Wings
#1
Wings
Does anyone here have any usefull information on homemade wings. I have to build two of them. They can't be super heavy, and must be fuctional. I was thinking carbon, fiberglass, or even sheet alunimun all depending on cost, weight and ease of building. I searched around google and couldn't find anything useful.
Thanks
Randy
Thanks
Randy
#4
Re: Wings
Originally Posted by iceracercrx
Does anyone here have any usefull information on homemade wings. I have to build two of them. They can't be super heavy, and must be fuctional. I was thinking carbon, fiberglass, or even sheet alunimun all depending on cost, weight and ease of building. I searched around google and couldn't find anything useful.
Thanks
Randy
Thanks
Randy
#6
Re: Wings
Originally Posted by CSaddict
Functional? Are you putting them on the front?
Randy
PS this is a racecar never street driving (one time maybe, 30am the night before a race)
#8
Re: Wings
Well last year make 232 to the wheels with a stupid ew3 turbo setup and a crap gear splits in the tranny we would hit a top speed of about 120-130 down the longest straight. This year we will be making a ton more power with a b18a and some boost, horsepower rating are not going to be until about november.
Track conditions
1 mile - 1.25 mile long track
1 minute lap times are fast
so average speed is about 70 mph
top about 120-130
10-14 turns
1 long straight
a couple kinks
on a frozen lake
running 26.5 inch tall tires with studs
So most of our time is in the turns, and we will have a ton of power to pull drag down the straight. I know we will have to do some testing before the balance is right (all done with lap times)
I just thought that you guys that can weld and fab stuff would have some insight.
Randy
Track conditions
1 mile - 1.25 mile long track
1 minute lap times are fast
so average speed is about 70 mph
top about 120-130
10-14 turns
1 long straight
a couple kinks
on a frozen lake
running 26.5 inch tall tires with studs
So most of our time is in the turns, and we will have a ton of power to pull drag down the straight. I know we will have to do some testing before the balance is right (all done with lap times)
I just thought that you guys that can weld and fab stuff would have some insight.
Randy