I'm sure it will be an enjoyable build to follow either way, but if you do go with the Audi 5cyl and Porsche rear mounted transaxle it will be especially fun!
horizenjob wrote:
I think rear transaxles are at least potentially a very good idea. Glen may or may not persist with it. I read thru the thread your pointing at and I think this reinforces my thoughts. Once we get a working solution for this it makes the adapter problems go away. You do get a new adapter problem, but it is the same for all engines. It should improve the handling by putting more weight on the rear wheels. That's hard to do on these cars. Transaxles are also a good amount lighter then a transmission + a diff, also a difficult thing to do.
While I do find rear transaxles an "interesting" idea, I don't know how much of an improvement it will necessarily be. Consider that it's generally done to improve the weight distribution of a car closer to 50/50 or even a slight rearward bias...However most Locosts that I'm aware of seem to already have at least a slight rear weight bias with driver on board, so it's not necessarily as important depending on just how heavy of a rearward bias you're looking for. To increase the rear weight bias further may actually even complicate the design and/or tuning process to adequately compensate for the tendencies of more heavily rear biased cars, especially if not using staggered tire widths. Also if my recollection is correct, while transverse transaxles are often lighter than a longitudinal trans/diff combo, the Audi/Porsche type units are not as much. Of course, all that being said, I still really like the idea!
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