Subject: Transmission Modifications (016) now KIT cars

[Dan Cordon]

While owners of the original *real* cars seem a bit snobby at times 
towards the kit versions, I think the kit community is relatively 
friendly of untraditional versions. Personally, I believe all the cobras 
suffer from far too much weight on the nose. An AWD AAN drivetrain in a 
cobra would be a very fun car, and if you got the hard top version it 
may even be sort of streetable year round.

My local VW mechanic has a Factory 5 cobra kit. A very fun car, even 
with just the 5.0L engine in it. But it snaps from understeer to 
oversteer even faster than my Mach I. Indeed, a hard car to drive 
fast....or at least drive fast well.

Since the Factory 5 Racing kit is so based on the mustang components, 
would you think it's the best starter platform? There's so many kits 
available....In fact, I have some detailed chassis dimensions for the 5k 
and 91 200 tq.....you could just buy the body, and build a chassis that 
accepts the audi subframe of your choice. Now *that* would be cool.

-- 
Dan Cordon
Mechanical Engineer
University of Idaho - Engine Research Facility

SuffolkD at aol.com wrote:
> Dan and listers:
> I pondered a similar thought with those factoryfive kit cars you see in 
> the auto magazines.
>  
> Would I loose "points" skipping the Mustang drivetrain for a german AWD 
> one? TWin turbo V8 or AAN
> Certainly would be the fastest lightest track gizmo.
> -Scott by BOSTON
>  
> : Dan Cordon <cord4530 at uidaho.edu>
> Subject: Transmission Modifications (016)
> 
> I'm thinking an awd play car that will likely be a tube chassis creation
> like the Formula SAE cars many universities build each year.....only
> slightly larger and maybe seating for two.