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Zj,
I am kind of torn on what you said. I have been considering ground clearance for the reason you mentioned.
It would be amazing to have a trifecta(Ecobox, super-car hunter-killer, and an offroad toy). I don't think I can do it though.
It obviously could be done but you would have to sacrifice a little on the ecobox and supercar fronts to achieve the offroad capability. Its only going to have enough ground clearance to make it over small, medium and extended speed bumps(3 inches). I'm also going to be using F1 front suspension and aftermarkets for the rears to keep it low. The wheel center is above the bottom of the chassis(which is flat except for a 2 inch drop that forms a scoop to cram air into the engine bay) with 14 inch rims and 185/60s on the front and something much fatter on the rears.
I have also put some thought to the blower. . .Its going to be on a clutch(think AC) so I can disengage it and engage a short track CAI instead when I am aiming for those 50-60mpg. I have a few local exotics that show up down at Thunder Valley(1/4 drag strip associated with BMS(Bristol Motor Speedway)) that are the targets of the Hunter-Killer and she is going to need the blower to accomplish a blowout defeat. It may be possible to destroy them without it(290 hp/ton without and 400-500 hp/ton with). . .but who wants to just beat a twin turbo NSX. . .^_^ I want to demolish it and get 30 mpg in the process.
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