Originally Posted by
panelbeater
all valid points but the car it came out of has the correct geometry for the engines location. unless you are going to redisign the suspension geometry on the calibra to compensate, i'd suggest fitting it as far back as poss
The suspension design of the calibra is designed for the engine and box to be sat forward of the stut, and in fact the gearbox too on the original car.
Here is my bay at the moment:
Essentially if you drew a line through the struts, if I do it the way im saying it would mean im going to put the engne in so the back edge of it sits a little further back than the current engine, and the front edge sits a little further forward, so i guess the centreline of the engine is going to be roughly where it is now, just overhanging both ways by more, and the gearbox will be moved back right behind the bulkhead.
Actually, the more I think about the current setup and weight distribution of the calibra, the more this is making sense!