How to Get Cars to Weigh More?

So I'm putting together a 260 hp V8, 5-Speed automatic, AWD I-Series. Right now, it's running 11-13 second 1/4 miles. That's not really similar to an E34 5-series. A 1993 540i Auto weighs 3800 lbs, and the 3000ix weighs 3100. How can I get the extra 700 lbs to make this car drive and perform realistically?

 

The easiest way to do it would be to open the I-Series body jbeam and copy it to desktop. Next thing i suggest doing would be to spawn the I-series in game and strip every part off of the car and take note of the weight. It should be around 700-900kg (1500-1900lbs). USe the node info app to get this figure and take note of it. Then open up the i series body jbeam file and add 50% of a node wieght back onto it but only add wieght to parts of the body such as the frame, roof, pillars and other non essential points like he floor. It's probably best not to add weight to suspension or engine mounting points as it could cause instability. Then you can just pack it as a mod and make the file unique so that it can use the mod slot.

Another basic thing and very easy thing you could do is simply adding some haybales inside the car.

The first method is the only way to "realistically" add weight but you may have to adjust some of the beam properties so that the car retains its structural integrity and doesnt wobble around or deform on spawn.

 

Agree, but maybe not to the roof or body. It'll be noticeably saggy where the extra weight was added. I would add the weight to the back of the engine block, since the car is designed to carry significant amounts of weight in that area. Also having a big V8 there is probably accounting for most of the weight difference between the two cars.

 

I should have mentioned not to add it to the the middle of the roof or centre of the floor pan. That will most likely cause the car to sag.

 

Well I asked, and I recieved! I successfully added 500 lbs total to the front subframe, floor, rear subframe, engine, and engine bay. The car is now doing low 6 second 0-60's instead of high 5's, and quarter miles are more on par with the 540i. Thanks a lot, guys!

Now all I need is someone who can make a V8 model for the engine, and package it into a mod to be released.