Badly modified cars thread
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even though i have to admit it looks a little odd i feel really sorry for Mclaren.
F1 teams have spent considerable sums of money investing in the new engines they were told they would be using so going back to the V8 now would be a monumental mistake.
The fans want a better sound, at least they are trying which what limited parameters the FIA have allowed and the same people who have been complaining about the lack of noise are here and on twitter ripping the piss because of how it looks?
Really?
F1 teams have spent considerable sums of money investing in the new engines they were told they would be using so going back to the V8 now would be a monumental mistake.
The fans want a better sound, at least they are trying which what limited parameters the FIA have allowed and the same people who have been complaining about the lack of noise are here and on twitter ripping the piss because of how it looks?
Really?
Pixelpeep said:
even though i have to admit it looks a little odd i feel really sorry for Mclaren.
F1 teams have spent considerable sums of money investing in the new engines they were told they would be using so going back to the V8 now would be a monumental mistake.
The fans want a better sound, at least they are trying which what limited parameters the FIA have allowed and the same people who have been complaining about the lack of noise are here and on twitter ripping the piss because of how it looks?
Really?
Not sorry enough to know what their car looks like though?F1 teams have spent considerable sums of money investing in the new engines they were told they would be using so going back to the V8 now would be a monumental mistake.
The fans want a better sound, at least they are trying which what limited parameters the FIA have allowed and the same people who have been complaining about the lack of noise are here and on twitter ripping the piss because of how it looks?
Really?
I say keep the V6s, just ditch the turbos and the electrical gubbins, extract as much BHP as possible from the naturally-aspirated V6s, and have a major loss of downforce across the board for lower drag (F1 cars are a nightmare in this respect). If that slows 'em down too much - develop the V6s into V12s!
RoverP6B said:
I say keep the V6s, just ditch the turbos and the electrical gubbins, extract as much BHP as possible from the naturally-aspirated V6s, and have a major loss of downforce across the board for lower drag (F1 cars are a nightmare in this respect). If that slows 'em down too much - develop the V6s into V12s!
I wasn't sure about V6 but having watched this video showing the technology I was convincedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vIjJg0lXgc
The sooner they can apply it to road cars the better
The idea of F1 becoming more 'green' by cutting the race car emissions is like trying to save up for a house by only cutting the kids' pocket money. The car emissions are a drop in the ocean compared to the relatively huge carbon footprint of flying hundred of people, cars, and equipment to all corners of the world for a few months. They could do more for the environment and fans by having more races in Europe, where people will actually want to see them.
Ej74 said:
Show car? Shown where, exactly?
No takers at £3,500 I see. There's a shocker...
Ej74 said:
Can't believe he went to the trouble of doing an engine conversion and put a diesel in it! NOS + boost controller just adds to the fun!Type R Tom said:
Ej74 said:
Can't believe he went to the trouble of doing an engine conversion and put a diesel in it! NOS + boost controller just adds to the fun!
NO GUV.
MarkZed said:
Type R Tom said:
Can't believe he went to the trouble of doing an engine conversion and put a diesel in it! NOS + boost controller just adds to the fun!
A lot of time and effort has gone into that but why???Isimmo said:
Pound for pound, that's got to be a thread winner... Never has such an expensive machine been so badly modified in the advancement of crowd pleasing. It flies straight in the face of the spirit of the new regulations.
stupid ridiculous regulationsstick the V10s back and get on with the racing
Dave Hedgehog said:
Isimmo said:
Pound for pound, that's got to be a thread winner... Never has such an expensive machine been so badly modified in the advancement of crowd pleasing. It flies straight in the face of the spirit of the new regulations.
stupid ridiculous regulationsstick the V10s back and get on with the racing
ATM said:
HTP99 said:
RoverP6B said:
E30 rear wing looks OK. If it generates real downforce, even better - even the lowliest E30s could be VERY tail-happy. In the wet, my 318iT was sideways through every corner.
I sincerely doubt that any rear wing would generate any downforce at normal every day conering speed in a run of the mill car, particularly in the wet where one is going slower.Someone needs to modify a road car with a massive fan. This will give them positive down force if it's big enough.
Dave Hedgehog said:
Isimmo said:
Pound for pound, that's got to be a thread winner... Never has such an expensive machine been so badly modified in the advancement of crowd pleasing. It flies straight in the face of the spirit of the new regulations.
stupid ridiculous regulationsstick the V10s back and get on with the racing
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