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Ours is a short stroke 3.2 flat-6. No, it does not "screw up" the weight distribution as long as you keep the axle centerline perpendicular. I've seen a couple of sixes done with the transaxle slid back to accommodate the longer engine. That will move weight rear-ward. If you keep the same axle angle, then the extra weight is at the front which is the middle of the car, pretty insignificant changes. The downside of that is that the fire-wall moves FORWARD and there is less room in the passenger compartment. That, long and short, is why Steve's spyder is pretty much my spyder - he does not fit in the car and I do!

As far as putting a motronic 3.2, I'd have to actually measure the heigth of the intake assembly. The overall height of the engine determines the mounting point in the car. Saw a 3.0 with CIS in the car, the engine was mounted so low that there was probably 1.5 inches between the headers and the ground... Now seriously, what good is that? Right now, there's a fellow back east putting a 3.2 and a 915 into a spyder. The 3.2 is complete with the motronic. He doesn't have the car done yet. Should be awesome when it is done.

angela