What ever happened to Y-Body.org? or is it called something else now i rember visiting it once and i know F-Body is still going........any answers would be helpful
vettes?
R.I.P. Brian St.Germain
you know, i love when people like to criticize others about their behavior,
but turn around and do the same freaking thing months later...
The GM Y-Body is the chassis platform shared by the Chevrolet Corvette and the Cadillac XLR. It has a rear-wheel drive, front-engined V8 layout, accommodating either a small block Chevrolet V8 (such as an LT4 or LS1) in the Corvette, or the 32-valve DOHC Northstar V8 in the XLR. The Y-Body also has 4-wheel independent suspension. Like a standard rear-wheel drive, front-engined chassis, the Y-Body's V8 engine is longitudinally mounted, but unlike many such cars, the Y-Body incorporates a rear-mounted transaxle instead of a transmission mounted directly to the engine. Power is transferred to the transaxle via a torque tube. The transaxle is offered in both 4-speed automatic and 6-speed manual versions.
Wouldn't the rear mounted gearing cause greater losses as the rotational mass of the torque tube would be spun up to engine rpm instead of the much slower output down a regular driveshaft to the rear-end?
PAX
but makes up for it in weght balance. and leg room
I was thinking a bit about it after and figure they could also use a much lighter flywheel.
It's all good.. Or at least it doesn't seem to have hurt the Vette.
PAX
lol now that we have been told about what a Y body is thank you very much there was stuff there i didn't know ......anyone know what Happened to Y-Body.org?
