</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I don't think the I-6 is much longer then the V-8 Mike. )</font>
Its not that its longer(though I guess the other guys are right too /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif).. Its more regarding the shape.. Its easier for the I-6 to punch a hole in the ""thermal barrier"(thats what they call the firewall now) than it is for the much wider V-8 to do the same.. So, in a crash the V-8 is more likely to stay outside than the I-6.. Small margine I would think, but these are some of the things they think about behind the scenes..