Would a stripped out FL S8 manual be a good track car?

[Goran]

Or if you have the cash to play around, get a LS3 6.2 litre V8, they can be upgraded to 580hp naturally aspired, with something like 560lbft torque. It weighs 7kg less than Audi's 4.2 V8 (195kg), and if you convert the car to rear wheel drive you should be able to shuffle the LS3 back towards the firewall to reduce the engine overhang over the front wheels.
Using one of the LS3 compatible manual boxes such as the T56 which weighs 56kg, you save another 20kg compared to the 01E, and probably another 20kg by losing the front driveshafts. Using some of RallyQuattros tips on weight reduction I estimate that would take this conversion to just under 1600kg without driver. That might bring the weight distribution of a D2 back close to neutral, but you lose 4wd traction. I bet it would be a hugely fun car though.