making a car 2 seconds faster in qmile for free (stripping the car)

[OS]

No, that's not a typo. 2 full seconds. 16.3 to 14.3. For free.

heres how

If you're lazy and don't want to read the article, here is the process in just pictures;

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[UberDave]

wtf? the end pic looks like my car already :\ and still only goes 19 sec 1/4

 

[Ultima]

LMAO at the end pic. Doesn't the crappy aerodynamics actually slow it down somewhat? hmm...

 

[notfred]

My car's still a second and a third faster, and it's a whole car (imagine that)

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: notfred
My car's still a second and a third faster, and it's a whole car (imagine that)

Did I mention for free???

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: OuterSquare

Originally posted by: notfred
My car's still a second and a third faster, and it's a whole car (imagine that)

Did I mention for free???

Did I mention "whole car"?

 

[Zim Hosein]

LMAO OuterSquare, thanks

As for PIC #3 :Q

 

[SHoddyCOmp]

!!!! :Q ....

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
LMAO OuterSquare, thanks

As for PIC #3 :Q

Yeah this article has been in the print SCC for over a month now. When I first read the article, I just laughed, and laughed, and laughed. . .

 

[glenn1]

I imagine you'd be able to pick up another second or so at least if you took the donut tire off (shown in the last photo) and put on a real tire instead...

 

[dman]

I imagine you'd be able to pick up another second or so at least if you took the donut tire off (shown in the last photo) and put on a real tire instead...

Seriously? Nope, not on FWD. For the same reason Dragsters (RWD) have small skinny tires in the front, this one put the donut on the back-- less rotating mass and resistance. I don't know if it would actually make a .1s advantage in this case, but, it certainly would not help (improve times) to put a full size tire back there.

You would be able to drive safely over 45(or whatever the donut limit is?), drive longer than 30miles, and take turns at normal speeds again with a full size tire. You could also drive on the highway without freaking out all the cars around you who are now wondering just how long you've been riding on that tire.

Of course, safety and/or cornering were not the goals of this project... at least not from what I see.

 

[CraigRT]

I saw that in a magazine.. poor little Sentra..

makes it alot faster but WTF can you use the damn car for..

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Yield
I saw that in a magazine.. poor little Sentra..

makes it alot faster but WTF can you use the damn car for..

it was an ugly sentra. That had to be the worst body kit ever.

 

[Rallispec]

haha.. good article.




they are not getting close to my car though.

 

[LAUST]

They should go to the horse races and get a jockey to race it for em next... then make sure to bring a vacume to the pits so they can get out every last dust particle

 

[yakko]

That won't work with all cars. How much do you think you could strip off of a Lotus 340R?