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Center of Gravity
or Center of Mass if you prefer...
Apparently, no one has ever measured the height of the Center of Gravity in an old 911, or at least there doesn't seem to be any record of it. In fact, there isn't much information on the location of the Cg along the side of the car either, but here is an interesting diagram I found for the 996:  I guess we can assume that the Cg on a Cayman is lower than that on an early 911 (??) There is one data tidbit I found: both the Cayman and the Nissan GT-R have a Cg that is higher than 18.1" (this was in an article on the new 2013 Scion FR-S which stated that they had beat those two worthy sports cars, with a Cg of only 18.1" - Road & Track, March 2012, p. 34). Last edited by RWebb; 03-06-2012 at 11:59 AM.. |
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03-06-2012, 11:49 AM
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Here is a pic giving the basic idea (for a model rocket):
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03-06-2012, 11:50 AM
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A simple analysis of why it is important:
Automobile handling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For more info, you need to read words written on actual paper: Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics by Thomas Gillespie is one source. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken is pretty comprehensive but ignored most of the European work. |
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03-06-2012, 11:54 AM
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Any one want to fill in the blanks here?
Longacre Racing Online -- Tech Article "Center of Gravity Height" you just need a set of scales, a way to suspend the car and (I think) away to make sure the suspension travel is contained |
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03-06-2012, 11:56 AM
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