Keith wrote: ...Also, there's absolutely no bracing in the horizontal plane in that engine bay. That'll be one noodly chassis.
LSx as a stressed member? :)
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Aug. 14, 2009 8:15 a.m. DILYSI Dave UltimaDork
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Aug. 14, 2009 9:21 a.m. Gimp Dork
Posted without comment.
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Aug. 14, 2009 9:21 a.m. Gimp Dork
And here's the comment... I think my ST BMW was faster.
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Aug. 14, 2009 9:25 a.m. RossD HalfDork
They guy told my buddy that he could do a 1/4 mile in 10.1 seconds but cant hook it up enough. He said its a LS440 tuned with HP-Tune
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Aug. 14, 2009 9:29 a.m. RossD HalfDork
Gimp, Does that Locost have Corvette running gear or just the rims? Transaxle?
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Aug. 14, 2009 1:22 p.m. fiat22turbo UltraDork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
Keith wrote: ...Also, there's absolutely no bracing in the horizontal plane in that engine bay. That'll be one noodly chassis.
LSx as a stressed member? :)
I think I have a stressed member just thinking about an LSx powered locost :)
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Aug. 14, 2009 2:02 p.m. Dr. Hess PowerDork
It's too heavy and the motor is too small. And too many wheels. Try this instead:
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Aug. 14, 2009 2:09 p.m. Adrian_Thompson Reader
Keith wrote:
I can tell you that on our local track, the 250-ish hp Westfield is faster than my 148 rwhp car. But only by 0.3 seconds, and it's on better tires too. It's not all about power.
But but but. More details please. If you put the same driver, same 148hp engine and the same tires on your Locost and the FM Westie which would be faster?
What is holding up the Westie, or allowing you to be so fast? Is it;
a) Your Nigel Mansel's long lost twin?
b) Your Carroll Smiths long lost son and a master at setting up a car?
c) The Westie is a steaming pile of pooooo and doesn't handle worth doodoo?
d) Your track is 1/4 mile long with 1,000 turns so even a roller blader would only be another 0.3's back?The above are all tong in cheek, but two 7esq cars on the same track on the same day, one with twice the power of the other and 'only' 0.3 sec's between them doesn't stack up to my tiny mind. Reading every Westfield build site I can, many people find the standard car lacking in handling and end up with different springs and adding ARB's, but I thought from memory the FM car already had bars and the 'race' springs and shocks?
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Aug. 14, 2009 2:17 p.m. jstein77 HalfDork
Luke wrote:
NYG95GA wrote: I wonder if it will light up the tires.
Probably. Might even chirp sixth.
Fixed
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Aug. 14, 2009 3:27 p.m. alex HalfDork
This makes me all wiggly inside.
Gimp wrote:
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Aug. 14, 2009 3:40 p.m. doc_speeder New Reader
Keith wrote:
I can tell you that on our local track, the 250-ish hp Westfield is faster than my 148 rwhp car. But only by 0.3 seconds, and it's on better tires too. It's not all about power.
Yeah, OK, but it's not all about lap times either...
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Aug. 14, 2009 5:36 p.m. ronbros New Reader
this is for the GM naysayers, where would performance be without the incredible GM engines!!! nuff said.
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Aug. 14, 2009 5:41 p.m. ronbros New Reader
Hey! i saw that car, in person, at AUTOBAHN GRAND PRIX, at Joliet Il. few weeks back, talked with the owner/driver. real heavy ego, but polite.
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Aug. 14, 2009 10:53 p.m. Toyman01 HalfDork
Gimp wrote:
Posted without comment.
Don't need no stinking hood!!!
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Aug. 15, 2009 12:07 a.m. confuZion3 SuperDork
Dr. Hess wrote:
It's too heavy and the motor is too small. And too many wheels. Try this instead:
Yes, but the Locost doesn't fall over when you push on it. Gotta love the Boss though!
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Aug. 15, 2009 2:45 a.m. mistanfo Dork
Adrian_Thompson wrote: But but but. More details please. If you put the same driver, same 148hp engine and the same tires on your Locost and the FM Westie which would be faster?
What is holding up the Westie, or allowing you to be so fast? Is it;
d) Your track is 1/4 mile long with 1,000 turns so even a roller blader would only be another 0.3's back?
Not sure how long their local track is, but is does serve as the local go kart track...
videos used to exist on their home page, but I cannot seem to find any at this time.
