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Old 12-28-2004, 04:55 AM
tome coelho tome coelho is offline
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I'm not aware of any other car having ever featured such a split shaft. Nor is anybody able to explain exactly why Jano made it that way
It has a very simple answer. It was meant for lowering the pilot possition and general gravity center, and also to eliminate the torque diff/axle rotating forces.

Many other cars used off-set proplers to reduce the gravity center, along with offset engines.
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