EVO Aerodynamics Review
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codylop (Apr 18, 2017)
Apr 18, 2017, 03:31 AM
#662
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Ive stripped all the doors out so they r just a shell and have lexan windows etc. dash is a hollow shell. all sound deadening etc removed. no carpet etc.
Im at the point now where i need to start chopping weight out of the actual structure of the car. its just finding which parts you can cut without affecting the actual structural integrity of the chassis. bearing in mind i have an extensive rollcage installed however.
Jun 30, 2017, 08:19 AM
#665
With regard to mounting location of the rear wing - no matter if it's mounted solid to the rear frame rails or on the squishy trunk lid, the force applied at the tires will not change as long as the wing element itself is in the same location. Where the element is located will change the F/R balance, but total downforce will not change (except a bit due to the change in the airstream as you get farther back from the roofline).
One significant possibility to do something different and beneficial would be a wing mounted directly or indirectly via pushrods to the rear uprights. This would give you unsprung downforce rather than typical sprung downforce.
One significant possibility to do something different and beneficial would be a wing mounted directly or indirectly via pushrods to the rear uprights. This would give you unsprung downforce rather than typical sprung downforce.
Jun 30, 2017, 08:33 AM
#666
As for updates, the first round of price quotes to build my AMB Aero pieces was from a composites company who does Indycar bits. The prices reflected that. 🙁 So we're waiting on production quote from another place more local that does some CSR/DSR type stuff as well as aftermarket performance composites. Hopefully this will be closer to my zero-budget level. :-)
On a different topic, I emailed a tire manufacturer looking for info on using their tires at extreme high loads. They pretty much laughed and said my calculations "must" be off . . . Lol
On a different topic, I emailed a tire manufacturer looking for info on using their tires at extreme high loads. They pretty much laughed and said my calculations "must" be off . . . Lol
Jun 30, 2017, 03:35 PM
#667
^ thought you had connections with DHP composites? they cant make what you need?
aren't you going to run standard hoosier or bfg tires. are those tires used in WTA cars designed specifically for those cars that make 5k lbs of down force? or they just off the shelf tires.
aren't you going to run standard hoosier or bfg tires. are those tires used in WTA cars designed specifically for those cars that make 5k lbs of down force? or they just off the shelf tires.
Jun 30, 2017, 05:26 PM
#669
^ thought you had connections with DHP composites? they cant make what you need?
aren't you going to run standard hoosier or bfg tires. are those tires used in WTA cars designed specifically for those cars that make 5k lbs of down force? or they just off the shelf tires.
aren't you going to run standard hoosier or bfg tires. are those tires used in WTA cars designed specifically for those cars that make 5k lbs of down force? or they just off the shelf tires.
As for tires - some just can't handle the loads because of the construction.
yeah the fast cars run Advan AO50 I believe. I'm trying to find something stickier that will work
Last edited by EVOlutionary; Jun 30, 2017 at 05:39 PM.
