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I have read that R is essential to the integrity of the chassis. But I question if it's positioning is due to the nature of the original design and engine donor having the intake on the left side of the chassis.

Can R be moved to the left side if your intake is on the right? It sure would make for alot more room. Or is R specifically there for some torsional ridgity due to engine torque.

I'm no mechanical engineeer. I'm just hacking my way through this. What ya'll think?

dale

People have done all sorts with R ... made it into a Y, moved it around to suit packaging. I plan on putting on one bolt sides, but it might morph into a Y instead of just a plain R tube or just some diagonal tubes installed wherever they fit around the intake and exhaust.

-Steve

This is what I guess I plan on doing. fwiw, my engine set back will be quite a bit more.. and lower.

Yeh that would work, or you can do one on each side too....