Engine view from cabin
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Drifting
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Engine view from cabin
Kind of hard to verify from what I've seen so far, but is the engine area open to the cabin? If this is the case, then wouldn't there be airflow from the cabin over the engine and out the vents in the rear hatch? Just wondering since this would seem to transmit a lot of engine noise to the cabin. I know this is part of the appeal of a ME car.
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Many years ago a friend had a Lamborghini Miura and I remember being in the driver’s seat and seeing (I think they were) Weber carbs sticking up in the air when I looked through the rear window so the engine bay was sealed off from the drivers compartment. I think it would have been kind of noisy to have the engine exposed to the passenger compartment.
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I haven't seen the car in person and I'm not a mechanic ( I don't even play one on TV), but judging from the picture it doesn't look like it's going to be easy to work on the engine while it's still in the car.
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It would be cool to have the ability to remove the glass between the cabin and engine so that you can hear the engine more. Some exotics started offering this up.
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The only reason I open the hood on any of my Vettes is to keep it clean under there. I leave the mechanics to the experts.
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Horrible idea. It's called a firewall for a reason. Plus you have intake and exhaust fumes that can get pulled into the cabin. You wouldn't be able to track the car as it wouldn't pass HPDE tech either.
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On a 2-post lift I'd bet the entire rear drivetrain drops right out the bottom with the frame section in a couple hours, maybe less.
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Like, THE DUDE, turned the V-DUB backwardish, and kut it all the seat out, and and mid-engine beetle, and if you sat in the passenger seat, you could shift it, and then he got CO poisson, and just ain't been right sinse and it was kool!
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Dealer will have no problem, engine comes out from the bottom!
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