Elbow Room

[edwardb]

5-6 inches is a lot. More than the thickness of the door. Not sure how that's possible. I personally haven't done it, but I've seen pictures where guys have cut the door back along the top, e.g. so they roll over less into the cockpit. I'm guessing 1-2 inches. Maybe someone will post a picture. Maybe a smaller steering wheel? But that raises other questions.

I'll be honest though, even with the pretty mild three turn rack in mine I've never felt like hand-over-hand was necessary. Not even close. It turns very quickly without taking my hands off the wheel. Guys who autocross or simply want it to turn more quickly use a quicker rack.

I don't see how a V-6 will help much either. Bell housing and transmission are what's taking up the room next to you. Not the engine. Aside from the very thought of putting a V-6 in there...

The Roadster is a relatively small car no matter how you look at it.