Johnny Knoxville

I spoke to someone at a show and he said he had lower the engine in his car to improve handling? will this work? or is he talking poo

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gambit

yeah i droped mine 35mm
that was a joke

John Laverick

Yes it would work

Although it is v v unlikely some one has gone to the bother in a front wheel drive RS Turbo!!

Have a look in the engine bay of a modern WRC car and you will notice the engine is very low in the bay and also rotated backwards towards the bulkhead in order to lower the centre of gravity and therefore in theory improve the handling of the car.

Rick

Yes, it works very well. Lowering it and moving it back.

vroooom ptssssh

Yep, people do it in their cosworths too. . lower and move the engine back towards the bulkhead, lowers the centre of gravity and puts more weight to the back of the car, almost making it mid engined. . but not quite

stuart collins

iTrader: (7)

i no a rs turbo that has had this done

John Laverick

Any more details? I'm amazed at the lengths some people will go to with an RS Turbo

Is it the Imperial Blue Jamsport Car? When I sa it at national Day 2005 it appeared to be in a roughly conventional position.

Johnny Knoxville

Just found out a mate has lowered his engine in his Mk2 Orion with a Zetec engine but that was for clearence mainly but as a added bonus of handling and has said he's done it to another Escort, he's lowered them 20mm with block under the box cradle and modified the engine mount, any lower more modifications are needed to the cradle to clear the ARB he said.

Noisy Boy

Does it make that much difference?

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Only when your going round corners. It also puts slightly more stress on the driveshaft CV joints.

Noisy Boy

Hardly worth it then unless you got deep pockets i surpose

John Laverick

You're not gonna notice a 20mm drop.....

Hrsturbo

its not going to create stress on the cv joints but take it away as most rs's are lowered 25mm at least through suspension so your putting the shafts inline with the gearbox again by lowering the engine!

John Laverick

No your not.....lowering the car effectively lowers the car + engine and box in relation to the wheels = more stress on driveshafts and C.V. joints.

Lowering the engine/gearbox again lowers them in relation to the wheels = even more stress on the driveshafts / C.V. joints

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Thanks John.

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