that adds the weight?

[MRQtwinturbo]

i'm sure the turbo/manifold and exhaust might be behind the add weight somehow....

[JekylandHyde]

There is something heavy on the car, not just the engine ...

Bryan "NoShoes" Moore has a 3sgte swapped into an NA and I know his car is light even with the turbo engine in there.

[Piddy]

^ Maybe thats why I haven't noticed it.

[allmotor2]

could it be intercooler pipes, exhaust, turbo, maybe heavier crossmember for the slightly heaver engine?

not tryng to be a smart butt(cause after i read it, it seems as if i am)

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