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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo
Again, see my previous post. The CG of the engine matters less than the CG of the rest of the car. The boxer's highest point is lower than the highest point on any DOHC V or inline motor. That's a fact. This highest point plus 50mm determines the lowest possible hood position, which in turn determines the 10th to 90th percentile seating position, which affects how high the roof ,floor, and belt line are. Lowering the TOP of the motor lowers the WHOLE CAR. I don't give a damn about the CG of the motor, because that's only 400lbs and it's already pretty damn low. I care about the 2000+ lbs of car that now sits lower because of where the engine stops vertically.
Really tired of explaining this to people who are staying willfully ignorant.
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I could just as well make up some bull like that. Ready? Where the crank is dictates where the transmission mounts to the engine which dictates where the shifter of which dictates seating position so raising the bottom of the motor raises the whole car. I don't know why you are so concerned with a 40lb roof but wrote off a 400lb engine and the 100+ lb transmission. If what you say is correct then why is the brz centered higher than a corvette or miata again?