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Absolute Power is Awesome
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Issaquah, WA
Originally Posted by Pele
I've heard it's not how much it is, but the location change... You're moving it from Driver's side, above the trim line, in front of the front axle, to passenger side, just in front of the rear axle, below the trim line.
Not that I've moved it yet, but I plan on it.
Not that I've moved it yet, but I plan on it.
Originally Posted by purple82
It has to be an appreciable amount of weight in the first place.
Spend some time around a race team. Not even at the highest levels of racing 5 oz is an appreciable amount of weight.
To get that weight lower, closer to the yaw axis and on the "correct" side of the car is priceless.
Spend some time on a set of scales and play with moving that 20 lbs around. You will be amazed at how much of an effect it has. If you haven't done it then you don't know. Granted a few tenths of a percent in cross weights doesn't seem like much to someone who doesn't care.
Absolute Power is Awesome
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Issaquah, WA
Originally Posted by RotaryAXer
Spend some time around a race team. Not even at the highest levels of racing 5 oz is an appreciable amount of weight.
To get that weight lower, closer to the yaw axis and on the "correct" side of the car is priceless.
Spend some time on a set of scales and play with moving that 20 lbs around. You will be amazed at how much of an effect it has. If you haven't done it then you don't know. Granted a few tenths of a percent in cross weights doesn't seem like much to someone who doesn't care.
To get that weight lower, closer to the yaw axis and on the "correct" side of the car is priceless.
Spend some time on a set of scales and play with moving that 20 lbs around. You will be amazed at how much of an effect it has. If you haven't done it then you don't know. Granted a few tenths of a percent in cross weights doesn't seem like much to someone who doesn't care.
You said that moving the battery "helps a ton" and makes a big difference in handling. I disagree that anyone would really notice a difference from the seat of his/her pants. It might be a couple of 10ths of a second faster on a twisty road course due to reduced polar moment of inertia. I've driven my car in many different configurations, without spare tire, without rear sound deadening, with a 12a, with a carbed 13b, with a FI 13b, on the road, it's still dynamically the same car.
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From: Indy
Originally Posted by mcnannay
put a playstation 2 back there so you can play gran turismo while you're waiting to race like in the fast and furious.....
im only kidding....how bout a pony kegorator?
im only kidding....how bout a pony kegorator?
Originally Posted by purple82
It might be a couple of 10ths of a second faster on a twisty road course due to reduced polar moment of inertia.
You are right it isn't something that you really feel when driving. It helps the numbers on the scale and I am a numbers geek. The 'helps a ton' comment was based on more of a mental/numbers comment.
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