Several other people and then Phil Ethier wrote:
>>> I haven't driven one of these things but checked one out and noticed that
>>> essentially the entire engine sits forward of the front axle, seems to me
>>> weight distribution on this thing might not be so good.
>>
>>That's a layout common to just about every transverse-engine front-driver
>>ever made --
>
>>and unless someone figures out how to put the exhaust header
>>and the transaxle on the same side of the engine,
>
>That does not matter. There is nothing to prevent a sidewinder crossflow
>setup with the intake on the front and the exhaust on the rear. The
>differential can be on the front side of the setup, moving the engine aft.
In the US market, see a Lancia Beta or Lancia Zagato (1976-1982). Most have
long since rusted away, but they came with a twincam engine reclined 20
degrees behind the transaxle, intake manifold in front, exhaust manifold in
rear.
George "I'm still building an EP Lancia Scorpion" Emery
gemery@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/gemery
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