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Ddaddy said

Sounds good. I assume you are also looking at lowering the center of gravity by sinking the battery and fuel cell halfway down through the trunk pan to match the center of the mass of the engine that sits at that height up front. 50/50 also means a matching center of gravity height front and back.

It's why my SRT uses a battery mounted below the deck in the trunk and twin self-leveling saddle fuel tanks underneath the rear seats just in front of the rear axle.

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Actually yes. The class I'll most likely end up in requires the fuel cell to be mounted flush or below with a 1/8 thick plate bolted to the frame covering it.


As for the batteries I have a trick for that too.

You know the area between the passenger side frame and the quarter panel where the trunk floor extensions go? Well, some measuring shows that I can fit two batteries there? Tops flush with the trunk floor , thus not only offsetting my front to rear weight but helping to offset the driver weight some as well