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Originally Posted by GuidoK
You can make the I6 just as wide as an V6. You can cast all kinds of reinforcementridges onto a blok in the casting proces, they do that also with the v6 as all mountings front and rear dont have the exact shape of the v6 minimum outline.
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And that can also translate in weight distribution.
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Weight is very very very important in a racecar. You don't want to add weight (to an I6) to make it as strong as a V6.
Again, all this talk of even weight distribution is misdirected. A mid-engine design with around 60% on the rears and 40% front is by far the best handling design. 50/50 just isn't as quick in chicanes and in initial turn-in.