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2015 Mustang to gain 300lbs.!?!
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<blockquote data-quote="Voltwings" data-source="post: 14247093" data-attributes="member: 155561"><p>I'd like to touch on what you said about weight distribution a bit. Just kinda spit balling here, but i think we all know what the ideal weight distribution is right? 50/50 or thereabouts for a neutral car. ALL of the mustangs weight is centered in the front with the big engine / transmission, even though some of that weight ends up towards the middle. We know the IRS added some more weight to the rear, and i am not suggesting Ford added weight for the sake of better distribution, but maybe someone took a look at it and went .... well this seems to work pretty well.</p><p></p><p> Most of the new weight is in the interior as well, and the cockpit basically sits in the middle of the weight distribution ( i realize this does not directly apply to you with drag racing), so i dont see the added 100 lbs really effecting handling that much. 100 lbs off the nost of a car and 100 lbs smack dab in the center are two completely different things when it comes to handling charactoristics. Same logic can be applied to any car on the street now. Just pulling random weight out wherever you can will not nevessarily translate into better track performance, the whole suspension needs to be designed around where that weight is going to be ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voltwings, post: 14247093, member: 155561"] I'd like to touch on what you said about weight distribution a bit. Just kinda spit balling here, but i think we all know what the ideal weight distribution is right? 50/50 or thereabouts for a neutral car. ALL of the mustangs weight is centered in the front with the big engine / transmission, even though some of that weight ends up towards the middle. We know the IRS added some more weight to the rear, and i am not suggesting Ford added weight for the sake of better distribution, but maybe someone took a look at it and went .... well this seems to work pretty well. Most of the new weight is in the interior as well, and the cockpit basically sits in the middle of the weight distribution ( i realize this does not directly apply to you with drag racing), so i dont see the added 100 lbs really effecting handling that much. 100 lbs off the nost of a car and 100 lbs smack dab in the center are two completely different things when it comes to handling charactoristics. Same logic can be applied to any car on the street now. Just pulling random weight out wherever you can will not nevessarily translate into better track performance, the whole suspension needs to be designed around where that weight is going to be ... [/QUOTE]
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