Nice to meet you finally today lol, got some decent pics of your ride today, very very cool. Congrats on top time of day as well. Feel special because they are the only pics I've edited today.
Nice to meet you finally today lol, got some decent pics of your ride today, very very cool. Congrats on top time of day as well. Feel special because they are the only pics I've edited today.
argghhh color changed with jpeg conversion from raw, ill edit again
In reply to DirtyBird222:
The pics are great, and the Kwak-green looks accurate on my screen. Sure hope that smoke screen was intended to address the local mosquito problems.
Per, we're waiting for an update!
Well well. We finally know who the Stig is.
angusmf wrote: Well well. We finally know who the Stig's daddy is.
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Nice shots. I haven't read all the write-ups on this build, but can someone talk about that wing? It looks crazy-large for that car. And is it completely necessary/functional/worth-the-weight at autoX speeds?
/noob
The original ZX10R breather was sucking oil into the intake. Switched to puke tank and oiling issues were solved....
On that lot, the aero wasn't going to work...too slow of speeds. Faster lots, definite aero advantage. The wing is actually small for BMod specs, or rather, I've got another 3 square feet to use within the 8 square foot maximum. That'll probably be used on the nose.
The entire wing assembly, including mounts, weighs 20lbs. I'm losing 3lbs with a switch to a carbon upper element, bringing it down to 17. A comparable (in terms of area) carbon 2 element wing weighs about 15lbs with mounts. Custom carbon wings are about 3k...
Jeez, does that thing have a 6' wheelbase, or what?
Nice shots, dirtybird.
And oddly enough, you can see Stig's Dad's Dad in the third shot taking a picture 
80" minimum for BMod....so 6.66 feet 
DirtyBird222 wrote:
Are afterburners allowed in BMod?
I wish. I at first though it was the fact that the engine went through a tumble cycle before it got to me. I'm running the oil high to keep it from starving during cornering--but probably too high and thus it sucked into the intake.
Per Schroeder wrote: And oddly enough, you can see Stig's Dad's Dad in the third shot taking a picture
ahh, that makes a lot more sense than the cup of coffee that was my first thought. 
I like that idea for the GRM stickers....
That picture was way cooler when i thought it was tire smoke....
Per Schroeder wrote: The entire wing assembly, including mounts, weighs 20lbs. I'm losing 3lbs with a switch to a carbon upper element, bringing it down to 17. A comparable (in terms of area) carbon 2 element wing weighs about 15lbs with mounts. Custom carbon wings are about 3k...
So your wing is adding 20lb of downforce at zero miles per hour.
Exactly.
The main element is a nice cross section with a boatload of camber. obviously designed by a smart person. I'm just playing with the secondary elements.
Oh, and by "mounts" I'm including all of the stuff that you see north of the fiberglass. I'm happy with how light it is...
It's actually noticeably tail happy at autocross speeds w/o the wing.
Per Schroeder wrote: It's actually noticeably tail happy at autocross speeds w/o the wing.
Have you played with putting 20lbs of ballast without the wing is with it off to to see if it is weight or aero download providing the extra grip?
I've got some pics of your dad in the car as well, I'll try and get them up tonight. I've got a bone to pick with the IRS...luckily their phones stay on til 10pm.
actually... a buddy of mine did part of the camera work as well, i just batch resized and did nothing else
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtybird222/sets/72157623578474272/
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