Deboss Garage is working hard to finish their 1990 Audi V8 project for Rob Ferretti’s 2018 YouTuber Project Car Showdown. The team recently recorded a video of the quad-turbo LSx V8 running in the Audi. They also recorded a live stream where they explain all the work they completed and the work still left. It will be exciting to see how the quad-turbo 4.8 L V8 and Quattro AWD drivetrain perform.
Update 1/16/2018 – New video (below) shows it weighs 3,255 lb with a 58/42 bias without driver and back bumper/diffuser
Source: Deboss Garage and @DebossGarage
I bet it’ll be “amazing” around the track. Considering that most of the engine sits before the front axle.
We should find out the overall weight and weight bias soon. They were asking viewers to guess in the engine startup video.
In this case weight doesn’t really matter, even though new engine is lighter than original 3.6 V8, having most of the engine sit before front axle is never good. It’ll push like mad.
They released the video. Weight bias is 58% front 42% rear. Car weights 3255 pounds. Wow, weight distribution is so bad.
I don’t think it’s that bad. It will come down to suspension transfers weight and the driver’s ability to handle it.