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| Comments: 35 (Read/Post) Favorites: 1 (View) |
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on: 03-26-2002
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how big is too big |
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| #21 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:11:09 PM |
| Posted By : SuperDave479 |
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#14, Oh, it's the guy with his favorite link set to Veilshit's site. *rolls eyes*
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| #22 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:15:41 PM |
| Posted By : NismoTyler |
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#16, My English sucks? You capitalized the "b" in "because" after a comma in the beginning of your first sentence. "...run a car with the same profile in NASCAR." You forgot the "as" before "in NASCAR."
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| #23 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:19:42 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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#22, It happens directly as a result of the reply system. I was referring mostly to your apparent affinity for the ellipsis, that wonderful symbol that results when you keep banging the '.' key with whatever appendage you happen to prefer. Thanks for actually typing a reply in English, though; it was far better than your previous comment.
Also, I did not forget the word "as"; its inclusion was not necessary. I would have included it if I wanted to say, "run a car with the same profile as that one in NASCAR," or something similar.
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| #24 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:20:35 PM |
| Posted By : comradesampo |
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#22, "You forgot the "as" before "in NASCAR." " -- No, he didn't. They built the street car that way so that they could build the race car that way -- i.e. homologation.
The Charger Daytona was a homologation special, not a look-alike built to cash in on racing success.
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| #25 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:24:08 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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#24, Thanks. That's basically what I meant.
How literally did they take the homologation rules back then? I know that now, stock cars only bear a superficial resemblance to their road-going brethren, but they enforce compliance with the rules by ensuring that the cars match up to a set of specified templates, thus staying within the expected aerodynamic parameters. Obviously they considered homologation more strictly back then, but I'm still not sure of its extent.
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| #26 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:30:43 PM |
| Posted By : stang392 |
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#25, everything had to be in a street car, just not in the same car. thats how we got the 429 Boss.
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| #27 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:33:09 PM |
| Posted By : Lemming |
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#26, That's pretty much what I'd figured. Any idea to what extent they were allowed to modify the cars? Could they do anything more than put in roll cages?
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| #28 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:35:19 PM |
| Posted By : comradesampo |
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#25, I'm not really the best person to ask, but the impression I've gotten (mainly from reading Mark Donohue's book) is that they had a lot more leeway for modification than they did in, say, the early 50s -- but the cars were still modified street cars, i.e. not purpose-built tube-frame cars.
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| #29 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:40:42 PM |
| Posted By : stang392 |
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#27, not sure, i know the winged cars had aero ducts in the front so i guess they could do some other things
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| #30 |
11-13-2003 @ 08:48:08 PM |
| Posted By : comradesampo |
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#27, They did whatever NASCAR let them get away with. What that was seemed to vary with phases of the moon.
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| #31 |
5-15-2004 @ 01:47:31 AM |
| Posted By : comradesampo |
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#9, It's a rear diffuser. That's how you get ground-effect downforce out of a flat-bottomed car (i.e. F1, Le Mans, and just about everything else except CART and a few national single-seater series). By increasing the volume of the air under the car at the back while maintaining the same velocity, you decrease the air pressure under the car and suck it downward, thus gaining loads of downforce.
It works very well on F1 cars (who I'm told get 30-40% of their downforce from the diffuser), but unless this is some sort of street JGTC car, it must just be for show here.
Incidentally, the rear diffuser is the reason race cars leave such a long rooster tail when it rains.
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| #32 |
5-15-2004 @ 01:57:25 AM |
| Posted By : Paganknights |
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#15, Actually the NSX hits in the mid 170 MPH range, so a modified version could very well hit 200+ MPH
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| #33 |
7-28-2005 @ 12:00:35 AM |
| Posted By : 89Rettagt |
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#32, it probably couldnt, considering gearing and the size and shape of the rear wing. too much drag.
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8-01-2005 @ 03:06:47 AM |
| Posted By : MxCx |
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#33, Yeah, that wing looks way too steep for 200..
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