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  1. Thread: engine weight

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    engine weight

    hi.
    just wondering.
    in the middle of the light V8 engine battle
    powertec macroblock V8 2.6L
    http://www.powertecracing.com/v8_index.php

    and the RST V8
    http://www.rst-v8.com/

    it makes me...
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    hmmm makes me curious. what about the L/D? well,...

    hmmm makes me curious.
    what about the L/D? well, this is only valid in discussing racing cars which are designed to create downforce...
    the figures are like 5000lbs of downforce and 1000lbs at a...
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    well, actually the area of contact patches are...

    well, actually the area of contact patches are determined by the width of the tires also, not solely on the diameter. and also, taller sidewalls flex more. it absorbs energy better, which translates...
  4. Thread: movable ballast

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    thanks!!

    thank you all!! now i understand much more!!
    oh, btw, is there a formula in measuring the approximate amount of lateral force can be taken by a tire (considering mass on axis, contact patch area,...
  5. Thread: movable ballast

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    movable ballast

    hi. i'm not an engineer or what but hey, everyone's free to speak their mind here, last time i remember.. lol
    i happened to stumble on an idea of a movable ballast to improve handling nof a car.,...
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    tonne, sorry, tonne allright? sorry:)

    tonne, sorry, tonne allright? sorry:)
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    VW beetle engine swap, help needed

    allright, here's the situation: i happened to plunge myself with a project to make a really fast VW beetle (1963),
    the owner wants to swap its engine with some requirements:
    -the power/weight...
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    allright,..

    OK,here are some new guides:

    variable cam timing
    natural asipiration
    V cylinder arrangement
    4valve/cyl
    stock intake/exhaust system
    no exotic materials

    sorry, but hey,everybody make...
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    cylinders in same total displacement

    simple: which, do you think, will be more powerful, a 4 litre V-8 or a 4 litre v-12?? note that both has the same grand total of displacement (4 litre)

    so in other words, will the engine be more...
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    RB26DETT, extremely tunable!!! strangely...

    RB26DETT, extremely tunable!!!

    strangely enough, maybe, but i kinda like how the V-10 engines of F-1 cars scream...
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    anyone still expecting the nissan skyline...

    anyone still expecting the nissan skyline GTR-35???
    people said it will be all-new
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    the 350Z porsche (ford GT is too young,...

    the 350Z

    porsche (ford GT is too young, ferrari have problem in handling) and especially with all the optional handling and performance package.

    Merc CLK

    Lancer Evo, it has AYC and some...
  13. Thread: future engines

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    future engines

    allright, we all knew that we are running out of fossil fuels. and the air in the atmosphere is getting more and more polluted.

    since many years before this, scientists have tried air powerd...
  14. Thread: F-1 Vs supercar

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    F-1 Vs supercar

    i want to ask for your opinion here:

    can a road car, in a state of supercar or "hypercar"
    can score competitive lap times with an F-1 car
    this means for a lap in a racetrack, not road.

    F-1...
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