Will this do?

[deezee]

My 280bhp, 1200kgs car is about fast enough for me (accelerating not top speed). I love the lunacy of it all. But also it doesn't handle as well as I'd like. Being mid engined, when it gets out of control, its gets RAPIDLY out of control.

Everytime I think of people going fast around corners, I think of this story

http://prison-diary.blogspot.com/

[danblack87]

Hi guys,
Thanks for all your replies, I appreciate them all, positive and negative.

As far as my kit car build, im going to go with the Sierra build and see how the car is when finished (a long time away ) and then gauge the speed.

I admit I hadn't really thought about WEIGHT in terms of the bhp and was just thinking of something that was faster than my previous car.

But now, It's going to be a classic build until I know what Im dealing with.

Thanks.

Dan.

[davidimurray]

A great example of how weight affects performance is FSAE/Formula Student type cars. Typically cars will weigh less than 200kg but only have 50-70hp as they are limited by a 20mm diameter restrictor in the intake system.

So what happens when you put a 470bhp Merc E55 AMG against one of these cars .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp1LiCY5dM

"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." - Colin Chapman, the legendary F1 engineer

[Tilly819]

Originally Posted by davidimurray

A great example of how weight affects performance is FSAE/Formula Student type cars. Typically cars will weigh less than 200kg but only have 50-70hp as they are limited by a 20mm diameter restrictor in the intake system.

So what happens when you put a 470bhp Merc E55 AMG against one of these cars .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp1LiCY5dM

"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." - Colin Chapman, the legendary F1 engineer

thanks for that dave i was wondering what to do for my next project.... , i recon with some slight modification you could get one of those threw IVA

tilly

[GraemeWebb]

Originally Posted by davidimurray

A great example of how weight affects performance is FSAE/Formula Student type cars. Typically cars will weigh less than 200kg but only have 50-70hp as they are limited by a 20mm diameter restrictor in the intake system.

So what happens when you put a 470bhp Merc E55 AMG against one of these cars .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp1LiCY5dM

"Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." - Colin Chapman, the legendary F1 engineer

Another famous Colin Chapman saying was 'add less weight'

[spud69]

Great video David.....

Just shows what it's all about......Well Done... Would be nice to see them race around some twisty track.

Cheers..AndyH