Thanks, that would be really useful information.Quote:
Originally Posted by t45_ste
I'm sure a custom built front damper could save 2 or 3kg per side, and would be well worth doing.
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Thanks, that would be really useful information.Quote:
Originally Posted by t45_ste
I'm sure a custom built front damper could save 2 or 3kg per side, and would be well worth doing.
You can save 2.5kg's per side roughly using fiberglass wings, much cheaper option lolQuote:
Originally Posted by novarally
I have some old wrc siera or cossy rear shockers in the garage and they are made from titanium, they are seriously light :thumb:
I'll be going full fibreglass front wings when I fit the wide arch kit, and I have yet to do a weight comparison between steel and fibreglass.Quote:
Originally Posted by 16xe_chris
2.5kgs per side seems a lot though, I wouldn't have thought a steel wing weighs much more than that in total. Must check tomorrow!
my steel front wings were 5kg each and the standard width fiberglass ones i have now are 2.4 each side:thumb:
it may sound a daft surgestion but had you thought about blow moulded or injection moulded abs front wings?
i dont know what your regs allow or how strong you would want them but a sheet of 1.5mm abs the size of the car would only weigh about 2 kg at the most so if you found someone that could vac form a wing for you cut a steel wing down to about 10mm all the way around the outer lip bond the abs wing wing to that and whola a wing that would weigh about a kilo at most
only issue is how strong it would be but abs is fairly impact resistant but how long they would last with cconstant gravel pebal dashing i dont know
as i say proberly not feasable but just a thought
also if you find some one to do it door skins boot lids ect would all be possable but again how flexable and stong they would be i dont know but the weight saving would be un beliveable
anybody know about the possabilitys of this?
it was suggested a few pages back, and a lotus was shown with a completely see through body :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ste porter
only thing with vac moulding is the part would have to be in its installed position when moulded, as the abs wont want to flex like fiberglass or even steel does, and as you know when you fit a nova wing you tend to flex it into shape when you fit the lower bolts, interesting concept though, personally i think you could make a really light fiberglass or kevlar front wing by making it just a single skin, but then you probably add back any weight saved making a frame to support it so it fits the car right, swings and roundabouts...
vac formed nova wings would be a max 200g per side at a guess though... but would be real fun to make..
Hi colin
What flywheel/clutch are you running? Could you drop down to a 5.5" clutch to save a bit more weight?
Also noticed there is some excess wiring coiled up............ getting desperate i know.
I'm not 100% certain what spec. the flywheel and clutch is, but I believe it may be a standard flywheel, lightened and a Helix plate and cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by t45_ste
So yes, there is room for improvement there, I'd like to go for a titanium flywheel and a 5.5" clutch eventually, as always it's a question of cash though!
The extra wiring is there in readiness for a traction control system which was originally planned, and may still happen one day.
The great news for today is that I've had a phone call from Andrew Bradley at BTEC Racing, and he's been running my Nova up on the rolling road.
With the new exhaust system (no silencer) we are seeing 219 bhp and 140 lbs/ft of torque at 7,500 rpm.
The power was still climbing as well, but it's not safe to rev it any higher than this with the standard bottom end which is in it.
We need to test the noise levels next to see if we are going to need to incorporate a silencer, which may steal a few horsepower of course.
I'm absolutely delighted!