ok will moving the engine farther back into the firewall improve stability and more weight into the rear??

 

stability i would think that it depends on the rest of suspension setup (spring rates swaybars etc.) , but weight distribution yes and rearward weight transfer yes. I would set the car up on a skid pad and dial it in.

 

i was talking about the kind of setup the 4th gens have i mean they are recesed deep in the firewall

 

with 4thgens, they didnt set the engine back.. the firewall just mearly went forward.... the engine sits under the cowl because some designer at GM thought having a huge sloped windshield was a good idea

in a 4thgen, the engine is in the same place that it is on a 3rdgen.

 

i always thought that the engine was so far back in the 4th gen cars to help eliminate backyard meachanics.

 

backyard mechanics??

 

150+ MPH w/275 HP is the reason of the sloped windsheild. :rockon:

 

Of course. You should see some of the things people have done to accomplish that objective in the last 4 decades or so.

You can see what the factory did in the 4th gens. Certainly curtails casual shade tree activity.

 

3rdgen firebirds have a lower drag co..

 

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