08-30-2004, 09:38 PM
Evan Wrote:and its front end weight, so it also helps with the (just as important) weight distribution
just thinking, hear me out...
I wonder what would happen if some company turned the engine around, 90deg, so the crank runs parallel to the car, push the engine back against the firewall, then have the transmission underneath the dash area, and have a shaft connecting it to some sort of power splitting do-dad, with two smaller shafts connecting to the rear wheels instead of the front? It might mean there'd have to be a little hump running down the length of the interior in order to keep the car low, and maybe rob some trunk space, but wouldn't it be amazing splitting the accel and turning up between 4 tires instead of just 2? I bet the weight distribution would be a lot better too, and, wow.... it'd actually work to the car's advantage, with the weight transferring to the rear aiding in traction during accel, having less on the front during braking allowing for more rear brake to help out the fronts, and when the thing was turning, it'd lean on two tires instead of one! And there'd be more room underhood, either for more engine, or easier access! Man, it's too bad I don't know how to weld, but that'd be a bitch of a project.... I wonder if it would work?