985cc Turbocharged Nova Sprint Car

[mk1nova_rich]

Any news on the wheels then Colin?! Didnt expect to see you

[novarally]

Any news on the wheels then Colin?! Didnt expect to see you

The wheels are ordered, and a deposit placed.

Carl reckons they will take him around 6 weeks to do, as he's got to get a man in to do some re-programming on one of his machines to change it to suit 15" wheels.

Can't wait to get them!

I'm having 7.5" x 15" for the front, and 7" x 13" for the back.

[scott.parker]

Them dub and euro boys would be confused by this idea Colin, they wouldn't understand the idea of drag reduction, (and slight bit less weight) sound like they will be very nice, but dam costly to.

Scott

[novarally]

Them dub and euro boys would be confused by this idea Colin, they wouldn't understand the idea of drag reduction, (and slight bit less weight) sound like they will be very nice, but dam costly to.

Scott

They're costing a fair bit for sure, but considering the weight loss and looks bonus they give, and the fact they are complete one-offs, I think the price is sensible.

This is the style I'm having;







I'm probably going to go with the gold anodised finish.

[novarally]

A few more photos of the diffuser, now fully installed;

[calibra-keith]

looking good Colin, is that a varis universal diffuser ?

i have just emailed you about doors.

[novarally]

looking good Colin, is that a varis universal diffuser ?

i have just emailed you about doors.

It was an EBAY diffuser, apparently for a Honda S2000.

Yes, got your e-mail, thanks.

[MK999]

Might just be the angle but it looks like the front of it is pointed up? You want it flat, so it then curves away upwards. Besides that it looks rather sexy

[novarally]

Might just be the angle but it looks like the front of it is pointed up? You want it flat, so it then curves away upwards. Besides that it looks rather sexy

For the moment I've just bolted it directly to the spare wheel well (or what's left of it). So the diffuser may well need adjustment to flatten the angle. I'm planning to look at some further aerodynamics such as a flat floor, so it's all work in progress.

[MK999]

You'd have to go a lot lower for a flat floor etc to be worth the weight imo, carbon diffuser is pretty light and easy to bolt up etc so fair enough, but to spend the time/money/weight on the whole hog you'd need to be able to get the best out of it (i.e be double figure mm off the floor rather than double figure cm.)