Its my old 5 cylinder audi thats making me think it wouldnt be as bad as it first seems, so I kind of thought those might get a mention.

The difference in the amount of work involved between where it looks like it would fit (the positioning im describing here) and moving it 1" further back is a MASSIVE amount, as if I fit it where Ive described, I can keep the standard suspension / brakes / steering rack / upper bulkhead / ARB / Subframe and just modify them a little.
Where as if it were to go 1" further back (or 12" further back etc), it would mean cutting the entire front end off, building up a spaceframe front and fitting the front suspension / steering / brakes etc all off of a RWD car.



LeeR21Turbo, that does sound EXACTLY the same issue!



On the plus side, looking not at the car the engine came from, but at the recipient car, which the suspension has of course been designed for in the first place, there is actually MORE weight in front of the centreline of the struts on that (the entire engine AND gearbox) than there will be on the new setup, and TBH that doesnt handle too badly really as it is.



Hmm, decisions!
Once I pick a route, its going to be a ludicrous amount of work to go back and change to the other option.


And Im slightly letting how well it would do donuts sat this way influence me too, childish I know, but this is meant to a be fun car after all