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From: N8N on 30 Jul 2010 09:36 On Jul 28, 4:57 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:39:35 -0400, Bob wrote: > > Hi, > > > Have a 2009 Buick LaCrosse. > > Fairly typical front wheel drive, I would think. > > > Question: Never thought about the hump/tunnel running between the front > > and rear seats. > > > If the car is front wheel drive, and presumably the power goes (only) to > > the front wheels, what is the tunnel for ? > > There are lots of other things running in the 'tunnel'; wiring, fuel > lines, brake lines and the like. > > Besides, I think the LaCrosse is based on a European design that has an > AWD option. Not sure, but I think I read that somewhere. > > Also, the 'hump' adds to structural rigidity. Even the original and > subsequent VWs had a hump down the middle, albeit very small. Also sometimes used to tuck up cables and tubing... my old 914 had a vestigial hump, was used to route fuel line, brake line, throttle and heater control cables. nate
From: Tegger on 30 Jul 2010 12:10 N8N <njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in news:6060856a-4667-4f5f-9f8f-6eee6f6e921a(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com: > > Also sometimes used to tuck up cables and tubing... my old 914 had a > vestigial hump, was used to route fuel line, brake line, throttle and > heater control cables. > > nate > It's also a handy place for the shift linkage, for those cars with floor- mount shift levers. And for FWD cars, the exhaust is often partially recessed into the tunnel, especially bulky items like resonators and cats. -- Tegger
From: N8N on 30 Jul 2010 14:58 On Jul 30, 12:10 pm, Tegger <inva...(a)example.com> wrote: > N8N <njna...(a)hotmail.com> wrote innews:6060856a-4667-4f5f-9f8f-6eee6f6e921a(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com: > > > > > Also sometimes used to tuck up cables and tubing... my old 914 had a > > vestigial hump, was used to route fuel line, brake line, throttle and > > heater control cables. > > > nate > > It's also a handy place for the shift linkage, for those cars with floor- > mount shift levers. > > And for FWD cars, the exhaust is often partially recessed into the tunnel, > especially bulky items like resonators and cats. > > -- > Tegger yes, I forgot about that, the rod for the shifter ran through the tunnel as well. nate
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 30 Jul 2010 17:47
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:11 -0700, N8N wrote: > On Jul 28, 4:57 pm, Hachiroku ハチロク <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:39:35 -0400, Bob wrote: >> > Hi, >> >> > Have a 2009 Buick LaCrosse. >> > Fairly typical front wheel drive, I would think. >> >> > Question: Never thought about the hump/tunnel running between the front >> > and rear seats. >> >> > If the car is front wheel drive, and presumably the power goes (only) to >> > the front wheels, what is the tunnel for ? >> >> There are lots of other things running in the 'tunnel'; wiring, fuel >> lines, brake lines and the like. >> >> Besides, I think the LaCrosse is based on a European design that has an >> AWD option. Not sure, but I think I read that somewhere. >> >> Also, the 'hump' adds to structural rigidity. Even the original and >> subsequent VWs had a hump down the middle, albeit very small. > > Also sometimes used to tuck up cables and tubing... my old 914 had a > vestigial hump, was used to route fuel line, brake line, throttle and > heater control cables. > > nate Is that like a vestigal tail? ;) |