1000Kg Newage - gain or strain?
16 October 2014, 04:23 PM
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1000Kg Newage - gain or strain?
We all know losing 400Kg would be easier on the brakes but how would such a substantial weight loss effect the clutch, shafts, gearbox and engine?
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16 October 2014, 04:45 PM
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16 October 2014, 04:59 PM
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Full Carbon Fibre body, polycarbonate windows, all parasitics removed, lightweight battery, wheel, tyres, brakes etc etc most of the boot underside cut away etc etc...
1000-1100kg Newage, or classic even, suppose it doesn't matter which.
1000-1100kg Newage, or classic even, suppose it doesn't matter which.
16 October 2014, 05:04 PM
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How you lose 400kg in the first place is the challenge. Once you start removing bodywork to acheive the weight loss you will have to put something back either to retain the shape of the car in the form of carbon or fibreglass panels, or adding some other kind of metal strengthening like a roll cage. So you will be putting weight back in at some point.
16 October 2014, 05:28 PM
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So a WRX gearbox capable of handling up to 360-370 might now be a little more comfortable at 380-400? Or is the torque gonna kill it even if the car weighed 500kg?
16 October 2014, 05:50 PM
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you would think that yes it would be easier but then the engine is still producing the same torque onto the gearbox. the wheels might start turning quicker but the power is still being transmitted.
its not a concept we often come across in real life as its much harder for humans to apply the same torque when things are reacting to the torque
it will defiantly help if your launching though where your dumping all the rotational inertia off the engine into the gearbox
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difficult question actually
you would think that yes it would be easier but then the engine is still producing the same torque onto the gearbox. the wheels might start turning quicker but the power is still being transmitted.
its not a concept we often come across in real life as its much harder for humans to apply the same torque when things are reacting to the torque
it will defiantly help if your launching though where your dumping all the rotational inertia off the engine into the gearbox
you would think that yes it would be easier but then the engine is still producing the same torque onto the gearbox. the wheels might start turning quicker but the power is still being transmitted.
its not a concept we often come across in real life as its much harder for humans to apply the same torque when things are reacting to the torque
it will defiantly help if your launching though where your dumping all the rotational inertia off the engine into the gearbox
