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foxhound · 03-31-2011, 02:37 AM

yeah i hope the phrase "eco fighter" catches on. took like a day to settle on a name for this build. I felt that eco fighter was good fitting name for a car battling aero and mechanical accomplishment. well whats funny about this build is that im going to incorporate many things that ive learned over the yrs from race cars. Majority will come from LMP prototypes, import drag cars, drift cars, and crazy as it sounds old hot rods. there is so much useful data in the racing industry that can be applied in our applications to get better fuel mileage. You need to look at race cars as a whole. a simplified version of a street car. Now they have one purpose and that is to go faster than the other cars. But how do they do it. Hp, suspension, tires and aero. well really three out of four is very useful for me. LRR tires-fight friction,better suspension to help make adjustments and put what power i have down more efficiently, and using from the oldest to newest aero designs. i wouldnt say that im going to base this car on a 1930's design. I would put more on either the aerotech or a lmp car. By the way everybody should go on youtube and watch the video on the aerotech's being testing on the coarse in texas. Get ready to be amazed at the top speed difference between the short tail( very similar to lmp) and the long tail(boat tail). now keep in mind this is a turbo charged 4 cylinder. Im not sure if that record still stands. Aero make a huge difference.
For anybody who wants some very helpful reading material ive bought these books in the last few months just for this build:
COMPETITION CAR AERODYNAMICS VERSION 1 AND 2-version 2 has more useful data and real world applications
CHASIS ENGINEERING-great car layout design
COMPETITION CAR COMPOSITES-tons of carbon fiber and composites info
RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS-again great book for formulas and design
COMPOSITE MATERIALS FABRICATION HANDBOOK 1and 2-really good mold making process
SHEETMETAL FABRICATION for beginners and pros by eddie paul- this guy is a genious at metal forming and shapes

And a question for you readers and i havent figured it out on the forum yet. is there a way to paste a photo directly to the page instead to the attachments at the bottom. for future photos it will be easier to explain what im doing.

03-31-2011, 02:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
foxhound EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: shreveport la Posts: 18 eco fighter - '92 honda civic hatch cx Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah i hope the phrase "eco fighter" catches on. took like a day to settle on a name for this build. I felt that eco fighter was good fitting name for a car battling aero and mechanical accomplishment. well whats funny about this build is that im going to incorporate many things that ive learned over the yrs from race cars. Majority will come from LMP prototypes, import drag cars, drift cars, and crazy as it sounds old hot rods. there is so much useful data in the racing industry that can be applied in our applications to get better fuel mileage. You need to look at race cars as a whole. a simplified version of a street car. Now they have one purpose and that is to go faster than the other cars. But how do they do it. Hp, suspension, tires and aero. well really three out of four is very useful for me. LRR tires-fight friction,better suspension to help make adjustments and put what power i have down more efficiently, and using from the oldest to newest aero designs. i wouldnt say that im going to base this car on a 1930's design. I would put more on either the aerotech or a lmp car. By the way everybody should go on youtube and watch the video on the aerotech's being testing on the coarse in texas. Get ready to be amazed at the top speed difference between the short tail( very similar to lmp) and the long tail(boat tail). now keep in mind this is a turbo charged 4 cylinder. Im not sure if that record still stands. Aero make a huge difference. For anybody who wants some very helpful reading material ive bought these books in the last few months just for this build: COMPETITION CAR AERODYNAMICS VERSION 1 AND 2-version 2 has more useful data and real world applications CHASIS ENGINEERING-great car layout design COMPETITION CAR COMPOSITES-tons of carbon fiber and composites info RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS-again great book for formulas and design COMPOSITE MATERIALS FABRICATION HANDBOOK 1and 2-really good mold making process SHEETMETAL FABRICATION for beginners and pros by eddie paul- this guy is a genious at metal forming and shapes And a question for you readers and i havent figured it out on the forum yet. is there a way to paste a photo directly to the page instead to the attachments at the bottom. for future photos it will be easier to explain what im doing.