Impreza Group-N project.

[Aram]

Was talking to a guy yesterday who works freelance for Prodrive.

2 things came out, one of them is switching the master cilinders to the shorter versions and then moving them from the engine bay into the cabin, just behind the firewall.

This has 3 advantages, first the heat, it's cooler inside the cabin, second the distance is shorter so the loss of feel by bending material is reduced and third, the firewall on the Impreza is pretty weak, now I have the chance of making a very rigid mount increasing pedal feel again.

Then I have decided to try something that I have not seen before, at least, not in Holland.

According to this guy it is possible to move the engine 25mm back and 15mm lower in the car with the standard subframe too.

So this week I want to put the car the carlift and see if it is possible, of course from some things I already know that they will nee to change.

The gearlever and propshaft need to be shortened, maybe the exhaust will touch the subframe, and the gearbox subframe will need to be adjusted.

All of this is pretty easily done.

My biggest question is if the wheels axels will fit, they also move back so there is the risk of them getting to short.

I have the GC8 chassis with the 5mm wider GDB lower wishbones and GDB Spec-C axels, anybody have any ideas about this?

The advantages are clear of course, lower centre of gravity, weight moving further back in between the wheels, equals better handling.
Small extra advantage is more space for my radpack shroud.