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Old 02-07-2007, 11:39 AM
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i like the ramp idea, see how fast you have to be traveling to jump on top of the school. lol. but as someone said already, you might hit the first jump andland wrong. that wouldprobally mean game over for you.
Old 02-07-2007, 04:36 PM
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As I have said and many others suspension settup is not even close to being easy, or basic. There are so many variables to take into account, also you can take into affect tires, side wall size's, ride height, toe in and toe out, camber, so many things. You can also test with the wing on and wing off, how about a mini wing for up front cant find one make one to Plant the front end down and test and re-test. add weight and to strategic places and take weight off at strategic places. How about larger and smaller shock piston size and such things like that. You can add caster if you can do this, sway bars, shock limiters and beside what's been said earlier in this thread, this is all that I can think of.

As you see we have come up with a ton of things for you to do. There's a ton of things that you can do, change and change some more. If you got to work and did all of the variables here that we said, you would be busy from here to mid april, whih nobody could say that you didnt work your butt off doin all of this. But it's your choice, I hope you the best and I hope you get an A or whatever they give you for a passing grade down there in aussie.
Old 02-07-2007, 07:11 PM
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Lol at the rocket, i dno if my teacher will like me strapping a rocket to something.
If you show him before the demonstration you should be ok. Our grade 12 chemistry teacher let me demonstrate a calcium carbide and water reaction and how well acetylene burns, and he let my buddy do a thermite demonstration.
Old 02-08-2007, 03:28 PM
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thanks for all your ideas guys, Im going to do some of the suspension ideas now! Ill let you know how i go
Old 02-08-2007, 04:14 PM
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I think getting one of those superchargers for nitro engine would be cool. You could see if it really improves dyno test runs or not.
Old 02-08-2007, 07:07 PM
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But then he would need the supercharger and a dyno, that'll set him back a couple hundred.
Old 02-08-2007, 11:57 PM
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How about effects of %nitro on accel, top spd, mileage, cost of operation (mileage/fuel cost), and eng temp. Simple, yet requires considerable testing and you can easily eliminate variables.
Old 02-09-2007, 04:41 AM
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How about effects of %nitro on accel, top spd, mileage, cost of operation (mileage/fuel cost), and eng temp. Simple, yet requires considerable testing and you can easily eliminate variables.
Im liking this idea mate, It would be easy and cheap to do, while at the same time tuning my car and getting to know it inch by inch. My new STS 21E 3 port has insane low end so accel would be good to do.

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