Front drivers, was: <VV>Used to be Novas and Vairs

[mhicks130 at cox.net]

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 Then what is that hump down the middle of almost every front driver out 
there? Oh, I forgot. They lowered the floorpan so low that they needed 
somewhere to run the exhaust pipe. LOL Anyway, that blows your assertion 
about a tunnel. Bottom line: front drive does NOT assure a tunnel-less 
passenger compartment. Hence not much advantage there. 
 
-Mark 
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Seriously Mark??  The tunnel on a FWD car is tiny compared to the tunnel on a front engine/rear drive car.  They're typically bigger than the tunnel on a Corvair though - but the Corvair DOES have a hump running front to back.  I'm not sure what you'd gain from having no tunnel at all but there you go.  Having a tunnel shape running front to back does provide a nice structural component to the monocoque chasis though, so it's a good thing.  You don't have to run a driveshaft and what not down the tunnel with the exhaust pipe at least.

mikeH