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Old 08-01-2013, 05:15 PM   #112
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He is an ex Mr2 Spyder owner and I do not think he found it that easily. Those are some rather obscure sites. I looked once and could not find the Spyder's CG. I am rather surprised it is 1.2 inches higher than the FR-S but I guess having the cams and head above the pistons is the reason for that. Interesting data.
Ah ok that would make sense that he's a former Spyder owner as he seems pretty knowledgable about them. And yeah we've had the whole "does the boxer engine actually make a difference" discussion on this board before. You've got to think at some level it does lower CG. Unfortunately also necessitates the macpherson strut layout up front and probably made it too expensive to incorporate variable lift cams.
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