Please tell me that's NOT a supercharger on this thing...
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5547361436.html
In reply to stroker:
OK, it looks like a "centrifugal supercharger"...
Ok, i won't tell you thats a supercharger, i will only heavily imply it.
Ok, it's not a supercharger, it's an air injection pump.
Whew. For a second there I was worried.
Whatever it is it doesn't look like it's supercharging anything but the air around the car. Maybe blowing compressed air over the driver to make him feel fast.
Oh oh oh, I know!
It's a downforce generator!
Looks like a death sentence.
While I can't imagine any reason to be horrified at seeing a supercharger, that's one poor execution of the job.
How is the air delivered into the engine, in the front under the intake?
Not to worry,
Psycho said: The engine DOES NOT go with the car.
I was more interested in the steering setup. I've never notice how those cars steer when the engine is literally the front half of the car.
RossD wrote: I was more interested in the steering setup. I've never notice how those cars steer when the engine is literally the front half of the car.
It's my understanding that they steer with tire stagger and throttle control.
hhaase wrote: Oh oh oh, I know! It's a downforce generator!
Ding ding ding! Only downside is that your downforce is now throttle and RPM dependent
Anyone else notice that at least one of the upper wing endplates seems to be made of a piece of galvanized fencing? Or it may have been cut from the side of a metal shed...
Knurled wrote:RossD wrote: I was more interested in the steering setup. I've never notice how those cars steer when the engine is literally the front half of the car.It's my understanding that they steer with tire stagger and throttle control.
Watch some in-car video from sprint cars on dirt sometime, it's berkeleying amazing how much driving they do!
RossD wrote: I was more interested in the steering setup. I've never notice how those cars steer when the engine is literally the front half of the car.
steering box is directly under the steering wheel, connected to a push/pull link forward to the left front wheel. Right front wheel is by draglink to the left
engine driven hash pipe
Looks like an emissions device of some sort :)
Secondary air injection.
GameboyRMH wrote: Anyone else notice that at least one of the upper wing endplates seems to be made of a piece of galvanized fencing? Or it may have been cut from the side of a metal shed...
Nope, those are pieces of channel to reinforce the end plate. Notice the struts on the inside that are fastened to them. Without those that end plate would fold over due to air pressure.
Knurled wrote:RossD wrote: I was more interested in the steering setup. I've never notice how those cars steer when the engine is literally the front half of the car.It's my understanding that they steer with tire stagger and throttle control.
There is an awful lot of right hand steer to compensate.
yes.. with staggered size rear tyres and a spool type diff, sideways is just a blip of the throttle away
Maybe it's just my inner redneck showing through, but I think it's cute how amazed some of you are by the sprint car. To me and mine, that's just another garden variety race car. I will say, however, that there's no class that I know if that allows a supercharger. Also, the pipe between the blower outlet and the top of the carb is missing.
As for the steering, look up a Ford 8N tractor.
Per the ad this was a STREET car project... Can't imagine why a blown V8 was thought to be a desired improvement over a normally aspirated V8 in a car weighing about 1200lb...
stroker wrote: Per the ad this was a STREET car project... Can't imagine why a blown V8 was thought to be a desired improvement over a normally aspirated V8 in a car weighing about 1200lb...
Are you asking to be banned?
stroker wrote: Per the ad this was a STREET car project... Can't imagine why a blown V8 was thought to be a desired improvement over a normally aspirated V8 in a car weighing about 1200lb...
No. No, man. E36 M3, no man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' somethin' like that, man.
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