whilst everyone was at the BCF BBQ...

[Gazza M]

I was playing with this.

https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/330706_10151931988020290_938122057_o.jpg

this is our car for Formula Student at Silverstone - thought I may as well make a thread about it!

we're running a 2004 FZ6 engine with bespoke exhaust and intake, running a Megasquirt 2 ECU (if anyone has any tips on tuning/mapping that'd be ace). I'm pretty sure the engine came out of a crashed bike from a breaker's so top of the list for me after the competitions are done is to give it a proper service!

moar pics:
https://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/178042_10151932012060290_84349659_o.jpg
https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/534631_10151932015660290_34872235_n.jpg
https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/409644_10151932035875290_260449363_n.jpg
https://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l598/gazzam1/CIMG8930.jpg

then, this happened.
https://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/202251_10151932043885290_1255532010_o.jpg[/img]

we had to take the engine out saturday night to get to the starter clutch - the bolt holding the generator and starter clutch on had come loose as the engine backfired (spark timing map is way off) meaning the clutch didn't engage so didn't turn the engine over to get to the generator cover meant we had to take the entire back end off the car - rear plate, exhaust, intake, manifold + all the electrics. when we put it back on an o-ring didn't go in between the intake and the throttle body, letting extra air in so the engine idled very high.

as the driver went round the tightest hairpin on the circuit that had been set up, he came off the brakes and the car accelerated suddenly (from the high idle) and it went into the tyres! the damage was bad enough to end our weekend, but fixable. the wishbones on the front right suspension need remaking and replacing, and our posh shiny carbon fibre nosecone got smooshed.

https://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l598/gazzam1/CIMG8947.jpg
https://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l598/gazzam1/CIMG8928.jpg
https://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l598/gazzam1/CIMG8926.jpg

and we're off to Hockenheim in 10 days for the German competition!
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Past: '07 YBR125, '00 GPZ500S, '99 ZRX1100, '98 CBR600 track bike, '97 ZX9R
Present: '05 R6 track bike, 140 pit bike

[sidewinder]

Awsome bit of kit you have there Are you using mountain bike shocks on it?
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[Gazza M]

[Nick 50]

Few questions

What Uni are you?

Also what made you chose the engine you did? Are you restricted to a 600?

I'm at Newcastle Uni. I'd be surprised if my lot got a working car this year. They are doing electric and were having difficulties balancing the batteries properly.

I hope by the time i'm in 3rd year I get into formula student and they use a bike engine.
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Current Bikes: ZX7r 97 (Black Beauty), VFR400 NC24 (The banana)
Previous Bikes: Aprilia Tuono 03 (The Beast), CBR600f (97)
First bike: A GZ125 Lemon.......

[Gazza M]

[stonesie]

[Shaft]

First rule of racing; races are won in the workshop, be meticulous about your prep, don't forget those 'o' rings!

Also, as you have to rebuild the nose, talk to your sponsors (Boeing especially) about aero; best way that flat front is like pushing a brick, worst way it could generate lift.
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[Charlie]

[Gazza M]

quick (late update, we did some testing at the weekend round Caxton kart track...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152182433980290

i hope the vid works
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Past: '07 YBR125, '00 GPZ500S, '99 ZRX1100, '98 CBR600 track bike, '97 ZX9R
Present: '05 R6 track bike, 140 pit bike

[mysterious_rider]

Looks fun but epic slow?

[Gazza M]

yeah not the quickest but we're working on it! steering is silly heavy at the moment so its a bitch to drive still :s
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Past: '07 YBR125, '00 GPZ500S, '99 ZRX1100, '98 CBR600 track bike, '97 ZX9R
Present: '05 R6 track bike, 140 pit bike

[MattJ]

That looks great. I've only been to the first meeting for our formula student team this year but I'm really looking forward to working on it. We don't have a working car so we've got a lot of work to do but hopefully we'll be able to race at Silverstone next year. Might see you there!

[tattytom]

hey the kart looks awsome do you know of any competition like this but for normal folk to enter ?

[Pete.]

Not surprised you're struggling with the steering, the outside wheel is turning in more than the insde one from what I can see in the vid. Should be the other way round, as the inside wheel describes a tighter radius.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[mysterious_rider]

[Pete.]

No, if you're on a left turn the left wheel should turn more, a right turn the right wheel turns more.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good