Center of gravity for my 914, I measured it... anyone else? |
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Center of gravity for my 914, I measured it... anyone else? |
groot |
May 20 2006, 01:46 PM
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I've been told the Cg for a 914 is around 16", but this seems high to me, since the pwertrain is so low in the vehicle. I finally got around to measuring it, albeit, somewhat inaccurately.
So, I borrowed some scales, weighed the car, raised one end 10" and weighed it again. This moved 20 pounds.... So, by my crude calculations and crude measurement that puts my Cg at 9.6 inches. Consisdering how low I run the car, seems pretty close to me. The middle of the engine sits at abou 10 inches. Has anyone else measured their Cg???? I'd like to get some confidence in my numbers. |
groot |
May 22 2006, 05:20 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 896 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Just a bit of vector geometry.... but Longacre has a quick and dirty version in their instructions that come with their scales.
The accuracy goes up with the height you raise the one end, but I had trouble getting it 10" high. |
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