Longer Wheelbase
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Exmantaa
, Apr 24 2012 02:45 PM
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 04:28 PM
I reckon this guy and AtomX might have gone to the same school. Separated at birth?
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 04:29 PM
exmantaa = thinker
joe = dreamer
slindborg = fantasist
techie 5/6 fantasist
sixten = fixer
lee = wee-boy
atomx = 100mm long
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 04:42 PM
Not happy with wee boy can we change it for man juice I think it may of Been man juice lol
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 04:44 PM
exmantaa = thinker
joe = dreamer
slindborg = fantasist
techie 5/6 fantasist
sixten = fixer
lee = sex-wee (to busy to answer the phone) 
atomx = 100mm long
atomx = 100mm long
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 05:09 PM
Jesus wept. That's gonna make the Hennessey look like a short wheelbase car.
atleast mechanically the Hnnessey is prettier underneath
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 08:16 PM
would a longer wheelbase make the car slower to turn in and less responsive?
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 08:44 PM
Aha but if you have loads of power you can easy make up for that on straights.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 08:54 PM
Simple answer is yeswould a longer wheelbase make the car slower to turn in and less responsive?
But the wheelbase/track ratio is possibly more relevant
Edited by atom x, 24 April 2012 - 08:55 PM.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 09:03 AM
It's just a question of compromises as always...
If you have enough power, what you will loose with the longer wheelbase will be insignificant vs what you will gain on traction/braking and high speed stability.
Of course, on a very slow and curvy track you may end up being slower; you'll have to choose what you want the car for.
Btw, the VX already has a slightly longer wheelbase than the Elise/Exige
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 09:55 AM
I think i'd scrap the spacer and make a whole new rear subframe. It opens up a lot more engine options as you'll be able to redesign the engine mounts.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 10:42 AM
I think i'd scrap the spacer and make a whole new rear subframe. It opens up a lot more engine options as you'll be able to redesign the engine mounts.
Not a 'huge' quantity of extra work bearing in mind everything else you need to do to add the spacer.
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 03:59 PM
Would the current chassis to subframe connections have to be re-thought if you switched using a longditudinal engine configuration, as the bolted connection will be acting in shear rather than the current compression / tension?
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Posted 25 April 2012 - 05:35 PM
Doesn't seem to be an issue for the hennnnnnesssy.....
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Posted 09 January 2016 - 06:14 PM
And ydo you have a prject thread? I want to see this?
And mine IS longer by 100mmso far this thread has demonstrated that exmantaa = thinker joe = dreamer slindborg = fantasist techie 5/6 fantasist sixten = fixer lee = wee-boy
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Posted 09 January 2016 - 07:13 PM
Turned out that VX-GT was the actual dreamer of that bunch.
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Posted 09 January 2016 - 07:48 PM
And scammerTurned out that VX-GT was the actual dreamer of that bunch.
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Posted 10 January 2016 - 10:19 AM
Do we know if he finished his car? I saw it as a work in progress.
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