New Barbie Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 airbox pics are on my website shrewdcookie - my Caterham site - now with carbon fibre airbox pictures ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Fat Arn Slay the K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Fat Arn Slay the K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Why is Arnie posting this back up 🤔 Support the 7 Society...... Ehhh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorAtle Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Just a thought. Instead of trying to measure pressure and calculating horsepower gains, why not do a simple test with a G-sensor where you log G & speed up to say 140mph with and without the airbox? Wouldn't that be the definitive answer? You get all the variables into play: * cold air (+) * possible ram air effect (+) * possible increase in drag (-) * weight penalty of airbox 😬 (-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 More like Weight Penalty of driver 😬 Support the 7 Society...... Ehhh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeE Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 WOW that's impressive!!!!! I love this thread, it makes me feel so proad to be British. You know to think that a back street outfit can beat the best brains in the global motorsport and aerospace industries, what with their huge R&D budgets and experience. That's just amazing, and he's done it by strapping a bucket to his bonnet - coooool. You know with your world beating talent and the fact that Adrian Newey appears to have gone off the boil maybe you'd like to apply for his position at MClaren? (if not head of NASA). Time for a bit of common sense I think 😬 R400 Duratec 230bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 thanks Peter - that was an error. I thought .1bhp seemed a bit low, but didn't spot it. so that's suggesting we have a max of a couple of bhp gain, and about 1bhp loss from drag... HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 PS this does mean that I finally have a broadband connection in my new flat, so my move to Newcastle from London is now complete[:U] HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 Mike, I've only just read your post. I would research who Activa are (although the composites part of the business has now closed down) and figure that McLaren also use their wind tunnel for a significant amount of their R&D work before you spout off yourself. That said, I should now come clean and admit the entire test was indeed a fabrication. Still anything which gets Hoopy to think for quite as long as he did has to be could. Beats having him fill up the server with test area content! Fat Arn Slay the K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeE Posted May 13, 2004 Share Posted May 13, 2004 Arnie - thanks for the kind words. So reading between the lines you're admitting I was right then (and you were talking bollox 😬) R400 Duratec 230bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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