Is there any Hard Data showing the improved Handling on AWD

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IshaanIan
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Sorry to bring this back from the grave, but I was wondering what it would take to install Suzuki's i-AWD system, suspension setup, and i-VSP onto a manual Kizashi :D
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Enough that should should just buy a used evolution or wrx and have ten times more fun.
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Bingo!

Except:
I would be more interested in what it might take to put a manual in an AWD Kizashi (think "wire harness".......
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WESHOOT2 wrote:Bingo!

Except:
I would be more interested in what it might take to put a manual in an AWD Kizashi (think "wire harness".......
A bit more than that ... Have fun trying to get the power out of the manual transmission and into the transfer case.
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I don't think it would really be worth it unless you have the RRM turbo too. The awd does suck quite a bit of power out of the car. :(
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Once this is old, I really do want to keep it on as a project car :D So performance will definitely be given a big bump, and I really want to know if talking to some Suzuki technicians and sourcing the parts will make possible to have an AWD manual
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IshaanIan wrote:Once this is old, I really do want to keep it on as a project car :D So performance will definitely be given a big bump, and I really want to know if talking to some Suzuki technicians and sourcing the parts will make possible to have an AWD manual
I think the biggest challenge will be finding a suitable transmission to bolt up to both the engine and the propeller shaft system of the rwd/awd. The other problem you may run into is that there may not be a tunnel for the shaft in the fwd version. People ran into this issue when trying to convert a USDM 1st Gen Altima into a Nissan Bluebird SSS (that you lucky guys down under got!).
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Oh, and I've felt a significant difference on dry handling now that I can push the car (even on the winter tires). The rear definitely grips and makes cornering hard much easier. I can only imagine what the rrm sway bar can add. :twisted:
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SamirD wrote:
IshaanIan wrote:Once this is old, I really do want to keep it on as a project car :D So performance will definitely be given a big bump, and I really want to know if talking to some Suzuki technicians and sourcing the parts will make possible to have an AWD manual
I think the biggest challenge will be finding a suitable transmission to bolt up to both the engine and the propeller shaft system of the rwd/awd. The other problem you may run into is that there may not be a tunnel for the shaft in the fwd version. People ran into this issue when trying to convert a USDM 1st Gen Altima into a Nissan Bluebird SSS (that you lucky guys down under got!).
There actually is a tunnel for the shaft in FWD Kizashis too
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