Originally Posted by
micrors4guy
I tried it this weekend. It yeilded more steering because of more weight over the front by moving the battery foward. I did not give up much traction because of the esc being added over the rear. I yeilded the same fast laptime. However, im still not as consistant with it just yet. Gonna give it one more weekend and if I cant pull my consistancy back its comming out and I will be back to the old layout.
I hear a lot of different theories about shifting weight forward and whether steering increases or decreases. Over at Tune with Camber Links thread, Fred Swain is making the case that moving weight BACK increases steering as it changes the roll stiffness,
http://www.rctech.net/forum/11647311-post1112.html
Maybe the ESC over the battery shifts weight back increasing steering? Or the slightly higher center of gravity adds more roll?
Personally I like the look of the esc in front of shock tower, was it not possible to keep the battery in the same position as you had it before? I'd be interested in seeing what just the esc mounting position does with everything else the same.
-kyri