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427 Conversion?

alpine_64 said:
Mki/ii/iii cobra all have the same wheel base....the track for 289/427 changes...the 427 gets much wider track but wheelbase stays the same.

The ace had 3 engines .. all 6cyl.. AC , Bristol and Ford Zepher... I believe the tracks etc were not altered.. but you'd have to look that up

Alpines/tigers have inset rear track to allow them final oversteer... The sunbeams understeer as a default .. and you lush harder they understeer more, then if you lift off, the narrow rear track will cause the back to progressively come round and tighten the line.. final oversteer.. sort of idiot proof handling.. the tiger less so as the weight distribution is different and the transition from understeer to oversteer is a lot quicker and the steering isn't very quick....
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Thanks Michael ... That clears up a few things for me, the rest I'll look into.

.... David
 
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