 Pros and Cons of Running w/o Rar Hatch |
 Oct 5, 2009 - 9:32 AM
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So we ran about half the race without the rear hatch to save weight and I'm not sure whether or not it helped... some of my thoughts:
- Should we really be chopping weight out of the back of a FF at this point (already stripped interior)? - Do we ever go fast enough to have compromised aerodynamics as a result of removing the rear hatch? Anyway - just some thoughts -------------------- -Mike
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Oct 8, 2009 - 7:04 PM
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Screw that, I'd leave it bare. CF sexyness FTW.
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qatar11 Pros and Cons of Running w/o Rar Hatch Oct 5, 2009 - 9:32 AM
Ruroniarc Less weight = go faster (technically) regardless o... Oct 5, 2009 - 10:31 AM qatar11 right - I agree with the less weight ... but at th... Oct 5, 2009 - 10:52 AM Harold_Fastwaker Taking weight out of just the rear will make the c... Oct 6, 2009 - 4:22 PM Hanyo it really depends on the coarse.
If your are rac... Oct 7, 2009 - 2:30 AM qatar11 We were on a very fast course - 2 mile course aver... Oct 7, 2009 - 8:03 AM Culpable04 you'll lose traction as the chassis will flex ... Oct 7, 2009 - 9:07 AM Harold_Fastwaker Well, you would be better off running an actual wi... Oct 7, 2009 - 3:24 PM SwissFerdi A little off-topic, but isn't the car already ... Oct 7, 2009 - 3:32 PM
Harold_Fastwaker QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 7, 2009 - 4... Oct 7, 2009 - 3:55 PM SwissFerdi That's pretty terrible. Does anyone know how m... Oct 7, 2009 - 4:27 PM Harold_Fastwaker QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 7, 2009 - 5... Oct 7, 2009 - 4:32 PM qatar11 We are starting to scope creep here some...
remem... Oct 7, 2009 - 6:24 PM Harold_Fastwaker QUOTE (qatar11 @ Oct 7, 2009 - 7:24 ... Oct 7, 2009 - 7:16 PM Tom_SS2 keep the hatch, bin the glass just stick in some p... Oct 7, 2009 - 6:39 PM Hanyo to be honest, if i was the one building this car f... Oct 8, 2009 - 2:17 AM TiGZ461 QUOTE (Hanyo @ Oct 8, 2009 - 3:17 AM... Oct 8, 2009 - 2:46 AM yellowchinaman Well the biggest issue I see with removig the hats... Oct 8, 2009 - 7:15 AM Tigawoods back end will lift and slip out Oct 8, 2009 - 11:06 AM lagos Replace glass. Add riser blocks. Oct 8, 2009 - 2:07 PM Superaison replace glass as stated above, and get a carbon fi... Oct 8, 2009 - 2:14 PM johnnehh QUOTE (Superaison @ Oct 8, 2009 - 3... Oct 8, 2009 - 4:47 PM Tigawoods cf hatch ftw.
then paint it
thats what im doing Oct 8, 2009 - 6:58 PM Tigawoods it would look down right idiotic on my car Oct 8, 2009 - 7:49 PM SwissFerdi That's true...unless you got one with blue wor... Oct 8, 2009 - 7:50 PM qatar11 Where are you guys finding CF rear hatches? Oct 8, 2009 - 8:11 PM 6strngs QUOTE (qatar11 @ Oct 8, 2009 - 6:11 ... Oct 8, 2009 - 8:56 PM presure2 QUOTE (6strngs @ Oct 8, 2009 - 8:56 ... Oct 10, 2009 - 7:18 AM Tom_SS2 he can't fork out for a CF hatch as the car ca... Oct 10, 2009 - 8:17 AM Tigawoods even if it where to. would the glass be enough? th... Oct 10, 2009 - 8:17 AM qatar11 I think the rear hatch and glass are required from... Oct 10, 2009 - 8:45 AM Tom_SS2 QUOTE (qatar11 @ Oct 10, 2009 - 9:45... Oct 10, 2009 - 9:53 AM |
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