Digital Liquid
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Ok, I have been thinking about getting a lighter chassis for my NTC3. But I have come across a statement that made me have second guesses about switching it out. Hopefully someone can shed a little more light on it for me.
In theory, you switch out the stock chassis for a lighter racing chassis to:
--- Give your car a little more snap off the line ( increase acceleration)
--- To improve handling (especially cornering)
Here's the statement I read which got me thinking about this. But by switching to a lighter chassis, you also raise the center of gravity (COG)higher. Becuase you are not as bottom heavy as you were to start with. Thus, giving you some negative handling characteristics.
Has anyone experienced this, or is the weight amount too small to even see any negative effects of raising the COG?
It seems that even the smallest changes to my touring car make a significant impact on its handling and performance (unlike my MT's), so it seemed like a valid statement. Anyone got any answers or personal experience from swithcing to a lighter chassis?
Thanks.
In theory, you switch out the stock chassis for a lighter racing chassis to:
--- Give your car a little more snap off the line ( increase acceleration)
--- To improve handling (especially cornering)
Here's the statement I read which got me thinking about this. But by switching to a lighter chassis, you also raise the center of gravity (COG)higher. Becuase you are not as bottom heavy as you were to start with. Thus, giving you some negative handling characteristics.
Has anyone experienced this, or is the weight amount too small to even see any negative effects of raising the COG?
It seems that even the smallest changes to my touring car make a significant impact on its handling and performance (unlike my MT's), so it seemed like a valid statement. Anyone got any answers or personal experience from swithcing to a lighter chassis?
Thanks.