for wun

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:56 pm

what sort of top speeds are you hitting on that track?

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:17 pm

apparently putting the roof and windows up gives you better aerodynamics = faster

so i heard anyway

d-mag · Postby **d-mag** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:08 pm

wun911 wrote:

I agree, get a passenger with knowledge to show you some lines...

....probably need to put the passenger seat back in though. :wink:

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:29 am

You should totally put hydrogen in your tyres. It'd be lighter than air.

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:41 am

sabretooth wrote:You should totally put hydrogen in your tyres. It'd be lighter than air.

doesn't do much for traction tho Geoff.............. :wink:

grump · Postby **grump** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:17 am

a micro switch under your accelerator peddle that turns your altenator off when you put your foot right down. an altenator that is producing charge uses horse power.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:09 pm

From my limited understanding nitrogen is better... inert...

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:16 pm

Four explosions are a small sacrifice for the extra lightness.

grump · Postby **grump** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:06 pm

CJ5 before you so easily dissmiss something, do a little reserch, for example to produce 45 amps requires approximately a 2 hp generator. if your altenator is charging at 45 amps it is using 3/4 of a horsepower. If you are running a battery that is half charged and the altenator is working hard to charge it ,the altenator will draw horsepower from your engine. I used the mico switch system on a ski boat that won the Queensland drag ski title many years ago, and that had a 350 chev in it that was producing nearly 700 hp.

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:16 pm

dear god..............grump & wun have the same genetic background :lol:

grump · Postby **grump** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:23 pm

i don't know about genetic but as we get older and learn a few things we also learn to listen with our ears as well as our mouth.

AJ · Postby AJ » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:38 pm

grump wrote:i don't know about genetic but as we get older and learn a few things we also learn to listen with our ears as well as our mouth.

mmmmmmmm................well I AM a bit older & live life with my ears open wide, I'm also old enough & experienced enough to dismiss those things that are too trivial to contemplate

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:45 pm

but the microswitch is added weight , therefore cancelling out any benefits in increased horsepower, surely. also it will adversely affect the handling of the car as it will throw out your 50:50 weight distribution by approximately 0.004% .