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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly
I don't understand what you're saying here. Low CoG means less roll during turning, and having it closer to the firewall means the polar moment of inertia is closer to the CoG meaning it is more willing to turn. That's just the laws of physics and has nothing to do with FHI needing to update their line of engines.
If you don't think the boxer engine makes a difference in CoG, take a look at this page
This is on the stock suspension so with even a 1" drop it will be lower than all the cars on that list. |
i might be wrong but body roll isnt as much of an issue when you have a good suspension design with a huge useable camber curve. no matter what the cog is the weight transfer and any rate of lateral acceleration is going to be basically the same.
of course those suspensions with a 1" drop will be lower than the frs again but you are ignoring roll centers so i dont know how much that will mean. and even if what youre saying is still favorable for the frs and its low cog, its more hype than anything. so its been compared to a couple cars favorably. i can tell you that there are hundreds of thousands of stock na miatas driving around with lower center of gravities...